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  • Indian entries secured 62 shortlists but drew blanks in the all-important categories of the future – digital, mobile and branded content/entertainment

    Mixed results for India as Spikes Asia gets underway

     

    By A Correspondent

     

    Better known as the Cannes of the East, the Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity is no new international adfest. It was set up way back in 1987 as the Asian Advertising Awards by Media Magazine. It was held in Hong Kong and for seven years thereafter. It later moved to Bali and finally to Singapore.

     

    Then, 21 years after inception, it got relaunched as Spikes Asia, following a collaboration between Haymarket, publishers of Media magazine now called Campaign Asia, and the organizers of the Cannes Lions. The proceedings take place in Singapore’s Suntec City.

     

    There are various other festivals in Asia, as they are on an international level, but Spikes has grown much in stature. This year, over 1800 industry professionals from 28 countries are said to be attending the three days of learning, insights, celebration and networking. Honouring Asia-Pacific’s creative excellence in advertising and communications, this year a total of 4832 entries have been received for the Awards which are judged by leading international and regional creatives and industry experts. The best creative work in the categories of Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Digital, Integrated, Direct, Promo & Activation, Media, Print & Poster Craft, Film Craft, Design, Mobile, PR, Branded Content & Entertainment and Creative Effectiveness are awarded.

     

    Australia has submitted the most entries with 710, followed by China with 679, Japan with 622, Singapore with 520, India with 509 and Hong Kong with 307 entries. Entries have been submitted into 16 different awards categories: Film (373), Print (565), Outdoor (762), Radio (154), Media 447), Direct (342), Promo & Activation (385), Digital (273), Print & Poster Craft (368), Film Craft (331), Design (263), PR (195), Mobile (124), Integrated (58), Branded Content & Entertainment (161), and Creative Effectiveness (31). Note the number of overall entries has reduced a wee bit and so have the entries from India.

     

    As many as 77 industry practitioners from APAC and beyond that make up the 10 juries will soon cast their votes and decide on who will take home the coveted Spikes awards. Leading the juries are: Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy & Mather and Chairman of Ogily’s Worldwide Creative Council (Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio plus Integrated); Jose Miguel Sokoloff, Chairman of Lowe SSP3 and President Creative Council of Lowe Worldwide (Direct and Promo & Activation); Masaru Kitakaze, Executive Creative Director and Corporate Officer of Hakuhodo (Digital and Mobile);  Mike Cooper, Worldwide CEO of PHD (Media); Derek Lockwood, Worldwide Director of Design, Saatchi & Saatchi (Design); Lynne Anne Davis, President and Senior Partner, Asia Pacific, FleishmanHillard (PR); Lo Sheung Yan, Chairman, Asia Pacific Creative Council, JWT (Craft); Anthony Freedman, Group CEO of Host, Sydney (Branded Content & Entertainment); and Jarek Ziebinski, President, Leo Burnett Asia Pacific (Creative Effectiveness). There are six Indian jurors in the 78 (in no specific order): Josy Paul, Sanjiv Sharma, Sudhir Sharma, Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan, Pratap Bose and Ajit Varghese

     

    “This is an extraordinary amount of work that will require the full attention of the talented juries as they unite to select the best pieces of creative communications being produced in the APAC region,” says Philip Thomas, CEO of Lions Festivals.  “The winning work which will drive inspiration and push the industry forward, will not only have an impact at a regional level, but also globally. We eagerly look forward to the results of Spikes 2013.”  The winners will be revealed during the Spikes Asia awards ceremony on Tuesday, September 17.

     

    Day 1 and 2 of Spikes Asia had an interesting set of speakers, but all eyes were on the shortlists that were declared in two instalments. India drew a blank in Radio, Digital, Mobile and Branded Content/Entertainment. But the news from the shortlists is no great shakes for India. There’s just one in Promotions and Activations, two each in Direct and Film, PR gets three (and these are not PR agencies), Design gets six, Media has eight (including some in digital and mobile which didn’t get a mention in the digital and mobile shortlists, Print gets 14 and Outdoor is the big one with 26. The tally thus far has 62 shortlists.

     

    It’s too early to do an agency-wise analysis. It would perhaps be more appropriate once the final results are out tomorrow (Tuesday, Sep 15) evening. The rest of the shortlists will also be announced tomorrow, which is the last day of Spikes Asia.

     

    SPIKES ASIA DAY 1 SHORTLISTS OF INDIAN ENTRIES

     

     

  • The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity, to be held this from September 15-17 in Singapore, has announced its final jury line-up with Josy Paul, Chief Creative Officer and Chairman, BBDO, Sanjiv Sharma, Chairman, Optimystix Entertainment and Sudhir Sharma, Creative Chairman & CEO, Indi Design among the names announced

    Josy Paul, Sanjiv Sharma and Sudhir Sharma also in Spikes Asia jury

    By A Correspondent

     

    Josy Paul
    Sanjiv Sharma
    Sudhir Sharma

    The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity, to be held this from September 15-17 in Singapore, has announced its final jury line-up. The names of judges for Branded Content and Entertainment, Craft, Design, Film, Print, Radio and Outdoor; Integrated and PR were announced by the organizers in a communique. The names of jury members for Creative Effectiveness, Digital and Mobile, Direct and Promo & Activation and Media categories have been released.

     

    Josy Paul, Chief Creative Officer and Chairman, BBDO, Sanjiv Sharma, Chairman, Optimystix Entertainment  and Sudhir Sharma, Creative Chairman & CEO, Indi Design are among the Indian jury members. There is no jury member from India in the Craft, Integrated and PR categories. This makes a total of five of the 16 categories with no Indian jury member (digital and mobile categories announced earlier had no Indian jurors). There are a total of six Indian jurors in the 78 members name for the Spikes Asia categories (in the earlier list Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan, Pratap Bose and Ajit Varghese were named).

     

    Branded Content & Entertainment Jury

    Anthony Freedman, Group Chief Executive Officer, Host, Australia – Jury President

    Angus Gordon, Head of Creative Content, The Well, Singapore
    Ean Hwa Huang, Creative Director/Partner, Merdeka LHS, Malaysia
    Jeremy Paul, Managing Partner, Fuse APAC, Asia Pacific
    Kentaro Ichiki, Creative Director, Hakuhodo Inc., Japan
    Christopher Harrison, Head of Invention, APAC, Mindshare, Asia Pacific
    Nancy Lan, Head of Newcast China, ZenithOptimedia, China
    Sanjiv Sharma, Chairman, Optimystix Entertainment, India

     

    Craft Jury

    Sheungyan Lo, Chairman, Asia Pacific Creative Council, JWT, China – Jury President
    Andrew Hook, Creative Director, DDB Singapore
    Badong Abesamis, Chief Creative Officer, Y&R Philippines, The Philippines
    Peter Grasse, General Manager, Curious Film, Regional, Australia & New Zealand
    Rob Galluzzo, Executive Producer, Managing Director, Finch, Australia
    Russell Miranda, Executive Creative Director, Grant McCann Erickson, Sri Lanka
    Thananuj Ebrahim, Executive Producer, Hay Day Films, Thailand

     

    Design Jury

    Derek Lockwood, Worldwide Director of Design, Saatchi & Saatchi, New Zealand – Jury President
    Christine Pong, Founder & Partner, Twohundred Limited, Hong Kong
    David Smail, Chairman & Executive Creative Director, BBDO, Vietnam
    Hsintzu Wang, Director of Visual Development, The eslite Spectrum Corporation, Taiwan
    Jung A Kim, Creative Director, Innocean Worldwide, South Korea
    Richard Westendorf, Executive Creative Director, Landor, Singapore
    Stone Lei, President, 180 China, China
    Sudhir Sharma, Creative Chairman & CEO, Indi Design, India
    Yagi Hideto, Creative Director, Art Director, Dentsu, Japan

     

    Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury

    Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer & Chairman, Worldwide Creative Council, Ogilvy & Mather, Global – Jury President
    Andrew Petch, Executive Creative Director, Ace Saatchi & Saatchi, The Philippines
    Andy Fackrell, Executive Creative Director, DDB Group, New Zealand
    Chris Chiu, Founder / Chief Creative Officer, Ren Partnership, Regional, Singapore
    Giap How Tan, Head of Art, Grey Group, Singapore
    Gigi Lee, Executive Creative Director, Y&R, Malaysia
    Hisashi Hayashi, Creative Director, Dentsu Inc., Japan
    Josy Paul, Chief Creative Officer and Chairman, BBDO, India
    Norman Tan, Vice-Chairman & Executive Chief Creative Director, Lowe Worldgroup, China
    Steve Coll, Executive Creative Director, Havas Worldwide, Australia
    Surachai Puthikulangkura, Managing Director, Illusion Co., Ltd., Thailand
    Tim Green, Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Singapore
    Yehoon Lee, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea

     

    Integrated Jury

    Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer & Chairman, Worldwide Creative Council, Ogilvy & Mather, Global – Jury President
    Anthony Freedman, Group Chief Executive Officer, Host, Australia
    Chris Chiu, Founder/Chief Creative Officer, Ren Partnership, Singapore
    Derek Lockwood, Worldwide Director of Design, Saatchi & Saatchi, New Zealand
    Gigi Lee, Executive Creative Director, Y&R, Malaysia
    Jose Miguel Sokoloff, Chairman Lowe SSP3, President Creative Council Lowe Worldwide, Lowe SSP3, Global
    Lynne Anne Davis, President & Senior Partner, Asia Pacific, Fleishmann Hillard, Asia Pacific
    Masaru Kitakaze, Executive Creative Director, Corporate Officer, Hakuhodo, Japan
    Mike Cooper, Worldwide Chief Executive Officer, PHD, Global
    Steve Coll, Executive Creative Director, Havas Worldwide, Australia

     

    PR Jury

    Lynne Anne Davis, President & Senior Partner, Asia Pacific, Fleishmann Hillard, Asia Pacific – Jury President
    Angela Spain, General Manager, PR & Activation, Draftfcb PR & Activation, New Zealand
    Eduardo Fuentes, President, Fuentes Publicity Network Inc., The Philippines
    Danny Phan, Managing Director, Burson Marsteller, Singapore
    Kelvin Yeo, Managing Director, MSLGROUP, Singapore
    Marion McDonald, Managing Director, Strategy & Measurement, APAC, Ogilvy PR, China
    Masato Mitsudera, Executive Creative Director, Beacon Communications/Leo Burnett Tokyo, Japan
    Rob Lowe, PR Director, Eleven PR, Australia
    T. Marlene Danusutedjo, Director of Public Relations, Four Seasons Hotels Jakarta, Indonesia

     

    Said Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals, on the announcement: “With so much inspiring and forward-thinking work coming from the region, we’re delighted to have such a great team confirmed to judge this year’s entries. We look forward to seeing these talented individuals come together in Singapore to collectively judge and ultimately decide on the winners of the 2013 Spikes Asia awards.”

     

  • Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan, Pratap Bose and Ajit Varghese among Spikes Asia jury members from India.

    Nestle’s Chandru, Pratap Bose, Ajit Varghese on Spikes Asia juries

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity, to be held this from September 15-17 in Singapore, has announced the first of its jury line-ups. The names of judges for Creative Effectiveness, Digital and Mobile, Direct and Promo & Activation and Media categories have been released. There is no jury member from India in the digital and mobile categories.

     

    Creative Effectiveness Jury

    Jarek Ziebinski, President Asia Pacific, Leo Burnett Asia Pacific – Jury President

    Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan, Head of Communications, South Asia Region,  Nestle, India
    Dick van Motman, Chairman & CEO, Dentsu Network/Asia Regional
    Keith Smith, International President, TBWA\Group Global
    Naomi Troni, CEO Southeast Asia, Havas Worldwide, Global
    Rupen Desai, Regional President, Asia Pacific, Lowe + Partners
    Sudeep Gohil, Chief Executive Officer, Droga5, Australia
    Tim Broadbent, Effectiveness Director, Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore

     

    Digital and Mobile Jury

    Masaru Kitakaze, Executive Creative Director, Corporate Officer, Hakuhodo, Japan – Jury President
    Ashadi Hopper, Creative Director, formerly JWT, Australia
    Budgette Tan, Deputy Executive Creative Director, MRM Manila, The Philippines
    Carl Norberg , Global CEO/Founder, Monterosa, Singapore
    Eddie Wong, National Executive Creative Director, Draftfcb, China
    Kiki Chen, Managing Director, Medialand Digital Strategy, Taiwan
    Mangi Baek, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea
    Richard (Goz) Gostelow, Regional Executive Creative Director, Digitas/Razorfish, Hong Kong

     

    Direct and Promo & Activation Jury

    Jose Miguel Sokoloff, Chairman Lowe SSP3, President Creative Council Lowe Worldwide and Lowe SSP3, Global – Jury President
    Farid Ganio Tjokrosoeseno, Founder & CEO, AMP Group, Indonesia
    Heok Seong Ng, Executive Creative Director, Havas Worldwide, Malaysia
    Hyun Jong Lee, Chief Creative Director, HS Ad, South Korea
    Jason Williams, Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett Melbourne, Australia
    Juhi Kalia, Executive Creative Director – Global Teams,  JWT, Singapore
    Osamu Enari , Chief Creative Officer/Executive Producer, Drill, Japan
    Pratap Bose, Chief Operating Officer, DDB Mudra Group, India

     

    Media Jury
    Mike Cooper, Worldwide Chief Executive Officer, PHD Global – Jury President
    Ajit Varghese, Managing Director, Maxus, India
    Ernita Ariestanty, Chief Executive Officer, Carat, Indonesia
    Hak Ik Hwang, Media Director, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea
    Malcolm Hanlon, Chief Operating Officer – APAC, ZenithOptimedia Asia Pacific
    Masashi Ariizumi, Senior Planning Director, ADK, Japan
    Mat Baxter, Chief Executive Officer, UM, Australia
    SK Biswas, Chief Strategy Officer – APAC, Havas Media Group Asia Pacific

     

    Commenting on the juries, Philip Thomas, CEO of Lions Festivals said:  “It’s a phenomenal group of people who will work together to select the most creative and ground-breaking work in the region deserving to win a coveted Spike award.”

     

  • The second edition of the Big Marathi Entertainment Awards have been announced by 92.7 Big FM. The awards will provide recognition to outstanding talent in the Marathi entertainment industry across 16 unique categories

    Get ready for 92.7 Big FM Marathi and Telugu awards

    By A Correspondent

     

    The second edition of the Big Marathi Entertainment Awards have been announced by 92.7 Big FM. The awards will provide recognition to outstanding talent in the Marathi entertainment industry across 16 unique categories including films, television, theatre, and music among others.

     

    Ashwin Padmanabhan

    Ashwin Padmanabhan, Business Head – 92.7 Big FM said “The Big Marathi Entertainment Awards is a premier platform in the region which recognizes outstanding talent from the entertainment industry. After the phenomenal success of the event’s first edition, we are really excited to be back while bringing on-board an incredible panel of jury members and great lineup of partners. This year’s awards ceremony promises to provide excellent integration options to our marketers and advertisers thereby enabling them to reach out to their target audiences in the region.”

     

    These awards will be presented to the best-of-the-best from within the industry through combined votes received from the jury members and 92.7 Big FM listeners. They will be partnered by Majhi Saheli, a magazine, and OOH partner Bright Outdoor to accelerate the visibility and reach of the show thereby facilitating an overwhelming opportunity and platform for brand marketers to tap into a wider audience and consumer base.

     

    Renowned film and theatre personality Bharat Dabholkar and actor Vinay Apte have been roped in as jury members for the second edition of the awards which will also witness a high level of listener engagement via on-air voting polls.

     

    Similarly, 92.7 Big FM Andhra Pradesh, today announced the jury for the upcoming Big Telugu Entertainment Awards. Movie Artists Association President and director-producer Tammareddy Bharadwaja, Television Artists Association President and actor Vinod Bala and veteran actress Raasi will collectively judge the entertainers in categories from across fields which include movie, television and sports.

     

    Telecast partner for the Big Telugu Entertainment Awards, ETV will further expand the reach of the awards ceremony enabling audiences from across the region to watch their favourite entertainers receive the top honours.

     

    Mr Padmanabhan said, “Furthering our promise to award the best talent from the Telugu entertainment industry, we are proud to rope in Tammareddy Bharadwaja, Vinod Bala and Raasi as our esteemed jury members for the Big Telugu Entertainment Awards. We are sure that their inputs along with the volley of votes we have been receiving from our listeners for the popular choice awards will make the grand awards night an unforgettable affair. The 21 categories encompass the most outstanding talent from within the industry enabling us to provide multiple opportunities to our marketers and advertisers to reach out to their target audiences.”

     

     

  • The second Comic Con India Awards honoured and felicitated the best Indian comics and comics creators of 2012 on February 7 in New Delhi. Comic Con India Awards is an initiative of Comic Con India, which was established in 2011

    Comics are serious business at 2nd Comic Con India awards

    By A Correspondent

     

    The second Comic Con India Awards honoured and felicitated the best Indian comics and comics creators of 2012 on February 7 in New Delhi. Comic Con India Awards is an initiative of Comic Con India, which was established in 2011.

     

    The CCI Awards aim to recognize the work of the professionals in India’s comics industry, bring into focus the novelty of this art form and acknowledge the efforts of numerous writers, artists and publishers in this field.

     

    Jatin Varma, Founder, Comic Con India, said, “CCI Awards is where we honour and felicitate the best Indian comics and comics’ creators, and give them the recognition they deserve, among their peers.”

     

    Harsho Mohan Chattoraj is the winner of the Comic Con India grant for best unpublished work. He received a grant of Rs 75,000 and a publishing deal with Comic Con India.

     

    This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award was a posthumous award given to an iconic Indian cartoonist, the late Mario Miranda. Last year at the 1st CCI Awards, the lifetime award was given to R K Laxman.

     

    The jury consisting of Neelabh Banerjee (Author & Artist), Vaibhav Kumaresh (Artist Animator) and Abhishek Sharma (Writer & Filmmaker) went through the entries submitted, shortlisted them and eventually announced the winners.

     

    The nomination list and winners in each category:

    1. Best Web/Digital Comic:

    Sufi comics (www.suficomics.com), by Sufi Studios

    The Beast Legion Issue 6 Onwards (www.thebeastlegion.com), by Jazyl Homavazir.

    Old School (digital.level10comics.com), by Level 10 Comics. – (Winner)

     

    2. Best Graphic Novel/Comic Book of the Year:

    Jim Corbett – Friend Of The Wild, by ACK Media.

    Sudershan (Chimpanzee), by Hachette India.

    Tina’s Mouth, by Harper Collins India.

    Steve Jobs: Genius By Design, by Campfire Graphic Novels. (Winner)

    Draupadi: The Fire-Born Princess, by Campfire Graphic Novels.

    Agent Vinod: The Jungfrau Encounter, by Westland Ltd.

     

    3. Best Penciller/Inker/Penciller-Inker Team:

    Abhijeet Kini, for Angry Maushi. Published by Abhijeet Kini.

    Saumin Patel, for Agent Vinod: The Jungfrau Encounter. Published by Westland Ltd. (Winner)

    Meren Imchen, for Sudershan (Chimpanzee). Published by Hachette India.

    Abhishek Malsuni (Pencils), Sunil Paswan (Inks), for The Legends Of Aveon 9: The Train To Vexadus. Published by Rovolt Comics.

    Abhishek Malsuni (Pencils), Sunil Paswan & Jagdish Kumar (Inks) for The Legends Of Aveon 9: The Race To Revelations. Published by Rovolt Comics.

    Manu for Draupadi: The Fire-Born Princess. Published by Campfire Graphic Novels.

    Rajesh Nagulakonda for Krishna: Defender Of Dharma. Published by Campfire Graphic Novels.

    Naresh Kumar for Martin Luther King: Let Freedom Ring. Published by Campfire Graphic Novels.

    Deepak Sharma for Odayan – Issue 1-5. Published by Level 10 Comics.

     

    4. Best Colourist:

    Yogesh Pugaonkar for Ravanayan 06. Published by Holy Cow Entertainment.

    Neeraj Menon, Vikrant Shitole, Jignesh Gajjar for Jungfrau Encounter. Published by Westland Ltd.

    Balram Bannerjee for Batu Gaiden. Published by Level 10 Comics.

    Shashank Mishra for Legends of Aveon 9, Book 1 & 2. Published by Rovolt Comics.

    Sachin Nagar for Sundarkaand: Triumph Of Hanuman. Published by Campfire Graphic Novels. (Winner)

    Vijay Sharma & Pradeep Sherawat for Martin Luther King: Let Freedom Ring. Published by Campfire Graphic Novels.

    Anil C K for Abraham Lincoln: From The Log Cabin To The White House. Published by Campfire Graphic Novels.

    Kavita Singh Kale for My Facebook Friends. Published by Tulika Publishers.

     

    5. Best Cover:

    Aghori, Book 1, cover art by Vivek Goel. Published by Holy Cow Entertainment.

    This Book Makes No Sense, cover art by Priya Kurien. Published by Scholastic India.

    When Crows Are White, cover art by Garima Gupta. Published by Scholastic India. (Winner)

    Mad Maladies (Vol. 1, Issue 11), cover art by Somesh Kumar. Brainwave Magazine

    Tinkle Digest #247, cover art by Somnath Pal.

    Black Bread White Bear, cover art by PRABHA Mallya. Published by Harper Collins India.

    The Legends Of Aveon 9: The Train To Vexadus, cover art by Yin Yuming (Imaginary Friends Studios, Singapore). Published by Rovolt Comics.

    Steve Jobs: Genius By Design, cover art by Amit Tayal. Published by Campfire Graphic Novels.

    Draupadi: The Fire-Born Princess, cover art by Manu (Pencil/Ink), Anil C K (Color), Rajesh Nagulakonda (Design). Published by Campfire Graphic Novels.

    Shiva – The Legends Of The Immortal (Book ll), cover art by Amit Tayal. Published by Vimanika Comics.

    I am Kalki – The Red Book (Vol 2), cover art by Amit Tayal. Published by Vimanica Comics.

     

    6. Best Writer:

    Yogesh Chandekar for Agent Vinod: The Jungfrau Encounter. Published by Westland Ltd.

    Tripti Sah for Jim Cobett – Friend Of The Wild. Published by ACK Media.

    Rajesh Devraj for Sudershan (Chimpanzee). Published by Hachette India.

    Jason Quinn for Steve Jobs: Genius By Design. Published by Campfire Graphic Novels. (Winner)

    Mechael Teitelbaum &Lewis Helfand for Martin Luther King: Let Freedom Ring. Published by Campfire Graphic Novels.

     

    7. Best Continuing Graphic Series:

    Aghori by Holy Cow Entertainment.

    The Watchbearer, Tinkle Digest #248, 249.

    Those Mongol Barbarians! – Tinkle Digest #242, 243, 244 .

    The Legends Of Aveon 9: The Train To Vexadus – Book 1 of 7 by Rovolt Comics. (Winner)

    The Legends Of Aveon 9: The Race To Revelations Book 2 of 7 by Rovolt Comics. (Winner)

     

    8. Best Graphic Anthology:

    Sufi Comic: The Wise Fool Of Baghdad by Sufi Studios.

    The Obliterary Journal Vol. 1 by Westland/Blaft Publications.

    Tinkle Digest #250 .

    Tinkle #600 .

    PAO: The Anthology Of Comics 1 by Penguin Books India. (Winner)

     

    9. Best Children’s Illustrated Book (Ages 13 & below):

    Just Like A Bug, written by Anushka Ravishankar, illustrated by Shilo Shiv Suleman. Published by Scholastic India.

    Let’s Go Time Travelling, Life In India Through The Ages, written by Subhadra Sengupta, illustrated by Tapas Guha. Published by Puffin Books India. (Winner)

    Getting Granny’s Glasses, written by Ruskin Bond, illustrated by Sayantan Halder. Published by Puffin Books India.

     

    10. Best Publication for Children:

    The Blue Umbrella by Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd. (Winner)

    Brainwave, Doomsday Alert (Vol. 1 Issue 12).

    Tinkle Digest #252 .

    Tinkle #600.

    The Deadly Royal Recipe, written by Ranjit Lal. Published by Duckbill Books.

    Oops the Mighty Gurgle, written by Ram G Vallath. Published by Duckbill Books.

    Sundarkaand: Triumph Of Hanuman by Campfire Graphic Novels.

    Martin Luther King: Let Freedom Ring by Campfire Graphic Novels.

    Tinkle Holiday Special #39.

     

    11. Best Children’s Writer:

    Anushka Ravishankar for Just Like A Bug. Published by Scholastic India.

    Jerry Pinto for When Crows Are White. Published by Scholastic India.

    Subhadra Sengupta for Lets Go Time Travelling, Life In India Through The Ages. Published by Penguin Books India. (Winner)

    Anoushka Ravishankar for Moin The Monster Songster. Published by Duckbill Books.

    Shyam Prakash for Sundarkaand: Triumph Of Hanuman. Published by Campfire Graphic Novels.

     

  • Experiential marketing company RC&M bagged seven awards at the RMAI awards for rural marketing held in Delhi – a gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze

    RC&M nets 7 awards at RMAI Corporate Awards 2012

    By A Correspondent

     

    Rural Marketing Association of India (RMAI) held the fourth edition of the RMAI Corporate Awards in association with Sahaj being the main sponsor and Tata Steel and Reliance Broadcast as the associate sponsors.

     

    RC&M won gold for their campaign Mahindra Samriddhi India Agri Awards in the category of Best integrated initiative using ATL/BTL – Durables.

     

    Mahindra Khiladi No. 1 in the category of Best integrated initiative using ATL/BTL – Durables, Mahindra Technology in the category of Using never before used media – Innovative way of Communication – Durables and Mahindra Samriddhi in the category of New concepts in Agriculture and Dairy – Durables bagged the Silver.

     

    Bronze were taken by Mahindra Samriddhi (Best Long Term Rural Communication Initiative for more than two years – Durables), M&M International Door Delivery (On ground / Event Marketing – Service) and Mahindra Khiladi No. 1 (Sports Initiatives – Durables).

     

    Priya Monga, Business head, RC&M, on this achievement said, “RC&M has marked innumerable milestones in these 22 years in terms of developments, achievements and successful endeavors. We have established a pan-India presence which is not only a matter of pride but also a constant source of motivation. It’s a matter of immense pride and honour to keep receiving these awards as a token of recognition and appreciation. RMAI awards have provided the entire industry with a great platform to showcase their work. We hope we continue to deliver innovative and result oriented results.”

     

  • The number of awards coming home has increased, and agencies are shining bright as ever on the domestic and international front. A quick round-up of prizes bagged

    Lookback 2012: Wins and wows

    As far as the sheer number of advertising awards goes, advertising and media agencies have a good array to participate in – at the India, regional and global level. The number of awards coming home has also increased, though the London International festival and One Show still elude the fraternity. At London we could convert one out of three shortlisted into an award – and at One Show even that did not happen.

     

    A few interesting observations about the awards scenario:

    1. The agencies that win in India and those which one overseas are not the same – even if the same agencies win at both the places, the number of awards won does not match at all. Do the juries at both (Indian and International) awards think differently, parameters are different, or does the Indian jury does a much better job of selecting the winning entries because they can understand them better in the Indian context?

    2. Agencies keep winning a number of awards for the same client – and sometimes it happens across award functions and years. Are these clients more open to letting the agency experiment, does the agency put in its best resources behind these clients, does the work come into the limelight once awarded, or is it sheer coincidence?

    3. While in media it is largely the big agencies flexing their muscles – in creative, the younger agencies too are being applauded.

    4. Indian media agencies have a better entry to award conversion rate than creative agencies. Interestingly when it comes to Yahoo Big Idea Chair – even there media agencies have done an excellent job, Maxus leading the way. The only Grand Prix India bagged in the year is by MindShare.

     

    We have attempted putting together a comprehensive list of awards won by Indian advertising and media agencies – and are extremely proud to see the tally soaring. The data is based on secondary research, and is subject to human error – so in case you have won and are missing in our tables or the award is not indicated correctly, give us a shout and we will do the needful.

     

    May we bring many more awards home in the year 2013, and increase the tally year after year.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


  • IAA India chapter President Srinivasan K Swamy on the IAA Leadership Awards will be different from the Impact Person of the Year and the attempts to keep the selection process transparent

    Jaldi 5 with Srinivasan K Swamy: IAA awards will recognize successful marketers, agency and media professionals

    The International Advertising Association’s India chapter announced the IAA Leadership Awards yesterday (Monday, December 17). The objective of the awards is to recognize individuals in the fields of marketing, advertising and media, who have made enormous professional contributions and delivered business success to their companies. The inaugural awards are to be held in February 2013 with I&B Minister Manish Tewari as Chief Guest.

     

    In an interview with MxMIndia, Srinivasan K Swamy, President of International Advertising Association and CMD, RK Swamy BBDO, spoke on the awards, the intent behind them and how they will be different from the others.

     

    01. Personality awards always get ‘political’. Why did the IAA get into this activity?

    Company or Brand Awards do not recognize adequately  individual’s contribution. If the process is transparent, which is what we will ensure through Nielsen research team and audit by Ernst & Young of that, we believe we can avoid all controversies. The IAA membership comprises individuals from advertisers, advertising agencies and the media. It is therefore most appropriate that IAA honours individuals from these related fields in a common platform.

     

    02. How will you ensure that every one from amongst the fraternity participates in the voting?

    There can be no guarantee that everyone will vote. But efforts will be on to ensure that many votes will be gathered to ascertain the true winner in the chosen category.

     

    03. In many ways, the award appears to be quite like the Impact Person of the Year award, run by the exchange4media group. The selection process is similar. They had AC Nielsen earlier and now IMRB. You have Nielsen. IAA of course has E&Y to audit and validate the process. Your comments?

    The Impact Person of the Year chooses only one individual. We will have many CMO winners from various marketing categories, best advertiser CEO, best creative agency CEO, best media agency CEO, best news anchor, best news editor etc. We believe there has been no attempt so far to bring so many successful marketers, agency personnel and media people together and applaud their outstanding contribution.

     

    04.  Will there be a ‘lifetime achievement award’ too?

    There will be a Lifetime Achievement Award. More on that on the awards night!

     

    The AAAI used to have one, but it appears to have discontinued…?

    AAAI has not discontinued it.

     

    05. On a lighter note, why did you award Nielsen and not Hansa for the initial research process?

    Isn’t it obvious?  Why create an impression of conflict of interest?

     

  • Dainik Bhaskar Women of the Year Awards 2012 is an initiative to recognise woman power in India. The award in its 3rd year encourages women to build their own identity

    Dainik Bhaskar honours women of the year

    By A Correspondent

     

    Dainik Bhaskar Women of the Year Awards 2012 is an initiative to recognise woman power in India. The award in its 3rd year encourages women to build their own identity.

     

    Dainik Bhaskar Group believes in woman empowerment and improving the status of women in the country. The group has been in the forefront of introducing innovative platforms for its readers to recognize the change makers in society. The award is an appreciation of who have achieved extraordinary success and done commendable work in their respective fields.

     

    The initiative was promoted through Print Campaign and Out of Home media. The nominations were open in 4 categories: Social & Public Service, Arts & Culture, Business & Profession & Asli Amla Star Ki Khoj.

     

    The awards are given at the State level and the function for Gujarat, Jharkhand and Chandigarh (including Punjab and Haryana) has been completed. Eminent personalities like Raj Bala Malik (Chandigarh City Mayor), Dolly Ahluwalia (Fashion Designer & Movie Actress) Mr C.P. Singh (Member of Legislative Assembly from Jharkhand), Meera Munda (Wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister) and Nirav Patel (MD Abaj Electronics) attended the events in the states. The winners received a trophy and certificate.

     

    In the second phase, award for the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra will be given.

     

    With a special focus on empowering women, be it through such awards or through various other initiatives, the Dainik Bhaskar Group continues to recognise woman power.

     

  • The Election Commission of India has selected Zee News for the National Media Award on Voter Education for its outstanding campaign towards creating voters’ awareness, and Amar Ujala for a Special Award.

    Zee News, Amar Ujala win EC awards for voter awareness

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Election Commission of India has selected Zee News for the National Media Award on Voter Education for its outstanding campaign towards creating voters’ awareness in the Assembly elections (January-March) 2012, especially in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The Hindi daily Amar Ujala has also been selected for a Special Award for its remarkable contribution towards voter education and awareness in the aforementioned elections, says a release from the Press Information Bureau.

     

    This follows the decision taken by the commission and announced during a media convention in January this year at ECI that the media house with the best campaign on voter education and awareness would be awarded.

     

    The award will be presented during the 3rd National Voters’ Day on 25th January 2013 at New Delhi.

     

    The commission has now decided to constitute separate awards for electronic and print media for all the forthcoming elections.

     

  • 'You Shave. I Shave' campaign for Gillete Fusion by BBDO and 'A Day in the life of India' by Taproot for BCCL are shortlisted in the coveted Integrated category at Spikes Asia

    India secures 38 more shortlists @ Spikes Asia

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity has announced the final six shortlists ahead of this evening’s awards ceremony that celebrate the much anticipated 2012 winners. Over the last few days, 75 jury members have convened in Singapore to judge the best in creative brand communications from the Asia Pacific region.

     

    Indiahas secured 38 nominations in various categories. With this the total tally of Indian entries shortlisted is 113 (75 announced on Sunday and 38 today).

     

    In the Best Use or Integration of Gaming and/or Digital Media, Scarecrow Communications’ Reveal Yourself for Danone Narang Beverages has been shortlisted. Shavesutra for Gillette Mach 3 from BBDO India has made it to Shortlist Creative Effectiveness. Out of 68 entries in the Film Shortlist, India has seven nominations that includes Contract Advertising’s Corruption for Morphy Richards, produced by Code Red Films; IPL Carnival by Bang Bang Films; Mumbai Mirror – I am Mumbai by Taproot and produced by RDP India; Taproot’s campaign for Fox Movies titaled Cleavage produced by Asylum Films; Tanjore campaign for Google Chrome by BBH India; campaign for Consumer Education Research Centre by DDB Mudra; and JWT camapign for Nokia titled Hiker.

     

    The Film Craft shortlist from India has 12 entries that include O&M’s IPL-Carnival entry in Art Direction. In the same category, Google’s Tanjore campaign by BBH India has been shortlisted. The cinematography, Direction, Script, Sound Design category has shortlisted Taproot’s Mumbai Mirror-I am Mumbai campaign. The other entry in Sound Design is also Indian with Contact Advertising campaign for Morphy Richards named Corruption. Editing and Best Use of Music has shortlisted JWT India’s campaign for BBCL titled A Day in the Life of Kerala. Keroscene Films IPL campign, Seats, has also been shortlisted for Best Use of Music. The category also sees Google Chrome’s Tanjore campaign by BBH India and Chlormint’s Leave the Night Behind camapign by McCannIndia.

     

    Integrated shortlist has two nominations from India: ‘You Shave. I Shave’ campaign for Gillete Fusion by BBDO and ‘A Day in the life ofIndia’ by Taproot for BCCL.

     

    Print and Poster Craft shortlist has following nominations from India: two entries from Leo Burnett, both for Bajaj Exhaust Fans titled Fish and Socks; Barbed Wire, Nails and Electric Shock for Mentos from O&M; Taproot’s three campaigns for Save or Sisters, and three for Nirma; McCann’s campaign ‘God’ for Security Solutions. Leo Burnett secured three nominations for Cigarette, Fish, and Socks in the Photography sub-category.

     

     

    The second day of the festival saw keynote presentations from David Mayo of Ogilvy & Mather, two of India’s greatest creatives: Piyush Pandey and Prasoon Joshi, Andrew Robertson of BBDO, AKQA’s Rei Inamoto, Nick Brien of McCann Worldgroup, Chris Dobson of BBC Advertising, Cirque du Soleil’s Creative Director, Lyn Heward, as well as presentations from Lowe & Partners, Dentsu and Microsoft Advertising. Creativity in Mobile Advertising as well as Consumer Insights and Understanding People were the two topics for The Forum with presentations by the Mobile Marketing Association, PHD, Media Innovation Group and Naked.

     

    Delegates also took part in Networking After Dark – a unique evening event. JWT Singapore, Lowe Asia Pacific, McCann Worldgroup, Ogilvy & Mather, TBWA and VivaKi, all opened their agency doors for an evening of networking, partying and socialising.

     

    Today, the jury presidents take to the stage in a series of President’s Addresses with topics including ‘How Media Agencies Can Change the Marketing World’, ‘The Relevant Truth’ and ‘The Eight Habits of Highly Creative People’. Further seminars will come from the likes of Hakuhodo, Y&R and Starcom MediaVest Group. 2012’s new stream of content, The Forum, also continues today with two themes; Creativity in Branded Content and Entertainment and The Creative Future of Technology.

     

    The Spikes Asia winners along with the winners of the Young Spikes Competitions will be announced and honoured at this evening’s Awards Ceremony happening at the Grand Theatre, Marina Bay Sands.

     

  • There was a time when people were into advertising for love of advertising now this is purely business and means of earning bread and butter, says Naved Akhtar

    The Anchor: Naved Akhtar on 5 things that have changed in advertising

    By Naved Akhtar

     

    1. Advertising has become a business:

    The pressure to perform is so high that many times creativity is given a miss. There is a role reversal – earlier the creative people were held in high esteem, now the client has become the one leading the show. Advertising has become a business with roles being changed.

     

    2. Work for awards v/s real work

    There are two different kinds of work that has emerged. The work that is done to purely win awards and then there is real work that is done to drive the product in the market. Twenty years ago one would see the same ads that were have worked for a business also winning awards but now there is just no connect. I think that now the award winning works are more like fine arts and done for self-exultation.

     

    3. The aura gone from advertising

    In the earlier days, the creative fraternity had an aura around themselves; and were respected for their creative genius. Now advertising is seen as just any other business and the appeal that people emanated who were a part of the business has gone.

     

    4. TV has become important

    Today television has become ‘the’ medium for advertising unlike earlier where press was given more due.

     

    5. Fun is low

    I think the fun has gone out of advertising because of pressure of work, win new businesses and remain ahead of competition. There was a time when people were into advertising for love of advertising now this is purely business and means of earning bread and butter.

     

    Naved Akhtar is the Founder at Shop Design and Advertising