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Announcement

AKQA appoints Baiju Shah as Global CEO

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AKQA accelerates innovation with Executive Director hires

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AKQA Casa welcomes Manuela Rinzler as Managing Director

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Recognition

AKQA honoured with five Cannes Lions

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Sounds Right wins the Cannes Lions Innovation Grand Prix

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AKQA announces Future Lions 2025 winners

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AKQA promotes Eric Orton to Chief Technology Officer for APAC

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Luiza Medeiros named as Meio & Mensagem’s 30 Under 30

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AKQA strengthens leadership in EMEA with two key hires

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Recognition

AKQA honoured with One Show Sustainable Development Goals Pencil

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Jon Holloway appointed as Managing Director for MENA

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AKQA expands creative leadership in APAC with new executive appointments

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Shu Hung named as Adweek Creative 100

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Recognition

Nature wins Gold at the Clio Awards

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Recognition

AKQA delivers at the Webby awards

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Cannes Lions invites Tara McKenty and Grace O’Brien to join the Cannes Lions juries

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A lasting legacy

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AKQA strengthens global leadership to drive next chapter of growth

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AKQA elevates regional leadership with CTO and London MD appointments

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Cannes Lions invites Hugo Veiga to join the Dan Wieden Titanium Lions jury

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Announcement

AKQA strengthens leadership team with four key promotions

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Recognition

BBC: AI Decoded

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Recognition

AKQA honoured with six Clio Music Awards

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AKQA Casa: A decade of igniting imagination

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Announcement

AKQA Americas announces leadership team to drive the next era of innovation

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Recognition

AKQA named Contentful Partner of the Year

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A moment of reflection

Courage, curiosity and perseverance

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Announcement

AKQA announces new global structure to lead the next era of integrated creativity and innovation

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Tara McKenty joins AKQA Australia as Executive Creative Director

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AKQA announces new global marketing leadership

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Recognition

Pink Chip honoured with two Grand Prix awards at Eurobest

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Hannah Shevell promoted to Managing Director

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Recognition

AKQA wins Grand Clio for Design at the Clio Entertainment Awards

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AKQA promotes Victor Davoine to Managing Director

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AKQA appoints Adam Zeller as Head of Social

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Paul Ostryzniuk promoted to AKQA Executive Creative Director

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Announcement

Don’t forget to dream

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Reflecting on 30 years

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Recognition

Awe, curiosity and wonder

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Recognition

AKQA receives 11 Most Loved Workplace certifications

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Recognition

Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards recognises AKQA’s pioneering excellence

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Recognition

AKQA wins 22 Cannes Lions including Grand Prix for Design and Glass: The Lion for Change

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Recognition

Pink Chip wins Gold in Glass: The Lion for Change

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AKQA announces Future Lions 2024 winners

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Recognition

AKQA earns Most Loved Workplace LGBTQ+ distinction

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Kai Heuser joins AKQA as Executive Creative Director in Berlin

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Recognition

AKQA wins 25 D&AD awards including three Yellow Pencils

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AKQA and Delta Soar with Updated Fly Delta App

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Recognition

AKQA wins 2024 Fast Company World Changing Idea Award

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Recognition

Reaching new heights: AKQA wins 11 Webby Awards

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Nobuhiro Arai joins AKQA as Executive Creative Director in Tokyo

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Future Lions

AKQA Future Lions launches Tom Bedecarré School of the Year Award

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Future Lions

Amplify with Spotify

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Renato Zandoná returns to AKQA as Executive Creative Director of LATAM

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AKQA promotes Shu Hung to Chief Creative Officer

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Recognition

MATCH. Design and Sport - A Story Looking to the Future

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Recognition

AKQA named in the Gartner Market Guide for Global Digital Marketing Agencies 2024

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New York City’s best in retail

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Cannes Lions appoints Diego Machado as Innovation Lions Jury President

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Creative Frontiers

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Recognition

AKQA wins eight Clio Sports awards

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Tesa Aragones receives Adweek and Adcolor’s Beacon Award

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Our people

I AM

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Partnering with purpose

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Recognition

AKQA is named in the UK’s top 20 Most Loved Workplaces

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Recognition

AKQA named as one of America’s Most Loved Workplaces by Newsweek

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Recognition

AKQA wins 81st Agency of the Year Award

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AKQA appoints Andrew Missingham as Executive Director of Consumer Insights

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Recognition

IBM, Volvo Cars and EcoFlow recognised in Fast Company Innovation Design Awards

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Our people

AKQA elevates leadership in San Francisco

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Recognition

AKQA is the most awarded Brazilian agency at Cannes Lions

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Recognition

AKQA wins 11 Cannes Lions in celebration of exceptional creativity

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Recognition

AKQA wins the Grand Prix and two Gold Lions at Cannes Festival of Creativity

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Bold cubs become brave lions

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Recognition

AKQA recognised as the 9th Most Loved Workplace in the World by Newsweek

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Recognition

Digital Agency Global Network of the Year

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Our people

Tesa Aragones honoured on the Gold House A100 List

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Recognition

A winning streak: AKQA wins ten Webby Awards

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Unlocking the mysteries of nature with AI

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Thought

An automation-first mindset

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Announcement

Action Audio’s NBA debut

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Celebrating Black Excellence

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A moment of reflection

A year of pioneering

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Our people

AKQA appoints Shu Hung as Executive Creative Director, Los Angeles

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Reputation

AKQA named Jamstack Agency of the Year

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Reputation

AKQA wins Gold at the Clio Sports awards

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Reputation

AKQA wins Clio Grand and 22 trophies at the Clio Entertainment Awards

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Our people

AKQA’s founder honoured with the 2022 Spear’s Impact Award

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Our people

Jabari Hearn appointed Managing Partner

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Recognition

AKQA wins Gold at the Gerety Awards

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AKQA recognised in Fast Company 2022 Innovation by Design Awards

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Our people

AKQA appoints Tesa Aragones as President, North America

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Recognition

RTL wins Best of the Best Red Dot Award

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Recognition

AKQA wins Specialist Agency of the Year

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Announcement

Action Audio lands at Queen’s Club Championships

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Recognition

AKQA named in the Gartner Market Guide for Global Digital Marketing Agencies 2022

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Recognition

AKQA wins eight D&AD Awards including two Yellow Pencils

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Announcement

AKQA partners with Tokyo-based ITOCHU Corporation

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Recognition

Nego Bala’s Sonho wins Grand Clio Music Award

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Recognition

AKQA wins the Fast Company World Changing Idea Award for Action Audio innovation

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Recognition

Serving up an ace

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Recognition

AKQA awarded at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

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Recognition

AKQA named Best in Class for Digital Design

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Further Together with Gymshark

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Recognition

AKQA recognised in Superbrands 2022

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Our people

Felix Rompis appointed Managing Director, Berlin

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Roll back the year

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Recognition

AKQA wins 16 Clio Entertainment Awards including the Grand Clio

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Announcement

The New Standard: an industry leading collective to tackle new challenges.

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Cannes Lions appoints Hugo Veiga as Mobile Lions Jury President

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Recognition

AKQA receives B&T Best Digital Transformation Leadership Award

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Predictions for the year ahead

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Grand Slam

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Say goodbye to the satellite dish, say hello to Sky Glass

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Matias Menendez joins AKQA as ECD in São Paulo

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Recognition

AKQA recognised with six finalists in Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards

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Luciana Cani appointed as AKQA ECD

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Reputation

AKQA awarded Great Place to Work Certification

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Announcement

AKQA joins MACH Alliance

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A portrait of love and identity

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Recognition

AKQA wins 16 Cannes Lions awards including Design Grand Prix and three Gold

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Recognition

AKQA and Universal win Cannes Lions Design Grand Prix for H&M Looop

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AKQA appoints Sarah Cunningham as Director of Client Services, New York

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Recognition

AKQA wins three prizes including Gold Pencil at One Show Awards

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Hideaki Hara appointed to General Manager, Tokyo

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Recognition

AKQA’s best-ever showing at coveted D&AD awards, winning 12 at this year’s ceremony

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Recognition

H&M Looop wins Fast Company World Changing Idea Award

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British design phenomenon Barber Osgerby: Our job is to give a dopamine hit

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AKQA Coala.Lab partnership for new perspectives on music

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When I’m With Her

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The calm before the calm

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Our people

Jon Ip appointed to Managing Director, Shanghai

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Recognition

WPP named a global leader in commerce services

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Recognition

AKQA named a 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader

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Recognition

AKQA is the most awarded digital agency

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Our people

What does the Best Place to Work For look like?

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Cannes Lions appoints Geoff Northcott and Eduardo Maruri as Jury Presidents

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Bianca Dordea joins AKQA as Client Partner

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Recognition

AKQA honoured with Grand Clio Sport Award

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The Digital Mindset of Business Leaders in Asia Pacific

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Recognition

AKQA recognised as Agency of the Year

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Rebuild the world with the LEGO Group

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bp leads Bowen Cragg’s Global Index of Online Excellence

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Leader in IDC MarketScape for Customer Experience Improvement Services 2020

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AKQA awarded Best Workplace for Innovators

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Leading in Latin America

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Nike Graffiti Stores wins two Gold Pencils at The One Show

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AKQA honoured with seven pencils at the D&AD awards

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Recognition

bp.com leads FTSE100 for effectiveness

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Emicida’s Silêncio x Deezer wins CICLOPE Latino Grand Prix

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Recognition

AKQA named a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies

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Reimagining a live event for a new reality

Salesforce World Tour

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Our people

International Women’s Day celebrations

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Our people

Celebrating the unseen stories

Itochu
Announcement

ITOCHU digital transformation alliance

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Announcement

Soaring high in the Middle East

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Recognition

Nike Graffiti Stores named World’s Best Strategy

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Recognition

Foodstuffs win Sitecore Ultimate Experience Award

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Recognition

Nike Graffiti Stores wins Grand Clio in New York

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Partnerships

Code of Conscience

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Recognition

Bluesman wins Entertainment Lions Grand Prix

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Recognition

Graffiti Stores wins Grand Prix at Cannes Lions

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Future Lions

Future Lions winners’ quest for impact

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Recognition

Leader in Gartner global evaluation

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Future Lions

Future Lions 2019: Call for Entries

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Our people

Today, and forever, Balance for Better

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Thought

From efficiency and productivity to purpose and beauty

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Partnerships

Choose Love to provide for displaced children and families

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Partnerships

From Mount Etna to Mont Blanc, AKQA Strives for change

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Recognition

AKQA wins eight Clio awards: two Grand Clios, three Gold and three Silver

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Recognition

It’s OK wins two CICLOPE Awards

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Recognition

AKQA named a leader by independent research firm

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Partnerships

2,000 attend Rams premiere at Barbican

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Partnerships

AKQA presents UK premiere of Rams feature-length documentary

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Partnerships

Strive for a Big Change

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Thought

Empowered women inspire all

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Thought

Towards a level playing field

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Recognition

Dezeen Awards interiors longlist

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Recognition

An industry leader for architecture and design worldwide

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Thought

Why creatives are the frontier fortune hunters

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Future Lions

Future Lions 2018 winners

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Announcement

Universal Design Studio + Map Project Office join AKQA, integrating Experience, Architecture and Industrial Design

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Recognition

AKQA wins two Gold statues at Clio Sports Awards

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Future Lions

Future Lions 2018 breaks previous records

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Getting it done, no matter what.

Hyper Week

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Recognition

AKQA named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant 2018

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Future Lions

Future Lions 2018 Call for Entries

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Our people

AKQA celebrates International Women’s Day

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Future Lions

Students prepare for Future Lions 2018

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Thought

Artifical intelligence and creativity

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Announcement

AKQA unveils new Swedish studio

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Announcement

Hej Denmark

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Thought

Creating more personal connections at retail

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Recognition

Call of Duty: Hostile Takeover takes gold

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Future Lions

AKQA announces Future Lions 2017 winners

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Recognition

AKQA wins five at the ADC Awards

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Thought

Introducing a new way to measure brand experience impact

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Partnership

OMSI + AKQA present: SOLVE

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Recognition

Walk With Yeshi honoured in Fast Company World Changing Ideas

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Recognition

AKQA wins Agency of the Year

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Thought

Inspiring the workplace through storytelling

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Announcement

AKQA welcomes Potato to the family

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Recognition

AKQA Wins World Architecture Community Award

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Announcement

Hello Australia, New Zealand, Singapore

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Announcement

AKQA selected by Amazon

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Thought

A new reality awaits

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Recognition

AKQA wins IAB Agency of the Year

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Recognition

AKQA wins four awards at The Clios

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Thought

VR as a value driver

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Thought

The role of AI in the creative process

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Announcement

AKQA Casa welcomes you

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Recognition

The Last Shot Scores Grand Clio Sports Award

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Recognition

Don’t Look Away wins Entertainment for Music Gold Lion

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Announcement

Committed to you. Committed to Europe. Committed to the World.

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Future Lions

AKQA Announces Future Lions 2016 Winners

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Recognition

Game Marketing Awards names AKQA Agency of the Year

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Recognition

The Last Shot for Jordan Brand - Most Awarded

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Partnerships

AKQA hosts UK premiere of Don’t Look Down

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Recognition

AKQA wins four Gold Lions in Cannes

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Future Lions

AKQA announces Future Lions 2015 winners

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Announcement

AKQA welcomes H-ART to the family

Gurgaon studio
Announcement

AKQA opens in India

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Announcement

AKQA opens in Brazil

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Future Lions

AKQA announces Future Lions 2014 winners

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Recognition

AKQA wins the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Innovation