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  • This is IAA Global’s highest recognition

    Srinivasan Swamy presented with IAA Golden Compass Award

    Mr. Srinivasan Swamy receiving award from Governor of Penang, Malaysia
    Mr. Srinivasan Swamy receiving award from Governor of Penang, Malaysia

    At the 45th IAA World Congress held in Penang, Malaysia, Penang Governor Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak presented veteran industryperson Srinivasan Swamy with IAA’s most coveted IAA Golden Compass Award. The award honours legends who have significantly contributed to the world stage in the field of marketing, advertising and media industries. This is the first time that this award is being bestowed upon an Indian industry leader. Earlier recipients of this Award include Shelly Lazarus (Chairman Emeritus, Ogilvy and Mather), Paul Polman (CEO, Unilever), Paul Rossi (President, Economist Group), Marc Pritchard (Chief Brand Officer, Procter & Gamble), Andrew Robertson (President & CEO, BBDO Worldwide), etc.

    Srinivasan ‘Sundar’ Swamy, is Chairman & Managing Director of R K Swamy, the only recently listed integrated marketing services company. He currently holds the position of Chairman for The Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) and The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC).

    Acknowledging the award received, Swamy said: “I am happy to receive this most coveted award on behalf of all the professionals in my company as well as the industry who have supported me at work and in my various initiatives over the years. I want to dedicate this award to my father, the late Mr. R.K.Swamy, who once said to me that no amount of time given to the industry is wasted time, since that is the hand that feeds us!”

    Added advertising veteran Ramesh Narayan, who has worked with Swamy for several years on various industry projects: “Sundar is a leader on steroids. His ability to set tall targets and get things done when the odds are stacked against him is inspiring. His leadership style is inclusive, but he will not brook any slackness from his teammates. It amazes me that he finds quality time for everything despite running a large diverse business. I wish him continued good health and energy as his group embarks on a new journey as a publicly listed entity.”

  • Deadline for Entries 15th February

    IAA Olive Crown jury announced

    The India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) and the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) announced the jury for their Olive Crown Awards.

    Jury members are:

    :: Anupama Ramaswamy (Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide India)
    :: K V ‘Pops’ Sridhar (Global Chief Creative Officer Nihilent Limited & Hypercollective)
    :: Pateek Bharadwaj (Chief Creative Officer, Lowe Lintas India)
    :: Tista Sen (Creative Brand Consultant)
    :: Carlton D’Silva (Co-Founder, Musemakers & House of Awe)
    :: Mukund Olety (Chief Creative Office, VML)

    Said Avinash Pandey President IAA: “This is an excellent jury line-up that is truly representative of the creative depth in our industry. The awards presentation date has been fixed for April 5, 2024.”

    Added Janak Sarda Chairman Olive crown Awards Committee: “I am happy to see a mix of old and new names amongst our jury members. Sridhar, Tista and Carlton have helped this meaningful cause many times. Good to have Anupama, Prateek and Mukund on board as well.”

  • Last date for entries is 31st January

    IAA and AFAA announce 14th Olive Crown Awards

    By Our Staff

     

    The India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) along with the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) announced the 14th edition of the widely acclaimed Olive Crown Awards.

     

    Said Avinash Pandey President IAA: “These awards have grown from strength to strength. They salute those professionals in our industry who not just nurture the brands they advertise but also nurture Brand Earth.”

     

    Added Srinivasan Swamy Chairman AFAA: “Launched initially at the GoaFest in April 2011, these awards have always signified intra-industry cooperation and collaboration. I am glad the response to these awards has been steadily growing from AFAA member countries across Asia”.

     

    Said Janak Sarda, Chairman Olive Crown Awards Committee: “For such meaningful work, there is no entry fee. The awards will be judged by an elite creative jury and presented in Mumbai in the first half of April. The wonderful creatives for the Call For Entries campaign have been made by Vallabh Yeolkar, Senior Creative Director Madison Loop”.

     

    Entry information: https://ocawards.awardor.com

     

  • Free of Charge to 25 young leaders

    ACI offers AFAA New Age Leadership Programme

    By Our Staff

     

    The Advertising Council of India (ACI) has announced a New Age Leadership Program between August 23rd and 26th 2023, under the aegis of the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) free of charge to 25 potential young leaders under 35 years of age.

     

    Says Srinivasan Swamy, Chairman AFAA: “ This is a real effort of industry Associations to give back to our industry and also help shape the future of our industry in a manner that tomorrow’s leaders are exposed to what we call a 4-day experiential and inspirational immersive event. The multi-city experience will be an all-expenses-paid learning opportunity covering Mumbai Ahmedabad and Surat.”

     

    Added Manish Advani, Founder and CEO MIMO Potentio, an eight-times TEDx speaker and recipient of the International Green Apple Award at the House of Commons in the British Parliament, who is the Program Facilitator: “The 25 young professionals could be young marketers, advertising executives, market research executives, digital and analytics executives, space/time marketing executives to mention a few areas. They will visit interesting corporates, institutions, cooperatives and interact physically and digitally with leaders from across India and even the world. I believe they can transform from promising young professionals to future leaders.”

     

  • Called Changemakers for Good

    AFAA launches a pan-Asian award

    By Our Staff

     

    The Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) launches a pan-Asian award called Changemakers for Good.

     

    The Award has four categories:

    1) Advertising – for messaging that has been transformational in the public space.

    2) Government – which is for a similar messaging but from the Government or an arm of the Government.

    3) Industry Leader – for a leader in the communications industry who has consistently led societal change in the last few years.

    4) Innovation – where technology or a radically different approach has made a difference in the lives of people.

     

    Said a communiqué – The period for the advertising messages would be the calendar year 2022. This is our pan Asian effort as a responsible industry association to highlight how communication has been used as a force for good. We believe this will position our industry in the right way, excite the younger generation to come and be a part of our industry and focus on some aspects of our industry that are unique to us. The awards will be judged in a two-tiered manner. National and then Pan Asian. The final winners will be felicitated at the prestigious AdAsia Seoul Korea in October ’23.” Detailed nominations with all relevant attachments can be submitted at afaahq@gmail.com along with contact details. Nomination deadline is March 15, 2023. For further details please visit afaaglobal.org.

     

    Srinivasan Swamy Chairman AFAA said: “We held a lot of discussions across Asia and came to the conclusion that in a world that is seeking out good in every single aspect of life, and even willing to pay a premium where they see something good, the time was ripe to salute what we call Changemakers for Good. This is a very simple set of four awards. And since we believe that the communication, or acts by these wonderful people is really priceless, we decided there would be no entry fee.”

     

  • To salute people who innovate and use tech for good

    AFAA announces’Changemakers For Good Awards’

    By Our Staff

     

    Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) Chairman Srinivasan Swamy announced a set of unique new awards called Changemakers For Good Awards in in Taipei at the inaugural session of the fifth DigiAsia.

     

    Srinivasan Swamy
    Srinivasan K Swamy

    Said Swamy: “Technology must empower change for good. And we must acknowledge such change and such Changemakers For Good. This power to communicate change for good is what sets us apart from any other industry in the world. We can change mindsets and help save the environment and help change behaviour regarding domestic violence and gender stereotypes and animal abuse and so many other things. Yes, we are the Changemakers For Good. And to recognise, salute and encourage these Changemakers For Good amongst us, AFAA is instituting a unique and inspirational set of awards called the Changemakers For Good Awards.”

     

  • To save the earth from soil degradation

    IAA extends Olive Crown brand to protect environment

    By Our Staff

     

    The India chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) is extending its widely acclaimed Olive Crown brand to raise awareness about the urgent need to save the soil of our planet from degradation.

     

    Says Megha Tata, President IAA: “The Olive Crown Awards are 12 years old. They have been hailed and accepted as the gold standard in an area where sustainability and creativity converge. The IAA has decided to extend the Olive Crown brand and take up urgent issues relevant to the environment. As a part of this, we are supporting the global Save Soil movement being launched by the Isha Foundation. I am happy that the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) is also on board with us in amplifying this important message.”

     

    Added Srinivasan Swamy, Chairman AFAA: “This is a little known but huge global problem. Top soil erosion and the depressed food production arising out of that, concerns us all. AFAA is happy that IAA is taking up this important communication need and we are happy to be part of it.  AFAA has been associated with the Olive Crown Awards for many years and the response to the awards from across Asia has been good. I am sure AFAA members will step up and send good entries for this issue as well.”

     

    Said Pradeep Dwivedi, Chairperson Olive Crown Committee: “We are reaching out to our creative community and appealing to them to create a truly effective campaign that will be judged by an elite jury. The winning entry will be awarded on our Olive Crown awards night and will also be run across pan-Asian media. This new campaign to be awarded is a great addition to our annual Olive Crown Awards.”

     

  • AFAA is represented in India by the Advertising Council of India (ACI) whose members are The Advertising Club, the Advertising Agencies Association of India, the India Chapter of International Advertising Association, Indian Broadcasting and Digital Association and the Indian Society of Advertisers

    Srinivasan Swamy elected Chairman AFAA

    By Our Staff

     

    The Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA), at its General Body Meeting held on Wednesday, elected Srinivasan Swamy as its Chairman for a term of four years. Swamy, who is well known as the Chairman of R K Swamy Hansa group, has held leadership positions in many industry bodies at a national and global level. He has been Chairman and World President of the International Advertising Association (IAA), Chairman Confederation of Asian Advertising Agency Associations (CAAAA), President Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI), IAA India Chapter, Chairman Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), President All India Management Association (AIMA), to name a few.

     

    Said Swamy: “This is a privilege not just for me but for the Indian marcom community at large. The AFAA not just hosts the prestigious AdAsia conference, but is also connected with AdStars, and runs the widely acclaimed FastTrack program where young professionals are trained and transformed in a three-day program. I look forward to making a meaningful contribution to the communications industry in Asia, as well as seeing how AFAA can work along with other global industry Associations and further the cause of professionalism.”

     

    Adds a communique: “India has seen two distinguished AFAA Chairmen in the past – Gautam Rakshit and Pradeep Guha. Unfortunately both of them passed away recently.”

     

    AFAA is represented in India by the Advertising Council of India (ACI) whose members are The Advertising Club, the Advertising Agencies Association of India, the India Chapter of International Advertising Association, Indian Broadcasting and Digital Association and the Indian Society of Advertisers.

     

  • The event being planned for select invitees of the marcom industry on 3 December

    AdAsia 2021 Macao to be streamed on Dec 3

    By Our Staff

     

    The first day of the AdAsia Macao 2021 conference being held as a virtual event this year will be streamed into an event being planned for select invitees of the marcom industry on December 3.

     

    Srinivasan Swamy
    Srinivasan K Swamy

    Said Srinivasan Swamy, Vice Chairman Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA): “The first day at an AdAsia is eagerly looked forward to. This streaming would include the inaugural session with the awards ceremony, the keynote address by Mark Read Global CEO WPP and other interesting speeches and presentations, by leaders of industry like James Murphy Founder New Commercial Arts (previously founder of Adam&Eve DDB which was Cannes Lions Agency of the Decade), Rajeev Chaba, President and M.D. Morros Garage Motor India, Cynthia Lau Director of CruiSo Digital Solutions, Mann Lao Founder and Creative Director Chiii Design, to name a few. I am glad the Advertising Council of India has taken up this unique and useful initiative and I thank IAA India Chapter for having led this effort.”

     

    Locally, there will ba panel discussion featuring industry leaders like Megha Tata, MD- South Asia, Discovery Communications India & President IAA India Chapter; Pradeep Dwivedi, Group CEO & Executive Director, Eros International Media Ltd & Vice President IAA India Chapter; Sam Balsara, Chairman, Madison World; Anupriya Acharya, CEO- South Asia, Publicis Groupe & President-AAAI, who will discuss the relevance and implications of the keynote address on the Future of Marketing in a brave new world in the Indian context.”

     

    Megha Tata
    Megha Tata

    Adds Tata:”The AdAsia has always been known for its rich content and its great networking. Now, this hybrid effort combines the two features in a venue right here in Mumbai and we are inviting a select group of 100 marcom professionals.”

     

    Those interested in registering for this event can contact soumen/execseciaa@gmail.com. Entry is strictly restricted to registered invitees only.

     

     

  • The induction is scheduled to be held in Macau on December 3 and 4, 2021

    Ramesh Narayan to be inducted into AFAA Hall of Fame

    By Our Staff

     

    Ramesh Narayan
    Ramesh Narayan

    Veteran industryperson Ramesh Narayan will be inducted into the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) Hall of Fame at the AdAsia 2021 slated to be held in Macau on December 3 and 4, 2021.

     

    Says Raymond So, Chairman AFAA: “The AFAA Hall of Fame sets out to recognise the best of the very best. It’s for those who’ve defined a generation of advertising.  Those who we look up to. Who inspire us. Who have done what few others have ever done or could ever do. For those who have pioneered. Those who have been on top, stayed there and will always be there. The very few we can call legends.

     

    Added Srinivasan Swamy, Immediate Past Chairman & World President, IAA Global and Vice Chairman AFAA: “I am really happy that AFAA has chosen Ramesh for their highest award. A well-earned recognition for all his self-effacing hard work, real commitment, continuous guidance and voluntary support that he has provided AFAA for over two decades. It is not wrong to say that he was one of the builders of AFAA, to what it is today. I do hope he will continue to guide the Asian industry, the way he only can!”

     

  • This opportunity is available to young (below 35 years of age) professionals with at least five years work experience in marketing, advertising and media

    ACI to Fast Track six professionals to Kuala Lumpur

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Advertising Council of India (ACI) whose members are The Indian Society of Advertisers, The Advertising Agencies Association of India, The Indian Broadcasters Foundation, The International Advertising Association and The Advertising Club will be sponsoring six professionals for a special Fast Track program curated by the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA). The program called “Fast Track” will be run in Kuala Lumpur between 20th and 22nd September 2016.

     

    This opportunity is available to young (below 35 years of age) professionals with at least five years work experience in marketing, advertising and media.

     

    Candidates desirous of taking advantage of this industry-oriented initiative need send in their applications with a brief profile of themselves, their valid passport number and a 100 words piece on “How I would improve certain aspects of our industry that I believe need improving” to acifasttrack@gmail.com by 16th August 2016.

     

    Shortlisted candidates would be called for an interview in Mumbai and six of them would fly to Malaysia for an all-expenses trip that would otherwise cost around $2500.

     

    Srinivasan K Swamy

    Srinivasan K. Swamy, Vice Chairman AFAA, speaking on behalf of the ACI said “We see this effort as our way of helping develop talent and ultimately enriching our industry.” He further added, “This is the fourth time the ACI would be undertaking this initiative. The response from the first three initiatives was overwhelming, so we are investing in the future of our industry once again.”

     

  • DigiAsia is centered around the theme 'digi beyond imagination'

    AFAA announces launch of DigiAsia

     

     

    The Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) announced the launch of their new property – DigiAsia. A bi-annual event, DigiAsia is centered around the theme ‘digi beyond imagination’ and will be held in Taipei between 11th and 14th November 2014.

     

    Pradeep Guha

    Pradeep Guha, Chairman AFAA said, “After the AdAsia which has become a respected and looked-forward-to event on the roster of all senior communications professionals, DigiAsia is a new property AFAA has curated. It caters to a growing need amongst creative, management, design and technical professionals to have a truly global digital congress. As we all know, Taiwan has been at the forefront in this space, and therefore we felt it was the ideal place to organize this event.”

     

    DigiAsia will provide delegates an opportunity to learn from experts, share with peers and be inspired by cutting-edge innovation. With several interesting formats, there will be a Digi Forum with 20 experts in the field. There will also be a unique Digi Matching session between entrepreneurs and business leaders.