Winners Spotlight - Part One
Think Global Awards 2021 - Winners Spotlight - Part One
Following an enjoyable virtual awards ceremony, we are now taking the opportunity to take a closer look at our winners.
CATEGORY: BRAND OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER: ANIMACCORD
Established in 2008, Animaccord is an award-winning entertainment company. Headquartered in Cyprus, it also has regional offices in the USA, Russia, China, and Poland. The company develops, produces, and distributes animated brands globally with a team of 200 professionals. With its strong media presence, record-breaking YouTube performance, and a focused SoMe effort, Animaccord has brought its flagship series "Masha and the Bear" to over 150 countries.
Their retail partners, licensees, and a network of international agents further empower Animaccord's IPs via consumer products and promotions. The company has global partnerships with Netflix and Ferrero, together with an International collaboration with Amazon.
Further information on Animaccord is available at www.animaccord.com
CATEGORY: COMMUNITY/NON-PROFIT AWARD
WINNER: THE SHONA PROJECT
The Shona Project, founded by Tammy Darcy in honor of her big sister Shona, was established and launched from offices in Ireland. They celebrate women from all over the world, those who succeed and those who overcome, those who lead and those who think, those who win, and those who learn. They share these stories so that others don’t feel alone. In their words, “we laugh, learn, try and cry together.”
Central to the philosophy of the Shona Project is allowing girls to figure out who they are and where they fit into this world. They acknowledge that there are many challenges; anxiety, depression, body image, self-esteem, boys, family drama, social media, exam stress, hormones, sexuality, relationships, bullying at play, meaning many girls feel like they do not fit in or belong anyway.
To try and alleviate these many issues, the organization visits schools all around Ireland to meet and talk to girls about how to find their place and identity. They encourage girls to be kind to each other, and especially to themselves.
They celebrate the achievements of powerful, successful, and inspiring women from Ireland and worldwide. They ask “experts” for advice on common issues. But, most importantly, The Shona Project gives young women a platform to share their own stories in the hope of helping others and proving that none of us is alone.
More information on The Shona Project is available at www.shona.ie
CATEGORY: EDUCATION AND ELEARNING AWARD
WINNER: RANTMEDIA LTD
Formed in 2003, Rantmedia has honed a collaborative, agile, and resourceful studio model that allows its Shonants to tackle significant challenges affordably. They work with organizations of all sizes, from start-ups to global brands. They have also aided clients in the private, public, and voluntary sectors. Their strength lies in their ability to create digital solutions at different stages in the life of a brand, from minimum viable products to enterprise-grade solutions.
Rantmedia strongly believes that proactive communication fosters confidence. To this end, they take the approach of listening to their clients, making sense of things early, and understanding what makes each challenge unique. Success comes with open and honest communication, which is at the heart of everything they do.
More information on Rantmedia is available at www.rantmedia.com
CATEGORY: RETAIL AND ECOMMERCE AWARD
WINNER: ONBUY
Founded by driven entrepreneur and CEO Cas Paton, OnBuy launched in November 2016 and has quickly become the fastest-growing marketplace in the world.
According to the company, “We saw what other major marketplaces offered and thought we could improve on this - so we did.” In doing so, OnBuy created what they describe as “a fairer, more transparent marketplace that puts its buyers and sellers first.” Adopting this approach has offered users all the same advantages as the leading marketplaces, but in a new way, that benefits everyone.
To be fair and transparent, OnBuy does not compete with their sellers by selling anything themselves, and they never will. They exist to connect buyers with thousands of professional business sellers (and vice versa) to bring users a simple, secure shopping experience.
Since launching in 2016, OnBuy has welcomed sellers of all sizes onboard, from household names to smaller independent retailers. Their objective is to see their current exponential growth continue to become a global top 10 marketplace by 2023.
Further information about OnBuy is available at www.onbuy.com
CATEGORY: MEDIA AND ADVERTISING AWARD
WINNER: IRISH GUIDE DOGS
Irish Guide Dogs is Ireland’s national charity dedicated to helping people who are vision impaired and families of children with autism achieve improved mobility and independence. Their core purpose is to enable people with sight loss and families of children with autism to lead better lives and become more independent and mobile.
The organization is driven by its mission to provide the highest quality of services in partnership with its clients while planning for the future and to value clients, volunteers, and each other.
As a not-for-profit organization, they are reliant on fundraising and donations to deliver their service. It costs approximately €5 million to run the organization each year, but the benefit delivered to children and their families is priceless.
The organization’s national headquarters and training center is located on the beautiful Model Farm Road, two miles outside Cork City. It is an inspiring place to visit and excellent to see puppies at various stages of their training program.
To learn more about Irish Guides Dogs, you can visit www.guidedogs.ie
CATEGORY: GOING GLOBAL AWARD
WINNER: ROKT
Altagram is a global multilingual game localization and audio production agency with offices in Berlin, Seoul, and Montreal. They are a talented and passionate team with many years of experience in the video game and localization industry. Their clients know them as reliable partners to bring games to a worldwide audience.
Their commitment has driven success to devise personalized and effective solutions for their clients’ needs in over 50 languages and guaranteeing the highest quality localization every time.
Altagram is grateful to work with top video game developers and publishers, who, together, represent 60% of the growth seen in this industry in 2020.
Further information on Altagram is available at www.altagram.com