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  • 17 categories, 500 entries, 76 nominees, 16 winners, star-studded jury… need we say more?

    IndIAA brings all stakeholders together to collect awards

     

    By A Correspondent

     

    The first edition of IndIAA Awards happened on Tuesday, October 13 evening with leading advertising, media and marketing professionals in attendance. Of the 500 entries received for 17 categories, the final shortlist had 76 nominees with 16 winners.  The IndIAA Awards were received by the Advertisers along with all the co-creators of the campaign, across Creative and Media Agencies and also included other agency partners from Digital, Events, PR, Activation etc.

     

    Also present were Jury Chairman Harish Manwani, COO Unilever and Non-Executive Chairman, Hindustan Unilever and Jury members – Bhaskar Bhat (Titan), Sangeeta Pendurkar (Kellogg’s India), B. Sriram (State Bank of India), and Sanjeeb Chaudhuri (Standard Chartered Bank).

     

    Said Srinivasan Swamy, President, IAA India Chapter “We attempted IndIAA awards as an experiment; we wanted to create a different way of awarding creativity. At the IAA Conversations preceding the awards, Dr. Subhash Chandra and Shankkar Aiyar, as expected, brought fresh perspective and deep insights around News Neutrality through the engaging session.”

     

    Pradeep Guha, Chairman, IndIAA Awards Committee said, “The IndIAA Award format ensured that ‘ads for awards only’ didn’t come through and this itself was the differentiator.”

     

    Earlier in the day, Dr Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group and Zee spoke to Shankkar Aiyar, author and journalist, on News Neutrality. The conversation ranged from the basic concept of neutrality; the solution to compulsion of revenue versus competition; regulation of news gathering and vagueness of media ownership in India. Dr. Chandra also mentioned a new technological engine being put into place in Zee, which will track stories right from filing, so that there is control over biases.

     

    Dr Bhaskar Das, Chairman, IAA Conversations said, “Going against the grain, if need be, to deep dive into the most relevant industry topics has been the objective of IAA Conversations. The topic on News Neutrality follows the same trend.”

     

    Winners of the first IndIAA Awards:

     

     

  • The theme of Dr Subhash Chandra's discussion will be 'News Neutrality'

    IAA gets set for maiden IndIAA Awards and ‘Conversations’ with Subhash Chandra

    Tuesday, October 13, sees the India chapter of the International Advertising Association playing host to two events – one, as part of its regular series IAA Conversations, Essel group and Zee chairman Dr Subhash Chandra will be in conversation with senior journalist V Shankkar Aiyar.  The theme of the discussion is ‘News Neutrality’. This is on between 5.45 and 6.45pm.

     

    At 7pm, the first edition of the IndIAA Awards happen.

     

    Both events will be held at St Regis Hotel in Parel (what was earlier Palladium Hotel and even earlier Hotel Shangri La).

     

    Said Srinivasan Swamy, President, IAA India Chapter: “News Neutrality is a controversial hot button topic. Given Zee’s global footprint and experience in various markets, Subhash Chandra in conversation with Shankkar will bring deep insights to the subject. We have decided to have the IAA Conversation and the IndIAA Awards on the same day, so that the people attending will have the opportunity to engage on two very different topics.”

     

    Said Dr Bhaskar Das, Chairman, IAA Conversations said, “Most often, the News Neutrality debate is around objectivity and ideology.  Now with accelerated online news delivery and wider television reporting, the conflict is even more apparent. This session of IAA Conversations will definitely bring a new perspective to the existing narrative.”

     

    Pradeep Guha, Chairman, IndIAA Awards Committee said, “Since the advertiser and the agencies that co-created the winning campaign are honoured on the same stage, this award format promises to be different.”

     

  • The 'IAA Conversations' will be held on Friday, January 30 from 6pm onwards at the Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai

    ‘Make in India: Lessons from China’ to be discussed at IAA Conversations

    By A Correspondent

     

    The India chapter of the International Advertising Association will host its next IAA Conversations to deliberate on the ‘Make in India’ credo of the Government of India.

     

    Dr Anil Gupta, Professor of Strategy, Globalization & Entrepreneurship, Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland, USA will make a presentation on Make in India: Lessons from China which will be followed by an interesting discussion with Jayadeva Ranade, President & CEO, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy (CCAS) on the same subject.

     

    The ‘IAA Conversations’ will be held on Friday, January 30 from 6pm onwards at the Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai. This will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.

     

    “With IAA Conversations, our attempt has always been to discuss a diverse set of issues that are both topical and relevant to a cross-section of people from within and outside the advertising industry. We are delighted to have such well-known names like Dr Anil Gupta and Jayadeva Ranade in our next IAA Conversations,” said Srinivasan Swamy, President, IAA India Chapter & Vice President-Development, IAA Asia Pacific.

     

  • The event will be held at the ITC Grand Central Hotel in Parel, Mumbai from 3.30 pm to 5 pm

    IAA Conversations to feature Sir Martin Sorrell and Arnab Goswami

    By A Correspondent

     

    WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell and Times Now Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami will be engaged in a lively discussion on Monday, August 18 as part of the ‘IAA Conversations’ series of the Indian Chapter of the International Advertising Association. The event will be held at the ITC Grand Central Hotel in Parel, Mumbai from 3.30 pm to 5 pm.

     

    Srinivasan K Swamy

    “We find the IAA Conversations offering an excellent opportunity to engage two well-known media professionals in a meaningful dialogue on wide-ranging professional and personal topics. Sir Martin Sorrell, is one of the most important powerful media professionals in the world and our own Arnab Goswami is one of the most popular faces of news television in the country,” said Srinivasan K Swamy, President, IAA India Chapter & Vice President-Development, Asia Pacific.

     

     

    Bhaskar Das

    Dr. Bhaskar Das, Chairperson of the event said, “Both Sir Martin Sorrell and Arnab Goswami are great to listen to. And now when they sit together at the IAA Conversations, we are sure to not just have a lively session but also see some interesting insights coming up. People who follow ‘Frankly Speaking with Arnab’ will see a similar program but in a live format. An open-to-audience Q&A will follow the discussion.”