{"id":288638,"date":"2025-11-17T10:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/288638\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:03:10","slug":"mma-announces-2025-smarties-awards-winners-celebrating-marketing-excellence-across-asia-pacific-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/288638\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA Announces 2025 SMARTIES\u2122 Awards Winners, Celebrating Marketing Excellence Across Asia Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ \u2014 The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 SMARTIES\u2122 APAC Awards, honoring the most effective, creative and culturally insightful marketing and technology work across the Asia-Pacific region. This year\u2019s winners span multiple markets, industries and disciplines collectively illustrating how the region\u2019s marketing ecosystem is evolving with purpose, innovation and business impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom data-driven breakthroughs to creative renaissance, from digital sophistication to marketing innovations, this year\u2019s winners represent the full spectrum of what makes Asia Pacific the world\u2019s most dynamic marketing region,\u201d said Rohit Dadwal, CEO, APAC &amp; Global Head of SMARTIES\u2122 Worldwide, Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA). \u201cWhat unites these diverse markets is a shared commitment to marketing that matters: work that honors local culture while embracing global standards, that leverages cutting-edge technology without losing human connection, and that delivers business growth through genuine consumer understanding. Spanning industries from bold local disruptors to global brands, these campaigns prove that the future of marketing excellence is being written across Asia Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2823318\/SMARTIES__APAC_2025_Winners_Announced.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"color: #0000FF\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/smarties__apac_2025_winners_announced.jpg\" title=\"SMARTIES\u2122 APAC 2025 Winners Announced!\" alt=\"SMARTIES\u2122 APAC 2025 Winners Announced!\"\/><\/a><br \/>SMARTIES\u2122 APAC 2025 Winners Announced!<\/p>\n<p>2025 SMARTIES\u2122 APAC \u2013 Industry Leader Awards<\/p>\n<p>Best in Show was presented to \u201cOral Health Movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grab earned dual recognition as both Brand of the Year and Publisher of the Year. Unilever was recognized as Advertiser of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>The Juror\u2019s Choice Award went to \u201cMoisture Coat: Cetaphil Cross-Digital Breakthrough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WPP was recognized as Holding Agency Company of the Year, while Mindshare earned Agency Network of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Wavemaker India won Media Agency of the Year, Dentsu Creative Vietnam secured Creative Agency of the Year, AnyMind Group was named Specialist Agency of the Year, and Ethinos Digital took home Independent Agency of the Year, while Performics Taiwan claimed Digital Agency of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>OREO earned recognition as Most Resilient Brand of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon was recognized as Enabling Technology Company of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Across a wide range of categories and markets, this year\u2019s SMARTIES\u2122 APAC edition recognized 107 winning entries spanning 25 Gold, 36 Silver, 32 Bronze and 14 Industry Awards representing work from regional network and global holding companies delivering end-to-end solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The winning campaigns showcased:<\/p>\n<p>Local campaigns rooted in singular markets alongside regional rollouts across multiple countries<br \/>\nGlobal brands adapting to distinct Asia Pacific dynamics with cultural precision<br \/>\nAgencies, brands and technology firms leveraging culture-driven insights and multi-market strategies to generate measurable business growth<\/p>\n<p>In a region as diverse as Asia Pacific, marketing strategies must recognize local languages, cultural nuances, digital behaviors, regulatory environments, and ecosystem partners. This year\u2019s winners demonstrated that technology platforms enable relevance and personalization at scale; creative agencies embed cultural intelligence into every execution; brands build sustainable engagement ecosystems; media agencies and publishers activate immersive cross-market experiences; and holding companies drive regional capabilities while aligning global ambition with local imperatives.<\/p>\n<p>For the complete list of winners and more information about the 2025 SMARTIES\u2122 Awards APAC, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mmaglobal.com\/smarties-2025\/finalists\/winners\/region:4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"color: #0000FF\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About the Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA)<\/p>\n<p>The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) is the global, non-profit community of Chief Marketing Officers and senior marketing leaders advancing marketers\u2019 ability to create value. Led by CMOs and supported by the entire ecosystem at the governance level \u2014 including brands, media, agencies, consultancies, AdTech, and MarTech \u2014 MMA develops evidence-based models, frameworks, and tools validated through multi-year, multi-million-dollar Think Tanks and Labs.<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in New York City, with operations in 16 countries across APAC, Europe, MEA, LATAM, and North America, MMA has more than 825 corporate members who gather at 62+ MMA conferences worldwide, and flagship gatherings in the APAC, including MMA Innovate, CEO&amp;CMO Summit, MMA Executive Dialogues, SMARTIES Unplugged, MMA IMPACT and MMA SMARTIES. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/mmaglobal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"color: #0000FF\">https:\/\/mmaglobal.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Marketing + Media includes the world\u2019s most influential marketers and partners, including Unilever, P&amp;G, Grab, McDonalds, Coca Coala, Google, TikTok, Facebook, Diageo, Mondelez, Heineken, Pepsi, Perfetti, Affle, Emtek Group Indonesia, GoTo Gojek Tokopedia, Mayora, Godrej, Reliance \u2013 and many more.<\/p>\n<p>About SMARTIES\u2122<\/p>\n<p>SMARTIES\u2122 is the prestigious marketing awards program hosted by MMA Global, recognizing excellence in marketing effectiveness and innovation. The SMARTIES Awards celebrate campaigns that push creative boundaries while delivering measurable business impact. With programs spanning local, regional, and global markets, SMARTIES has become the industry\u2019s most respected benchmark for marketing that drives real growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ \u2014 The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) is proud to announce the winners&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-288638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-mma","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}