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  • Dr Bhaskar Das was inducted into the IAA Hall of Fame

    Dr Bhaskar Das, others felcitiated at IAA Leadership Awards

     

     

    By Our Staff

     

    In the past, as Chief Minister, he has given the slip at some key A&M industry events. But now he’s Deputy Chief Minister he was present. At the annual leadership awards of the the International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter on Wednesday, August 9, in Mumbai With senior marketing, advertising, and media professionals, who came together to honour the exceptional accomplishments of these deserving recipients.

     

    The awards were presented across 15 industry categories, spanning automobiles, financial services, FMCG, E-commerce, Edtech, retail and consumer durables, acknowledging outstanding professionals’ diverse achievements and innovative contributions.

     

    Notable among the winners was media industry veteran Dr Bhaskar Das was was inducted into the esteemed IAA Hall of Fame, recognising his contributions and lasting impact on the media landscape.

     

    Other winners included:

    Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India who was awarded the prestigious title of IAA Business Leader of the Year 2023.

    Rajdeepak Das, CEO & CCO, Leo Burnett South Asia and Chairperson, Creative Council, Publicis Groupe India was honoured with the IAA Creative Agency Leader of the Year award for his exceptional creativity and ground-breaking campaigns.

    Ajay Gupte, CEO – South Asia from Wavemaker secured the distinguished title of IAA Media Agency Leader of the Year

    Atideb Sarkar, Chief Editor and Publisher of the ABP Group received the IAA Media Person of the Year award

    PV Chandran, Managing Editor of Mathrubhumi earned the accolade of IAA Editor of the Year

    Navika Kumar, News Editor and Anchor from Times Network was honoured with the IAA TV Anchor of the Year award

    and Actor Ajay Devgan and Kiara Advani were crowned with the title of IAA Brand Endorsers of the Year

     

    Avinash Pandey
    Avinash Pandey

    Said Avinash Pandey, President, IAA India Chapter: “The IAA sees itself as the Global Compass for Marketing and Communications and these awards are one of the many initiatives that focus on furthering this. Through these awards, we not only recognize excellence and innovation but also inspire and motivate others to strive for greatness. By celebrating these remarkable achievements, we can foster a collective commitment to enhancing all industries. The 10th edition of this awards is a testament to the enduring spirit of innovation and resilience that defines our industry.”

     

    Nandini Dias
    Nandini Dias

    Added Nandini Dias, Chairperson IAA Leadership Awards: “The IAA Leadership Awards is an opportunity to recognize and respect the power of the human mind at work. To appreciate the criticality of decision-making. The wisdom of thought-leadership. The sheer magnetism that carries an entire team along. The choice between bravery and bravado. These awards are gallantry awards, bravery awards, intelligence awards, creative awards, sporting awards and social awards all rolled into one.”

     

    The IAA Leadership Awards ceremony can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LRdidaLARI

     

  • Shashi Sinha inducted into the IAA Hall of Fame

    IAA Leadership Awards presented

    By Our Staff

     

    N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons was honoured as the IAA Business Leader of the Year. When asked about the formula to success, Chandrasekaran said: “Running business in general is like a marathon and running Tata Group Business is like an ultra-marathon. These businesses have a lot of history and legacy so I don’t think there is a magic sauce. If requires a lot of team work, the right people, focus, lot of hard work and some luck. So, all of this plays a part, hardwork plus luck makes the magic sauce. He added that the biggest strength for the Tata group is its ethos and values which is deeply ingrained in the people”.

     

    When asked about tips and advice on time management to be more efficient by actor Ranveer Singh, Chandrasekaran said his mantra is ‘tension nahi leneka, gran nahi deneka’. We got to see a lighter side of Chandrasekaran during the discussion.

     

     

     

    Actor Ranveer Singh received the IAA Brand Endorser of the Year. Ranveer as we all know is powerhouse of energy and he made all smile with this eloquent talk.

     

     

    The IAA Force for Good was received by Sonu Sood, an individual who has gone beyond and helped those in need across the country particularly during the pandemic.

     

     

    Said Megha Tata President, IAA India: “When we talk about the year that was, it was such a silver lining to the dark clouds, that we all witnessed in 2020. A year of facing challenges though, these ones maybe a little more complex than before. Last year has also been a year of recovery for business and while the market is slowly coming around, it is these leaders who have led people and organisations towards growth and success. So this evening is dedicated to all you leaders who have gone beyond the pressure of time and opportunity lost during the pandemic and have shown great resilience and adaptability to the new way of doing business.”

     

     

    Added Nandini Dias, Co- Chair- IAA Leadership Awards: ‘Across the 15 categories that will be awarded today, we assessed over 200 companies. a shortlist of 10 companies per category were picked out. Besides considering aspects like change in growth, advertising to sales ratio, market share, profitability etc. This year our jurors also started considering the ESG rating. Unlike any other award, IAA doesn’t share any entry fee for the participation, they aren’t even aware that a body is doing such meticulous study, which makes the award way more prestigious.’

     

     

    IAA India inducted Shashi Sinha into the IAA Hall of Fame. Sinha mentioned Dr V Kurein’s role as a mentor in his advertising career. He also added that “when Anil Kapoor joined the organisation he changed the face of the organisation we worked for, he taught me everything, gave me courage of conviction but more importantly the concept of ‘biradri’, that you must do work for your organisation but also for your ecosystem.

     

     

    The IAA Leadership Awards felicitated Avinash Pandey with the IAA Media Person of the Year award. The IAA Media Game Changer of the Year award was presented to Punit Goenka; IAA Media Agency Leader of the Year to Tanmay Mohanty; IAA Creative Agency Leader of the Year to P G Aditiya and IAA TV Anchor of the Year to Zakka Jacob amongst others.

     

     

    List of Winners

     

     

  • The jury panel was headed by Harsh Goenka, Chairman, RPG Enterprises

    IAA Leadership Awards to be presented on July 25

    By Our Staff

     

    The India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) will present its prestigious Leadership Awards on Monday, July 25, in Mumbai. These awards are presented to the leaders of the marketing fraternity who have excelled in their respective fields.

     

    Said Committee Chair Nandini Dias said “We are privileged to have a prestigious all-CEO jury panel headed by the indomitable Harsh Goenka, Chairman, RPG Enterprises along with other eminent jury members – Pawan Goenka, Chairman INSPACe and Ex-MD & CEO, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd; Hemant Malik, Divisional Chief Executive – Foods, ITC Limited; Suparna Mitra, Chief Executive Officer- Watches and Wearables Division, Titan Company Limited; Vineet Bhatnagar, Managing Director & CEO PhillipCapital India; Vivek Sunder, Chief Executive Officer, Cuemath & Arijeet Talapatra, CEO, Transsion India.

     

    Over the years, we have come to evolve a streamlined and structured process that takes into account rigorous data points to arrive at the shortlist for each predetermined category. This enables the jury to conduct exhaustive and well-founded deliberations before they arrive at the final winners.”

     

    Added IAA President Megha Tata, “the Leadership awards are known for the superlative audience they attract. Apart from the marketers, there are also special awards for categories like Business leader of the Year, IAA Creative Agency Leader of the Year, IAA Media Agency Leader of the Year, IAA Media Game Changer of the Year, IAA Media Person of the Year, IAA TV Anchor of the Year.

     

  • Raj Nayak inducted into the IAA Hall of Fame

    IAA Leadership awards presented

    By our Staff

     

    The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) India Chapter announced the winners for the eighth edition of the IAA Leadership Awards in Mumbai on Friday. Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was chief guest. The association inducted senor mediaperson and former President Raj Nayak into the IAA Hall of Fame for “investing a lifetime in the marcom industry and  for his sterling role in directing the India Chapter of IAA towards its ongoing role in being the voice of sustainability”.

     

    Said IAA President, Megha Tata: “It is so rewarding to see the best in the business taking the time to be here and accepting these awards. While we were planning the awards for 2021 we wanted to highlight leaders that have established new age businesses.”

     

    Other prominent recipients were: Bobby Pawar (Creative Agency Leader of the Year), Nandini Dias (Media Agency Leader of the Year), N P Singh (Media Person of the Year), Raj Kamal Jha (Editor of the Year) and Palki Sharma Upadhyay (TV Anchor of the Year). Actor and Film Producer Anil Kapoor received the IAA Brand Endorser of the Year.

     

    Winner List – Leadership Awards 2021

     

  • At the IAA Leadership Awards last Friday, Arnab Goswami said he’s feeling a serious itch all over again and urged the audience to watch out for what Republic does in the next few months

    Arnab gets the itch again… Hindi channel on the cards?!

    By A Correspondent

    It’s no secret that Arnab Goswami and his ARG Outlier Media Asianet News Private Limited have plans on launching a Hindi news channel. In fact so does Times Now (company name: Times Network).

    But it appears that Goswami and team are set to launch it soon.

    At the IAA Leadership Awards last Friday where Goswami bagged the Mediaperson of the Year Award, while thanking the advertising and marketing fraternity for all their support, he said that he’s feels an itch every few months. Like he felt around the time he quit Times Now to start Republic TV. Now, he’s feeling a serious itch all over again and urged the audience to watch out for what Republic does in the next few months.

    Ah, well, so Republic Hindi. What’s it going to be called… Bharat. Or Republic Bharat.

    Earlier, he made a special mention of Republic CEO Vikas Khanchandani and Distribution Head Priya Mukherjee and the role both have played in making a success of Republic.

  • The IAA Leadership Awards saw awards being presented in 22 categories

    Ajay Piramal, Sam Balsara recognised at IAA Leadership Awards

     

    By A Correspondent

     

    The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) India Chapter presented the winners for the sixth edition of the coveted Leadership Awards at St Regis Hotel, Mumbai.

     

     

    Key highlights of the panel discussion:

    Prathyusha Agarwal, CMO- ZEEL: “TV has been the source of entertainment for every Indian household for decades and continues to be so. As the entertainment powerhouse of the country we believe only when we come together across platforms, extraordinary happens. Hence, we are here to provide the best solution to the advertisers. We are also witnessing huge growth in the regional markets and connecting with people in their own language is invaluable. Fundamentally, TV is and will always be relevant, but it is also a glorious time for marketers with digital and working together to effectively reach out to consumers”

     

    Sanjay Behl, CEO- Raymond Ltd: “Properties that are being watched in India right now are at an all-time high beating world numbers. Fundamentally, there are two questions in context of media, first being brand position and second which medium helps me build my brand. I feel brands are working towards influencing immediate purchase rather than analysing which medium helps in the long run. No doubt, that the reach of TV is high, it is also quick as product life cycles are short and TV gives you a wide reach within a 30 second Ad duration. It is also intense as TV as a broadcast medium builds passive engagement vs Digital disengagement. I also feel quality innovations have been happening in consumption of the media as TV remains the second highest return on investment after paid research. I truly believe TV is a and will remain a powerhouse medium in our country.”

     

    Shashi Sinha, CEO- IPG Media Brands India: “In the media agency ecosystem, there is a lot of discussion on ratings. I appeal that we must look at first impressions to make actual comparison and what comes easily to traditional advertisers may not appeal to the youth today. I feel TV has a long way to go and is a under nourished medium. However, for people to build brands, India still has a long way to go so one needs to advertise using TV as a medium.”

     

    Partho Das Gupta, CEO – BARC India: “TV today reaches 836 mn individuals across India, we as Indians still are TV fanatics. People are spending 4 hrs on TV in the South of India. Almost 12 hours of advertising gets telecasted in India. Hindi content is still ruling, 688 mn viewers are watching GEC serials while at a similar number 680mn are watching movies which is a higher number than people who watch movies in the theatre. Sports as a genre is also going up. Overall, I would say TV is the biggest dominant medium today and will continue to grow.”

     

    Said IAA India President Ramesh Narayan: “A unique power-packed event, we have with us advertisers, media, corporates all assembled to salute excellence in leadership. This is very inspirational.India chapter has been leading from the front to name a few initiatives #WorktoLivetoWork , IAA Mentorship for Women, IndIAA Regional Awards, Reigniting the Artist and Storyteller in you, IAA Olive Crown Awards, IndIAA national awards and for the first time in 80 years we have IAA World Congress  being hosted in Kochi in February 2019.”

     

    Before the awards were presented, a panel discussion was moderated by Partho Dasgupta, BARC India with eminent panellists –Sanjay Behl, CEO, Raymond, Shashi Sinha, CEO of IPG MediaBrands and Prathyusha Agarwal, CMO, ZEEL on television medium being a strong influencer (See box alongside).

     

    The highlight of the evening saw IAA India inducting veteran industryperson Sam Balsara into the IAA Hall of Fame for doing so much more than just founding and building a great communication company.

     

    Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Group was recognised as the IAA Business Leader of the Year. Sharing his learnings from the Bhagwad Gita he mentioned it has the philosophy that can be used to practice on a day to day basis. ” Some of the lessons I have learned are to 1. Have courage – keep fighting 2. Be fearless – take the path less travelled  3. Focus on action – results follow actions 4. Be equanimous”.

     

    The event was sponsored by Zee. Lokmat group was Associate Partner. Said Rishi Darda, Joint Managing Director and Editorial Director, Lokmat on the association: “At Lokmat as Maharahstra’s No 1 Newspaper we have always focussed on recognising individuals for their exemplary contribution across various areas. #IAALeadershipAwards  partnership compliments our organisational focus in identifying deserving marketers of today and providing a platform to create awareness on their outstanding work in their relevant area. The stellar jury also adds to the credibility of the event. The attendance of stalwarts in media, the hall of fame induction of Sam Balsara  and the motivation towards mentoring youngsters of tomorrow; all of which is focussed towards nurturing and developing the marketing fraternity. We thank industry for supporting us all through and IRS 2017 not only affirms our Maharashtra leadership but confirmed our leadership in Pune market.”

     

    Here’s a list of the prizewinners:

    Winner List – Leadership Awards 2018

     

     

  • It will meet under the chairmanship of Rajiv Dube on 16th July

    Jury members of IAA Leadership Awards to meet next week

    By A Correspondent

     

    The jury for the IAA Leadership Awards will meet under the chairmanship of Rajiv Dube (Director of Corporate Services, Aditya Birla Group) on July 16.

     

    The other jury members are: Sanjay Behl, Chief Executive Officer- Lifestyle Business, Raymond; Sunil Kataria, CEO – India & SAARC, Godrej Consumer Products Limited; Karthi Marshan; Senior EVP and Head – Group Marketing, Kotak Mahindra Bank; Sanjay Tripathi, Co-Founder & CEO, Agilio Labs; R Ramakrishnan, Vice Chairman, Jt MD and Group CEO, Polycab and Kaushik Roy, President – Brand Strategy & Marketing Communication, Reliance Industries Limited.

     

    Said Ramesh Narayan, President, International Advertising Association India, “Being recognised by your peers is the best thing that could happen to any professional. We are very happy that we have a jury that has eminent marketers who are very hands-on in Industry. Many of them are distinguished winners of the IAA Leadership Awards earlier.”The awards will be presented in Mumbai on July 27.

     

     

  • The induction will be done along with the IAA Leadership Awards which will be presented on July 27 in Mumbai

    Sam Balsara to be inducted into IAA Hall of Fame

    By A Correspondent

     

    Sam Balsara

    The India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) will induct advertising doyen Sam Balsara into its Hall of Fame at the sixth edition of the IAA Leadership Awards on July 27.

     

     

     

    Ramesh Narayan

    Said IAA President Ramesh Narayan: “The Hall of Fame is the biggest honour that the IAA bestows in India. It is reserved for someone who has not just built and run a great company, but has gone beyond the call of duty and made a significant contribution to the industry as a whole,” adding: “Sam is so much more than Madison Communications. He has been President of the Advertising Agencies Association of India, The Advertising Club and the IAA. He has also been Chairman Audit Bureau of Circulations and Advertising Standards Council of India. And he has brought great respect to every office he held. Having had the pleasure of working closely with him at the AAAI and the IAA I am delighted with this wonderful choice.This will definitely act as an inspiration for others in the industry”.

     

    In its sixth year now, the others inducted into the IAA Hall of Fame are Pradeep Guha, Ramesh Narayan, I Venkat, Bharat Patel and Srinivasan Swamy.

     

    The induction will be done along with the IAA Leadership Awards which will be presented on July 27 in Mumbai.

     

     

  • Rajiv Dube Director of Corporate Services Aditya Birla Group will Chair the Jury

    IAA Leadership Awards to be held on July 27 in Mumbai

    By A Correspondent

     

    The IAA Leadership Awards, now in its sixth edition will be presented in Mumbai at the St. Regis Hotel on July 27, 2018.

     

    Rajiv Dube, Director of Corporate Services, Aditya Birla Group will chair the Jury that will recognise marketers in major categories.

     

    The jury members for this flagship award for marketers include R Ramakrishnan, Vice Chairman & Joint MD and Group CEO – Polycab and Karthi Marshan, Marketing Head, Kotak Mahindra Group amongst others.

     

    Said Ramesh Narayan President India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA): “The IAA Leadership Awards have, over the last five years, been acknowledged as the gold standard of marketing awards.”

     

    Along with the awards for the top marketers of the year, a special committee of the IAA will decide on who will get the iconic Business leader of the Year (last year Mukesh Ambani personally accepted it and the year before that Kumar Mangalam Birla accepted it), Editor of the Year, CEO of the Year (Creative and Media Agency), News Anchor of the Year and Brand Ambassador of the Year.

     

     

  • Awards to celebrate outstanding contribution and performance in Marketing, Advertising and Media across 24 categories

    Fourth edition of the IAA Leadership Awards announced

    By A Correspondent

     

    After three successful editions, the International Advertising Association announced the 4th edition of the IAA Leadership Awards. The awards recognize individuals and teams across the fields of marketing, advertising and media and celebrate their achievements. The event will be held on Saturday, 12th March 2016 at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai.

     

    For the fourth year in a row, the IAA India chapter will recognize the achievements of diverse groups in the A&M community for their incredible performance as they raised the bar of innovation and creativity in delivering high impact marketing initiatives. 24 categories have been identified after deliberation over an extensive number of quantitative and qualitative parameters.

     

    This year, the performance of the shortlisted individuals will be scrutinized by a technically-sound jury comprising of industry leaders.

     

    Sam Balsara

    Speaking on the fourth edition of the IAA Leadership Awards, Sam Balsara, Chairman – IAA Leadership Awards Committee said, “2015, as a year, has seen some truly remarkable and noteworthy marketing initiatives that have furthered the brand value and propositions for many businesses. The IAA Leadership Awards honours these programs, designed by some of the best marketing minds in the industry, which have helped in furthering of the organization’s goals through a focused and targeted outreach. With competition on a rise across sectors, we are looking forward to celebrating the achievements of those talented individuals who have shined through.”

     

     

    Srinivasan K Swamy

    Srinivasan K Swamy, President of IAA India Chapter said, “Over the past three years, the IAA Leadership Awards have become a coveted one to win within the community, which makes us strive harder to ensure the winners are picked through a robust process. As we prepare for the fourth edition to take off, we are looking forward to celebrate the hard work of the marketers and professionals who have furthered the meaning of excellence within their respective industries / sectors.”

     

  • Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha to present third edition of IAA awards

    Nominees announced for IAA Leadership Awards

    By A Correspondent

     

    The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) India Chapter has revealed the nominees across 12 categories for the third edition of the IAA Leadership Awards to be presented by Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha on Saturday, April 18.

     

    The list of nominees are:

     

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Auto – Two Wheelers

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		 Sumeet Narang Bajaj Auto

    2

    		 Sanjeev Shukla Hero Motocorp

    3

    		 Yadvinder Singh Guleria Honda Motorcycle & Scooter

    4

    		  Arun Siddharth TVS Motor Company

     

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Auto – Passenger Vehicles

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Anurag Mehrotra Ford India

    2

    		  Saurabh Vatsa General Motors India

    3

    		  Jnaneswar Sen Honda Cars

    4

    		  Manohar Bhat Maruti Suzuki India

    5

    		 Delna Avari Tata Motors

    6

    		  Kamal Basu Volkswagen

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Banking

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Sagnik Ghosh Axis Bank

    2

    		  Ravindra Prabhakar Marathe Bank of India

    3

    		  Sujit Ganguli ICICI Bank Ltd.

    4

    		  Karthi Marshan Kotak Mahindra Bank

    5

    		  B. Sriram State Bank of India

     

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Cellular Phone Services

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Mohit Beotra Airtel Bharti

    2

    		  Sashi Shankar Idea Cellular

    3

    		  Munish Kanotra Reliance Communications

    4

    		  Gurinder Singh Sandhu Tata Teleservices

    5

    		 Ronita Mitra Vodafone

     

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Consumer Durables

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Anil Rai Gupta Havells India

    2

    		  Sanjay Chitkara LG Electronics

    3

    		  Ranjiv Singh Samsung India

    4

    		  Sunil Tandon Videocon

    5

    		  Ryusuke Fukushima Sony India

     

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: E-Commerce

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Manish Kalra Amazon.in

    2

    		  Shoumyan Biswas Flipkart.com

    3

    		  Sandeep Komaravelly Snapdeal.com

    4

    		  Amarjit Singh Batra OLX

    5

    		  Vineet Sehgal Quikr India

     

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Food

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Ali Harris Shere Britannia

    2

    		  Siddhartha Mukherjee Cadbury India

    3

    		 Geetu Verma Hindustan Unilever

    4

    		  Rajesh V. L ITC Foods

    5

    		  Vipul Prakash PepsiCo

     

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Beverage

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Debabrata Mukherjee Coca Cola

    2

    		 Geetu Verma Hindustan Unilever

    3

    		  Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan Nestle India

    4

    		  Vipul Prakash PepsiCo

    5

    		  Vikram Grover Tata Global Beverages

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Household Products

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Sunil Kataria Godrej Consumer Products

    2

    		 Priya Nair Hindustan Unilever

    3

    		 Sonali Dhawan Procter & Gamble

    4

    		  Rohit Gyanchandani Rohit Surfactants Pvt. Ltd.

     

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Personal Care

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Eric Jumbert Colgate Palmolive

    2

    		  K. K. Chutani Dabur India

    3

    		  Samir Singh Hindustan Unilever

    4

    		  Satyaki Ghosh L’Oreal India

    5

    		  Sameer Satpathy Marico

    6

    		 Sonali Dhawan Procter & Gamble

    7

    		  Darshan Patel Vini Products

     

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Insurance

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Jitin Paul Bharti Axa Life Insurance

    2

    		  Sanjay Tripathi HDFC Life

    3

    		  Rajesh Nambiar ICICI Lombard

    4

    		  M. K. Khemu Life Insurance Corporation of India

    5

    		 Anisha Motwani Max Life Insurance

     

    CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Mobile Devices

    Sr. No

    Name

    Company

    1

    		  Pradeep Jain Karbonn Mobile

    2

    		  Vineet Taneja Micromax Informatics Ltd.

    3

    		  Viral Oza Nokia Corporation (Microsoft)

    4

    		  Ranjiv Singh Samsung India

    5

    		  Arvind Vohra Gionee

     

    Speaking on the nominees, Srinivasan K Swamy, President of IAA’s India Chapter said, “Through the IAA Leadership Awards, we strive to recognise and salute these marketing leaders and their achievements. I am very pleased that in a very short period these awards have become an acknowledged symbol of excellence and achievement in our industry.”

  • The awards will be presented across 12 categories on Saturday, April 18, 2015

    IAA announces 3rd edition of leadership awards

    By A Correspondent

     

    The India chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) has announced the third edition of the IAA Leadership awards. The awards will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai and is presented by Colors.

     

    The awards will recognise marketing, advertising and media professionals community for their performance, innovation and creativity in delivering pathbreaking marketing initiatives across 12 categories.

     

    A jury comprising Sunil Alagh (SKA Advisors), Sangeeta Pendurkar (Kelloggs), Kaushik Roy (Reliance), Neeraj Roy (Hungama), CVL Srinivas (GroupM), Gayatri Yadav (Star India), Ramesh Narayan, Raj Nayak (CEO, Colors), and Srinivasan K Swamy (President, IAA India Chapter) will appraise the shortlisted candidates. The overall process is validated by Ernst & Young.

     

    Srinivasan K Swamy

    Speaking on the third edition of the IAA Leadership Awards, Srinivasan K Swamy, President of IAA’s India Chapter said, “The high admiration that the IAA Leadership Awards has earned from the community in the past two years fuels our enthusiasm to return with our third edition with a bang. We are gearing up to applaud the efforts of those marketers and professionals whose hardwork has borne fruition in the past year.”

     

    This year’s categories include the following:

     

    S. No

    Category Names

    1

    Marketer of the Year Automobiles – Two wheelers

    2

    Marketer of the Year Automobiles – Passenger vehicles

    3

    Marketer of the Year – Banking

    4

    Marketer of the Year – Cellular Phone Services

    5

    Marketer of the Year – Consumer Durables

    6

    Marketer of the Year – E-Commerce

    7

    Marketer of the Year – FMCG – Food

    8

    Marketer of the Year FMCG – Beverages

    9

    Marketer of the Year FMCG – Household Products

    10

    Marketer of the Year FMCG – Personal Care

    11

    Marketer of the Year – Insurance

    12

    Marketer of the Year – Mobile Devices