Sixth MAD Award Winners Announced

The winners of the MAD Awards for the best commercials of 2012 were announced at a ceremony held in Mithat Çoruh Auditorium on the evening of April 19. The awards are presented annually on the basis of an online survey in which Bilkenters cast their votes for the best ads of the previous year. The survey has been conducted by the Marketing and Advertising Club (MAD) for the past six years.

This year's ceremony was attended by representatives of the winning brands and ad agencies as well as actor Ümit Erdim and singer Koray Candemir (former lead vocalist of the band Kargo), who received awards for their roles in winning commercials. For the event, the BKM Mutfak crew produced and sent a special video to convey their thanks for being selected the winner of the "Best Telecommunications Commercial" award. The program also included the screening of some amusing videos prepared by MAD members.

Winners of this year's MAD Awards were:

Best Commercial Music: Coca Cola - "Bi Milyon Neden: Güvenlik Kameraları" - McCann Erickson - Koray Candemir

Best Banking & Finance Commercial: İş Bankası - "İş Bankası'nın İlk Reklam Filmi" - Medina Turgul DDB

Best e-Commerce Commercial: Yemeksepeti - "Kuryelerin Bilmediğimiz Dünyası" - TBWA İstanbul

Best Food & Beverage Commercial: Pınar - "Büyüdüm Büyüdüm Pınar'la Büyüdüm" - Alametifarika

Best Service Commercial: THY - "Bu Gurur Hepimizin (İstiklal Marşı)" - Alametifarika

Best Personal Care Commercial: Dove Men - "Bakımın Erkekçesi" - Ogilvy & Mather

Best Media & Broadcasting Commercial: Tivibu - "Tivibu Oğlum" - TBWA Istanbul

Best Automotive Commercial: Fiat - "Yeni Fiat Linea" - Leo Burnett

Best Telecommunications Commercial: Vodafone - "Her Şeyin Bi Kolayı Var" - Young & Rubicam Red Team

Best "Face of the Brand" in a Commercial Series: Ümit Erdim (Vodafone)

MAD Special Award: Vodafone

Best Youth Communications Agency: Youth Republic