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  • “ABBY AWARDS 2019” announces the illustrious Master Jury for the Creative ABBY’s

    “ABBY AWARDS 2019” announces the illustrious Master Jury for the Creative ABBY’s

    MUMBAI: The gold standard in advertising awards, ABBY Awards 2019 that celebrates creative excellence in the category has announced an illustrious master jury for the upcoming edition.  Introduced last year at the ABBY’s, the master jury is reposed with the responsibly of judging pioneering work that deserves the ABBY.  The Master Jury boasts of 12 esteemed creative legends and innovators who have been game changers in the category.

    MASTER JURY “ABBY AWARDS 2019”

    Prasoon Joshi, Chairman Asia Pacific , CEO &Chief Creative Officer India, McCann World Group

    Arun Iyer, Chairman & CCO, Lowe Lintas

    Agnello Dias, Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder, Taproot Dentsu

    Abhijit Avasthi, Founder, Sideways Consulting

    Bobby Pawar, Chairman & CCO, Havas

    K. V. Sridhar, Founder & CCO, HyperCollective

    Manish Bhatt, Scarecrow M&C Saatchi, Founder Director

    Rajdeepak Das, Chief Creative Officer & Managing Director South Asia, Leo Burnett

    Raj Kamble, Founder & CCO, Famous Innovations

    Swati Bhattacharya, Chief Creative Officer, FCB Ulka

    Prashant Godbole, Founder, ideas@work

    Sandipan Bhattacharya, Chief Creative Officer, Grey Group

    Santosh Padhi, Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder, Taproot Dentsu

     

    The esteemed Master Jury is entrusted with the key responsibility of together screening entries received in the Creative ABBY’s category, thereby arriving at the shortlist. The shortlisted entries will then have to further pass round 2 of the litmus test on creativity and impact, emerging as the benchmark of innovation in the category.

    Speaking about Master Jury for the for the upcoming edition of the ABBY’s, Shashi Sinha, Chair of the Awards Governing Council, ABBY Awards 2019 said “We have always believed that awards are as credible as the jury. We have hence curated a master jury constituting of the best creative minds and thought leaders from the industry, each of who have been icons in their area of work. The versatile and visionary jury will ensure that only the most deserving, ground breaking and effective campaigns emerge victorious.  With such veterans at the jury panel, we are all set for an inspiring and ingenious edition of the ABBY Awards 2019.”

    The Master Jury will be judging all the creative entries received across 7 verticals and 8 categories across two rounds. Round I of the judging process will be held online followed by a combined deliberation in Round II.

    8 categories :

    1

    FMCG – Foods & Beverages

    2

    FMCG – Personal Care, Home Care, Healthcare & Others

    3

    Consumer Durables

    4

    Automotive

    5

    Services

    6

    Retail

    7

    Corporate, Media, Entertainment & Others

    8

    Public Service

     

    7 verticals:

    1

    Still Print

    2

    Still Digital

    3

    Audio Visual TV / Cinema

    4

    Audio Visual Digital

    5

    Radio

    6

    Out Of Home, Ambient Media / Activation

    7

    Integrated

     

    Presented by the Advertising Club and AAAI, the ABBYs 2019 will be a highlight at the leading advertising convention, Goafest, where once again the entire advertising and marketing fraternity is expected to come together in Goa.

  • Advertising Agencies Association of India &The Advertising Club announce the Awards Governing Council for ABBY Awards 2019

    Advertising Agencies Association of India &The Advertising Club announce the Awards Governing Council for ABBY Awards 2019

    MUMBAI: The 14th edition of the premiere Advertising Festival –  Goafest 2019, presented by Viacom18 is just around the corner and the preparations are in full momentum for the apex industry event and awards. Celebrating creative excellence in the Advertising and Media industry, the ABBY awards presented every year at the festival  is a key focus area for the fraternity to showcase their their best work. The Advertising Agencies Association of India &The Advertising Club have now announced the Awards Governing Council for the prestigious awards. 

     The  celebrated Awards Governing Council for the ABBY’s 2019 are. 
    Awards Governing Council  on behalf of The Advertising Club 
    •    Shashi Sinha: Chairman of the Awards Governing Council, ABBY Awards 2019, Secretary – The Advertising Club and CEO, IPG Mediabrands India
    •    Vikram Sakhuja: President, The Advertising Club & Group CEO – Madison Media & OOH – ‎Madison World
    •    Ajay Kakar: Chief Marketing Officer, Aditya Birla Capital
    •    Ajay Chandwani: Director, Percept Ltd
    •    Aditya Swamy: Head – Agency Partnerships , Google
    •    Sapangeet Rajawat: Head – Marketing, Hindi Mass Entertainment

    Awards Governing Council  on behalf of the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI)
    •    Nakul Chopra; Chairman – Goafest 2019
    •    Ashish Bhasin: Chairman & CEO South Asia Dentsu Aegis Network – ‎Aegis Group plc
    •    Anupriya Acharya: CEO, Publicis Media India
    •     Rohit Ohri: Group Chairman and CEO, FCB India 
    •    Jaydeep Gandhi: Chairman & Director, Jaya Advertising

    Speaking on the focus of the AGC  for the upcoming edition, Shashi Sinha, Chairman of the Awards Governing Council, ABBY Awards 2019 & Secretary, The Advertising Club said  “The newly appointed Awards Governing Counicl is committed to ensuring that the awards are inclusive and have multi sectoral  representation.  The combined experience  and the expertise of the council is sure to ensure that  all aspects of the awards from jury selection  to jury deliberation and review and  winner announcement thereafter is conducted with the highest standards of due diligence.”       

    Speaking about the awards, Mr. Ashish Bhasin, President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) said, “ABBY Awards have always been  the highlight of the festival and a key plaform for  the young minds from the industry to showcase the pioneering work done by them through the year . The awards governing council council formed to conduct this marquee awards includes industry thought leaders and media mavens who will come together to deliver another inclusive , highly represented  and  successful  year of the ABBY’s.”

    Speaking about the AGC appointment, Vikram Sakhuja: President, The Advertising Club said “Winning an ABBY has always been a careed defining moment  for and the awards have year on year ensured that only the best in class campaigns that have showcased effectiveness and creativity are lauded. The newly appointed Awards Governing Counicl will ensure that the ABBYs continue to live up to its repute of being the ultimate industry awards that celebrate meritorious campaigns.”

    Mr. Nakul Chopra, Chairman – Goafest 2019 said “ Every year ABBY’s have  not just recognized the best in best work done by the industry but also encouraged individuals from the industry to innovate and push boundaries to deliver the best creative campaigns.  We are sure that this year too will see  a lot of innovative work entered that will be judjed by a renowned  jury panel curated by the eminent Awards Governing Council.”  

    Presented by the Advertising Club and AAAI the Goafest 2019 will once again see the entire advertising and marketing fraternity soon come together in Goa in April 2019.