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  • The Advertising Club Bangalore opens entries for the Big Bang Awards 2023

    The Advertising Club Bangalore opens entries for the Big Bang Awards 2023

    Mumbai: The Advertising Club Bangalore, an esteemed institution with a legacy spanning over four decades, is thrilled to announce its flagship property – The Big Bang Awards. This grand celebration of excellence covers a wide spectrum of creative, design, media, digital, and marketing achievements. We’re excited to announce that the entries to this prestigious award is now open.

    The Advertising Club Bangalore president Laeeq Ali, shared his

    thoughts on this event, “As the president of this prestigious advertising club, I’m deeply honoured to announce these awards. Advertising is going through a sea change by the day, but it will remain the lifeblood of many industries. As an industry body, It is our duty to recognize and celebrate the outstanding creativity, dedication, and innovation that advertisers bring to the world and extremely proud to be doing this event for 30 years. A new executive committee has been formed and we are looking at doing the final event in a grand manner too.”

    The Big Bang Awards have been a pillar of recognition for close to three decades. These awards welcome participation from all members of the advertising and marketing fraternity throughout the country. The previous event witnessed a remarkable turnout, with entries pouring in from over 40 agencies and 9 clients, representing 12 cities in India.

    Just as in previous years, a high-caliber jury consisting of eminent advertising, media, and marketing professionals, hailing from diverse regions in India and the APAC, will oversee the judging process entirely online.

    The Big Bang Awards for Creative Excellence will celebrate outstanding accomplishments in creative and content. Categories include Consumer, B2B, Media, Entertainment, Social Causes, Health, Fitness, Wellness, E-commerce, Integrated Marketing Campaigns, and a new category spotlighting regional campaigns in various Indian languages.

    The Big Bang Awards for Design Excellence will acknowledge exceptional internal and external design expertise, encompassing Brand Identity and UX design.

    The Big Bang Awards for Media Excellence and Digital Excellence will pay tribute to the innovative work carried out by Media and Digital agencies, encompassing various traditional and digital media. A new category focusing on Data and Technology is also included to recognize how data and research can be leveraged to create more effective campaigns founded on powerful insights.

    Additionally, The Big Bang Awards will celebrate budding talent with awards for Young Writer (Copy/Content) of the Year, Young Art Director of the Year, and the Arvind Kumar Memorial Young Media Professional of the Year.

    Big Bang Awards chairperson Malavika Harita expressed, “This

    period is an exciting phase for all of us at the club as well as the

    Jury. Year on year, we get to see some amazing work cutting across India as well as categories. With the lines blurring between technology & marketing, the approach to ideation itself has changed and I look forward to seeing lot more interesting entries marrying the traditional & the new. The theme ‘Find the Balance’ for this years big bang awards is also centred around the same thought too.”

  • Bangalore Ad Club splits Big Bang Awards into two events

    Bangalore Ad Club splits Big Bang Awards into two events

    BENGALURU: The Advertising Club of Bangalore has decided to split its flagship event – The Big Bang Awards into two parts to ‘bring more focus and enable key takeaways for the fraternity at large’ according to a press release quoting Bangalore Ad Club President and co-founder & director of Origami Creative and Bloombox Brand Engineers Laeeq Ali.

    “This year we re-examined all the award categories to give the communication for specialised verticals like automotive, realty, consumer goods, social impact, their due. Digital communication is a part of every category. We have also rationalised the number of categories based on market trends. We have expert judges from all over the country and abroad and are very proud of the fact that for the last 7 years our entire process from entry submission to judging is online ensuring a fair, impartial process,” said Big Bang Awards committee chairperson and Saatchi & Saatchi Focus CEO Malavika Harita through the release.

    Part I or the Creative awards part will be held on 20 September 2019 while Part II or the Media and Wellness part will be held on 20 November 2019. Both the events will be held in Bangalore. Online acceptance of entries opened on 26 July and closes at Mid-night on 15 August 2019.

  • Bangalore Ad Club receives 1,150 entries for Big Bang Awards

    Bangalore Ad Club receives 1,150 entries for Big Bang Awards

    BENGALURU: The Advertising Club, Bangalore (Bangalore Ad Club) said through a media release that it has received a record 1,150 entries for its annual Big Bang Awards to be held on 28 September 2018 in the Garden City. The Bangalore Ad Club says that this makes it the biggest awards in a 23-year history.

    “We are celebrating Big Bang this year with the theme of # For The Love Of Advertising.  We believe that the shine has gone out of traditional advertising and we want, in our small way, to try and bring it back, in spite of the sweeping changes wreaked by digital.  We are looking at a year-long campaign, starting with Big Bang,  to celebrate some of the iconic work in the past, award the best current work and discuss and debate the future of our beloved industry,” feels Big Bang Awards chairperson Malavika Harita. Harita is the current CEO of advertising and communications company Saatchi & Saatchi Focus.

    Bangalore Ad Club says that as the advertising industry continues to grow, a shift in the advertising spaces with new opportunities and newer challenges seems to be emerging. The Big Bang Awards this year has lined up exclusive interactions with ad and marketing ITCV Foods CEO Gurus Hemant Malik, Colors Viacom 18  CEO Raj Nayak, noted ad-man and film-maker R Balki, who is known for his movies Padman, Pa, Ki and Ka and many more. 

    The Advertising Club Bangalore in association with Ananda Vikatan Group, its multimedia partner for Big Bang Awards, in a public service initiative have introduced the ‘Issued in Public Interest’, a new category under which social messaging campaigns will be recognised by the jury. The Advertising Club received 53 creatives as entries for public service, all of which will be recognised. “When it comes to public interest, it’s a challenge to categorise which is better. While we will award one gold trophy to the winner based on the jury scores. We will feature all the entries on our website, as a goodwill gesture,” says Advertising Club Bangalore executive director Arvind Kumar.

  • Ad Club Bangalore receives 1200 entries for Big Bang Awards 2016

    Ad Club Bangalore receives 1200 entries for Big Bang Awards 2016

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club, Bangalore has received a record number of entries for Big Bang Awards this year. A total of 1200 entries were received making it the highest number of entries received in last 20 years. Keeping in mind the changing media scenario, many categories have been added this year especially in the digital, strategy and data spaces.

    “The response we received this year is unprecedented and we are all gearing up for putting up a great event for our prestigious annual award night”, said Sanchayeeta Verma, President of Ad Club Bangalore.

    “The Big Bang Awards, is unique as it is fully online from its entry to judging stage. This enables both, people from across cities to participate and judges from across the country and APAC to evaluate the entries”, Verma further added.

    Malavika Harita, former President and Chairperson of The Big Bang Awards Committee, said “We have put together a jury of over 75 eminent people drawn from Creative, Media, PR, Marketing, Advertising, Reasearch and Healthcare, to judge the record number of entries received this year. We have been conducting the Big Bang Awards for over 20 years now, without ever courting a controversy.”

    Arvind Kumar, Executive Director of the Bangalore Advertising Club for the past 10 years, said “There would be a panel of judges for each category, who would judge the entries over a span of a week, online, according to pre-set criteria. The entire technology back end is managed by Global Best Awards, USA, for the fourth year in a row. The entire system is very transparent because all entries have a computer generated unique id which does not reveal the agency or entrant name. The panel of judges do not know who the other judges are in their group. This a very robust and well oiled system that we follow and is unique to our club.”

    The Big Bang Awards Event will be held in Bangalore on September 23rd and entry is by invitation only. For further details, log on toww.adclubbangalore.net .

    Visit our Facebook page The Ad Club Bangalore and follow us on Twitter @the adclubBangalore

  • Ad Club Bangalore receives 1200 entries for Big Bang Awards 2016

    Ad Club Bangalore receives 1200 entries for Big Bang Awards 2016

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club, Bangalore has received a record number of entries for Big Bang Awards this year. A total of 1200 entries were received making it the highest number of entries received in last 20 years. Keeping in mind the changing media scenario, many categories have been added this year especially in the digital, strategy and data spaces.

    “The response we received this year is unprecedented and we are all gearing up for putting up a great event for our prestigious annual award night”, said Sanchayeeta Verma, President of Ad Club Bangalore.

    “The Big Bang Awards, is unique as it is fully online from its entry to judging stage. This enables both, people from across cities to participate and judges from across the country and APAC to evaluate the entries”, Verma further added.

    Malavika Harita, former President and Chairperson of The Big Bang Awards Committee, said “We have put together a jury of over 75 eminent people drawn from Creative, Media, PR, Marketing, Advertising, Reasearch and Healthcare, to judge the record number of entries received this year. We have been conducting the Big Bang Awards for over 20 years now, without ever courting a controversy.”

    Arvind Kumar, Executive Director of the Bangalore Advertising Club for the past 10 years, said “There would be a panel of judges for each category, who would judge the entries over a span of a week, online, according to pre-set criteria. The entire technology back end is managed by Global Best Awards, USA, for the fourth year in a row. The entire system is very transparent because all entries have a computer generated unique id which does not reveal the agency or entrant name. The panel of judges do not know who the other judges are in their group. This a very robust and well oiled system that we follow and is unique to our club.”

    The Big Bang Awards Event will be held in Bangalore on September 23rd and entry is by invitation only. For further details, log on toww.adclubbangalore.net .

    Visit our Facebook page The Ad Club Bangalore and follow us on Twitter @the adclubBangalore

  • Maxus’ Sanchayeeta Verma is the new The Advertising Club Bangalore president

    Maxus’ Sanchayeeta Verma is the new The Advertising Club Bangalore president

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club, Bangalore has elected Maxus South India and South Asia managing partner Sanchayeeta Verma as the President of the club. Verma has taken over the mantle from Malavika Harita of Saatchi & Saatchi Focus Network.

    Verma started off her career with the TTK group in 1994. She exudes over 22 years of rich experience in advertising, marketing, media and communications and has worked across various industry sectors. Verma has been associated with Ad Club since the last 3 years.

    Speaking about her upcoming plans for Bangalore Ad Club, Verma said, “Bangalore has a perfect balance of seasoned thought-leaders with an increasing number of dynamic, young and fresh talent which I would like to capitalize through our new initiatives at the club. We are gearing up for our biggest annual award night – The Big Bang awards which recognizes the creative excellence in media and communications. We also plan to introduce events which will go beyond work into play and collaborate all our members. Some of the initiatives in the pipeline are incentivizing Ad Club members to bring in some leading rock bands for members-only nights and a gaming event to bring out the gamer in every one of us.”

    Apart from Verma, Sonia Serrao from Tata Global Beverages, Akshar Peerbhoy of Maa Communications and Nidhi Lall of Saatchi Focus Network are the new additions to the Managing Committee of the Club.

    The registrations for Big Bang Awards 2016 have already started and last date to submit entries is August 5, 2016. Keeping in mind the changing media scenario, many categories have been added this year especially in the digital, strategy and data spaces.

    Commenting on the appointment, Ad Club Bangalore executive director Arvind Kumar said, “The Ad Club will benefit from the vast experience and exposure Sanchayeeta has in her role as Managing Partner of South India and South Asia for Maxus Group. Her enthusiasm and energy to increase the Ad Club activities and enhance its image and make it more contemporary, will help in making Bangalore Ad Club into a very active body in South.”

    The Ad Club Bangalore holds a variety of events right from Sports tournaments to Advertising and Creative Quiz, Panel discussions and many more to engage a larger audience at the Club.

  • Maxus’ Sanchayeeta Verma is the new The Advertising Club Bangalore president

    Maxus’ Sanchayeeta Verma is the new The Advertising Club Bangalore president

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club, Bangalore has elected Maxus South India and South Asia managing partner Sanchayeeta Verma as the President of the club. Verma has taken over the mantle from Malavika Harita of Saatchi & Saatchi Focus Network.

    Verma started off her career with the TTK group in 1994. She exudes over 22 years of rich experience in advertising, marketing, media and communications and has worked across various industry sectors. Verma has been associated with Ad Club since the last 3 years.

    Speaking about her upcoming plans for Bangalore Ad Club, Verma said, “Bangalore has a perfect balance of seasoned thought-leaders with an increasing number of dynamic, young and fresh talent which I would like to capitalize through our new initiatives at the club. We are gearing up for our biggest annual award night – The Big Bang awards which recognizes the creative excellence in media and communications. We also plan to introduce events which will go beyond work into play and collaborate all our members. Some of the initiatives in the pipeline are incentivizing Ad Club members to bring in some leading rock bands for members-only nights and a gaming event to bring out the gamer in every one of us.”

    Apart from Verma, Sonia Serrao from Tata Global Beverages, Akshar Peerbhoy of Maa Communications and Nidhi Lall of Saatchi Focus Network are the new additions to the Managing Committee of the Club.

    The registrations for Big Bang Awards 2016 have already started and last date to submit entries is August 5, 2016. Keeping in mind the changing media scenario, many categories have been added this year especially in the digital, strategy and data spaces.

    Commenting on the appointment, Ad Club Bangalore executive director Arvind Kumar said, “The Ad Club will benefit from the vast experience and exposure Sanchayeeta has in her role as Managing Partner of South India and South Asia for Maxus Group. Her enthusiasm and energy to increase the Ad Club activities and enhance its image and make it more contemporary, will help in making Bangalore Ad Club into a very active body in South.”

    The Ad Club Bangalore holds a variety of events right from Sports tournaments to Advertising and Creative Quiz, Panel discussions and many more to engage a larger audience at the Club.

  • Banglore ad club ‘international’ Big Bang awards on 20 September

    Banglore ad club ‘international’ Big Bang awards on 20 September

    BENGALURU: The Bangalore ad club announced yesterday that its annual ‘Big Bang‘ awards would be held on 20 September this year at the Jayamahal Palace grounds in Bengaluru.

    “The Bangalore ad club has decided to make Big Bang more competitive. To this end, entries have been invited from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Srilanka. This is a small but significant step towards taking Big Bang Awards, International”, says The Bangalore ad club executive director Arvind Kumar.

    In keeping with the global trend, the Big Bang Awards are going fully online this year. The Bangalore ad club has tied-up with Global Best Awards, US to make the Big Bang Awards Online from this year. “As many ad agencies and creative hot shops across the country have expressed interest in taking part in the Big Bang Awards, going online would help in reaching out to them more effectively”, says Bangalore ad club president Malavika Harita.

    The Big Bang Awards were constituted over quarter of a century ago, bringing together agencies across the country to share their creative campaigns, while offering a platform to network with fellow creative minds in the industry. The last five years have seen the Big Bang Awards rise in popularity, with Bangalore growing to be the hub of advertising in South India.

    The Bangalore ad club has started many new categories over the past few years, including health care, digital, PR and mobile advertising. Recognising the ever growing media options, the ad club has a separate set of media awards which have become extremely popular. It has also instituted awards for young achievers, creative persons under 30, etc., to recognise and nurture their creative abilities and to offer them a platform to showcase their talent.

    The Big Bang Awards will be co-presented by the Bangalore Mirror of The Times of India Group, Bengaluru.

  • Saatchi & Saatchi Focus CEO Malavika Harita is president of Bangalore Ad Club

    Saatchi & Saatchi Focus CEO Malavika Harita is president of Bangalore Ad Club

    BENGALURU: Saatchi & Saatchi Focus Network CEO Malavika Harita took over as president of the Ad Club of Bangalore during the AGM on 25 April. Harita replaces Oglivy’s regional president Prateek Srivastava.

    Harita said, “We will use technology to build a vibrant community of communication professionals. One of our most ambitious ventures this year is to take the Big Bang, our annual awards competition, process online. In addition to sports and other activities we are looking at a college program where we try and make young communication graduates and post graduates explore communication as a career.”

    This is Harita’s second stint at the helm here. The other committee members include Kinetic India business director – South, Bindu Gopinath, Maxus India GM South Sanchayeeta Verma, VP & Head, E4M VP & Head – South Sneha Walke, Radio City AVP & NCD Binoy Joseph, Telibrahma Principal P R Satheesh, Mudra Max- South Head Anilkumar Sathiraju, Sampark PR Account Director Navin Nair, Pentagon Communication creative director Arunava Seal. Srivastava, the immediate past president will be an ex-offcio member of the committee. R T Kumar, three-time Past President will continue in the role of adviser to the committee.

    Executive director Arvind Kumar will continue on the committee and manage the functioning of the Club.