PHD Nigeria Wins Media Agency of the Year at Pitcher Awards 2024

 
Mary Nnah

 
PHD Nigeria has achieved remarkable success at the Pitcher Award 2024, being named Media Agency of the Year and emerging as the Most Awarded Media Agency during the Pitchers Festival of Creativity. The agency secured 22 awards, including one gold, ten silver, and eleven bronze medals, as well as 2 shortlists in recognition of its exceptional contributions to the industry.

The Pitcher Festival, renowned as the premier Pan-African celebration of creativity and excellence in advertising, brought together leading agencies across Africa to showcase their best work. Esteemed jury members from the continent and beyond praised the high calibre of submissions, ensuring that only the most outstanding campaigns received accolades.

The Managing Director, Dozie Okafor said “It’s an honor to be recognised as the Media Agency of the Year. This is a recognition of our commitment to excellence, and a reflection of our people’s hard work, dedication and innovation. It is the collective contributions of our partners and vendors, and the trust from our clients that have made this possible”

The Media Agency of the Year Award celebrates the media agency that has won the most awards in the media category. This accolade underscores PHD Nigeria’s leadership in the media industry, consistently delivering top-tier services and groundbreaking campaigns.
“We are committed to maintaining this high standard of excellence and continuing to lead the way in the media landscape across Africa. This achievement motivates us to keep innovating and delivering exceptional results.” Okafor added
The Pitcher Award 2024 has showcased the remarkable talent and creativity within the African advertising community. PHD Nigeria’s impressive award haul highlights its role as a frontrunner in the industry. As the agency celebrates this significant achievement, it remains focused on driving innovation and excellence in all its endeavours.

“What better time to be awarded the Media Agency of the Year as we have just launched a new brand identity as a network globally,” said the Chief Marketing Officer, Henry Ononiwu. “With our new identity and tagline “Intelligence. Connected.” We are pushing the boundaries of innovation further to help our clients Outthink, Outpace and Outgrow their competition. We look forward to more award wins, ” Ononiwu added.

About PHD:
PHD, an Omnicom Media Group Agency, helps the world’s leading brands outthink, outpace, and outgrow the marketplace with a next-generation network of tools, talent and technology engineered for Intelligence. Connected. Collaborating on the AI-powered Omni operating system, 6500 people in 81 offices across 74 countries connect data, technology, and human expertise to deliver modern media solutions that drive brands and businesses forward. Headquartered in the UK, PHD is one of the most awarded media agency networks in the world according to the WARC Media 100, an independent ranking of campaigns and companies for creativity and innovation; and was named 2024
 Global Media Network of the Year by leading US advertising publication Adweek.