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  • The Social Street was awarded the ‘Creative Agency of the Year’ award

    The Social Street and Mindshare dominate Big Bang Awards 2018

    By A Correspondent

     

    The 23rd edition of the Big Bang Awards by Ad Club Bangalore, brought to fore the rising talent poll in advertising industry. Mindshare bagged four out of the top nine most coveted awards while The Social Street bagged the ‘Creative Agency of the Year’ award.

     

    The Big Bang Awards for Excellence in Communication and Media were given away in a grand function on Friday September 28 in Bengaluru.

     

    Said Hemant Mallik, Chief Executive, ITC Foods, in his keynote: “The advertising agencies have a bigger responsibility now, in the internet era. The challenges posed by social media can undo a great ad campaign. The agencies have to learn to respond to such challenges, quickly and aggressively.”

     

    Added Malavika Harita, Chairperson – Big Bang Awards Committee: “We have made every effort to recognise talent and acknowledge it. The fact that the jury had a tough task at hand was evident from several new faces amongst the winners. Keeping in line with the #For the Love Of Advertising, the participants displayed it’s not merely a profession but a creative platform.”

     

    Hindustan Lever Limited won the Client of the Year Award, winning across several categories.

     

     

  • The Executive Committee is headed by three time Past President R T Kumar, Managing Director of Oysters Advertising

    Ad Club Bangalore announces new mancom

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Advertising Club Bangalore has announced a new Managing Committee and list of office bearers ahead of the Big Bang Awards 2018. The Executive Committee is headed by three time Past President R T Kumar, Managing Director of Oysters Advertising.

     

    The new office bearers are Laeeq Ali, Director of Origami Creative who is named Vice President to take over as President of the Ad Club in 2019. Malavika Harita, CEO of Saatchi Focus continues as the Treasurer and Chair Person of the Big Bang Awards Committee. Akshar Peerbhoy, Director & CEO of MAA Communications and Southern Regional representative of AAAI, will be the Secretary with Navin Nair, a PR professional, as Joint Secretary.

     

    Akshar Peerbhoy heads the Good Practices vertical of the club while the Programmes vertical is headed by Kishankumar Shyamalan, Managing Partner, Wavemaker. The Knowledge vertical is headed by Maya Chandra, a film-maker and founder of Maya, Bengaluru as Tina Manuskhani Garg, Founder and CEO of Pink Lemonade, heads the Image and Membership Management vertical and Arunava Seal, Chief & Creative Director of Bleu, the Sports vertical.

     

    The other eminent members of the committee include Dilip Ashoka, Head of McCann, Bengaluru; Bindusara Ramachandra, a digital education professional from Unwebd.com; Ganga Ganapathi Pooviah, Vice President, Epsilon Bangalore; Sonia Serrao, Global Media Lead, Tata Global Beverages and Sneha Walke, Vice President South – Exchange4Media Group. Sanchayeeta Verma, Sr Vice President, Wavemaker Bangalore and Immediate Past President of Ad Club Bangalore continues as an active ex-officio member of the Executive Committee.