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  • Shashi Sinha to be conferred with AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award 2023

    Shashi Sinha to be conferred with AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award 2023

    Mumbai: The Advertising Agencies Association of India has announced that the AAAI Lifetime Achievement  Award for 2023 will be conferred on advertising veteran Shashi Sinha. This is the highest honour to be  given to an individual in India for his/ her outstanding contribution to the Advertising Industry.

    With nearly four decades in the advertising industry, Sinha is seasoned professional and has  dedicated the majority of his career to a single agency group. In a leadership span of 25 years, he  progressed from being the head of Media at FCB Ulka to the CEO of all media units under IPG Media  Brands in 2013. As CEO, he orchestrated a remarkable turnaround, transforming a little known media  group into the most respectable entity among all IPG business units in India. This success elevated the  global standing of IPG Media Brands. Simultaneously, his enduring stewardship of Amul for over 37  years attests to the high regard in which he is held. Beyond corporate achievements, he played a  pivotal role in the sevenfold growth of Interactive Avenues, a digital agency acquired during his tenure.  His emphasis on human resources ensured the retention of original founders within the leadership  team at MB agencies. Notably, MB agencies, apart from Group M, are the only media agencies to have  received Agency of the Year Awards at prestigious local shows like Emvies and Goafest Abbies.  

    Renowned for his active presence and guidance in various industry bodies, including roles as the  current Chairman of BARC, former President of the Ad Club and former Chairman of ABC and MRUC. His involvement in ASCI, and contributions to IRS editions and AAAI further exemplify his commitment  to influencing the advertising landscape. He has also been Chairman of the Awards Governing Council  at Goafest. Beyond his professional life, he contributes to social causes through advisory roles in  organizations like Akhand Jyoti Charitable Trust and TRRAIN Foundation, focusing on healthcare for  curable blindness and supporting the training and placement of people with disabilities in the retail  sector.

    Making the announcement, AAAI president Prasanth Kumar said, “Shashi Sinha’s journey in advertising is an inspiring narrative of leadership, innovation, and resilience. As the AAAI Lifetime  Achievement Awardee for 2023, he exemplifies decades of transformative impact, steering media  entities to unparalleled success. His tenure as CEO at IPG Media Brands marked a turnaround that  elevated industry standards, making it the most profitable entity under IPG in India. Beyond corporate  milestones, Shashi’s commitment to industry bodies and social causes is laudable. His achievements  reflect not just professional excellence but a deep-seated passion for shaping the advertising landscape  and contributing meaningfully to societal progress. Shashi Sinha is truly deserving of this honour.”

    AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award Selection Committee,  chairperson Anupriya Acharya remarked, “No one deserves this prestigious honor more than Shashi. While his success in advertising  is remarkable, his contributions to the industry at large are nothing short of exemplary. It is no surprise  therefore, that the entire committee unanimously agreed to bestow this award upon Shashi,  recognizing his outstanding achievements and significant impact on the advertising landscape.”

    The AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual who has been a  practitioner of advertising for twenty-five years and had been in the top management position; has  been or continues to be an active participant in industry bodies and or made significant contributions  in shaping the industry priorities which enabled the advertising industry to grow, prosper and become  more professionalized; individual known for his integrity, ethical practice and leadership  qualities; contributed to his Company/Companies growth by innovative thinking and taking them in  newer directions; involved in projects of social consequence which is seen as a role model for the  industry at large and had been an industry veteran.

    Some of the past winners of this award include Subhas Ghosal, Alyque Padamsee, Mike Khanna, R K  Swamy, Piyush Pandey, Sam Balsara, Prem Mehta, Roda Mehta, Ram Sehgal, Madhukar Kamath,  Arvind Sharma, Colvyn Harris and others.  

  • Northpoint Centre of Learning & Dentsu Aegis launch OOH Advertising programme

    Northpoint Centre of Learning & Dentsu Aegis launch OOH Advertising programme

    MUMBAI: Given the technological metamorphosis that out-of-home (OOH) is currently witnessing, it has emerged as one of the fastest growing segments in the Marketing Communications industry.

     

    For the young job seeking community, the sector has opened up lucrative career opportunities. Consequently, with much room to maneuver for ambitious youngsters, Dentsu Aegis Network and Northpoint have announced the launch of the ‘Post Graduate Program in Out Of Home Advertising (The PGP-OOHA) programme. 

     

    The PGP-OOHA programme is being conducted by Northpoint Centre of Learning, a Management Resource Development Centre, located in Khandala, in collaboration with the leading out-of-home agencies – Posterscope India and Milestone Brandcom.

     

    Designed to develop future managers, the course is a six-month fast-track post graduate career programme.  It is designed to give a thorough working knowledge of OOH advertising and communications including retail, rural and experiential and how they are all inter-related. 

     

    The course comprises modules, research projects and workshops followed by an internship with Posterscope and Milestone Brandcom.

     

    A strong emphasis will be laid on student performance evaluation through projects and practical assignments and research done by the students. While the entire semester will provide a comprehensive perspective of OOH advertising and communications, the latter part will be project-based with hands-on production and execution experiences.

     

    Northpoint Centre of Learning chairman Prem Mehta said, “The launch of this program is another step in keeping with Northpoint’s mission to prepare young graduates for careers in specialised areas of business.  Once again, Northpoint has tied up with the leaders in the OOH industry to ensure relevance of training content, training by industry professionals and substantial field and on-job internships to prepare job-ready managers.”

     

    Dentsu Aegis Network chairman and CEO South Asia and Posterscope and psLive – Asia Pacific chairman Ashish Bhasin stated, “Today, Dentsu Aegis Network is amongst the fastest growing communications groups in India and understand the need of trained talent that the industry currently needs. Therefore, we are committed to developing professional talent for the industry as a partner on this programme.”

     

    Dentsu Aegis Network will consider all successful candidates for final placement.

     

    Milestone Brandcom MD and CEO Nabendu Bhattacharyya opined, “Our objective is to create and attract talent to the OOH Industry where no such formal program existed prior to this, we believe this OOH program will benefit many new entrants as well as the existing trade practitioners in this dynamic Industry. Our, overall objective is to bring in fresh minds into the OOH Communications business for the exponential growth of the Industry. As a Leading OOH Group, “OOH Program” is our contribution to the Industry.”

     

    Posterscope Asia Pacific regional director and Posterscope Group India managing director Haresh Nayak added, “Posterscope has always prided itself in being innovators, be it in terms of team construct, offerings, services or thought leadership for the last 7 years. This initiative is an extension of that belief, of ‘innovating the way brands are built’ and talented people are the nucleus of innovation. This platform will attract and nurture these talents who will be the future minds and leaders in the Out of Home space.”