Personal care giant Unilever has been named as the Advertiser of the Year at The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity.

Unilever currently holds an impressive 41 spikes for its brand advertising across Asia, with the latest award recognising clients that continuously distinguish themselves by inspiring innovative brand marketing.

Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals said, “They consistently strive to create marketing that is innovative and creatively bold. At Spikes Asia, the juries only award outstanding creativity, so the fact that they have scooped so many accolades is a huge credit to the quality of their marketing in the region.”

The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity runs from 9 -11 September and takes place in Singapore.

Unilever, VP Media, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey and Russia, Rahul Welde, who will be receiving the award, said, “We are very pleased to be recognised as The Advertiser of the Year at Spikes Asia 2015. This award is a great testimony to the efforts of our brand teams and agency partners in pushing boundaries in creativity and innovation. We are thankful for their dedication and commitment in breaking new ground in advertising and communication across Asia.”

The festival is a collaboration between Lions Festivals, organisers of Cannes Lions, Lions Health, Lions Innovation, Dubai Lynx, AMES and Eurobest, and Haymarket, publishers of Campaign Asia Pacific. Judged by leading international and regional creatives, the awards set out to honour the best creative work in the categories of Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Digital, Integrated, Direct, Promo & Activation, Media, Print Craft, Film Craft, Design, Mobile, PR, Branded Content & Entertainment, Healthcare and Innovation.