Noah’s Ark, X3M Ideas Shine At 2022 LAIF Awards

Noah’s Ark Communications and X3M Ideas have won awards at the 2022 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) Awards.

The award ceremony, organised by the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), themed “All Ideas are Welcome” which took place at the weekend. Noah’s Ark emerged 2022 Agency of the Year, winning 50 medals – 9 Gold, 18 Silver, and 23 Bronze.

The winner was closely trailed by X3M Ideas who came second on the medals table with a medal haul of 8 Gold, 11 Silver, and 4 Bronze while Insight Publicis and Dentsu MCGarryBowen Limited emerged third and fourth, respectively. Insight Publicis won 2 Gold, 7 Silver, and 9 Bronze, while Dentsu MCGarryBowen Limited got 2 Gold, 4 Silver, and 5 Bronze.

Speaking at the event, the Director General, Advertising Regulation Council of Nigeria, ARCON, Dr. Lekan Fadolapo applauded AAAN for keeping the flag of creativity flying through the sustenance of the LAIF Awards noting that the event has become the biggest showcase of creativity in the West African sub-region.

In his welcome remarks, the President of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), Mr. Steve Babaeko, reiterated that the LAIF Awards remains the biggest award in the West African sub-region, stating that it is a huge platform to celebrate and honour excellent creative works of marketing communication practitioners.

Also speaking at the occasion, the Chairman of the LAIF Awards Management Board, Mr. Lanre Adisa, explained that the successful hosting of LAIF Awards, which is in its 17th edition,  has proven that it has come to stay, given the tremendous support it continues to enjoy from all stakeholders.

A major high point of the event was the induction of two veterans, Tunde Ogunlaiye, former Creative Director of Insight Publicis and renowned filmmaker, Femi Odugbemi, into the LAIF Hall of Fame.