D&AD says it in every language: ‘Our standards are higher’

Tim Burrowes

November 3, 2010 11:36

International advertising awards organiser D&AD has launched a multi-language appeal to the world’s advertising creatives.

And in what appears to be something of a challenge to the likes of the Cannes Lions and the US based One Show, Simon ‘Sanky’ Sankarayya claims: “Our standards are higher than the rest”, before saying that the awards are open to “even a social media consultant”.

He also presented a multi-lingual address on YouTube aiming to speak to ad agencies in as many languages as possible.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.