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  • The Advertising Club initiates ‘Twitter Townhall’

    The Advertising Club initiates ‘Twitter Townhall’

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club in partnership with Twitter Inida has initiated a unique concept called Twitter Townhall in India starting 12 February 2016. 

     

    Under this initiative, The Advertising Club will provide a platform to industry leaders to interact and inspire young and inquisitive minds across the country. 

     

    The Advertising Club president Raj Nayak said, “The world is going digital and India remains a major player in this realm. Conducting a first-of-its-kind virtual Twitter Townhall in the midst of all this, is an extremely exciting prospect for us. I would call it a ‘digital reach-out program’, because with this new initiative we are comprehensively erasing the narrow boundaries of time, geographies and hierarchies, and making it possible for inquiring minds to connect with business leaders in a unique and meaningful manner. We hope to continue breaking ground with the Advertising Club and initiating programs that foster growth for digital India.”

     

    The platform provides a chance to engage with the best minds from the industry.

     

     “Twitter Townhalls have been used by global business and political leaders to connect with their followers and audiences at large, for quite some time now. Bringing the Townhall to India is a huge step for digital India. I can say that we, at Twitter India, are excited to be associated with the Advertising Club to launch this initiative that is going to further encourage interaction and foster ambivalence for the ever growing digital audience in India”, added Twitter India vice president – media for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa Rishi Jaitly.

     

    The Twitter Townhall will kick start with Unilever VP – media for Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey and Russia Rahul Welde. The townhall will be chaired by eminent business personality  every week, including CMOs, CEOs, agency heads, media journalists and media honchos. Some of the stalwarts chairing this engaging initiative include Madison World chairman and managing director Sam Balsara,  Publicis India managing director and chief creative officer Bobby Pawar , DDB Mudra Group CEO and managing director Madhukar Kamath, Dentsu Aegis chairman and CEO South Asia Ashish Bhasin , amongst other.

     

    With a pre-decided schedule of townhalls, the Advertising Club Twitter handle will invite its followers and the Advertising Club members to send in their questions via the social media platform. If the question is shortlisted, it will be answered by the business leader every Friday at a pre-decided time from The Advertising Club Twitter handle (@TheAdClub_India).

  • The Advertising Club initiates ‘Twitter Townhall’

    The Advertising Club initiates ‘Twitter Townhall’

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club in partnership with Twitter Inida has initiated a unique concept called Twitter Townhall in India starting 12 February 2016. 

     

    Under this initiative, The Advertising Club will provide a platform to industry leaders to interact and inspire young and inquisitive minds across the country. 

     

    The Advertising Club president Raj Nayak said, “The world is going digital and India remains a major player in this realm. Conducting a first-of-its-kind virtual Twitter Townhall in the midst of all this, is an extremely exciting prospect for us. I would call it a ‘digital reach-out program’, because with this new initiative we are comprehensively erasing the narrow boundaries of time, geographies and hierarchies, and making it possible for inquiring minds to connect with business leaders in a unique and meaningful manner. We hope to continue breaking ground with the Advertising Club and initiating programs that foster growth for digital India.”

     

    The platform provides a chance to engage with the best minds from the industry.

     

     “Twitter Townhalls have been used by global business and political leaders to connect with their followers and audiences at large, for quite some time now. Bringing the Townhall to India is a huge step for digital India. I can say that we, at Twitter India, are excited to be associated with the Advertising Club to launch this initiative that is going to further encourage interaction and foster ambivalence for the ever growing digital audience in India”, added Twitter India vice president – media for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa Rishi Jaitly.

     

    The Twitter Townhall will kick start with Unilever VP – media for Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey and Russia Rahul Welde. The townhall will be chaired by eminent business personality  every week, including CMOs, CEOs, agency heads, media journalists and media honchos. Some of the stalwarts chairing this engaging initiative include Madison World chairman and managing director Sam Balsara,  Publicis India managing director and chief creative officer Bobby Pawar , DDB Mudra Group CEO and managing director Madhukar Kamath, Dentsu Aegis chairman and CEO South Asia Ashish Bhasin , amongst other.

     

    With a pre-decided schedule of townhalls, the Advertising Club Twitter handle will invite its followers and the Advertising Club members to send in their questions via the social media platform. If the question is shortlisted, it will be answered by the business leader every Friday at a pre-decided time from The Advertising Club Twitter handle (@TheAdClub_India).

  • Bobby Pawar, Partha Sinha elevated to Publicis South Asia MD

    Bobby Pawar, Partha Sinha elevated to Publicis South Asia MD

    MUMBAI: Publicis Worldwide South Asia has promoted Bobby Pawar and Partha Sinha to managing directors.

     

    This move comes as the India agency consolidates following a period of sustained growth that has seen it double its size over the past two years.

     

    In their new roles, Pawar and Sinha will continue to report to Publicis Worldwide South Asia CEO Nakul Chopra as they take on larger responsibilities to partner him in managing all business units in the region. A key focus will be to elevate the agency’s effectiveness in communication that helps lead the change for clients.

     

    As managing director and chief strategy officer, Sinha will lead all strategic development. He will take additional responsibility for the P&L of the consulting, design and digital services in South Asia. 

     

    Pawar, on the other hand, will be managing director and chief creative officer. He will lead creative development and ensure the increasing infusion of digital channels for all Publicis Worldwide entities in the region. 

     

    Chopra said that the promotions were clear recognition of the positive impact and leadership both executives had demonstrated in leading their agency teams and client relationships.

     

    Chopra said, “Both Bobby and Partha have played pivotal roles in delivering the expectations of our clients and in vastly improving our product. They have worked very closely with me and taken the lead in helping Publicis grow at a very rapid rate. These promotions not only recognise their past achievements but also focus on the future where we have high expectations for the continual transformation of our business.”

     

    In a joint statement, Sinha and Pawar added, “Publicis is on a fast growth track and is increasingly becoming a significant power in partnering clients in the new age environment. Our objective is to become the most significant partner available in this market for brands to navigate and lead the change in society, culture and the marketplace. We are on our way there.”

     

    Publicis Worldwide, APAC and emerging markets CEO Loris Nold opined, “Publicis South Asia without doubt has a world-class management team and have achieved great results in the past few years. With Partha and Bobby taking a bigger role, I am very confident that we are best positioned to help our clients in their marketing transformation.”

  • Goafest Creative Abby judging begins in full earnest

    Goafest Creative Abby judging begins in full earnest

    MUMBAI: The Goafest Creative Abby judging began in full swing at Mumbai with juries being appointed in different verticals. The Jury chairs were released by the Goafest Creative Abby Award Governing Council.

     

    Taproot’s Santosh Padhi will be chairing the Abby Print and Print Craft Jury this year. Publicis’ Bobby Pawar returns after a gap of five years to head the Abby Film Jury. Contract India’s Ashish Chakravarty is Jury Chair of Radio and Radio Craft Abby, while ideasatwork’s Prashant Godbole is heading the Out of Home (OOH) and Ambient Abby Jury. Scarecrow’s Manish Bhatt is heading the Integrated Abby Jury.

     

    Chairing the Creative Abby Direct Jury this year is Pi Communication’s Rakhshin Patel.  KA Advertising and Design’s Prashant Kanyalkar is the Jury Chair in Design Vertical of Creative Abby. Hungama’s Carlton D’Silva is the Jury Chair for Digital Abby, while White Light Moving Picture’s Namita Roy Ghose is heading the Film Craft Abby Jury.

     

    DDB Mudra’s Aneil Deepak is the Jury chair in brand activation and promotion Abby Jury. Big Synergy’s Anita Kaul Basu is Jury chair in branded content Abby, whereas Madison PR’s Paresh Chaudhry headed the Public Relations Abby Jury. On the other hand, Network 18’s Avinash Kaul led the Broadcasters Abby Jury, while Sakal’s Shailesh Amonkar is Jury chair of Publishers Abby.

     

    Ad Club president Pratap Bose said, “Our heartfelt thanks to the Jury members who gave their time and passion debating the selection of winners.”

     

    Abby Awards Governing Council member in charge of Jury appointments and judging Ajay Chandwani added, “We are very fortunate to have the time and cooperation of very high powered juries in each of the verticals. Many of our jury chairs and judges have been judging at major international festivals over the years. An award derives its prestige from the standards set by juries and Abby has indeed retained its leading status in India.”

     

  • Jury for 2015 Kyoorius Advertising & Digital Awards announced

    Jury for 2015 Kyoorius Advertising & Digital Awards announced

    MUMBAI: Kyoorius, in association with D&AD, has named the jury members for the 2015 Kyoorius Advertising & Digital Awards.

     

    The nine-member advertising jury has been culled from agencies such as Droga5, JWT, Ogilvy & Mather, SapientNitro, Publicis, DDB Group and Grey, led by Grey London chairman and chief creative officer Nils Leonard and includes:

     

    · Andy Greenaway executive creative director Andy Greenaway

    · Lowe Lintas & Partners national creative director Arun Iyer

    · Publicis South Asia Director chief creative officer Bobby Pawar

    · DDB Group Singapore group executive creative director Joji Jacob

    · JWT Singapore executive creative director Juhi Kalia

    · Grey India national creative director and EVP Malvika Mehra

    · Droga5 Executive creative director Nik Studzinski

    · Ogilvy & Mather India national creative director Rajiv Rao

     

    In partnership with D&AD, Kyoorius identifies the foremost creatives at the cutting edge of their respective fields from all over the world. The jury comprises international, regional and Indian members to ensure that work is judged at par with global best practices, while emphasizing the local context and mindset of Indian audiences.

     

    Kyoorius founder and CEO Rajesh Kejriwal said, “Our jury members represent the best of advertising and digital today. They raise the bar for the quality of work we expect to be entered and also bring experience judging international awards shows like D&AD.”

     

    “We want work to be judged on its merit, irrespective of language or cultural reference, thus a diverse jury is essential,” Kejriwal added.

     

    As per the Kyoorius and D&AD’s judging criteria, voting is always done in private, never by a show of hands. All jury members will gather from 29 April to 2 May 2015 in Mumbai to review, discuss and elect the best of the best over an intensive three-day session, which will be open to the public.

  • Paritosh Srivastava promoted to COO Publicis Ambience

    Paritosh Srivastava promoted to COO Publicis Ambience

    MUMBAI: In continuation of recent senior management changes and recruitments Publicis announced the promotion of Paritosh Srivastava to chief operating officer (COO) for Publicis Ambience. He will continue to report to south Asia CEO Nakul Chopra and will join the management board for Publicis Worldwide in India.

     

    Chopra commented, “This is a well-deserved promotion. For over three years now Paritosh has led Publicis Ambience admirably. The improvement in talent and quality has been remarkable – the growth has been outstanding. With further empowerment in his new role – I have no doubt he will take Publicis Ambience to new heights.”

     

    Commenting on his promotion, Srivastava said, “It’s a privilege to lead an agency with the legacy of Publicis Ambience. My gratitude to the fantastic team who has each helped put us on a tremendous growth path. The agency’s success can only follow that of our clients, it will be my constant endeavor to continually strive to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.”

     

    Bobby Pawar and Partha Sinha in a joint Statement said, “In Paritosh we have a champion of great work. He is ready to push boundaries and rally around great work both internally and externally. This, coupled with his energy and charm makes him a great leader. We are delighted that he is getting bigger responsibilities and being entrusted with furthering the Publicis agenda in India.”

  • Publicis Capital elevates Joy Mohanty to NCD

    Publicis Capital elevates Joy Mohanty to NCD

    MUMBAI: Publicis Capital has elevated Joy Mohanty as its national creative director. Mohanty will continue to be based in Delhi and will report to Publicis South Asia chief creative officer Bobby Pawar.

     

    Bobby Pawar on Mohanty’s elevation said, “In the time that I have worked with Joy, I’ve found him to be who not only focused on making great ads, but also finding brilliant solutions to our clients’ problems. He is also a really good leader. His elevation is recognition of the role he has played in improving our output in the past year and the role he will play in helping us raise our game even more.”

     

    Publicis Capital chief executive officer Hemant Misra stated, “Joy is an ideal partner – cool and collected, ever smiling, assertive and brilliant. He has the ability to attract talent and harness simple yet great ideas. His ‘Kitna Deti Hai’ campaign for Maruti Suzuki is an appropriate example of this.”

     

    Mohanty has been with Publicis Capital for over nine years. In a career spanning 21 years he has worked at FCB Ulka, Bates Clarion, Leo Burnett and Contract.

     

    Some of the prominent brands he has worked are: Maruti Suzuki Corporate, Maruti Swift, Maruti A-star, Suzuki Scooters & Motorcycles, LG Home Appliances, Dabur Chyawanprash, Personal Care, Homemade, Thums Up, Maaza, Apollo Tyres, Carrier Aircon, among others.

     

    Mohanty has won numerous local and international awards, including the One Show, D&AD, New York Festivals and Goafest.

     

    On his new role Mohanty added, “I have been on a perpetual quest, trying to find ways to connect with a consumer who essentially does not want to engage with advertising. The width of brands and strength of relationships at Publicis make this new assignment a fabulous opportunity.”

  • Ogilvy apologises to Malala Yousafzai

    Ogilvy apologises to Malala Yousafzai

    MUMBAI: Looks like Indian advertising is coming under the radar for constant controversies. This time Ogilvy & Mather India’s series of ads for Kurl On titled ‘Bounce Back’ trigged negative conversations. The ad series features Malala Yousafzai, Mahatma Gandhi and Steve Jobs.

    The art work showcases a cartoon depiction of Pakistani young activist Malala being shot, and then miraculously coming back to life after a night’s rest on a Kurl On mattress. Social media was buzzing with thoughts that the ad is offensive at various levels. Considering the gravity of the situation, Ogilvy went ahead to undertake an investigation into process. There are no talks initiated for the other creatives that use Mahatma Gandhi and Steve Jobs as central characters.

    The official release issued by the agency on its website stated, “We deeply regret this incident and want to personally apologise to Malala Yousafzai and her family. We are investigating how our standards were compromised in this case and will take whatever corrective action is necessary. In addition, we have launched a thorough review of our approval and oversight processes across our global network to help ensure that our standards are never compromised again.”

    The agency also tweeted about the same.

    It can be recalled that last year around the same time, the Ford Figo controversial posters caught the attention of the world. JWT’s Bobby Pawar and Ford India’s Sriram Padmanabhan had to take responsibility of this and had to step down.

    So, who will take responsibility from Ogilvy? Any guesses?