2017 FM AdFocus Award finalists revealed!

The awards, which originated in 1990, recognise agencies and individuals not just for their creative and marketing skills, but for their all-round business acumen.

LARGE AGENCY

TBWA

Ogilvy & Mather Johannesburg

FCB Johannesburg

Joe Public

Native VML

MEDIUM AGENCY

Promise

King James Cape Town

OFYT Marketing and Communication

Avatar

SMALL AGENCY

The Odd Number

FoxP2 Johannesburg

PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY

Clockwork Media

Edelman

DIGITAL AGENCY

Hello Computer

Connect Joe Public

Ogilvy

SPECIALISED AGENCY

Levergy

Shift Joe Public

Grid Worldwide

TLC Marketing

Demographica

This year, media agencies competed in two categories, namely network agencies and independent agencies:

NETWORK MEDIA AGENCY

Carat

The Media Shop

OMD

PHD Media

INDEPENDENT MEDIA AGENCY

Connect (M&C Saatchi Abel)

Mediology

TMI Media

Alphabet Soup

All other categories will only be announced at the event, which takes place on 22 November.

Special awards to be presented will include the following:

• African Effectiveness Award
• Transformation Award
• Partnership of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Industry Leader of the Year
• Student of the Year
• New Broom Award, for groundbreaking individuals or small agencies

See last year's winners below!