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  • Detailed list of winners of the Black and Blue Elephants for professionals and Red Elephants for Students

    Winners List of Kyoorius Black, Blue and Red Elephants

     

    Winners of the Blue Elephant:

    CATEGORY NO AND NAME

    AWARD TITLE

    AGENCY NAME

    PROJECT NAME
           
    CATEGORY – 1 – IDENTITY Branding a Birthing Center NH1 Design Pvt. Ltd. Birthplace Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
           
    CATEGORY – 2 – PACKAGING Good Paper Project Leo Burnett Mumbai Fresno & Bakersfield India Ltd.
      “Stories from Channapatna” Locopoco Design Studio (Entrant: Varnam) Varnam
           
    CATEGORY – 3 – COMMUNICATION Save Calligraphy O&M, New Delhi Qalamkari Creative Calligraphy Trust
      Getty Images Poster Leo Burnett Mumbai Getty Images
      Chaplin Chapters BBH India Movies Now
      Ish Watch Alok Nanda & Company Filter
           
    CATEGORY – 5 – SPACE Temple Pavilion Installation Abin Design Studio Kishor Sangha Community
           
    CATEGORY – 6 – BOOKS “Dekho : Conversations on Design in India” Codesign Brand Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Codesign Brand Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
      Gobble you Up! Minus9 Design Tara Books
      I Take this Train Too Alok Nanda & Company Filter Press
           
    CATEGORY – 8 – CRAFT “Stories from Channapatna” Locopoco Design Studio Varnam
      I Take this Train Too Alok Nanda & Company Filter Press
      Recycled Mechanics Umbrella Design Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
           
    CATEGORY – 9 – GOOD Save Calligraphy O&M, New Delhi Qalamkari Creative Calligraphy Trust
      Help Desk DDB Mudra Group Aarambh
      Hot Wheels Key Chain O&M, Mumbai Mattel Toys (India)
      Good Paper Project Leo Burnett Fresno & Bakersfield India Ltd.

     

    Winners of the Black Elephant:

    BEST OF SHOW AWARD TITLE AGENCY NAME PROJECT NAME
      Temple Pavilion Installation Abin Design Studio Kishor Sangha Community
      “Dekho : Conversations on Design in India” Codesign Brand Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Codesign Brand Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

     

    Winners of the Red Elephant:

    RED ELEPHANT FOR STUDENTS  
         
    CATEGORY STUDENT NAME INSTITUTE/COLLEGE
         
    CATEGORY 1 – IDENTITY Jenny Sheth, Pankti Anjaria, Shrishti Mhamunkar Shree BK Somani
         
    CATEGORY 2 – TYPOGRAPHY Amrita Jhaveri Shree BK Somani
         
    CATEGORY 3 – OPEN BRIEF Pankti Sheth Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU
         
    CATEGORY 4 – ILLUSTRATION Saachi Mehta L S Raheja School of Art
         
    CATEGORY 5 – PACKAGING Tehmul Kapadia, Nikhil Ratni, Tejas Kale, Rajdeep Vankadu MPVS College og Architecture & Centre for Design
  • 25 'Elephants' presented at the first edition of the 2013 Kyoorius Awards held in Goa on Thursday (Aug 29)

    Abin Design Studio & Gurgaon Codesign Brand Consultants win top honours at 2013 Kyoorius Awards

     

    By A Correspondent

     

    Kolkata-based Abin Design Studio and Gurgaon’s Codesign Brand Consultants bagged the Black Elephant indicating the ‘best of show’ entries at the first edition of the 2013 Kyoorius Awards held in Goa on Thursday (Aug 29).

     

    These awards were held in partnership with D&AD and the International Advertising Association (India Chapter) and sponsored by Zee*.

     

    Laura Jordan Bambach, Deputy President and Member of the Board of Trustees at D&AD and Donal Keenan, Senior Awards Operations Manager, D&AD other than Rajesh Kejriwal, Founder-CEO, Kyoorius spoke on the occasion.

     

    Spanning over nine categories including print, packaging, retail and design for good, a six-member international jury comprising two members from India poured over the 437 professional entries vying for the Blue and Black Elephants and 113 student entries in the running for the Red Elephants.

     

    The jury members included Elsie Nanji, Gabor Schreier, Jeremy Leslie, Simon Sankarayya, Tanya Singh Khosla and Ton Van Bragt. The jury manager from D&AD was Donal Keenan.

     

    Said Mr Kejriwal, “We had conceptualized this with the aim of recognising exceptional work in the design industry.” The D&AD awards are recognised globally as the among the most prestigious amongst creative awards.  Tim Lindsay, CEO of D&AD said, “The Kyoorius Awards were conducted at par with international standards and the delegates and industry peers received an opportunity to view some excellent work done by the winners.”

     

    Meanwhile, buoyed by the success of the Awards, Kaushik Roy, Immediate Past President – IAA India Chapter said he was certain that there is a long association in store between Kyoorius, D&AD and the IAA- India Chapter. “Together, we have the vision to realize the power of design and it is crucial that we support and award the best creative minds in India, ” he said.

     

    *Disclosure: MxMIndia is Trade Partner of Kyoorius Designyatra 2013

     

    Category Title Entries Nominations Blue Black Red
    Identity

    7

    1

    2

    5
    Packaging

    9

    2
    Communication

    15

    4
    Digital

    4

    0
    Space

    3

    1
    Books

    5

    3
    Editorial

    3

    0
    Craft

    17

    3
    Good

    10

    4
    Total Nominations – Professionals

    437

    73
    Total Nominations – Students

    113

    12
    Total Wins

    18

     

     

  • Radio One begins 'webcast' of its existing international radio stations on the internet

    Radio One takes Delhi & Mumbai international music stations online

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Mumbai and Delhi radio stations of 94.3 Radio One are now available online on www.radioone.in.The stream is a ‘re-broadcast’ of the existing terrestrial radio stations which have international music aired.

     

    With this initiative, Radio One is the first station in India to begin a ‘webcast’ of its existing international radio stations on the internet for a pan-Indian audience, notes a communique.  While the streams can be accessed across the internet, the spoken content will retain the distrinctive Mumbai and Delhi flavour.

     

    To launch the webcast, Radio One has created a promotional campaign on air and social media called #LetsGoOnline.  The campaign starts with a new song created in-house by the Radio One team that recognizes that humans were ‘born to be online’.  Social media is being used for a contest that encourages listeners to make their own video for the song.  A demo video of the song ‘Lets go Online’ can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og0WxwEozTA&feature=youtu.be

     

    The song can be downloaded free from http://snd.sc/1cYJ6bu

     

    Said Vineet Singh Hukmani, MD & CEO Radio One: ‘This is a milestone change and we thank music companies like Universal Music, Sony Music, Virgin Music, and others for recognizing that webcasting of existing terrestrial radio feeds in India presents a new possible opportunity with Phase 3 around the corner combined with 4G and the fast improving broadband space… Though revenue growth from this alone will take time to scale up, it allows all of us an exciting opportunity at an affordable cost.”

     

    Shyju Varkey, National Marketing Head, Radio One added: “Our well profiled audience across India have been requesting an international station since we launched 18 months ago in Delhi and Mumbai. Listeners in these two cities too have been demanding their favorite radio station be heard online. A cumulative reach of 9 million people in Delhi and Mumbai alone through FM Radio gave us the confidence to go online and expand this base of higher net-worth educated audiences pan-India.”

     

    A special debate on Radio One and Twitter will encourage listeners to converse about ‘why they love being online”. The station will pay rich tribute to brands large and small that have both globally and locally gone online to create a better and convenient world for people. For this the station has roped in Gul Panag who maintains a very strong online presence.

     

  • For its 9th anniversary, the fortnightly, three-city publication Time Out turned into a features-led national monthly’s format

    Time Out turns 9 with national edition

    By A Correspondent

     

    Time Out magazine is celebrating its ninth anniversary in the country with a special edition celebrating 99 people who have changed the way India defines art, culture, culinary traditions, cinema, fashion, entertainment and civic duty.

     

    Said Rajnish Rawat, Publisher & COO, Time Out India: “Anniversary is always special for us and we strive to give something unique to our readers as well as advertisers. For our 9th anniversary, we modified Time Out’s format from a fortnightly three-city publication (Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru) to a features-led, national monthly, with all its listings redirected to its three websites of Time Out cities. Also, in tune with our cover story we are running a contest for our readers on various platforms like social media, cafes, magazine about ‘what changed their life’ and readers get to win some very cool prizes.”

     

    Added Editor-in-Chief Jaideep VG: “Our editors and writers spent over two months compiling a list of talented, inventive men and women who have (in many ways, fundamentally) redefined various aspects of life in urban India.”

     

    The anniversary edition hit the stand last weekend (Aug 30).

     

  • In its second year, the award is conducted in partnership between Yahoo! and Public Affairs Asia

    Nominations open for Yahoo! award for use of internet for charity and community engagement

    Nominations are now open for The Yahoo! Internet for Good Gold Standard Award, which recognises excellence in the use of the internet in promoting charitable causes and community engagement.

     

    Now in its second year, the award is conducted in partnership between Yahoo! and PublicAffairsAsia, the network for senior professionals involved in public affairs, corporate communications, policy-making and regulation.

     

    Entries should be lodged by September 27 (or by October 5 subject to prior notification) and entry packs can be downloaded from http://www.publicaffairsasia.net/goldstandard/internetforgood.zip

     

    Last year, the award was secured by Sonokids Australia which was honoured in recognition of the All Abilities ePlayground project which is directed at increasing internet access to young children with disabilities.

     

    Commenting on the award, Nick O’Donnell, Yahoo’s Regional Manager of Public Policy for Asia Pacific said: “We are delighted to once again support The Gold Standard Award. Our Yahoo! For Good initiative encourages all of our employees around the world to ‘Make Good a Daily Habit’.”

     

    Mark O’Brien, Public Affairs Asia’sVice President, added:  “This exciting category demonstrates that the internet is more than just a business tool or a source of personal entertainment.  It can play a key role in advancing good causes and community engagement and we look forward again to receiving entries from across the Asia Pacific region.”

     

  • The TDSAT has stayed the implementation of the ad cap regulation, which will make it compulsory for broadcasters to limit total advertising in a clock hour to 12 minutes, till the next date of hearing on November 11, 2013

    TDSAT stays ad cap on broadcasters till November 11

    By A Correspondent

     

    The TDSAT has stayed the implementation of the ad cap regulation, which will make it compulsory for broadcasters to limit total advertising in a clock hour to 12 minutes, till the next date of hearing on November 11, 2013.

     

    The tribunal further instructed TRAI not to take any coercive steps under these regulations against any broadcaster till such date. The matter was contested by the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) after TRAI moved for prosecution of 17 broadcasters for breaching the cap.

     

    While the TRAI referred to the commitment made by broadcasters to adhere to a interim ad cap of 20 minutes and 16 minutes for news and non-news channels, respectively, and submitted that if the TDSAT stayed the amended Quality of Service Regulations, broadcasters would breach this understanding and begin violating the ad cap, NBA contested that it had made no such commitment to TRAI and that no prosecution could be launched on such private arrangements.

     

    NBA insisted to the TDSAT that TRAI had only a recommendatory role to play and this was evidently made clear in the information and broadcasting ministry’s notification of 2004 when broadcasting services were brought under the ambit of telecommunication services.

     

    TDSAT chairman Justice Aftab Alam said TRAI had wrongly assumed that its action of prosecution was beyond criticism. He was disappointed at the manner in which it moved for prosecution without giving chance to broadcasters to seek interim relief. In his opinion, the regulations had to be tested on the anvil of Article 19 (1) (a) and (g) of the Constitution and a mere commitment from industry bodies should not be made estoppels on others.

     

    He said that distinction between news and non-news must be made in this context.

     

    Source:The Economic Times

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  • India TV has announced Officer's Choice Salaam India Awards to recognize exemplary acts of bravery and valour

    India TV announces Salaam India awards

    By A Correspondent

     

    Leading news channel India TV has announced Officer’s Choice Salaam India Awards to salute the spirit of courage by the common man.

     

    The initiative will recognize exemplary acts of bravery and spirit of courage, notes a communiqué. These will be awarded to individuals who have stepped forward altruistically and with great determination to face challenges head-on, safeguarding someone else’s interest while risking their own lives, the release adds.

     

    India TV has invited nominations from all over the country. The Award will be given among four broad categories namely Bravery Awards, Gallantry Awards, Damini Awards and Special Awards. An eminent panel of jurors will select the final honorees.

     

    Ritu Dhawan

    While announcing the awards, Ritu Dhawan MD & CEO, India TV, said: “Salaam India is a humble attempt to salute our real heroes, who inspire simply by their acts of exemplary courage. As a responsible news channel, it is indeed a matter of pride for us to attempt to bring to fore light the sense of true bravery, as an inspiration for the rest of the nation.”

     

    The awards will be presented at the Taj Palace hotel in New Delhi on September 28. Officer’s Choice packaged drinking water is the title sponsor of the initiative.

     

  • Mr Basu joins L&K as Senior VP & GM- Kolkata Operations

    Devraj Basu to head Law & Kenneth’s Kolkata ops

    By A Correspondent

     

    Devraj Basu

    Devraj Basu joins Law & Kenneth as Senior VP and GM incharge of Kolkata operations. He brings with him an experience of more than 20 years in advertising and other forms of marketing, across India and Singapore. His past assignments have been with Bates, B E International, Lintas, JWT, Mudra.

     

     

     

    Anil S Nair

    Comment on the appointment, Anil S Nair, CEO & Managing Partner of Law & Kenneth, said: “We are extremely pleased to have someone like Devraj to take charge of one of our most significant operations. I’m sure Devraj will add tremendous value to both our clients and our talent based out of Kolkata.”

     

    Added Mr Basu: “The leaders of Law & Kenneth struck me as ones having high level of energy and trust with a rare simplicity and clarity of vision. With a meaningful roster of brands to work on, I found this combination quite compelling.”

     

  • The former marketing director for P&G's pet care biz for Asia and ANZ takes over from Kainaz Gazder who is relocating to P&G China to head the baby-care business in Taiwan and Hong Kong

    Sonali Dhawan to take over as marketing director at P&G India

    By Kala Vijayaraghavan

     

    Kainaz Gazder, marketing director of consumer products company P&G India is relocating to China to head its baby-care business in markets such as Taiwan and Hong Kong.

     

    Best known for P&G’s signature CSR programme Shiksha and Gillette Shave India movement, 39-year-old Ms Gazder is credited with aggressively driving the growth of several P&G brands such as Pampers, Whisper and Vicks in India.

     

    She will be succeeded by Sonali Dhawan, who was previously marketing director for P&G’s Pet Care Business for Asia and ANZ. Her career spanning 15 years includes handling beauty and haircare business for India, South East Asia and Australia.

     

    Confirming the move, Sonali Roy Chowdhury, Head HR at P&G India, said “The move was part of the company’s philosophy to reward and recognise high performing P&G India leaders with challenging global leadership assignments.” P&G has a ‘promote from within’ policy, which focuses on giving early responsibility as well as global exposure.

     

    Also, given that 70% of P&G’s target audience is women, the company is understood to be backing the promotion of women executives as a real competitive advantage, company watchers said. At P&G India, roughly 30-35% of its senior leadership is made up of women.

     

    In recent years, P&G has moved away from the kind of aggressive advertising that saw it attack brands of arch rival Hindustan Unilever – such as the launches of Tide Naturals and Olay, during the tenure of Sumeet Vohra as marketing head.

     

    While there has not been any major launches during Ms Gazder’s India stint, the company spent substantially on manufacturing.

     

    Source:The Economic Times

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  • Online user visits sees mobile devices rise 173% y-o-y, as per IAMAI-IMRB's Internet Economy Watch for July 2013

    Mobile device usage rises 173%: IAMAI

    By A Correspondent

     

    The surge in interest of mobile devices and smart phones can be gauged from the latest Internet Economy Watch, published jointly by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB. The segment has witnessed 173% y-o-y growth in July 2013 with 12.70 million hits in July 2013 as compared to 4.66 million hits in the corresponding month last year.

     

    The branded apparel segment witnessed 9.95 million hits in July 2013 as compared to 5.29 million hits in July 2012, a y-o-y increase of 88%. The online user visits to designer footwear segment increased from 2.04 million hits in July 2012 to 2.21 million hits in July 2013. A significant increase y-o-y growth of 107% for jewellery segment has been registered with 3.65 million hits in July 2013 as compared to 1.76 million hits in July 2012.

     

    Source: IAMAI/ WAM Data July 2013

     

    As per the data for July, while the online booking of air tickets decreased from 1.95 million hits in July 2012 to 1.84 million in July 2013, there has been a marginal increase in online booking of railway tickets from 6.53 million in July 2012 to 6.70 million in July 2013.

     

    Source: IAMAI/ WAM Data July 2013

     

    The number of resume uploads in July 2013 were 3.12 million as compared to 2.60 million in corresponding month last year. The profile uploads on matrimonial websites was 1.91 million in July 2013 as compared to 1.67 million in July 2012, a y-o-y growth of 14%.

     

    Source: IAMAI/ WAM Data July 2013

     

    Sourced from all India active internet data, the monthly internet tracker is based on WAM data captured from various relevant sites, and encapsulates online usage for E-tailing, Online Travel and Vertical Classifieds.

     

  • The former COO of Neo Sports joins Sony Six as Business Head

    Neo’s Prasana Krishnan joins Sony Six as Business Head

    By A Correspondent

     

    Prasana Krishnan

    Multi Screen Media (MSM has appointed Prasana Krishnan as Business Head of sports entertainment channel Sony Six. Mr Krishnan comes in with over 17 years of experience in media and consulting sectors.  In his previous role, he was Chief Operating Officer of Neo Sports Broadcast Pvt Ltd.  His other previous stints include Nimbus Media, The Times of India Group and Arthur Andersen.

     

    Commenting on the development N P Singh, COO, MSM India said, “We are delighted to have Prasana join the team at this important juncture and we are certain that his experience and understanding of the business and our audience will help us achieve our objective of becoming the leading player in the genre. We are optimistic that Prasana’s appointmentwill further strengthen and grow SIX’s position in what can be called as one of the most competitive broadcasting markets in the world. We look forward to a long and fruitful working association with him.”

     

    On joining MSM, Mr Krishnan said, “I am delighted to have become a part of this prestigious group. As India’s Premier Sports

    Entertainment Channel, Six has uniquely positioned itself showcasing some of the world’s finest international sporting properties like Pepsi IPL, UFC, NBA, TNA& UEFA EURO. ”

     

  • The Advertising Club Emvies awards ceremony will be held on Friday, September 6 in Mumbai

    Emvies on Friday, Sept 6

    The Advertising Club has announced the Emvies awards ceremony on Friday, September 6 at 6.15pm at Hotel Taj Lands End (the Ballroom), Bandra, Mumbai. Gold Members can get entry by paying Rs 1500, Silver Members at Rs 2800 and Senior Citizen Ad Club Members at Rs 750. Telephone: 022-23894091, 23810213. Email adclub@vsnl.com