Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide Named a Finalist at OTC Awards

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - Apr 26, 2011) - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), representing the largest assembly of creative talent in the world of healthcare communications, today announced it has been named a finalist in the 2011 OTC/HBA National Advertising Awards.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a part of the Ogilvy & Mather network (www.ogilvy.com) and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) (www.wpp.com) company.

The OTC/HBA National Advertising Awards, sponsored by OTC Perspectives magazine, recognizes achievement in best practices, knowledge and insight for pharmaceutical marketers who are leading, creating and implementing OTC communications. All Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be announced at the awards dinner on May 10 at the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, Atlantic City.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, along with Grey Advertising (a WPP sister company) and a number of other client agency partners, was named a finalist in the Best Integrated Category for their work created for a leading pain and fever reducing OTC medication marketing campaign.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, with 65 offices across 36 countries, provides marketing services including advertising and promotion, brand identity and development, global integration, direct-to-consumer, direct-to-patient, relationship marketing, interactive services, managed care marketing, medical education, media planning and buying, scientific communications and publications, clinical trial recruitment, market research and analytics, strategic consulting, and public affairs and relations. The organization also houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.