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  • Inkspell acknowledges frontrunners in India through Drivers of Digital Awards

    Inkspell acknowledges frontrunners in India through Drivers of Digital Awards

    Inkspell announced the much awaited results of the Drivers of Digital Awards 2016 – India Chapter (DOD Awards) on 28 September, 2016. This event was conceptualized with the idea of furtherance of the ongoing digital momentum in India. The DOD Awards also aligns itself with the Government’s visionary programmes like ‘Digital India’ and ‘Start-up India’.

    Following were the Winners in various categories in the glittering DOD awards ceremony:

    Special Awards
    Best Digital Enterprise Tech Mahindra
    Digital Entrepreneur of the Year Vineet Bajpai
    Digital Person of the Year Uday Sodhi
    Digital Startup of the Year Indus OS
    Digital Agency of the Year WATConsult
    Digital Marketing Awards
    Best Engagement in a Digital Campaign Vero Moda Campaign by WATConsult
    Best Digital Integrated Campaign Reliance #KisseKamyabiKe by Fruitbowl Digital
    Best Digital Marketing Analytics HCL Technologies
    Best Display Campaign CarTrade Campaign by Sociomantic
    Best Display Campaign World TV Premiere of Singh Is Bliing by Zee Entertainment
    Best Email Marketing Campaign Via.com by Octane – The Biggest Online Travel Sale Campaign
    Best Engagement in a Mobile Campaign Myntra Mini Game by Gameloft
    Best Mobile Marketing Campaign Sumit Sambhal Lega Interactive Masthead by Star TV
    Best Performance-driven Campaign Reliance Energy Online Reputation Management by Fruitbowl Digital
    Best Search Marketing Campaign Royal Sundaram SEO by iProspect
    Best Social Media Marketing Campaign Ariel Dads Share the Load by MediaCom
    Best Viral Marketing Campaign Trumping Donald – A TE-A-ME Intervention by ARM Digital
    Best Innovation in a Digital Campaign Himalaya MEN IPL Campaign by WATConsult
    Website Awards
    Best Website – Coupons/Deals/Cashbacks GoPaisa.com
    Best eCommerce website by a Retail Brand Titan eStore by Titan Company
    Best eCommerce website in a Specialised Category Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
    Best Website – Educational Da Vinci Learning by ADG Online
    Best Website – Entertainment ESPNcricinfo – CRICIQ by ESPN Digital
    Best Website – Financial Services/Banking YES Bank
    Best Website – Local language Aaj Tak by India Today Group
    Best Website – News content DainikBhaskar.com by Dainik Bhaskar Digital
    Best Online Classified Website IndiaMART by IndiaMART InterMESH
    Best Website – Travel AWATAR by KSRTC
    Best Website – Personal Blog/Website ShoutMeLoud by Harsh Agrawal
    Mobile Awards
    Best Mobile App – Entertainment SonyLIV App by Prodigitz
    Best Mobile App -Financial Services/Banking Moneycontrol by E-Eighteen.com
    Best Mobile App – Healthcare/Fitness Stemetil VR by Abbott Healthcare
    Innovative Mobile App Karnataka Mobile One by IMI Mobile
    Best Mobile App – Game Asphalt Airborne by Gameloft
    Best Mobile App – News The Indian Express by IE Online
    Best Online Classified Mobile App Talentrack by Fameposter Career Services
    Best Mobile App – Travel IRCTC AIR by IRCTC
    Digital Financial Awards
    Digital Bank of the Year YES Bank
    Best Digital Payment Facilitator NextGen Telesolutions
    Best Financial Innovation Leopard Integrated Tablet POS and microATM by Evolute Systems
    Best Prepaid Card/Product DCB Prepaid Cards by DCB Bank
    Best Digital Wallet Pockets by ICICI Bank

    The objective of the Drivers of Digital Awards was to motivate the agencies and enterprises to continue doing phenomenal work for the uplift of the digital economy in the country. More than 700 Brands, Agencies, and professionals were in competition for the coveted trophy. The ceremony witnessed more than 500 plus professionals from the following industries: Digital marketing, e-Commerce & m-Commerce, Media, FMCG, BFSI, Auto, Electronics, OEMs, Technology and Conglomerates.

    About Inkspell Solutions:
    Inkspell Solutions is an avant-garde business intelligence and enterprise appraisal institution.

    It was founded with the objective of untangling the business-to-business (B2B) marketing convolutions in today’s hybrid-media age and providing simple yet effective platforms and solutions for businesses to effectively reach out to and communicate with their target market.

    Through a team of experts with exhaustive industry know-how, extensive network across sectors and the proficiency to conduct comprehensive, large-scale primary and secondary research, Inkspell helps companies formulate marketing strategies pertaining to their business needs, implement the marketing plans, and deliver market performances. It operates across old-school and the new-age media in a cohesive manner to ensure that the reach of the Digital media complements the impact of the ATL and BTL channels. It also formulates research reports for industry players to map the upcoming trends and practices in the business and keep a track of changing consumer behavior and choices.

    Inkspell holds expertise in the areas of large scale conferences and summits; roundtable meetings, seminars, and discussions; employee engagement and motivation activities; MICE events: mall activations, offsite trips, innovative OOH media programs; corporate branding and media buying; research reports and whitepapers.

    Click here to visit Drivers of Digital Awards 2016 – www.dodawards.in

  • Inkspell acknowledges frontrunners in India through Drivers of Digital Awards

    Inkspell acknowledges frontrunners in India through Drivers of Digital Awards

    Inkspell announced the much awaited results of the Drivers of Digital Awards 2016 – India Chapter (DOD Awards) on 28 September, 2016. This event was conceptualized with the idea of furtherance of the ongoing digital momentum in India. The DOD Awards also aligns itself with the Government’s visionary programmes like ‘Digital India’ and ‘Start-up India’.

    Following were the Winners in various categories in the glittering DOD awards ceremony:

    Special Awards
    Best Digital Enterprise Tech Mahindra
    Digital Entrepreneur of the Year Vineet Bajpai
    Digital Person of the Year Uday Sodhi
    Digital Startup of the Year Indus OS
    Digital Agency of the Year WATConsult
    Digital Marketing Awards
    Best Engagement in a Digital Campaign Vero Moda Campaign by WATConsult
    Best Digital Integrated Campaign Reliance #KisseKamyabiKe by Fruitbowl Digital
    Best Digital Marketing Analytics HCL Technologies
    Best Display Campaign CarTrade Campaign by Sociomantic
    Best Display Campaign World TV Premiere of Singh Is Bliing by Zee Entertainment
    Best Email Marketing Campaign Via.com by Octane – The Biggest Online Travel Sale Campaign
    Best Engagement in a Mobile Campaign Myntra Mini Game by Gameloft
    Best Mobile Marketing Campaign Sumit Sambhal Lega Interactive Masthead by Star TV
    Best Performance-driven Campaign Reliance Energy Online Reputation Management by Fruitbowl Digital
    Best Search Marketing Campaign Royal Sundaram SEO by iProspect
    Best Social Media Marketing Campaign Ariel Dads Share the Load by MediaCom
    Best Viral Marketing Campaign Trumping Donald – A TE-A-ME Intervention by ARM Digital
    Best Innovation in a Digital Campaign Himalaya MEN IPL Campaign by WATConsult
    Website Awards
    Best Website – Coupons/Deals/Cashbacks GoPaisa.com
    Best eCommerce website by a Retail Brand Titan eStore by Titan Company
    Best eCommerce website in a Specialised Category Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
    Best Website – Educational Da Vinci Learning by ADG Online
    Best Website – Entertainment ESPNcricinfo – CRICIQ by ESPN Digital
    Best Website – Financial Services/Banking YES Bank
    Best Website – Local language Aaj Tak by India Today Group
    Best Website – News content DainikBhaskar.com by Dainik Bhaskar Digital
    Best Online Classified Website IndiaMART by IndiaMART InterMESH
    Best Website – Travel AWATAR by KSRTC
    Best Website – Personal Blog/Website ShoutMeLoud by Harsh Agrawal
    Mobile Awards
    Best Mobile App – Entertainment SonyLIV App by Prodigitz
    Best Mobile App -Financial Services/Banking Moneycontrol by E-Eighteen.com
    Best Mobile App – Healthcare/Fitness Stemetil VR by Abbott Healthcare
    Innovative Mobile App Karnataka Mobile One by IMI Mobile
    Best Mobile App – Game Asphalt Airborne by Gameloft
    Best Mobile App – News The Indian Express by IE Online
    Best Online Classified Mobile App Talentrack by Fameposter Career Services
    Best Mobile App – Travel IRCTC AIR by IRCTC
    Digital Financial Awards
    Digital Bank of the Year YES Bank
    Best Digital Payment Facilitator NextGen Telesolutions
    Best Financial Innovation Leopard Integrated Tablet POS and microATM by Evolute Systems
    Best Prepaid Card/Product DCB Prepaid Cards by DCB Bank
    Best Digital Wallet Pockets by ICICI Bank

    The objective of the Drivers of Digital Awards was to motivate the agencies and enterprises to continue doing phenomenal work for the uplift of the digital economy in the country. More than 700 Brands, Agencies, and professionals were in competition for the coveted trophy. The ceremony witnessed more than 500 plus professionals from the following industries: Digital marketing, e-Commerce & m-Commerce, Media, FMCG, BFSI, Auto, Electronics, OEMs, Technology and Conglomerates.

    About Inkspell Solutions:
    Inkspell Solutions is an avant-garde business intelligence and enterprise appraisal institution.

    It was founded with the objective of untangling the business-to-business (B2B) marketing convolutions in today’s hybrid-media age and providing simple yet effective platforms and solutions for businesses to effectively reach out to and communicate with their target market.

    Through a team of experts with exhaustive industry know-how, extensive network across sectors and the proficiency to conduct comprehensive, large-scale primary and secondary research, Inkspell helps companies formulate marketing strategies pertaining to their business needs, implement the marketing plans, and deliver market performances. It operates across old-school and the new-age media in a cohesive manner to ensure that the reach of the Digital media complements the impact of the ATL and BTL channels. It also formulates research reports for industry players to map the upcoming trends and practices in the business and keep a track of changing consumer behavior and choices.

    Inkspell holds expertise in the areas of large scale conferences and summits; roundtable meetings, seminars, and discussions; employee engagement and motivation activities; MICE events: mall activations, offsite trips, innovative OOH media programs; corporate branding and media buying; research reports and whitepapers.

    Click here to visit Drivers of Digital Awards 2016 – www.dodawards.in

  • Malayala Manorama bags  Asian, World Digital Media awards

    Malayala Manorama bags Asian, World Digital Media awards

    NEW DELHI: Malayala Manorama has won top awards for best news website both in the south Asian and the World Digital Media awards.

    Organised by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) with Google, the South Asian awards were presented in Kolkata recently, and the World Digital Media Awards in Vienna earlier this week.

    In the World Digital Media awards, there was only one Indian winner – Malayala Manorama of Kottayam in Kerala http://www.manoramaonline.com/

    Malayala Manorama is a large regional media house with operations in print, TV, radio, online, mobile & 50+ publications. The company has a journalism legacy that stretches back more than 125 years. 

    NDTV Convergence Ltd. won a record 10 awards.

    The winners of the inaugural edition of South Asian Digital Media Awards were announced and the winners were presented with trophies at the glittering awards ceremony at the WAN-IFRA in Kolkata. This year, the winners of South Asian Digital Media Awards were chosen from nine categories.

    The categories and the winners are:

     

    a) Best News Website      
    Gold: www.manoramaonline.com
    Silver: www.ndtv.com
    Bronze: www.onmanorama.com
    Bronze: www.indianexpress.com
    Bronze: www.amarujala.com

     

    b) Best New Product
    Gold: Gadgets 360, from Red Pixles Ventures
    Silver: News Beeps, from NDTV Convergence
    Bronze: Vixty app, from NDTV Convergence

     

    c) Best New Mobile Service
    Gold: News Republic App
    Silver: www.indianexpress.com
    Bronze: The Quint

     

    d) Best Digital Advertising Campaign
    Gold: The Quint – IAmShatterProof for Motorola
    Silver: NDTV Convergence – L’Oreal Paris Women of worth 2016

     

    e) Best Use of Online Video
    Gold: The Quint – The Wild West of Utter Pradesh
    Silver: NDTV Convergence – Shiksha Ki Ore Campaign
    Bronze: NDTV Convergence – L’Oreal Paris Women of worth 2016

     

    f) Best Entertainment & Lifestyle Mobile Service
    Silver: NDTV Convergence – Nirmal MyFit100Days

     

    g) Best Entertainment & Lifestyle Website Service
    Gold: NDTV Convergence – Nirmal MyFit100Days
    Silver: Times Internet – Happytrips.com

     

    h) Best Data Visualisation Project
    Bronze: NDTV Convergence – Dettol Banega Swachh India

     

    i) Best Reader Engagement
    Gold: The Quint
    Silver: The Hindu – sportstarlive.com – Ask Ashwin Contest
    Bronze: The Hindu.com – Tamil Nadu Election Campaign 2016`

  • Malayala Manorama bags  Asian, World Digital Media awards

    Malayala Manorama bags Asian, World Digital Media awards

    NEW DELHI: Malayala Manorama has won top awards for best news website both in the south Asian and the World Digital Media awards.

    Organised by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) with Google, the South Asian awards were presented in Kolkata recently, and the World Digital Media Awards in Vienna earlier this week.

    In the World Digital Media awards, there was only one Indian winner – Malayala Manorama of Kottayam in Kerala http://www.manoramaonline.com/

    Malayala Manorama is a large regional media house with operations in print, TV, radio, online, mobile & 50+ publications. The company has a journalism legacy that stretches back more than 125 years. 

    NDTV Convergence Ltd. won a record 10 awards.

    The winners of the inaugural edition of South Asian Digital Media Awards were announced and the winners were presented with trophies at the glittering awards ceremony at the WAN-IFRA in Kolkata. This year, the winners of South Asian Digital Media Awards were chosen from nine categories.

    The categories and the winners are:

     

    a) Best News Website      
    Gold: www.manoramaonline.com
    Silver: www.ndtv.com
    Bronze: www.onmanorama.com
    Bronze: www.indianexpress.com
    Bronze: www.amarujala.com

     

    b) Best New Product
    Gold: Gadgets 360, from Red Pixles Ventures
    Silver: News Beeps, from NDTV Convergence
    Bronze: Vixty app, from NDTV Convergence

     

    c) Best New Mobile Service
    Gold: News Republic App
    Silver: www.indianexpress.com
    Bronze: The Quint

     

    d) Best Digital Advertising Campaign
    Gold: The Quint – IAmShatterProof for Motorola
    Silver: NDTV Convergence – L’Oreal Paris Women of worth 2016

     

    e) Best Use of Online Video
    Gold: The Quint – The Wild West of Utter Pradesh
    Silver: NDTV Convergence – Shiksha Ki Ore Campaign
    Bronze: NDTV Convergence – L’Oreal Paris Women of worth 2016

     

    f) Best Entertainment & Lifestyle Mobile Service
    Silver: NDTV Convergence – Nirmal MyFit100Days

     

    g) Best Entertainment & Lifestyle Website Service
    Gold: NDTV Convergence – Nirmal MyFit100Days
    Silver: Times Internet – Happytrips.com

     

    h) Best Data Visualisation Project
    Bronze: NDTV Convergence – Dettol Banega Swachh India

     

    i) Best Reader Engagement
    Gold: The Quint
    Silver: The Hindu – sportstarlive.com – Ask Ashwin Contest
    Bronze: The Hindu.com – Tamil Nadu Election Campaign 2016`

  • Sportz Interactive acquired by FW Sports Investment and ASK Pravi

    Sportz Interactive acquired by FW Sports Investment and ASK Pravi

    MUMBAI: After a successful association of nearly a decade with Chicago-based STATS LLC, Sportz Interactive (“SI”), a sports-focused content and technology solutions company based in Mumbai, has now been acquired by FW Sports Investment Fund (“FSIF”) and ASK Pravi Capital Advisors Private Limited (“ASK Pravi”).

    Sportz Interactive works with its clients which include sports broadcasters, media conglomerates, sports teams, leagues and associations to revolutionize the sports fan experience across consumption points by creating best-in-class, innovative products. The company’s offerings range from providing data and analytics, creating digital assets and building data visualizations to developing fantasy games, social media innovations and managing digital content.

    The acquisition comes on the back of strong performance by Sportz Interactive over the past two years, during which the company tripled in revenue and grew from 100 people to over 270 players on the team. The growth has been driven by the addition of a number of new lines of business including social media innovations, fantasy gaming and data visualizations that have driven fan engagement at scale. During this time, Sportz Interactive has become an official Media Solutions Partner with Facebook and has added a number of new clients to its portfolio.

    “We’ve seen stellar growth at Sportz Interactive over the past two years, and we are excited to partner with FSIF and ASK Pravi to help take us to greater heights. The next wave of growth for us is continuing to develop world-class products and taking our offerings to the world to create global scale,” said Sportz Interactive CEO Arvind Iyengar.

    “We are excited to partner with Arvind, Naveen, and the whole SI team to unlock the next phase of the company’s growth. As sports investors, we see rapidly expanding opportunities globally for strong data, analytics, and technology-enabled service providers to change the way audiences interact with sports: from consuming to actually experiencing sports content. SI fits this bill precisely and we look forward to helping the company further enhance its position of leadership as well as conquer new markets,” said FSIF, director Amit R. Krishnan

    “We are extremely delighted to invest in Sportz Interactive. Led by a dynamic and young leadership team, Sportz Interactive has grown into one of the best technology service providers in the fast growing Sports Services segment. We look forward to working with the team at Sportz Interactive as they embark on their next phase of growth as they leverage their best-in-class sports data management capabilities to become the partner of choice for those seeking high quality engagement in this space,” added ASKPravi MP Jayanta Banerjee

  • Sportz Interactive acquired by FW Sports Investment and ASK Pravi

    Sportz Interactive acquired by FW Sports Investment and ASK Pravi

    MUMBAI: After a successful association of nearly a decade with Chicago-based STATS LLC, Sportz Interactive (“SI”), a sports-focused content and technology solutions company based in Mumbai, has now been acquired by FW Sports Investment Fund (“FSIF”) and ASK Pravi Capital Advisors Private Limited (“ASK Pravi”).

    Sportz Interactive works with its clients which include sports broadcasters, media conglomerates, sports teams, leagues and associations to revolutionize the sports fan experience across consumption points by creating best-in-class, innovative products. The company’s offerings range from providing data and analytics, creating digital assets and building data visualizations to developing fantasy games, social media innovations and managing digital content.

    The acquisition comes on the back of strong performance by Sportz Interactive over the past two years, during which the company tripled in revenue and grew from 100 people to over 270 players on the team. The growth has been driven by the addition of a number of new lines of business including social media innovations, fantasy gaming and data visualizations that have driven fan engagement at scale. During this time, Sportz Interactive has become an official Media Solutions Partner with Facebook and has added a number of new clients to its portfolio.

    “We’ve seen stellar growth at Sportz Interactive over the past two years, and we are excited to partner with FSIF and ASK Pravi to help take us to greater heights. The next wave of growth for us is continuing to develop world-class products and taking our offerings to the world to create global scale,” said Sportz Interactive CEO Arvind Iyengar.

    “We are excited to partner with Arvind, Naveen, and the whole SI team to unlock the next phase of the company’s growth. As sports investors, we see rapidly expanding opportunities globally for strong data, analytics, and technology-enabled service providers to change the way audiences interact with sports: from consuming to actually experiencing sports content. SI fits this bill precisely and we look forward to helping the company further enhance its position of leadership as well as conquer new markets,” said FSIF, director Amit R. Krishnan

    “We are extremely delighted to invest in Sportz Interactive. Led by a dynamic and young leadership team, Sportz Interactive has grown into one of the best technology service providers in the fast growing Sports Services segment. We look forward to working with the team at Sportz Interactive as they embark on their next phase of growth as they leverage their best-in-class sports data management capabilities to become the partner of choice for those seeking high quality engagement in this space,” added ASKPravi MP Jayanta Banerjee

  • Mobclixs forays into south west Asia, Middle East

    Mobclixs forays into south west Asia, Middle East

    MUMBAI: Mobclixs recently announced its foray into south west Asia and the Middle East. The company that has seen over 25 per cent growth in two years aims to further penetrate the Asian market with its leading entertainment and lifestyle content including,music, games as well as Bollywood news and gossip.

    The ripe Asian and Middle Eastern markets have made a favorable ground for digital companies to experiment with content across segments. With an expected growth of 35%, digital products have been in continuous demand with multiple choices and categories. Mobclixs has adopted a local-only approach to ensure relevant content keeping in mind consumers.

    Mobclixs Technologies founder and CEO Dushyant Jani said, “We are glad that our gaming and entertainment content has been loved by our consumers so far and we hope to keep adding fresh and interesting content for consumers across the globe with our expansion. With a new set of consumers in our new markets we hope that we can replicate the same success and further expand into the African continent soon.”

    Mobclixs recently completed two years of operations, with teleco partners like Vodafone, Idea, Airtel, Aircel to name a few, Mobclixs has become one of the most popular lifestyle and entertainment content companies.

  • Mobclixs forays into south west Asia, Middle East

    Mobclixs forays into south west Asia, Middle East

    MUMBAI: Mobclixs recently announced its foray into south west Asia and the Middle East. The company that has seen over 25 per cent growth in two years aims to further penetrate the Asian market with its leading entertainment and lifestyle content including,music, games as well as Bollywood news and gossip.

    The ripe Asian and Middle Eastern markets have made a favorable ground for digital companies to experiment with content across segments. With an expected growth of 35%, digital products have been in continuous demand with multiple choices and categories. Mobclixs has adopted a local-only approach to ensure relevant content keeping in mind consumers.

    Mobclixs Technologies founder and CEO Dushyant Jani said, “We are glad that our gaming and entertainment content has been loved by our consumers so far and we hope to keep adding fresh and interesting content for consumers across the globe with our expansion. With a new set of consumers in our new markets we hope that we can replicate the same success and further expand into the African continent soon.”

    Mobclixs recently completed two years of operations, with teleco partners like Vodafone, Idea, Airtel, Aircel to name a few, Mobclixs has become one of the most popular lifestyle and entertainment content companies.

  • Fake copyright registration website to be blocked

    Fake copyright registration website to be blocked

    NEW DELHI: Denying that the website copyright.in was an official website, the Government today said action was being initiated to block the website and initiate legal proceedings against the owners.

    The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) of the Commerce & Industry Ministry said that the authorised and authentic website is www.copyright.gov.in, and only this website should be used for any copyright registration and other related issues on copyright.

    The matter has already been referred to the concerned ministries to block the fake website and the false impression it is creating by claiming to be the official website of the copyright registration office in India. The website was inviting applications for protection of the various works – literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, sound recording and cinematographic films along with its evidence. This claim is totally fraudulent and creating confusion among public, DIPP said.

    The DIPP and Copyright Office have no relation with this website. Hence, all concerned are advised that they should not make any payment or submit application forms on-line or otherwise take any service relating to copyright registration or any other activity relating to copyright through this website. The DIPP or Copyright Office will not be responsible for any damages or loss in this regard.

  • Fake copyright registration website to be blocked

    Fake copyright registration website to be blocked

    NEW DELHI: Denying that the website copyright.in was an official website, the Government today said action was being initiated to block the website and initiate legal proceedings against the owners.

    The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) of the Commerce & Industry Ministry said that the authorised and authentic website is www.copyright.gov.in, and only this website should be used for any copyright registration and other related issues on copyright.

    The matter has already been referred to the concerned ministries to block the fake website and the false impression it is creating by claiming to be the official website of the copyright registration office in India. The website was inviting applications for protection of the various works – literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, sound recording and cinematographic films along with its evidence. This claim is totally fraudulent and creating confusion among public, DIPP said.

    The DIPP and Copyright Office have no relation with this website. Hence, all concerned are advised that they should not make any payment or submit application forms on-line or otherwise take any service relating to copyright registration or any other activity relating to copyright through this website. The DIPP or Copyright Office will not be responsible for any damages or loss in this regard.