Global Agency Leadership Awards 2025 honours leading MEA agencies among eighty global contenders

These agencies were recognised for excellence in performance, growth and standout creative campaigns at international award show in Bangkok

27 November 2025, Dubai, UAE – Leading agencies from across the Middle East & Africa region  have been honoured among the top winners at the Global Agency Leadership Awards (GALA) 2025, hosted in Bangkok recently. The awards gathered over eighty high-performing marketing agencies from more than thirty markets, recognising leadership in creativity, innovation and measurable performance.

Havas and Kotiva were both named The Fastest Growing Agency. While the former was recognised for its strong regional growth, the latter was recognised for its data-led approach to digital performance. Assembly and UM received The Launch of the Year award for a high-impact market rollout that combined insight-led planning and measurable brand lift and its data-driven campaigns across global and local clients. Skyscale Media, Magna and Strike Ads were awarded Top Performing Agency, reflecting their ability to deliver consistent return on ad spend across digital channels. Berth Technologies was recognised as the Rising Star for its real-time, metrics-driven growth marketing approach.

These achievements were celebrated alongside other winners from Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas at The Peninsula Hotel Bangkok, where global networks were present. This provided a neutral forum for agencies to exchange observations on AI-driven creativity, cultural localisation and data-led performance and define how modern advertising can work in this environment.

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