We’re thrilled to announce that Podean has won the Drum’s Startup Agency of the Year Award!
The Drum Agency awards were judged by an esteemed panel of C-Suite industry experts from leading agencies and brands. They included Danielle Bassil of Digitas, Mat Baxter of Huge, Lucy Taylor from MullenLowe, Emma Montgomery from Leo Burnett, Christopher Kenna from Brand Advance, Stephen Li from OMD, Maridette de Guzman from MediaMonks and Gerry Wisniewski from Edelman who all evaluated agency nominees based on “demonstrated innovative thinking to build and develop their business, shareholder value, outstanding client experience, and a talented and engaged team.”
The Startup Agency of the Year category is dedicated to individual agencies that are less than 3 years old and provided examples of how the new entity has set out to solve a need in the market, has been creative and innovative in terms of strategy and has managed to cut through and build a profile in a crowded field. We were up against some amazing startups including Hello Earth Agency from Hooton, global agency Poppins, and Boldspace and Among Equals from London.
Podean was also nominated for Independent Agency of the Year in the 1-49 employee category and also Startup Agency of the Year. Podean was the only e-commerce agency nominated for Independent Agency of the Year among several great agencies across the globe; Blackstar from London, Imprint Projects from Los Angeles, Manifest from New York, Liberty Marketing Ltd from Cardiff, distillery from Santa Cruz, and the Elephant Room from London.
Global CEO, Travis Johnson, accepted the award during the streamed event, and thanked all Podean teams for their “dedication and constant focus on delivering innovation and results”.
Mark Power, Podean Founder and CEO, commented, “We knew from the start that ecommerce could be a more sophisticated and innovative discipline and that marketplaces must fit into a brand’s broader retail context. This award reinforces that our approach is the right one, and one that delivers results for clients. I’m especially proud that the work we submitted – and that won – was contributed by our teams all around the world. We know we are not simply raising the bar in the US but also in the APAC, MENA, LATAM and EU regions.”
Podean delivers holistic solutions to brands across all categories that span global strategy, ecommerce strategy, retail operations, content, creative, media, analytics, supply chain and product design.
Thank you to all of our brilliant clients and partners across the world. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Learn More about the 2021 Drum Agency Business Awards here.