Ad Age editors make their selections based on key elements including creativity, financial performance, innovation and their ability to positively impact a client’s business and the challenges they have met. The franchise expanded in recent years to honour a broader range of shops and reflect changes in the marketing and media business.

2015 has been a breakout year for VML, doubling in size and broadening its scope of work beyond digital. The agency won lead agency accounts and posted the biggest revenue growth in its history – up 10% organically to $180-million in the US and nearly $30-million worldwide.

“We are thrilled to receive this recognition which celebrates the amazing work and relationships we have created with our client partners. The VML global network inspires each other every day with the passion they are bringing to driving continuous evolution while staying true to our agency DNA,” explains Jon Cook, global chief executive officer.

NATIVE VML CEO Jason Xenopoulos echoes Cook’s excitement; "Woohoo. That¹s one to cross off the bucket list. Being part of a network that has made it onto Ad Age’s prestigious Agency A-List is massively gratifying."

"This is one of the most important accolades in our industry and one that is reserved for the very best of the best. I am grateful to all our global partners for lifting VML to these dizzying heights, and I am immensely proud of us all here at NATIVE VML for playing our part in making this one of the world's greatest agency networks," says Xenopoulos.

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