NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) announced today that its networks, BBDO and DDB, took top honors, first and second place respectively, as the Gunn Report's "Most Awarded Networks in the World." The Gunn Report is an annual analysis of the winners' lists of the world's most important advertising industry award shows.

More than any other holding company, Omnicom had five of the ten most awarded agencies in the world, representing London, Sao Paulo, New York, and Melbourne\Sydney. Clemenger BBDO, BBDO New York, and TBWA\Paris were among the Most Awarded Agencies in Digital.

"Our continued success in The Gunn Report reaffirms our commitment to doing extraordinarily creative and effective work on behalf of our clients," said John Wren, President and CEO of Omnicom. "Our winning streak is also a testament to having the best talent in the industry. I want to congratulate all our people and agencies for their outstanding performance and creativity."

Last week, BBDO was named Most Awarded Network of the Year in The Big Won Directory, which also recognized DDB as third Most Awarded Network. PHD and OMD ranked second and third Top Media Groups, respectively. In addition, Omnicom won the holding company category for the fourth year running.

On the heels of The Big Won, Omnicom agencies took three of the top spots of Advertising Age A-list. BBDO was crowned B-to-B Agency of the Year and adam&eveDDB was named International Agency of the Year. For the second year in a row, Alma DDB won Multicultural Agency of the Year. Last month, Advertising Age also recognized Omnicom Group as the world's Most Awarded Agency Company.

Further details regarding this year's Gunn Report can be found at www.gunnreport.com.

About Omnicom Group
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE-OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news.

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