With 84 trophies The Holding Group (THG) Jordan tops the list of marketing communication enterprises at the Jordan Advertising Awards 2007.

The Holding Group (THG) Jordan, the Middle East's largest advertising and communication enterprise and parent company of a number of leading advertising, PR and marketing disciplines, affirmed its number one position in the local marketing communication industry with the stunning victory of collecting 84 trophies out of 230 awards presented at the Jordan Advertising Awards 2007, held at the Grand Hyatt Amman on August 24th, which included the participation of more than 30 local advertising and marketing corporations.

THG's fabulous performance was confirmed in the outstanding collection of gold, silver and bronze accolades swept off by the Group's leading companies including Team Y&R, Wunderman, Intermarkets, and Objects. THG's majority of winnings came from the Middle East's leading advertising agency, Team Y&R, which picked up a remarkable 44 trophies comprising of 15 gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze awards, accounting for the highest number of awards collected by any one agency. Furthermore, Wunderman, THG's leading direct and interactive marketing agency, was awarded 2 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze trophies. Morover, Intermarkets won 2 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze trophies, whilst Objects successfully earned the collection of 5 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze trophies.

'We are extremely delighted with this remarkable accomplishment which adds to our consistent series of significant achievements over the years. We would also like to congratulate our team of companies and extend our gratitude to their dedicated commitment in providing the highest levels of quality ever attained in the marketing communications industry and producing excellence that comes next to none. We see this triumph as another incentive to leverage from our exclusive well established expertise and to consolidate this achievement with a number of others that are surely to follow' commented Sharif AbuKhadra, Chairman of The Holding Group (THG) Jordan.

'The Jordan Advertising Awards represent a significant opportunity to receive objective highly professional evaluation of our creative production and accomplishments. Having topped the Awards again this year with our unmatched work is yet another demonstration of our superior level of creativity and unique innovative practice over the past 2 years. We thank the organizers and sponsors of this iconic event, and wish to witness further growth and advancement in the local marketing communications sector' added AbuKhadra.

Due to the tremendous growth witnessed in the local advertising and marketing communications industry demonstrated in local expenditure of $215 million during the last 2 years, Jordan Advertising Awards 2007 is the fifth and largest event of its kind. The event was organized by ArabAd and MediaScope and endorsed by the IAA- Jordan Chapter.