SMARTIES™ Business Impact Index 2024 – Vietnam

Vietnam is fast becoming one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic marketing landscapes — fueled by a young digital population, rapid mobile adoption, and a bold appetite for innovation.

The SMARTIES Business Impact Index (BII) 2024  Vietnam celebrates the brands, agencies, advertisers, and solution providers who have gone beyond experimentation to deliver marketing that drives real business outcomes. Built on finalist and winner data from SMARTIES programs around the world and backed by a methodology co-developed with WARC, the global authority on marketing effectiveness, the Index highlights those setting a new standard for impact.

This year’s winners reflect a market in momentum: ambitious, data-smart, and increasingly influential on the global stage.

Meet the SMARTIES BII 2024 Winners Vietnam: a new wave of marketers turning potential into performance.

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Business Impact Index

Top Brands in Vietnam

Rank Brand Product category Total brand score
1 Grab Retail 190.4
2 La Vie Water Soft Drinks 158.4
3 Coca-Cola Soft Drinks 130.1
4 VinFast Automotive 124.7
5 Kinh Do Food 120.4
6 Samsung Galaxy Technology & Electronics 116.4
7 Pepsi Soft Drinks 87.2
8 Bia Saigon Alcoholic Drinks 86.0
9 MILO Soft Drinks 83.9
10 Abbott Pharma & Healthcare 75.5
11 Vietnam Airlines Transport & Tourism 72.9
12 Rockstar Soft Drinks 72.4
13 Shell Automotive 68.6
14 Suntory Alcoholic Drinks 66.0
15 Lay’s Food 65.8
16 Ensure Food 60.1
17 Heineken Alcoholic Drinks 52.4
18 Kotex Pharma & Healthcare 48.4
19 Sting Soft Drinks 45.8
20 Comfort Household & Domestic 44.4
21 Google Technology & Electronics 43.5
22 Huggies Household & Domestic 40.9
23 FE Credit Financial Services 40.0
24 Nestle Food 36.0
25 TikTok Media & Publishing 36.0
26 Pharmaton Pharma & Healthcare 32.0
27 P/S Toiletries & Cosmetics 31.6
28 BOSS Coffee Soft Drinks 28.5
29 Bosch Technology & Electronics 27.7
30 Oreo Food 26.4
31 Nescafe Soft Drinks 24.9
31 VPBANK Financial Services 24.9
33 Telfast Pharma & Healthcare 24.0
33 Nestlé NAN Food 24.0
33 Wink Hotels Transport & Tourism 24.0
33 Procter & Gamble Household & Domestic 24.0
37 OMO Household & Domestic 18.9
38 Vinamilk Food 16.0
38 Nutriboost Soft Drinks 16.0
40 Tiger Beer Alcoholic Drinks 12.4
41 Acecook Food 12.0
41 7Up Soft Drinks 12.0
41 Colgate Toiletries & Cosmetics 12.0
44 Maggi Food 8.9
45 Chupa Chups Food 8.0
45 Vietjet Air Transport & Tourism 8.0
45 Lipton Soft Drinks 8.0
45 Vietnam Satellite Digital Television Media & Publishing 8.0
45 Ninja Household & Domestic 8.0
45 Samsung Technology & Electronics 8.0
51 Red Bull Soft Drinks 4.4
51 Surf Household & Domestic 4.4
51 Viettel Telecom Telecoms & Utilities 4.4
51 Tân Hiệp Phát Soft Drinks 4.4
51 Saigon Eye Hospital Pharma & Healthcare 4.4
56 Eucerin Toiletries & Cosmetics 4.0
56 Volvo Automotive 4.0
56 Ford Automotive 4.0
56 Friso Food 4.0
56 Kasikornbank Financial Services 4.0
56 Highlands Coffee Retail 4.0
56 Larue Alcoholic Drinks 4.0
56 Marico Toiletries & Cosmetics 4.0

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Top Advertisers in Vietnam

Rank Advertiser Points
1 Nestle 336.2
2 PepsiCo 283.2
3 Grab 190.4
4 Mondelez International 146.8
5 The Coca-Cola Company 146.1
6 Abbott 135.6
7 Vingroup 124.7
8 Samsung 124.4
9 Unilever 107.4
10 Suntory 94.5
11 Kimberly-Clark 89.3
12 ThaiBev 86.0
13 Government of Vietnam 85.3
14 Heineken 68.8
15 Shell 68.6
16 VPBank 64.9
17 Sanofi 56.1
18 Alphabet 43.5
19 ByteDance 36.0
20 Robert Bosch Stiftung 27.7
21 Procter & Gamble 24.0
21 Indochina Capital 24.0
23 Vinamilk 16.0
24 Colgate-Palmolive Company 12.0
24 Acecook 12.0
26 Vietjet Air 8.0
26 CANAL+ 8.0
26 Sarig Electric 8.0
26 Perfetti Van Melle 8.0
30 Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group 4.4
30 Saigon Eye Hospital 4.4
30 Red Bull 4.4
33 Beiersdorf 4.0
33 Geely 4.0
33 Kasikornbank 4.0
33 Jollibee Foods Corporation 4.0
33 Marico 4.0
33 FrieslandCampina 4.0
33 The Ford Motor Company 4.0
33 Viet Thai International 4.0

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Top Agency Networks in Vietnam

Rank Agency network Holding company Points
1 Ogilvy WPP 456.8
2 Zenith Publicis Groupe 272.3
3 GroupM WPP 244.0
4 EssenceMediacom WPP 242.7
5 Mindshare Worldwide WPP 220.8
6 Publicis Media Publicis Groupe 189.6
7 Publicis Worldwide Publicis Groupe 174.2
8 Wavemaker WPP 128.5
9 Leo Burnett Publicis Groupe 114.2
10 Dentsu International Dentsu 86.0
11 Starcom Publicis Groupe 83.1
12 Omnicom Media Group Omnicom Group 68.1
13 Cheil Worldwide 52.1
14 Spark Foundry Publicis Groupe 32.0
15 OMD Worldwide Omnicom Group 30.0
16 MullenLowe Group Interpublic Group 28.1
17 Saatchi & Saatchi Publicis Groupe 24.9
18 Hakuhodo Hakuhodo DY Group 20.0
19 Havas Media Group Havas Group 8.0
20 YouNet Group 4.4

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Top Creative Agencies in Vietnam

Rank

Agency Agency Location Country Agency Group/Network Holding company/Owner Total agency score
1 Ogilvy Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Ogilvy WPP 304.1
2 Publicis Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Publicis Worldwide Publicis Groupe 174.2
3 Leo Burnett Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Leo Burnett Publicis Groupe 114.2
4 Ki Saigon Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 107.7
5 Dentsu Creative Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Dentsu International Dentsu 69.9
6 Cheil Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Cheil Worldwide 52.1
7 Phibious Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 39.7
8 Purpose.Ant Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 38.6
9 MullenLowe Mishra Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam MullenLowe Group Interpublic Group 28.1
10 Carnival Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 27.7
11 Saatchi & Saatchi Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Saatchi & Saatchi Publicis Groupe 24.9
12 9SOUL Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 4.4
13 Dentsu Redstar Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Dentsu International Dentsu 4.0
13 Nomades Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 4.0

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Top Media Agencies in Vietnam

Rank

Agency Agency Location Country Agency Group/Network Holding company/Owner Total agency score
1 Zenith Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Zenith Publicis Groupe 272.3
2 OpenMind Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam GroupM WPP 244.0
3 EssenceMediacom Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam EssenceMediacom WPP 242.7
4 Mindshare Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Mindshare Worldwide WPP 220.8
5 Publicis Media Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Publicis Media Publicis Groupe 189.6
6 Wavemaker Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Wavemaker WPP 128.5
7 Starcom Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Starcom Publicis Groupe 83.1
8 OMG Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Omnicom Media Group Omnicom Group 68.1
9 Spark Foundry Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Spark Foundry Publicis Groupe 32.0
10 Havas Media Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Havas Media Group Havas Group 8.0
11 Ureka Media Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 4.4

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Top Digital/Specialist Agencies in Vietnam

Rank

Agency Agency Location Country Agency Group/Network Holding company/Owner Total agency score

1

T&A Ogilvy Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Ogilvy WPP 152.7

2

PMAX Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 88.1

3

Hakuhodo Digital Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Hakuhodo Hakuhodo DY Group 20.0

4

Dentsu Sports Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Dentsu International Dentsu 12.0

5

Mango Digital Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam YouNet Group 4.4

6

DGM Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 4.0

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Top Solution Providers in Vietnam

Rank

Solution provider Location Total agency score

1

AnyMind Group Vietnam 52.1

2

Digital Turbine Vietnam 48.1

3

Innity Vietnam 30.0

4

The Master Channel Vietnam 28.0

5

Unikon Vietnam 25.0

5

Magenest Vietnam 25.0

7

Adtima Vietnam 24.0

8

YMT Vietnam 8.0

8

BizEyes Vietnam 8.0

10

Silverpush Vietnam 4.0

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SMARTIES Global Business Impact Index 2024
SMARTIES Philippines Business Impact Index 2024
SMARTIES China Business Impact Index 2024
SMARTIES India Business Impact Index 2024
SMARTIES Indonesia Business Impact Index 2024
SMARTIES Thailand Business Impact Index 2024

To access the most comprehensive body of successful, award-winning work in modern marketing available today, produced by the companies named on the Index, the MMA Case Study Hub—available exclusively to MMA membership—offers the insight and context as to why the work matters. This robust, highly searchable database of more than 1,000 case studies, including a portfolio of the latest prize-winning Cannes Mobile Lions, helps both buyers and creators in the industry navigate the modern marketing landscape. Through real-world examples, marketers can get inspired by seeing what others in their industry are doing or examine the work of leading modern marketing creators to inform hiring decisions, and creators can evaluate the competition or gain insight into the past work of a prospective client to inform their approach to a specific creative challenge.

Both the Index and the Case Studies Hub are fueled by the SMARTIES award-winning and finalist campaigns.

About the MMA:

Comprised of over 800 member companies globally and 15 regional offices, the MMA is the only marketing trade association that brings together the full ecosystem of marketers, martech and media companies working collaboratively to architect the future of marketing, while relentlessly delivering growth today. Led by CMOs, the MMA helps marketers lead the imperative for marketing change – in ways that enable future breakthroughs while optimizing current activities. The MMA is committed to science and questioning and believes that creating marketing impact is steeped in constructively challenging the status quo encouraging business leaders to aggressively adopt proven, peer-driven and scientific best practices, without compromise. The MMA invests millions of dollars in rigorous research to enable marketers with unassailable truth and actionable tools. By enlightening, empowering and enabling marketers, the MMA shapes future success, while also propelling business growth.

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