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  • The Abby council appoints three international jury chairs for Abbys 2022

    The Abby council appoints three international jury chairs for Abbys 2022

    Mumbai: The Abby Awards Governing Council on Monday announced three names from the global advertising industry as jury chairs. This year, industry members Menno Kluin, Aricio Fortes, and Myra Nussbaum will be judging Abbys 2022.

    Menno Kluin is the chief creative officer of dentsu US with a string of big awards to his credit. Menno won the coveted ‘Creative Person of the Year 2021’ by US Campaign.com for his exceptional track record of creative success. His accolades include winning the ‘Most awarded Art Director  Worldwide,’ ‘Agency of the Year at Cannes,’ ‘Grand Prix,’ and ‘One Show’s Best in Discipline for  Digital Craft and Social Media,’ ‘Clio Agency of the Year,’ ‘ACD NY Agency of the Year,’ and  ‘Young Guns Agency of the Year.’ Menno leads the creative output of three dentsu agencies  – 360i, dentsuMB, and Isobar.

    BBDO China chief creative officer Aricio Fortes is also going to be jury chair at Abbys 2022. Aricio has won 44 Cannes Lions so far and he is still counting. He has won the Cannes Lion Agency of the Year four times for DM9DDB Brazil and Ogilvy Brazil in the past. Twenty of Aricio’s campaigns have won Lions and Pencils for large global brands McDonald’s, Procter & Gamble,  Walmart, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, FedEx, Pinterest, LEGO, and Mattel.

    Havas Chicago president and chief creative officer Myra Nussbaum is the third member of the jury chairs of Abbys 2022. Myra’s work for Valspar, which involved helping colourblind see colour for the first time, went on to win top honours at Cannes, One Show, and D&AD. Voted by Adweek as among the Top 30 Creative People in the world, Myra’s work has created emotional connections while significantly impacting business for such brands as Mars, KFC, Molson Coors, SC Johnson,  Dow, and Ford.

    “We are very fortunate to have Menno, Aricio and Myra chair some of the leading categories of ABBYs this year,” Abby Awards Governing Council’s Ajay Chandwani said. “All are contemporary creative superstars of our times and their versatility of being equally at home with traditional advertising and digital craft and social media makes them special advertising personalities.”

    “We are thrilled to have heavyweights come on board to chair this year’s Abbys awards,” stated Abby Awards Governing Council 2022 chairman and The Ad Club VP Rana Barua. “Our intent is to have world-class quality and inputs with The One Show, and has awarded and recognised international jury is just a start of a journey which will allow Indian advertising to reach the global standard of effectiveness and quality. “

    “We are indeed grateful to One Show for having partnered with the Ad Club to take ABBYs judging to the global level,” added The Ad Club president Partha Sinha.

    The deadline for submission of entries has been extended until 1 April, according to the statement.

  • NDTV Car and Bike Awards 2016 embraced by leaders

    NDTV Car and Bike Awards 2016 embraced by leaders

    MUMBAI: It was a night celebrating fast paced thrills and glamour, the coveted NDTV Car and Bike Awards, presented by Future Generali and powered by Mobil was a scintillating affair indeed. 

     

    Renault Kwid won the NDTV car of the year award 2016 and Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 was awarded the NDTV two wheeler of the year 2016. Leaders from the automobile industry, marketers, jury members and PR persons joined on the occasion.

     

    This year, the NDTV Car and Bike Awards saw a panel discussion on the state of the industry, the status of the crucial road safety bill, and how the industry is looking to play its part to tackle growing air pollution. The eminent panellists included Hero MotoCorp managing director and CEO Pawan Munjal and Maruti Suzuki India managing director Kenichi Ayukawa. The discussion was moderated by NDTV group CEO Vikram Chandra.

     

    Renault India CEO Sumit Sawhney was awarded the coveted automotive man of the year 2016 for the launch of the KWID, and his bold strategy behind that success. The 11 edition of the awards also honoured products launched over the past year, across both car and bike segments and recognised industry leaders, advertisers, marketers and PR professionals from the industry.

     

    The Mobil CNB Viewers’ Choice Awards for both cars and bikes provided NDTV viewers the exciting opportunity to vote for their favourite car and bike nominees and stand a chance to take the year’s hottest wheels home. Renault Kwid and Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 were announced as the Mobil CNB viewer’s choice car and two wheeler respectively. Virat Kohli was awarded the brand ambassador of the year while the BMW i8 took home the trophy for automotive technology of the year. 

     

    On the eve of the 11 edition of the awards, NDTV group’s editor auto and head of automobile programming  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar said, “What a superb year it has been, that has given us such competent and exciting products. The industry is also climbing back from its worst days, which is encouraging for us all. I remain proud that we deliver India’s most credible automobile awards! I have fiercely guarded the awards process and we had fantastic juries for the various categories, which made it even more comprehensive. As always we credibly honour the best of the auto industry while also reflecting the choices and sentiments of customers, manufactures and auto lovers alike.”

     

    The Marketing and Communications awards categories had a special jury made up of Madison World chairman and MD Sam Balsara, Clea Public Relations chairman and MD Vinod Nair, Ogilvy & Mather national creative director Rajiv Rao, McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific chairman and lyricist Prasoon Joshi, Asylum Films founder Razneesh Ghai , NDTV Prime strategy head editor and anchor Shruti Verma Singh, and  NDTV group editor-auto and head of automobile programming Siddharth Vinayak Patankar.

     

    The product awards boasted a panel of eminent jury members including Car India and Bike India editor Aspi Bhatena, DC Design, Racers CEO Dilip Chhabria,   Aditya Patel, Karun Chandhok and Rayomand Banajee, senior industry consultant Dr V Sumantran, rallyist and auto enthusiast Kamlesh Patel, Man’s World managing editor Pablo Chaterji,  Evo India editor Sirish Chandran, NDTV  Assistant Editor-Auto PS Balakrishnan,  and NDTV Group Editor-Auto Siddharth Vinayak Patankar.

     

    The key categories include: NDTV car of the year, NDTV two wheeler of the year, car manufacturer of the year, two wheeler manufacturer of the year, CNB viewers’ choice car and two wheeler of the year, and automotive man of the year.

     

    To ensure a seamless and transparent selection process, jury members got a hands-on experience of each car and bike at the Buddh International Circuit, along with the nominee’s specifications, its market performance and details on its immediate competition. The jurors then led through a sanitized process filled out their assessment on each nominee and awarded points to all the contending vehicles. The scoring and voting system instituted by the World Car of the Year Awards was used in the selection process.

     

    Ballot voting was conducted in isolation to other jurors and is monitored and organised by auditors Ernst and Young.  

  • FremantleMedia reveals Jury Members for CEO’s Got Talent

    FremantleMedia reveals Jury Members for CEO’s Got Talent

    MUMBAI: Following the announcement of the new initiative, CEO’s Got Talent, FremantleMedia today announced its distinguished three-member jury for the evening. Bringing together the mavericks of the corporate and entertainment world on a common platform, Raj Nayak, CEO, COLORS; celebrated director-producer Mahesh Bhatt and renowned actor Raveena Tandon are all set to be part of the jury panel.  Hosted by Mini Mathur, CEO’s Got Talent is a unique initiative, featuring 12 CEOs of India Inc.showcasing a fun and lighter side to themselves. The event is set to take place at Grand Hyatt Mumbai on Friday, March 7, 2014 and will be telecast on CNBC TV18.

    Illustrious Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon, jury member said, “I have recently started my own venture and, so, I can confirm first-hand that it is very difficult to find a balance between work and play. I feel humbled to be given the opportunity to be a part of this unique initiative which allows you to witness never-seen-before talent of corporates on stage. The fact that proceeds raised through this initiative will be donated towards the welfare of under-privileged children and make a difference in their lives also prompted my decision to judge this event.”

    Speaking about his decision to be part of the jury, acclaimed filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt said, “Over the years, discovering impressive talent and bringing them to the limelight has been my passion. Through my association with CEO’s Got Talent, I am looking forward to extend my expertise to Corporate India. The initiative is a novel concept with the head-honchos from the corporate world revealing their hidden side. I am happy to be a part of this initiative and am looking forward to an enjoyable and entertaining evening witnessing the fantastic talent of today’s leaders.”

    Raj Nayak, CEO, COLORS said, “CEO’s Got Talent is an incredible initiative being undertaken by FremantleMedia to encourage CEOs from across the country to step away from the hustle and bustle of their daily routine and showcase their talent. I am elated to be associated with the property as a jury member and look forward to witnessing the creative side of today’s young and upcoming leaders who have taken the corporate world by storm.”

     

    Produced by FremantleMedia and presented by Blackberry Messenger, CEO’s Got Talent will showcase India Inc.’s leaders in a manner never seen before, even by their peers. Proceeds from CEO’s Got Talent will go to Genesis Foundation, who provide financial support for life-saving and life-changing medical intervention for critically ill under-privileged children in areas of cancer, cardiac disorder, organ failure, thalassemia and extreme deformitie.