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The Creative Circle announces Overall Rankings and Annual Award 2020 winners
The Creative Circle has announced its Overall Rankings and Annual Award 2020 winners.

The Creative Circle Overall Rankings are the cumulative results from all the Creative Circle endorsed global and local award shows throughout 2020. These include The One Show, D&AD, Cannes International Festival of Creativity, The Loeries and the Creative Circle Annual Awards. These rankings are the most important rankings to judge any creative agency by. They are a true reflection of South Africa’s most consistent top performers who are both locally relevant and globally competitive throughout the year.
Overall Rankings Agency of the Year 2020
TBWA\Hunt Lascaris Joburg took top honours in the Creative Circle Overall Rankings Agency of the Year 2020. In second place was Joe Public United, followed by The Odd Number in third.
In 1st place for agency of the year so far is @tbwahuntlascaris. In 2nd @joepublicunited and in 3rd is @OddNumber_ . Now we wait for Cannes! pic.twitter.com/rARwkOE63t
— SA Creative Circle (@CCreativeCircle) March 4, 2021
Overall Rankings Group of the Year 2020
As Overall Group rankings stand, TBWA\Hunt Lascaris Joburg are in first place, followed by Joe Public United in second place and Ogilvy in third place. View all the rankings here.
As Overall Group rankings stand, @tbwaafrica are in 1st place followed by @joepublicunited and in 3rd place is @ogilvy. pic.twitter.com/FsfLRLy4vg
— SA Creative Circle (@CCreativeCircle) March 4, 2021
Annual Awards
The Creative Circle Annual Awards took place via live stream on Thursday, 4 March 2021. At the Awards, the judges look at all the Creative Circle Monthly Award winners throughout the year and award the best work from each category.
Watch the live stream here:
Design | ||||||
Prize | Entry Agency | Category | Brand | Product | Title | |
First | Joe Public United | Brand Identity & Collateral Design - Jan to Feb 20 | Pride of Africa | Pride of Africa General Design | Pride of Africa | VIEW |
Second | Hunt Lascaris South Africa | Motion & Digital Graphic Design - Oct 20 | Spotify | Spotify Premium | But make it Mzansi | VIEW |
Third | Hunt Lascaris South Africa/ Grid Worldwide | Brand Identity & Collateral Design - Sep 20 | MTN Group Marketing | Group Brand | Wear it for me | VIEW |
Digital Communication | ||||||
First | Retroviral and Panther Punch | Digital Communication - Sep 20 | Kreepy Krauly | Kreepy Krauly | My Kreepy Teacher | VIEW |
Second | Joe Public United | Digital Communication - Feb 20 | Chicken Licken® | EasyBucks® | Everyone’s talking about it | VIEW |
Third | Hunt Lascaris South Africa | Digital Communication - Nov 20 | MTN Group Marketing | Group Brand | Wear it for me | VIEW |
PR & Media Communication | ||||||
First | Retroviral and Panther Punch | PR & Media Communication - Sep 20 | Kreepy Krauly | Kreepy Krauly | My Kreepy Teacher | VIEW |
Second | Joe Public United | PR & Media Communication - May 20 | Chicken Licken | EasyBucks | Everyone’s talking about it. Even Kentucky. | VIEW |
Third | DraftLine JHB | PR & Media Communication - Oct 20 | Carling Black Label | The Carling Cup of Ages | The Greatest Game Ever Replayed | VIEW |
Live Communications | ||||||
First | King James Group | Live Communications - Sep 20 | Sanlam Group | Financial Services | The Olympian | Now is the Time to Plan | VIEW |
Second | DraftLine JHB | Live Communications - Oct 20 | Carling Black Label | The Carling Cup of Ages | The Greatest Game Ever Replayed | VIEW |
Third | Joe Public United | Live Communications - Jun 20 | SANBS | South African National Blood Service (SANBS) | A Few Minutes is Worth a Lifetime | VIEW |
Out of Home | ||||||
First | King James Group Johannesburg | Out of Home - Dec 20 | Stella Artois | Beer - Alcohol | Wet Paint | VIEW |
Second | Saatchi & Saatchi | Out of Home - Aug 20 | I Love Coffee | I Love Coffee | The Signing Cups | VIEW |
Third | FoxP2 Advertising | Out of Home - Jan 20 | Ster-Kinekor | Ster-Kinekor Theatres | Joker | VIEW |
Print Communication | ||||||
First | FoxP2 Advertising | Print Communication - May 20 | National Geographic Kids | National Geographic Kids Magazine | London, Boulder, Orlando | VIEW |
Second | King James Group | Print Communication - Jun 20 | Pick n Pay | Pick n Pay | Don't Panic Buy | VIEW |
Third | The Odd Number | Print Communication - Sep 20 | Salvation Army | Charity | Denimbroek | VIEW |
Radio & Audio | ||||||
First | Joe Public United | Radio & Audio - Oct 20 | Chicken Licken | Chicken Licken | 1. Buns | VIEW |
Second | Joe Public United | Radio & Audio - Jul 20 | Chicken Licken | Popcorn Chicken Shaker | Yahoo | VIEW |
Third | Joe Public United | Radio & Audio - Jun 20 | Apartheid Museum | Youth Month | The Struggle Of ‘76 Radio 1 of 1: The Struggle Of Learning In Sesotho | VIEW |
Film | ||||||
First | Retroviral and Panther Punch | Film - Sep 20 | Kreepy Krauly | Kreepy Krauly | My Kreepy Teacher | VIEW |
Second | Joe Public United | Film - Mar 20 | Chicken Licken | Easybucks | Everyone’s talking about it - Kentucky” | VIEW |
Third | DraftLine JHB | Film - Oct 20 | Carling Black Label | The Carling Cup of Ages | The Greatest Game Ever Replayed | VIEW |
Integrated Campaign | ||||||
First | Joe Public United | Integrated Campaign - Sep 20 | Chicken Licken® | EasyBucks | Everyone’s talking about it | VIEW |
Second | DraftLine JHB | Integrated Campaign - Oct 20 | Carling Black Label | The Carling Cup of Ages | The Greatest Game Ever Replayed | VIEW |
Third | Hunt Lascaris South Africa/ Grid Worldwide | Integrated Campaign - Dec 20 | MTN Group Marketing | Group Brand | Wear it for me | VIEW |
For more info, visit the Creative Circle at CreativeCircle.co.za. You can also follow the organisation on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
