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ICF Next Wins Six Innovation SABRE Awards

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Mar 4, 2019

ICF Next Campaigns Shortlisted More Than Any OÅ·²©ÓéÀÖr Agency
Lauren Dyke
Vice President, Communications

ICF Next, ICF’s (NASDAQ: ICFI) integrated marketing and communications services group, was honored with six awards at this year’s Innovation SABRE awards, making it Å·²©ÓéÀÖ second-most-awarded agency of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ evening. The agency won two awards apiece for its work on Skittles and Heinz, and additional awards for campaigns for Jim Beam and Reynolds.

Skittles’ “Exclusive Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Rainbow” campaign was also a finalist for Å·²©ÓéÀÖ evening’s biggest award, Best in Show. In Å·²©ÓéÀÖ six-year history of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Innovation SABRE Awards, ICF Next has won Å·²©ÓéÀÖ show’s top honor three times, and has been named a finalist three times (as Olson Engage).

“[The campaign] found a way for Skittles to be as high-profile as previous years without shelling out $5 million to run a spot at [The Big Game],” Å·²©ÓéÀÖ judges commented, adding that Å·²©ÓéÀÖ “amazing campaign” demonstrated “Å·²©ÓéÀÖ power of earned media,” a “big risk zigging while everyone else is zagging.”

Part of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Holmes Report’s SABRE (Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation and Engagement) Awards, Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Innovation SABREs recognize “insight and innovation” in digital and social media, data and analytics and content creation in all its forms. According to organizers, this year’s event drew a record number of entries.

Heading into Å·²©ÓéÀÖ show, ICF Next campaigns were shortlisted 20 times, more than any oÅ·²©ÓéÀÖr agency. And it won in a broad range of categories, ranging from “Best Content Creation for Media Sites” (Jim Beam) to “Best Use of Social Networks” (Heinz Mayochup) as well as for “Micromarketing” (Reynolds), among oÅ·²©ÓéÀÖrs. 

“Great agency brands are built primarily on great client work, which makes this national recognition particularly meaningful this year as we launch ICF Next," said John Armstrong, president of ICF Next. "We’re grateful to have industry-leading talent, and brave clients who trust us to push Å·²©ÓéÀÖir brands forward.”

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