About the Awards
Agency of the Year Awards
Since its inception, advertising + marketing Agency of the Year Awards has sought to recognise and reward the very best agencies who are producing outstanding work for their clients, and who are pushing the marketing and advertising industry forward with ever-increasing innovation and creativity.
The awards provide all agencies in Malaysia, across the marketing and advertising spectrum, the opportunity to showcase their overall strength and stand out from their competitors.
Judged by an independent panel of high-calibre, client-side marketers, the awards focus on the overall performance of an agency, rather than a specific campaign. With numerous categories recognising various specialisations, all agencies, large and small, have the chance to shine.
Each category will present a Gold, Silver and Bronze winner, as well as a Local Hero trophy to recognise the highest performing local agencies in each shortlist.
We are delighted to open the entries for our 2026 awards with submissions accepted from all agencies based in Malaysia.
The MARKies Awards
The MARKies Awards seek to celebrate the most innovative, creative and effective campaigns or projects spanning Malaysia’s entire marketing services industry.
Providing agencies in Malaysia with a platform to showcase unique and deserving works of brilliance, it evaluates individual entries by focusing on the campaigns’ creative ideas or the innovative use of media.
Winning a MARKie(s) serves as both an affirmation of the quality of your work amongst competitors and peers and a validation of the brilliant minds behind amazing campaigns. Any agency can enter the MARKies.
With 50 categories offered across 3 main segments – Creative Ideas, Effective Usage and Talent – available for entry and a recently updated scoring criteria, only the most creative or the most effective campaigns worth their salt will be recognised for their fantastic work.
With such huge competition, making it to the finals will be a huge achievement! All finalists will be celebrated and the winners announced at the Agency of the Year Awards on Friday 19 June 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Why Enter?
a+m prides itself on developing events that reflect an ever-evolving industry and on delivering the best possible opportunities for those who take part.
By entering the Agency of the Year Awards and MARKies Awards 2026 you will be part of the industry’s definitive awards programmes to measure, reward and recognise the industry’s top-performing agencies in Malaysia and those agencies behind the most innovative, creative and effective campaigns spanning Malaysia’s marketing industry.
Judged by an independent panel of leading, client-side marketers, you can:
Showcase your best work, achievements and innovations to prospective clients
Increase credibility and gain industry-wide recognition as an award-winning agency
Receive extensive coverage across advertising + marketing's news and social media, before and after the event
Boost your profile to help attract new business and new talent
Remind current clients that you are still top of your game
Celebrate your successes across your company and project teams, as well as with your clients
Boost team morale and reward outstanding work
Ensure your hard work shines and your teams earn the recognition they deserve!
Start your entries today! Agency of the Year Awards closes on Friday, 13 February 2026 and MARKies Awards close on Friday, 27 February 2026.