This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments, a violation of Wikipedia's terms of use. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. (June 2024) |
World Branding Awards | |
---|---|
Awarded for | Excellence in branding |
Location | Kensington Palace, London; Hofburg Palace, Vienna; The Plaza, New York |
Presented by | World Branding Forum |
Hosted by | David Croft, Olivia Wayne, Moody McCarthy, Stuart Freeman |
Act(s) | Ben Hanlin |
First awarded | 2014 |
Winners | List of World Branding Awards winners |
Most awards | Apple, British Airways, Barclays, Coca-Cola, HSBC, McDonald's, Visa |
Website | awards |
The World Branding Awards is an international award presented to global and national brands for their work and achievements in branding. [1] The World Branding Forum, based in London, organises the awards. [2]
There are three tiers of awards. A Global Award is presented to international brands, a Regional Award is presented to brands that are the top in several countries in a particular geographic region, and a National Award is presented to brands from participating countries. [3] The awards trophy is on display at the Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising in London. [4] The award's Brand of the Year logo is a registered trademark. [5]
The 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 award ceremonies took place at Kensington Palace in London. [6] [7] [8]
In 2017, the first Animalis Edition, an award ceremony dedicated to pet and animal branding, was held in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. [9] It is the world's largest animal and pet branding awards ceremony. [10] The second Animalis Edition was held at the same venue in 2019. [11]
In 2018, the Americas Edition of the awards, dedicated to the Americas and the Caribbean, was held at The Plaza on Fifth Avenue in New York City. [12]
Nominations for the awards can be made by brands' owners, custodians, agencies, or the public. [3] There are three tiers of awards: a Global Award is presented to international brands that have a presence in ten or more countries, on three or more continents, limited to the top 100 global brands in any particular year; a Regional Award is presented to brands that are the top in several countries in a particular geographic region; and a National Award, which is presented to the top brands in participating countries at the awards. Brands that are global winners are not awarded again on a national level. [3]
Winners of the awards are judged through three streams: brand valuation, consumer market research, and public online voting. There are also other awards for individuals voted for by the World Branding Forum Advisory Council. [1] Winners go through an assessment process to determine the level of work put in by a brand for their branding activities. The level of trust that the brands' customers and the public have for the brand is also taken into account. [13]
The award trophies are made in Stratford-upon-Avon. The first trophies were manufactured in nickel and gold plate, and accented in acrylic with a design focus on the logo. [14] In 2016, a new gold-plated trophy was introduced for all winners. This is a solid trophy with no acrylic, and highlights the logo. [8] It is 245 mm (9.6 in) in height and 76 mm (3.0 in) in diameter with an angled top, and weighs 1.8 kg (4.0 lb). [15]
A trophy is on display at the Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising in London. [4]
Over 2,500 brands from 35 countries were nominated for the Awards for the 2014–2015 period. [16] Of these, 119 brands were awarded. [17]
The London Awards ceremony was held on 26 October 2014, at One Whitehall Place, the events building of the Royal Horseguards Hotel. David Croft hosted the event. [18]
The Paris Awards ceremony took place on 25 March 2015, at the Hilton Paris Opéra. This second instalment of the 2014–2015 awards emphasised food, beverage, luxury, fashion, lifestyle, hospitality, and service brands, with 50 brands from 22 countries awarded. [19]
French actress, Sara Verhagen, presented the awards, and magician, Ben Hanlin provided the entertainment. [20]
For the 2015–2016 period, more than 65,000 people voted for 2,600 nominated brands from 35 countries. 118 brands from 30 countries were declared winners. [6] The awards ceremony took place on 24 September 2015 at Kensington Palace. Olivia Wayne of Sky Sports hosted the event. [6]
This edition of the awards saw over 120,000 people voting for more than 2,800 brands from 35 countries. [21] 210 brands from 30 countries were declared winners. The ceremony was held in Kensington Palace. [8] Among the attendees were the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Sulaiman Almazroui, [22] and the Philippines Ambassador, Evan Garcia. [23] David Croft of Sky Sports hosted the event. [21]
Over 135,000 people voted for more than 3,000 brands from 35 countries in 2017. [24] 245 winners were awarded. [25] The awards ceremony was held in Kensington Palace in London. [7]
In the same year, the Animalis Edition of the awards, focused on pet and animal brands, saw 92 brands from 35 countries named "Brand of the Year" in a ceremony held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. [26]
In 2018, the World Branding Forum held two Brand of the Year Awards ceremonies.
The Americas Edition of the awards was held at The Plaza in New York City in July. 22 countries participated. [12]
The Global Edition of the Brand of the Year Awards ceremony was then held at Kensington Palace in London, UK in October 2018. 215,000 consumers voted for over 4,500 brands, and the annual ceremony saw 316 brands from 56 countries honoured. David Croft hosted the event. [27]
The London awards ceremony in 2014 saw 69 brands from 25 countries awarded. Global winners included: Apple Inc., Coca-Cola, Del Monte, Heinz, HSBC, Louis Vuitton, McDonald's, Samsung, Sony PlayStation, and VISA. [28] National tier winners include Barclays, the BBC, British Airways, Thomas Cook, the University of Oxford, LEGO, Ferrari, Royal Dutch Shell, Silentnight, [29] and Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Each brand is named Brand of the Year in their respective categories. [18] The awards gave special recognition to Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia, naming him Brand Builder of the Year for his outstanding work in building the airline brand. [28]
At the 2014–2015 Paris awards ceremony, 50 brands from 22 countries were awarded. [30] Global winners included Cartier, Club Med, Evian, Gillette, Gucci, Hermès, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, IKEA, L'Oréal, Moët & Chandon, Nike, Inc., Prada, and UPS. National tier winners included: Penfolds (Australia); China Telecom; Media Markt (Germany); Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces (India); Indosat (Indonesia); NTT Docomo (Japan); SK Telecom (Korea); Pos Malaysia; Campina (Netherlands); SMRT (Singapore); Telkom (South Africa); Roche (Switzerland); Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan); and Eurostar (UK). Each brand was named Brand of the Year in their respective categories. [31]
Kensington Palace in London was the site of the 2015–2016 awards ceremony. 118 brands from 30 countries were awarded. [6] Global winners included: Apple Inc., Cartier, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Google, Guinness, HSBC, IKEA, Johnnie Walker, Kleenex, LEGO, Louis Vuitton, McDonald's, Mercedes-Benz, Nescafé, Nike, Inc., Rolex, Shell, Starbucks, and VISA. [32] National tier winners from around the world include ANZ Bank from Australia, Sinopec from China, Hugo Boss from Germany, Airtel from India, Prada from Italy, Seiko from Japan, Samsung from Korea, Gulf Insurance Group from Kuwait, Maybank from Malaysia, KLM from the Netherlands, Babcock University from Nigeria, HBL Bank from Pakistan, Tanduay Rum from the Philippines, Chunghwa Telecom from Taiwan, MTN Group from South Africa, Santander Group from Spain, Singha Beer from Thailand, Dubai Duty Free from the UAE, and Royal Mail from the United Kingdom. [6] RAK Ceramics won a regional award for being one of the largest brands in its category in the Middle East. [33]
The 2016–2017 awards ceremony took place in Kensington Palace, where 210 brands from 30 countries were awarded. Apple, BMW, the British Council, Cartier, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Google, LEGO, L'Oréal, Louis Vuitton, McDonald's, Nescafé, Nike, Oral-B, Pampers, Rolex, Samsung, Starbucks, Schwarzkopf, and VISA were announced as global winners. [21]
National tier winners included: ICBC (China), Bang & Olufsen (Denmark), Hermès (France), Nivea (Germany), Chow Tai Fook (Hong Kong), State Bank of India, Indomilk (Indonesia), Prada (Italy), Sukiya (Japan), Maybank (Malaysia), Dulux (Netherlands), SM Supermalls (Philippines), Sberbank (Russia), Nando's (South Africa), AmorePacific (South Korea), Santander (Spain), King Power (Thailand), Zurich (Switzerland), Dubai Duty Free (UAE), and Prudential (UK), among others. [21]
Regional winners included: Eu Yan Sang, Giordano, Lee Kum Kee, Mandarin Oriental and Watsons from Hong Kong; Indomie (Indonesia); Ajinomoto, Isetan, Kikkoman, and Uniqlo from Japan; MTN from South Africa; Zara (Spain); and RAK Ceramics (UAE). [21]
The 2018-2019 awards ceremony was held at Kensington Palace in London, which saw 270 winners from 33 countries awarded "Brand of the Year". [34] [35] More than 4,500 brands from 57 countries were nominated for the 2018-2019, and 351 brands from 49 countries were declared winners.[ citation needed ]
Global tier winners were: Beijing Tong Ren Tang, BMW, Cartier, Club Med, JinkoSolar, Johnnie Walker, L'Oréal, LEGO, Louis Vuitton, Nescafé, Rolex, Samsung, Secret Recipe, Schwarzkopf, and Yakult. [36]
The 2018–2019 Americas Edition, a biennial edition of the World Branding Awards, took place at the Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Hosted by comedian Moody McCarthy, the awards saw more than 1,500 Americas and Caribbean brands from 22 countries participate, and 81 brands from 16 countries awarded. [12]
The Animalis Edition of the World Branding Awards operations in the animal and pet sector. On this occasion, more than 95,000 pet and animal lovers voted for their favourite brand, in 38 countries on 6 continents.[ citation needed ]
The Global Awards went to 318 brands from 41 countries, which were named "Brands of the Year". The winners, which include brands such as Amazon, Apple, Nike, and Netflix, were nominated by 230,000 consumers. The awards ceremony was held on November 14 at Kensington Palace in London.[ citation needed ]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no live events were held and the awards went virtual for the first time. More than 4,000 brands from over 45 countries were nominated for the 2020-2021 World Branding Awards across multiple categories. Of these, less than 450 brands were declared winners. Countries that did not receive enough votes did not qualify. [37]
Both the Animalis and Main Global Editions of the Awards were held virtually. These included live recording on set at the Palace. [38] [39]
The awards returned to a live event at Kensington Palace. More than 3,500 brands from over 45 countries were nominated for the 2022-2023 World Branding Awards across multiple categories. Of these, 250 brands were declared winners. [40]
For the 2014 awards, the London ceremony at One Whitehall Place was presented by David Croft from Sky Sports, [41] while French actress Sara Verhagen presented the Paris ceremony. [42] Magician Ben Hanlin from ITV2's Tricked (TV series)|Tricked and Discovery Channel's Breaking Magic also performed at the Paris event. [43]
The 2015 awards ceremony at Kensington Palace was presented by Olivia Wayne from Sky Sports, [44] and David Croft presented the 2016, 2017 and 2018 awards. [21]
The 2017 and 2019 Animalis Edition in Vienna was presented by Stuart Freeman , [45] whilst comedian Moody McCarthy hosted the 2018 Americas Edition of the awards in New York. [27]
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the fans and general public. The show has been held annually since 1975, with the winners originally determined using Gallup Polls until a switch to online voting in 2005.
Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS, commonly known as Louis Vuitton, is a French luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury bags and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, perfumes, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses. It sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end departmental stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website. Louis Vuitton merged with Moët Hennessy in 1987 to create LVMH, of which it is a subsidiary.
The MTV Europe Music Awards are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an alternative to the MTV Video Music Awards, which are hosted annually in the United States. The Europe Music Awards are held every year in a different country; it has been hosted mostly in the United Kingdom and Germany. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest.
The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are presented to country music artists and broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry. The televised annual presentation ceremony features performances and award presentations by popular country music artists, with occasional appearances from pop and rock artists. The CMA Awards were first presented in 1967, and televised for the first time the following year.
Fan Bingbing is a Chinese actress.
The International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA, is an annual awards ceremony for Hindi cinema. Produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the winners of the awards are decided by fans, who vote online for their favourite actors from the Indian Hindi film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year.
The first World Youth Scrabble Championships were held in Wollongong, Australia 2006. Competitors from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, England, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and United States have competed in the annual tournament so far. WYSC is open to anyone under the age of 18 on 1 January of the year of each tournament. The tournament used to be held at the start of December but was brought forward to August for 2014. So far the WYSC tournament has been held in Malaysia five times, Australia twice, Dubai twice and the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom once each.
London Design Festival is a citywide cultural event that takes place over nine days every September across London. It was founded by John Sorrell and Ben Evans in 2003 and celebrated its 22nd edition in September 2024. In an article by Wallpaper, the festival chairman stated, "We consciously founded the London Design Festival to be public-spirited. Over the last 20 years, the Festival has had incredible depth of penetration and success in bringing people together and distilling new ideas."
The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People's Gaming Awards, is a video game award ceremony; it awards the best video games of the year, as voted for originally by the British general public, but is now a global event that can be voted online via GamesRadar+. As of 2023, the ceremony was in its 41st year. It is the longest-running video game award ceremony, launched in 1983, and the second-oldest video game award ceremony after the Arcade Awards, launched in 1981.
The Irish Post is a national newspaper for the Irish community in Great Britain. It is published every Wednesday and is sold in shops in Great Britain and Ireland.
The World Photography Organisation is a British company best known for its annual Sony World Photography Awards. The company was founded in 2007 by Scott Gray, and is now a subsidiary of Gray's art events company Creo.
Mohammed Ashraf Ghori, is a Dubai-based Indian comic book artist, filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating UAE's first CGI science fiction film Xero Error a futuristic cyborg thriller which was shown at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. and as the artist behind UAE's acclaimed Arabic Graphic Novel Antara. He is the CEO and founder of digital design agency Xpanse CGI.
Founded in 2007, the Pentawards is an annual packaging design competition and online hub for packaging designers. Participants include designers, freelancers, design agencies, communication & advertising agencies, brands, packaging manufacturers and students.
The BBC Music Awards were the BBC's annual pop music awards, held every December, as a celebration of the musical achievements over the past twelve months. The event was coordinated by the BBC's music division, BBC Music. Held between 2014 and 2017, an awards ceremony took place for the first three years which were broadcast live on BBC One. The final edition was scaled-back with no live awards ceremony held and was instead broadcast on BBC Two.
Young Chef Olympiad is an International Cooking Competition based in India founded by Dr. Suborno Bose. It is currently in its 10th season.
Francesca Amfitheatrof is an American jewelry designer. She is the artistic director for watches and jewelry at Louis Vuitton. Before that, she was the design director at Tiffany & Co.
FinTech Awards are several award ceremonies, most of them unrelated, which are held worldwide to recognize excellence in financial technology as assessed by either a public vote or panels of judges. There are typically many categories, winners and prizes. Hundreds of companies, including several fintech startups, participate as candidates.
The World Branding Forum is a global nonprofit organisation based in London, England. The forum runs various programmes and organises conference, workshops and seminars. It operates a newsroom and publishes industry news on its website. It is also a media partner for various industry events. The forum's industry recognition programme is the World Branding Awards, which it organises annually.
The 2017 MTV EMAs were held at The SSE Arena in Wembley, London, United Kingdom, on 12 November 2017. The ceremony's host was Rita Ora, with voiceovers provided by Capital FM DJ Roman Kemp. This was the sixth time that the UK hosted the ceremony, and the second time London was the host city. London first hosted the ceremony in 1996 at Alexandra Palace. The ceremony was directed for television by British award-winning multi camera director Hamish Hamilton.
Adeeb Ahamed is a UAE-based billionaire businessman of Indian origin from the state of Kerala. He is the managing director of LuLu Financial Holdings, Tablez, and Twenty14 Holdings. Adeeb is a member and sits on the advisory board of the World Economic Forum's South Asian Regional Strategy Group (RSG). He also holds advisory positions at various organizations, including the Al Maryah Community Bank in the UAE.