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Matthew Knapp & John Downing

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Hi, we’re Matt and John.

We got our first break in advertising through DDB Sydney’s Launch Pad program. Since being paired up on day one, the romance hasn't died.

We started 2012 by moving to DDB New York. It’s been great because we have a much bigger desk now and New York is just like Jay Z said it would be.

In our career with DDB we’ve certainly carved a niche for ourselves. Matt once thought it might be a rut, but I checked and it’s definitely a niche.

The work we’ve selected for our portfolio has been awarded, but it has also been highly effective. Thanks for taking the time to check it out.

P.S. Our achievements include:

McDonald’s: Playland
Gold, Most Innovative Outdoor Campaign, The Outdoor Awards 2010
Silver, FMCG, The Outdoor Awards 2010
Silver, Maverick Media, Young Guns 2010
Silver, Ambient/Special Build, Spikes Asia Awards 2010
Bronze, Non-Traditional, The London International Awards 2010
Bronze, Innovative Media, Clio Awards 2011
Bronze, Outdoor, New York Festivals 2011
Finalist, Innovative Use of Media, New York Festivals 2011
Finalist, TV/Cinema, New York Festivals 2011
International Young Gun of the Month May 2010

Cup-a-Soup: Soup Cart
Bronze Pencil, Film Craft, AWARD 2011

Telstra: Mum 2.0
Finalist Media Integrated Cannes 2010

McDonald’s: Wi-Fries
Merit Award, One Show 2010

Telstra: Cabbie-Oke
Finalist, Ambient, New York Festivals 2011

Bob Isherwood Encouragement Award, AWARD 2009

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