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  • BBDO India appoints Edward Gunn as head of planning Mumbai

    BBDO India appoints Edward Gunn as head of planning Mumbai

    MUMBAI: BBDO India has appointed Edward Gunn as head of planning for its Mumbai office. 

    Gunn moved to India in 2017 as director at DDB Mudra Group. 

    Commenting on his new role Gunn said,“BBDO India becomes a natural fit for this. Their notion of creating ‘Acts Not Ads’ is perfectly aligned to my own. It’s the exact reason that I decided to move to India and I firmly believe that there is no place on earth that lives and breathes those ideals more than BBDO India. They’ve had a huge amount of success transmitting these values throughout India and the world, and I can’t wait to be at the epicentre of it all with the great Josy, and the wider team.”

    “The modern Indian consumer isn’t without a conscience, they know how to vote with their wallets and want to do what they can to make India progress. Brands should have a role within this, and that’s what I want to implement in the most effective and creative way possible,” he added.

    BBDO India chairman Josy Paul added, “Ed represents the wanderer in all of us. His search for cultural truths led him to us, and us to him. That’s the joy of serendipity. His ‘fresh eyes’ will help us open our mind about the world we live in. We are excited to have his ‘international Indian’ heart add value to our deeply local observations. Some may call it diversity, we see it as our third eye.”  

    Along with Colenso BBDO and DDB Mudra, he also runs his own agency. 

  • Omnicom bags top honors at 2015 Spikes Asia Festival

    Omnicom bags top honors at 2015 Spikes Asia Festival

    MUMBAI: Omnicom agencies took the top honours at the annual Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity. BBDO received the night’s top honor, Network of the Year, for the second consecutive year, with DDB placing third. The award comes on the heels of BBDO winning the Cannes Lions APAC Network of the Year.

     

    On the other hand, Colenso BBDO won Agency of the Year and DDB Group New Zealand placed third. OMD China was among the top three Media Agencies of the Year.

     

    In total, over 40 Omnicom agencies in 12 countries contributed to nearly 150 Spike awards. More than any other holding company, Omnicom agencies won four Grand Prix awards in Design, Digital, Direct, and Promo and Activation, as well as three Creative Effectiveness awards.

     

    Colenso BBDO’s ‘Reduce Speed Dial’ innovative campaign for Volkswagen was a multiple award-winner taking the top prize in Digital and Direct. WhybinTBWA won a Grand Prix and two Golds for their ‘It’s Your Call’ campaign for 3AW. DDB Group New Zealand was among the top three agencies and won two Grand Prix awards, the highest honour, in Design, Promo and Activation.

     

    “Omnicom once again had a great showing at Spikes and it’s especially gratifying to see our networks and agencies continue their winning streak in an incredibly competitive region. I am extremely proud of the recognition, the work that earned it, and the people that made it happen,” said Omnicom Group president and CEO John Wren.

  • Lowe Lintas and Partners triumphs as the Most Effective Indian Agency at APAC EFFIEs

    Lowe Lintas and Partners triumphs as the Most Effective Indian Agency at APAC EFFIEs

    MUMBAI: After being named as the Agency of the Year at the Indian EFFIEs 2013, Lowe Lintas and Partners has emerged as the most effective Indian agency at the APAC EFFIEs Awards 2014. The agency has bagged 4 medals including 2 Gold, a Sliver and a Bronze out of total 6 medals for India.

    Lowe Lintas & Partners India also held the second position as APAC EFFIEs Agency of the Year after Colenso BBDO/Proximity New Zealand which was awarded with the title. The global agency Lowe & Partners was among the top 3 agencies running for APAC EFFIEs Agency Network of the Year Award.

    The two Golds won by Lowe Lintas and Partners are under ‘Goodworks- Brand’ category for Unilever’s Lifebuoy- ‘Help a child reach 5’ campaign and ‘Media Innovations’ category for HUL’s Kissan ‘100% Natural Seeded’. The agency bagged a Silver and a Bronze medal for Idea Cellular’s ‘Honey Bunny’ campaign under the categories ‘IT/Teleco’ and ‘Media Innovations’ respectively.  

     

    Speaking on the win, Joseph George – CEO, Lowe Lintas and Partners said, “Coming on the back of being declared the Agency of the Year in India, this performance yet again reinforces our belief in the type of work we do and the criteria of evaluation we value.”

    Adding to it, Vikas Mehta, CMO-Lowe Lintas and Partners said “We’re happy to have contributed to India’s success at the APAC EFFIEs. Big ideas that lead to great business successes are valuable, and the recognition only encourages us to do more of them.”

    The APAC EFFIEscelebrated the winners of the 2014 Awards at its Awards Gala held at Conrad Centennial Singapore on April 3. Presenting a total of 56 awards – 12 Golds, 26 Silvers and 18 Bronzes amongst finalists from 16 countries, APAC EFFIEs recognised the most effective marketing campaigns in theregion. BBDO Worldwide was named the APAC EFFIEs Agency Network of the Year, picking up a total of 2 Golds, 7 Silvers and 6 Bronzes from its agencies in the region.

    APAC EFFIEs Awards is organised by Confederation of Asian Advertising Agency Associations (CAAAA) and Tenasia Group. The Asia Pacific EFFIEs Gold, Silver, Bronze winners and Finalists will be included in the EFFIEs Effectiveness Index, a global ranking which identifies and ranks the most effective companies and brands by analysing finalist and winner data from worldwide EFFIEs competitions.