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  • Here is a detailed list of all the entries that bagged the Creative and Media Abby Awards

    All the Abby Awards 2019 – Creative (including Specialised) + Media

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  • 12 industry leaders will judge the work that is worthy of an Abby

    12-member Master Jury for Creative Abby announced

    By A Correspondent

     

    Last year, Abby Awards 2019 had announced a Master Jury that would judge all the entries in the Creative Abby. The move was hailed as an attempt to raise the level of the adjudication. This year too, the Advertising Club has announced that master jury for juding entries for the 2019 edition.

     

    Prasoon Joshi

    The master jury comprises: Prasoon Joshi, Chairman Asia Pacific, CEO & Chief Creative Officer India, McCann World Group; Arun Iyer, former Chairman & CCO, Lowe Lintas; Agnello Dias, Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder, Taproot Dentsu; Abhijit Avasthi, Founder, Sideways Consulting; Bobby Pawar, Chairman & CCO, Havas; KV Sridhar, Founder & CCO, HyperCollective; Manish Bhatt, Scarecrow M&C Saatchi, Founder Director; Rajdeepak Das, Chief Creative Officer & Managing Director South Asia, Leo Burnett; Raj Kamble, Founder & CCO, Famous Innovations; Swati Bhattacharya, Chief Creative Officer, FCB Ulka; Prashant Godbole, Founder, ideas@work; Sandipan Bhattacharya, Chief Creative Officer, Grey Group; and Santosh Padhi, Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder, Taproot Dentsu.

     

    Shashi Sinha

    Said Shashi Sinha, Chair of the Awards Governing Council, Abby Awards 2019 said: “We have always believed that awards are as credible as the jury. We have hence curated a master jury constituting of the best creative minds and thought leaders from the industry, each of who have been icons in their area of work. The versatile and visionary jury will ensure that only the most deserving, ground breaking and effective campaigns emerge victorious.  With such veterans at the jury panel, we are all set for an inspiring and ingenious edition of the Abby Awards 2019.”

     

     

  • Presented by Viacom18, the apex industry awards is set to convene at Goafest 2019 from 11th  – 13th April

    Awards Governing Council for ABBY Awards 2019 announced

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Advertising Club and Advertising Agencies Association of India have announced the Awards Governing Council for the Abby Awards. The fourteenth edition of Goafest 2019 is being held from April 11 to 13 this year.

     

    The  committee includes: Shashi Sinha: Chairman of the Awards Governing Council, ABBY Awards 2019, Secretary – The Advertising Club and CEO, IPG Mediabrands India; Vikram Sakhuja: President, The Advertising Club & Group CEO – Madison Media & OOH – ‎Madison World; Ajay Kakar: Chief Marketing Officer, Aditya Birla Capital; Ajay Chandwani: Director, Percept Ltd; Aditya Swamy: Head – Agency Partnerships , Google and Sapangeet Rajawat: Head – Marketing, Hindi Mass Entertainment.

     

    The Awards Governing Council  on behalf of AAAI comprises Nakul Chopra; Chairman – Goafest 2019; Ashish Bhasin: Chairman & CEO South Asia Dentsu Aegis Network – ‎Aegis Group plc; Anupriya Acharya: CEO, Publicis Media India; Rohit Ohri: Group Chairman and CEO, FCB India and Jaydeep Gandhi: Chairman & Director, Jaya Advertising.

     

    Speaking on the focus of the AGC  for the upcoming edition, Sinha, said: The newly appointed Awards Governing Council is committed to ensuring that the awards are inclusive and have multi sectoral  representation. The combined experience  and the expertise of the council is sure to ensure that  all aspects of the awards from jury selection  to jury deliberation and review and  winner announcement thereafter is conducted with the highest standards of due diligence.”

     

    Added Bhasin: “Abby Awards have always been  the highlight of the festival and a key plaform for  the young minds from the industry to showcase the pioneering work done by them through the year . The awards governing council council formed to conduct this marquee awards includes industry thought leaders and media mavens who will come together to deliver another inclusive, highly represented  and  successful  year of the Abby.”

     

    Speaking about the AGC appointment, Sakhuja said: “Winning an Abby has always been a careed defining moment  for and the awards have year on year ensured that only the best in class campaigns that have showcased effectiveness and creativity are lauded. The newly appointed Awards Governing Counicl will ensure that the Abby continue to live up to its repute of being the ultimate industry awards that celebrate meritorious campaigns.”

     

    Said Nakul Chopra, Chairman – Goafest 2019: “Every year, Abbys have  not just recognized the best in best work done by the industry but also encouraged individuals from the industry to innovate and push boundaries to deliver the best creative campaigns.  We are sure that this year too will see  a lot of innovative work entered that will be judged by a renowned  jury panel curated by the eminent Awards Governing Council.”