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The 4A’s Strategy Festival celebrates the strategist community inside agencies and is home to the 4A’s Jay Chiat Awards.

Strategy Festival 2015

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Key Takeaways from StratFest and Jay Chiat Awards 2023

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The 4A’s brought together strategists and marketers for two flagship events in New York City in October 2023. On October 2, The Jay Chiat Awards celebrated strategic excellence across 11 categories, recognizing the most visionary and impactful strategies of 2022. On October 3, StratFest offered a full day of strategy-related content in the form of […]

4A’s Announces Winners in 22nd Annual Jay Chiat Awards for Strategic Excellence

The winners of 2018 Jay Chiat Awards for Strategic Excellence were announced at the 4A’s StratFest conference in New York City. The Grand Prix, which is selected from the Gold award winners, was awarded to McCann Worldgroup India for its “5 Words That Make Toilets India’s New Status Symbol.” The agency won a total of five awards at this year’s presentation, including the Agency of the Year, a new award in 2018.

4A’s To Mark 50 Years Of Planning At Upcoming Strategy Festival

The 4A’s will host its 23rd annual strategy festival, StratFest, on October 9-11 at Convene at 32 Old Slip in New York City. This year’s conference will mark the 50th anniversary since the planning discipline was first introduced to the advertising industry.

4A’s Stratfest Report 2017

More than 300 of the sharpest strategists in the ad business gathered in New York last week for the 20th annual 4A’s Strategy Festival, which was themed “Data + Humanity: Planning Redefined.” Learn more and download the full report here.

4A’s Reveals Winners of 2017 Jay Chiat Awards for Strategic Excellence

Today, the 4A’s, the leading trade association representing the advertising agency business, revealed the winners of its 2017 Jay Chiat Awards for Strategic Excellence at the 4A’s Strategy Festival in New York City. The Grand Prix, which is selected from the Gold winners, was awarded to Leo Burnett Melbourne for their strategy on the “Reword” campaign for Headspace.

4A’s Reveals Winners of the Inaugural Inspiration Awards at Annual Strategy Festival

Today, the 4A’s, the leading trade association representing the advertising agency business, revealed the winners of its inaugural Inspiration Awards, which recognized the work by companies and non-profit organizations who have brought insights to life through the use of both data and qualitative research practices. The winners were announced in New York City at the 4A’s 20th annual Strategy Festival (Stratfest), designed to explore the new frontier in planning, where data and human insight come together to inspire.

Jay Chiat Grand Prix Presentation/Wrap-Up/Close |

Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) Boulder, Starcom and Olson Engage Chicago are presented with the Grand Prix for Kraft Macaroni & Cheese – “Blind Taste Test” Mollie Rosen, EVP, Agency Relations and Membership, 4A’s and Sarah Watson, Global and NY Chief Strategy Officer, BBH New York wrap-up and close StratFest 2016. All of the day’s […]

4A’s Reveals Winners of 2016 Jay Chiat Awards for Strategic Excellence

The 4A’s has revealed the winners of its 2016 Jay Chiat Awards for Strategic Excellence at the 4A’s Strategy Festival in New York City. The Grand Prix, which is selected from the Gold winners, was awarded to Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) Boulder, Starcom and Olson Engage Chicago.

Outside In: VaynerMedia CEO Gary Vaynerchuk in Conversation with Mashable’s Kerry Flynn |

Kerry Flynn, Business Reporter, Mashable interviews Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO, VaynerMedia on Day 2 of StratFest 2016. All of the day’s sessions can be viewed on our 4A’s YouTube Channel.

“But what is the Internet?”From Virginia Heffernan |

Virginia Heffernan, Journalist and Author “Magic and Loss” presents “But what is the Internet?” on Day 2 of StratFest 2016. All of the day’s sessions can be viewed on our 4A’s YouTube Channel.

Jay Chiat Case Study Presentation: Regional Strategy “Taking Back New York” |

Jay Chiat Regional Strategy Gold Winners, BBH New York present case study for Seamless “Taking Back New York” on Day 2 of StratFest 2016. All of the day’s sessions can be viewed on our 4A’s YouTube Channel.

Pick of the Litter Presentation From Zorayma Guevara |

Jamie Power, Managing Partner, Modi Media presents “Bringing the Power of Data to Television” on Day 2 of StratFest 2016. All of the day’s sessions can be viewed on our 4A’s YouTube Channel.