Dentsu Inc. (President & CEO: Takeshi Sano; Head Office: Tokyo) announced today that it has been named Agency of the Year and East Asia Agency of the Year at the Asia-Pacific Advertising Festival "ADFEST 2026"* held from March 19 to 21 in Pattaya, Thailand. Additionally, as a Group, dentsu was awarded Network of the Year.
Highlights from ADFEST 2026
・Won Agency of the Year (Dentsu Inc.) for the 12th time in four consecutive years
・Won East Asia Agency of the Year (Dentsu Inc.) for the third time in three consecutive years
・Won Network of the Year as a Group for tenth time in five consecutive years
Award results:
・Dentsu Inc.: Won 1 Grande, 3 Gold, 6 Silver, and 9 Bronze awards
・dentsu as a Group: Won 2 Grande, 6 Gold (including Innova Lotus and Lotus Roots), 10 Silver, and 14 Bronze awards
Agency of the Year Award Ceremony
*Founded in 1998, the Asia-Pacific Advertising Festival, commonly known as ADFEST, is one of the leading advertising awards in the Asia-Pacific region. For more information, please visit the ADFEST website at http://www.adfest.com/
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