“We are thrilled to announce we have reached an agreement with The One Club for Creativity to merge and become part of its structure, and thus be able to grow and promote European creativity beyond the continent.
Together, we will unite efforts to promote the value of creativity, move the industry forward and increase the reach and impact of their multiple programmes. The agreement represents an expansion of resources for the two organisations as the two structures (ADCE‘s team in Europe and The One Club‘s team in the US and Asia) will work together, each providing regional know-how and expertise in different areas.
Based in Barcelona at the Design Hub (DHUB), the city’s center of creativity, design and innovation, hosted by ADG-FAD, ADCE will become The One Club branch in Europe, boosting The One Club programmes such as the Executive Creative Summit, the groundbreaking ONE School free portfolio programme for Black creatives, and expansion of Portfolio Night in Europe.
At the same time, ADCE will be able to expand the reach of some of its successful programmes, such as Creative Express and Agency Exchange, by taking them to the United States, Asia and other regions.
One of the first benefits for ADCE will be the incorporation of ADCE Award winners into The One Club Global Creative Rankings, making it the industry’s foremost global ranking of agencies, brands, work, and creative professionals.
The Global Creative Rankings will now combine points from The One Show, global ADC Annual Awards, ADCE Awards, ONE Asia Creative Awards, The One Club US chapter awards, and Type Directors Club TDC competitions.
Points accrued by ADCE Awards winners will gain them visibility and prestige around the world, and also now count towards global totals for network and holding company rankings
The membership structure and programmes of the two organizations will remain as they are, and new benefits will be incorporated as new programmes are jointly developed.
The agreement represents an expansion of resources for the two organizations as the two structures — ADCE’s team in Europe and The One Club teams based in New York and Shanghai — will work together, each providing regional know-how and expertise in different areas.
The two non-profit clubs are uniting efforts to promote the value of creativity, move the industry forward, and increase the reach and impact of their multiple programmes sustained by revenue from their awards’ competitions.
The non-profit organization, The One Club for Creativity is the producer of The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, ONE Asia Creative Awards, Type Directors Club competition, Young Ones Student Awards, Young Guns, One Screen Short Film Festival, Creative Week and more. It is one of the world’s foremost organizations whose mission is to support the global creative community. Revenue from those awards shows is put back into the industry to fund programmes under four pillars: Education, Inclusion & Diversity, Gender Equality, and Creative Development.