HERO Top-Ranked Australian Independent At One Asia Creative Awards

HERO has been named top-ranked Australian independent at the prestigious One Asia awards, with two silvers and bronze for its innovative AI-powered 'Transit Tales for Mastercard'. The win follows a stellar run of award wins and recognition for the agency, which has built a global reputation on its mission to Turn Brands Into HEROES.

This year HERO was Australian 'Agency of the Year ' at the 2025 WINA (World Independent Advertising) awards, where it also became the first Australian agency to rank in the global top 10, placing sixth overall. HERO collected a Grand Prix for its Toyota C-HR diamond collection (which also picked up bronze at Spikes Asia), and its instax ‘Mindography’ campaign for Fujifilm earned silver at the 2025 Spikes Asia Awards, bronze at Adfest, and shortlists at D&AD, One Show and Cannes Lions.

The Australian agency’s Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane offices are each globally recognised for the impact and effectiveness of their work. With a well-deserved reputation for creating great campaigns that deliver truly great results.

The world's best award shows consistently rank HERO Australia's top agency for both advertising creativity and marketing effectiveness, including Agency of the Year at the APAC and Australian Effies, New York Festivals, Campaign Brief, WINA (World Independent Advertising Awards), Mumbrella, AdNews and B&T. And global award recognition at the Cannes Lions, One Show, Gerety, Webby, Clio, London International Awards, D&AD, Adfest, Spikes Asia and One Asia awards.

Even HERO’s office is award winning. The HERO HQ is the only media and marketing business in Australia listed in the prestigious Australian Interior Design Awards, the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) and the global INDE. Awards.