Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town's top ranking in the region was powered by its secondary credit on 'Vaseline Verified' for Vaseline, a big winner this year from Ogilvy Singapore with Ogilvy UK London and Ogilvy New York, says the NPO.

The work picked up three Best of Discipline wins (Creator Content, Direct Marketing, and Public Relations), the inaugural Best Use of TikTok award, the Creative Marketer Pencil, 10 Golds, two Silver, and one Merit. Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town won two additional Merits for work on behalf of Volkswagen South Africa and Audi South Africa.

The One Show 2026 top ten Middle East and Africa Agency rankings:

  • Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town.
  • Accenture Song South Africa Cape Town.
  • Promise Johannesburg.
  • Impact BBDO Dubai, Joe Public Sandton (tie).
  • VML South Africa Johannesburg.
  • Leo UAE Dubai, Memac Ogilvy UAE Dubai, TBWA \ Hunt Lascaris Johannesburg, VML Riyadh (tie).

The One Show 2026 top five Middle East and Africa Independent Agency rankings:

  • Promise Johannesburg.
  • Joe Public Sandton.
  • M+C Saatchi Abel Johannesburg, The Odd Number Johannesburg (tie).
  • Bananas Johannesburg, Edelman Dubai, Edelman Johannesburg (tie).

Highlights of The One Show 2026 Global Creative Eankings

Global Agency rankings:

  • VML New York.
  • Rethink Toronto.
  • Uncommon Creative Studio London.
  • Serviceplan Germany Munich.
  • Ogilvy New York.
  • Grey México México City.
  • adam&eve \ TBWA London.
  • FCB Canada (TBWA \ Canada) Toronto.
  • Publicis Conseil Paris.
  • LePub México.

Global Independent Agency rankings:

  • Rethink Toronto.
  • Serviceplan Germany Munich.
  • Courage Inc. Toronto, Motion Sickness Auckland (tie).
  • NoA Åkestam Hoist Stockholm.

View the showcase of all 2026 One Show winners here. 

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