2009 IVCA LiveCom Award Winners Announced
IVCA LiveCom Awards 2009 in association with drp group
Congratulations to all of the winners
London, 11th December 2009. The International Visual Communications Association (IVCA) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2009 IVCA LiveCom Awards held in association with the drpgroup. Launched four years ago with the support of UK Trade & Investment, the awards recognise excellence in the live event and experiential marketing sectors both in the UK and internationally.
Winners and highly commended were awarded across ten categories for UK Events with Brent Council picking up two awards for best Cultural and Arts Event and best Festival for Brent Diwali 2009; the BBC with production company Imagination scooping the prize for best Sporting Event for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2008; and Sainsbury’s and production company drpgroup and the Department for Children, Schools and Families with Crown Business Communications sharing the top spot in the best Seminar and Conference category for their ‘Parent Know How Launch and Showcase Event’ and the ‘Sainsbury’s Our Conference ‘09’ respectively.
On the International Events side Procter and Gamble with production company Jack Morton Worldwide took home the top accolade in the Commercial and Promotion category for the ‘Wella International Trend Vision Award 2009’ whilst the judges rewarded both Thomas Cook and drpgroup for the ‘Thomas Cook Inspiration Conference’ and Orange and Acclaim Events & Media Communications for the ‘Orange Partner Camp’ in the best Internal Experience category.
This year the awards received a record number of entries – up 27% on 2008 and attendance at the ceremony and gala lunch held at The Brewery in London was up by 37%. “We were delighted with the number and level of entries we received for this years’ LiveCom Awards and firmly believe that despite the tough economic climate, clients from both the public and private sectors are continuing to invest
in live events and experiential marketing campaigns as they recognise the added value and significant commercial return on investment that can be achieved through such activity. This year’s awards have helped cement the UK’s position as the global centre of excellence for live and experiential events.” commented Marco Forgione, Chief Executive of the IVCA. “All winners from the LiveCom Awards will be entered into the annual IVCA Awards which will take place in March 2010 where the Best UK and Best International Events awards will be up for grabs!”
UK Events
Internal Experience
Winner: Focus on our Future Roadshow
Production Company: Top Banana
Client: Aggregate Industries
Highly Commended: Sainsbury's Our Conference '09
Production Company: drpgroup
Client: Sainsbury's
Cultural and Arts
Winner: Brent Diwali 2009
Production Company: Brent Council
Client: Brent Council
Sporting Events
Winner: BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2008
Production Company: Imagination
Client: BBC
Highly Commended: The Audi Experience - At The Goodwood Festival of Speed
Production Company: Twofour
Client: Audi UK
Festivals
Winner: Brent Diwali 2009
Production Company: Brent Council
Client: Brent Council
Highly Commended: The Audi Experience - At The Goodwood Festival of Speed
Production Company: Twofour
Client: Audi UK
Learning Experience
Winner: BBC Blast on Tour
Production Company: BBC Outreach Team and SIS Live
Client: BBC Learning
Highly Commended: BBC Headroom 2009 Summer Festivals Tour
Production Company: innovision
Client: BBC Learning
Highly Commended: Open House at the Olympic Park 2009
Production Company: Olympic Delivery Authority
Client: Olympic Delivery Authority
Award for Innovation
Highly Commended: Thales Aircraft Simulator
Production Company: SquareZero
Client: Blue Thread
Highly Commended: Frank Sinatra
Production Company: SquareZero
Client: Banana Split
Award for Motivation and Inspiration
Winner: Top Dog Event
Production Company: drpgroup
Client: Office Depot
Winner: LDA Personal Best Graduation Ceremony 2008
Production Company: innovision
Client: London Development Agency
Highly Commended: Sainsbury's Our Conference '09
Production Company: drpgroup
Client: Sainsbury's
Highly Commended: Building Britain's Future; Information Advice and Guidance Launch Event
Production Company: Crown Business Communications
Client: Department for Children, Schools and Families
Commercial and Promotion
Winner: Eminem's Relapse Rehab Experience
Production Company: Blazinstar Experiential
Client: MediaCom UK / Polydor Records
Highly Commended: Lindt Gold Bunny Maze
Production Company: innovision
Client: Lindt & Sprüngli (UK) Ltd
Campaigns
Winner: Army 'Start Thinking Soldier' Campaign
Production Company: Jack Morton Worldwide
Client: The COI on behalf of The Army
Highly Commended: BBC Headroom 2009 Summer Festivals Tour
Production Company: innovision
Client: BBC Learning
Seminars and Conferences
Winner: Parent Know How Launch and Showcase Event
Production Company: Crown Business Communications
Client: Department for Children, Schools and Families
Winner: Sainsbury's Our Conference '09
Production Company: drpgroup
Client: Sainsbury's
International Events
Internal Experience
Winner: Thomas Cook Inspiration Conference
Production Company: drpgroup
Client: Thomas Cook
Winner: Orange Partner Camp
Production Company: Acclaim Events & Media Communications
Client: Orange
Highly Commended: LiVE Tetra Pak Employee Engagement Programme
Production Company: simply experience
Client: Tetra Pak
Highly Commended: Shell "People Make the Difference Real" (PMTDR) 'Istanbul: Smiling Stars 2009
Production Company: Grass Roots
Client: Shell
Entertainment Experience
Winner: Tokio Hotel Virtual Tour
Production Company: Musion Systems and Holicom
Client: Tokio Hotel & Mediamarkt
Commercial and Promotion
Winner: Wella International Trend Vision Award 2008
Production Company: Jack Morton Worldwide
Client: Procter and Gamble
Highly Commended: Harley-Davidson India Founders' Ride
Production Company: CRICKET
Client: Harley-Davidson India
Campaigns
Winner: Release the Power
Production Company: The Bank
Client: ROTA (Reach Out To Asia)
