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ComCo Southeast Asia at the
17th Philippine Quill Awards represented by (from left): AC Recio,
Digital and Multimedia Arts Officer; Jam Bufi, Senior Brand Communications
Associate; Rachel Syfargo, Brand Communications and Operations Director;
Ferdinand Bondoy, Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director; Joan
Icotanim, Brand Communications and Administration Director; Queenie Resmundo,
Senior Brand Communications Associate; and Harvey Llamosa, Executive
Initiatives Officer.
As ComCo Southeast Asia marked its 3rd year in the industry, the new communications powerhouse won 9 Excellence and Merit Awards and emerged as Agency of Year 2nd Runner-up at the prestigious 17th Philippine Quill Awards, represented the country in PR Awards Asia in Hong Kong, and celebrated major account wins.
Local and International Recognition
Aside from winning Agency of the Year 2nd
Runner-up, ComCo Southeast Asia also reaped IABC Quill Awards for “Eastern @
140: A Celebration of 140 Years of Strong Connections” in the Communication Management Division: Marketing,
Advertising and Brand Communication Category; “Where Movies Come Alive and Move
You - The SM Cinema Reel to Real Campaign” for both the Communications
Management Division: Customer Relations Category and Communication Skills
Division: Special And Experiential Events Category; and “Be A Play Champion –
Unilab Foundation’s Play Advocacy Week Toolkit” in the Communication Skills
Division: Publications Category.
ComCo SEA also won for “#AyokoNgPlastik:
The WWF-Philippines’ Movement Against Single-Use Plastics”; “#Connect2Earth:
The WWF-Philippines Earth Hour 2018”; “Together Possible: the WWF-Philippines
Environment Communications Program”; and “Art for a Cause: the WWF’ “Art,
Heart, Earth” PR Program”, all under the Communications Management Division:
Non-profit Campaigns Category.
The Agency’s mentorship program for
communication students and young professionals, the Camp ComCo Mentorship
Program, also won a Quill Award in the Communication Training and Education
Division.
Organized by the International
Association of Business Communications (IABC), the Quill Award is the world’s
most prestigious awards program in the field of business communication. It has
been bestowing the seal of approval to the most reputable organizations and
corporations in the nation for almost two decades, emphasizing the use of
excellent communication to achieve business goals, and to make a difference in
society. To win a Philippine Quill means being recognized as achieving the
highest Global Standard for business communication practices.
ComCo Southeast also earned 2 citations
as finalist for Boutique PR Agency of the Year and PR Event of the Year for SM
Cinema’s Reel to Real initiative at the equally prestigious PR Awards Asia in
Hong Kong. The Agency represented the Philippines in Boutique PR Agency
category, and competed against other finalists in Australia, China, Myanmar and
Singapore. Organized by Campaigns Asia Pacific, PR Awards Asia celebrates the
most outstanding, inspired, and successful communication campaigns in the
Asia-Pacific region.
New Business Wins
ComCo SEA also continued to strengthen
its client portfolio, winning major accounts in recent agency pitches for SM
Retail, Teleperformance, Jobstreet, SMDC, Essilor and World Health
Organization. Premier brands Electrolux, SM Cinema, Eastern Communications,
Lamoiyan Corporation, Dragonpay, Goodyear as well as reputable global
organizations WWF, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and World Vision also
renewed its communications partnership with the trailblazing agency.
Ferdinand Bondoy, Partner, Co-Founder
and Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director of ComCo Southeast Asia shared, “We are honored with the
recognition given to us by our colleagues in the industry, our fellow
communication practitioners, not only in the Philippines but also in the
Asia-Pacific region. It validates the kind of work we have been doing for our
clients - our partner brands and organizations, our industry and our society,
and our own people.”
To
know more about ComCo Southeast Asia, visit www.comco-hq.com. Follow them on social media: facebook.com/comco.southeastasia on Facebook, linkedin.com/company/comco-hq and @comco_sea on both
Instagram and Twitter.
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