DUBAI, UAE | MANAMA, Bahrain, June 23, 2015

Unisono, one of the region's leading strategic creative consultancies, has been awarded with three gold, four silver and four bronze accolades, as well as two "Highly Commended" at this year's Transform Awards MENA in Dubai, UAE. The outstanding achievement at this year's awards recognises Unisono's brilliance in branding and strategic brand development, making the Bahrain and Dubai based agency one of the most highly awarded regionally.

Liam Farrell, Unisono's founding partner and executive creative director, says: "These thirteen international branding awards celebrate our successful partnership with our clients, proving team work is the foundation for brilliant results. Without the support of our clients and our dedicated team of creative and strategic professionals such outstanding global recognition would not be possible."

Gold was received for Batelco in the prestigious category "Best overall visual identity", the second highest prize overall in the show after the Grand Prix, followed by further two Golds with Batelco for "Best use of a visual property" and "Best visual identity from the technology & telecommunications sector". Silver accolades were awarded for four projects including: "Best implementation of a brand development program" for Batelco, "Best brand development project to reflect changed mission/values/positioning" for GFH (Gulf Finance House), "Best use of copy style/tone of voice" for Rukn, and "Best visual identity" from the professional services sector for Streetlight. Bronze trophies recognised the brand architecture work as well as the visual identity for GFH in the financial services sector, as well as the visual identity for Enerji in the energy sector, and for Rukn in the technology and telecommunications sector. Highly commended was awarded for "Best creative strategy" for GFH and "Best brand evolution" for Batelco.

Jessica Crumbleholme, publishing executive of Transform magazine, says: "We congratulate all of this year's winners, those who truly understand the need for a sustainable, personable and conscientious brand and brand strategy. The awards verify that there has been a shift in brand development and we are proud to benchmark the excellence that has come from the MENA region. The entrants this year came from further afield than ever before, with not only more companies entering but entering from more countries. All the winners of the Transform Awards MENA are the heroes of the branding world, and we applaud them!"

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About Unisono
Unisono is a GCC based integrated creative agency with offices in Bahrain and Dubai. The firm is widely renowned for its strategic approach to creative work which has helped make it the region's most highly awarded independent brand development and communications consultancy. Since its inception in 2006, Unisono has won five top international REBRAND 100 and 17 Transform Awards for excellence in brand strategy as well as creativity. 

Unisono client experience includes leading regional names such as Batelco, TRA (Bahrain), Bapco, Kingdom Holding, Nissan, Citroen, Lexus, Toyota, STC, VIVA, Gulf Monetary Council, GFH, KFH and Cityscape. Using its unique strategic brand building methodology the agency develops highly successful brands and helps promote them via integrated campaigns and communications. Their work has proven to capture audience mindshare, achieve sales objectives and increase brand equity. In addition to its multiple wins from REBRAND 100 and Transform, Unisono has received recognition from leading award shows such as WOLDA (Best of Nation, BNI) as well as shortlists at MENA Crystal (Batelco, BFC, VIVA), the Effies (Batelco) and Leories (Batelco).

The company is often featured in online creative blogs and books such as Brand New, Design & Design Annual and Logo Talk. Brands developed by Unisono have also won Best Industrial Real Estate (Middle East Real Estate Awards, Majaal) and Best Islamic Backed Finance Brand (Banker Middle East, Ijrara & KFH).

Unisono's REBRAND 100 Global Awards include: 'Distinction' for Arab Link (UAE),      Al Wa'ab City (Qatar) and Naseej (Kingdom of Bahrain), plus 'Merit' for Bahrain Financing Company and Cityscape Global. Transform includes Gold (Seef Mall),    Silver (Amlak, ArabLink, Al Wa'ab City) and Bronze (Dilmunia). 

About The Transform Awards
The Transform Awards has been running for the past six years in Europe, establishing itself last year in the Middle East North Africa and Asia-Pacific regions. They continue to consistently set a stronger benchmark whilst reflecting the growing significance of brand in the wider corporate communications strategy.

The launch of the MENA and APAC awards came together with the launch of Transform magazine, a global publication on brand development and rebranding. This year the awards have reached more countries than ever before in the MENA region, and has become a prestigious benchmark of those leading the way in both creative and strategic branding.

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