OREANDA-NEWS. Dentsu Inc. was named Agency of the Year at the 55th CLIO Awards ceremony held in New York City. Dentsu Creative X Inc. was named Production Company of the Year. Dentsu Group companies also received seven Gold, seven Silver and three Bronze Statues across twelve of the nineteen media categories.

Founded by Wallace A. Ross in 1959, the CLIO Awards is the world's most recognized international awards competition for advertising, design, digital and communications. Originally conceived to honor American advertising, the CLIO Awards expanded in 1965 to include international work and today receives more than 10,000 entries annually, 65% of which come from outside the U.S.