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  • Goafest 2017: Ramesh Narayan re-elected council chairman

    Goafest 2017: Ramesh Narayan re-elected council chairman

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club and Advertising Agencies Association of India have announced the Awards Governing Council for the Abby’s at Goafest 2017. Ad veteran and industry leader Ramesh Narayan, founder of Canco Advertising has been once again appointed the Chairman of the AGC.

    “The Abby’s are the Oscars of Indian advertising. The Awards Governing Council has a wealth of experience and expertise and I feel privileged to lead such an august panel. It will be our endeavor to engage actively with all constituents and ensure that creativity is properly judged and celebrated,” Narayan shared.

    The other members elected to the Council are:

    The other members elected to the Council are:

    · Nakul Chopra, CEO – South Asia, Publicis Communications India & President, Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAA’s of I)

    · Ajay Chandwani, Director, Percept Ltd

    · Ajay Kakkar, Chief Marketing Officer- Financial Services, Aditya Birla Group.

    · Ashish Bhasin, Chairman Goafest 2017 and ‎Chairman & CEO South Asia Dentsu Aegis Network

    · CVL Srinivas, Chief Executive Officer, South Asia, GroupM

    · M G Parameswaran, Founder at Brand-Building.com

    · Nagesh Alai, Founder, Independent Business Advisory and Chairman of C4A

    · Partha Sinha, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, McCann Worldgroup

    · Pradeep Dwivedi, CEO Sakal Group

    · Shashi Sinha, Chief Executive Officer, IPG Mediabrands

    The Advertising Club’s Raj Nayak said, “Under Ramesh Narayan’s leadership Goafest 2016 emerged as a huge success with increase in participation and highest standards of ethics and governance. We are sure that with once again taking on the reigns of the awards, he will take this key industry event that is the gold standard in advertising awards, to greater heights.”

    “It is great to once again have Ramesh in the driver’s seat of the governing council. His experience of leading multiple industry bodies and awards gives him great perspective and foresight to be able to drive excellence, in the judging and execution of this year’s awards,” added Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAA’s of I) president Nakul Chopra.

  • Goafest 2017: Ramesh Narayan re-elected council chairman

    Goafest 2017: Ramesh Narayan re-elected council chairman

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club and Advertising Agencies Association of India have announced the Awards Governing Council for the Abby’s at Goafest 2017. Ad veteran and industry leader Ramesh Narayan, founder of Canco Advertising has been once again appointed the Chairman of the AGC.

    “The Abby’s are the Oscars of Indian advertising. The Awards Governing Council has a wealth of experience and expertise and I feel privileged to lead such an august panel. It will be our endeavor to engage actively with all constituents and ensure that creativity is properly judged and celebrated,” Narayan shared.

    The other members elected to the Council are:

    The other members elected to the Council are:

    · Nakul Chopra, CEO – South Asia, Publicis Communications India & President, Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAA’s of I)

    · Ajay Chandwani, Director, Percept Ltd

    · Ajay Kakkar, Chief Marketing Officer- Financial Services, Aditya Birla Group.

    · Ashish Bhasin, Chairman Goafest 2017 and ‎Chairman & CEO South Asia Dentsu Aegis Network

    · CVL Srinivas, Chief Executive Officer, South Asia, GroupM

    · M G Parameswaran, Founder at Brand-Building.com

    · Nagesh Alai, Founder, Independent Business Advisory and Chairman of C4A

    · Partha Sinha, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, McCann Worldgroup

    · Pradeep Dwivedi, CEO Sakal Group

    · Shashi Sinha, Chief Executive Officer, IPG Mediabrands

    The Advertising Club’s Raj Nayak said, “Under Ramesh Narayan’s leadership Goafest 2016 emerged as a huge success with increase in participation and highest standards of ethics and governance. We are sure that with once again taking on the reigns of the awards, he will take this key industry event that is the gold standard in advertising awards, to greater heights.”

    “It is great to once again have Ramesh in the driver’s seat of the governing council. His experience of leading multiple industry bodies and awards gives him great perspective and foresight to be able to drive excellence, in the judging and execution of this year’s awards,” added Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAA’s of I) president Nakul Chopra.

  • Super Jury brings the hammer down on the Abbys controversy

    MUMBAI: As the winds of controversy blow through the Indian ad land post the 2013 Abbys Awards, the Super Jury constituted by the Awards Governing Council (AGC) has decided that all the awards given will stand.

    The decision has been made with the intent of maintaining the sanctity of the Abby awards. The Super Jury ruled that enough time had been provided between shortlisting of entries and the announcement of the winners for any party to raise objections/concerns. As a result, any speculation after the Abby Awards/Goafest will not be entertained.

    It also declared that the awards that had been rescinded due to similar complaints for DHL (agency BBDO Proximity) and Electrolux (agency DDB Mudra Group) will be reinstated.

    The AGC has also noted that for the future rules pertaining to reviews will be further clarified and strictly adhered to.

    The Super Jury comprised of Agnello Dias, Carlton D‘silva, Josy Paul, K S Chakravarthy, Nitish Tiwari, Piyush Panjwani, Prasoon Joshi, Prashant Kalyankar, Rakshin Patel and Sonal Dabral. The decision was taken following a meeting on 23 April.

    This year, the creative Abbys became a hotspot for controversies with agencies dropping out, scam ads being exposed and last minute requests to withdraw entries, even after the awards were announced. Many believe that Abbys 2013 opened up Pandora‘s Box for the ad industry with issues of scam ads, client-agency communication, creative liberty, and plagiarism coming to the fore.

    One would only hope that this is the end of the matter on awards this year, but only time will tell.

  • Leo Burnett wants to withdraw two award winning entries from Creative Abbys 2013

    MUMBAI: Just when you thought that Goafest 2013 is over, Leo Burnett which swept 71 metals at the Creative Abbys this year, has sought withdrawal of two of its entries in the radio and radio craft categories.

    The two entries that the agency wants to withdraw are radio spots it created for Tata Salt Lite. These entries have won the agency two gold Abbys and two silver Abbys.

    Sources have confirmed that Leo Burnett Chairman Indian Subcontinent Arvind Sharma sent a mail to the Awards Governing Council (AGC) on Monday evening seeking that the two entries be withdrawn owing to some inconsistencies. This move by the agency comes as a result of the brand’s request to do the same.

    The AGC requires all entries to be accompanied by client approval and verification. Clearly, one question this request raises is about the fuss when the entries which had already passed the acid test were accepted as legitimate entries.

    The request to withdraw entries has also raised the question about scam ads and what effect they are having on the industry. It has been quite an interesting year at the awards this year with last year’s forerunner Ogilvy and Mather walking out, JWT India submitting scams ads that blew up in their face, and Creativeland Asia’s Raj Kurup stepping down from the jury at the creative Abbys as a mark protest against scam ads.