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  • Srinivasan Swamy re-elected as IAA president

    Srinivasan Swamy re-elected as IAA president

    MUMBAI: R K Swamy BBDO chairman and managing director Srinivasan Swamy has been re-elected as president of India chapter of International Advertising Association (IAA). The announcement was made at the annual general meeting held on 25 September in Mumbai.

    Apart from this, Hungama Digital Media Entertainment MD and CEO Neeraj Roy has been elected as vice president. Jaya Advertising chairman Jaideep Gandhi and HBO India MD Monica Tata have also been re-elected as treasurer and secretary respectively for the year 2013-14.

    “IAA India was on an over-drive in 2012-13 under the leadership of Srinivasan Swamy” said IAA VP & area director Asia Pacific Pradeep Guha.

    “I am happy I was at the helm at IAA when many new initiatives were planned and unfolded. I had a great team who executed much of these programmes with élan. As we move forward, our aim at IAA India is to be seen by IAA Global as the most vibrant of all IAA chapters worldwide. I am sure that recognition is not far,” said Swamy.

    Swamy was co-opted onto the global IAA board in May this year as VP- development, Asia Pacific, as an acknowledgement of the initiatives that were undertaken in the first six months of his presidentship in India.

    The other members of the new managing committee are: Pradeep Guha, Pheroza Bilimoria, Kaushik Roy, Sam Balsara, Raj Nayak, Ramesh Narayan, M G Parameswaran, M V Shreyams Kumar, Kunal Lalani, Avinash Pandey, Arunabh Dassharma, Neville Taraporewalla, Partho Das Gupta, Rajesh Kejriwal and Abhishek Karnani, Manish Advani, Janak Sarda, Vishakha Singh, C V L Srinivas and Atit Mehta.

  • Srinivasan Swamy & Pradeep Guha get VP positions on IAA board

    Srinivasan Swamy & Pradeep Guha get VP positions on IAA board

    MUMBAI: Two senior India media and advertising professionals have got themselves Asia-Pacific veep positions on the prestigious International Advertising Association (IAA) board. Pradeep Guha has been re-elected as VP area director Asia Pacific while Srinivasan Swamy has been appointed as VP Development Asia Pacific. The duo will be in these positions till May 2016.

    The IAA annual board meeting was held on 18 June in Cannes during the on-going Cannes Lions, where the elections and appointments took place. IAA world chairman and president Faris Abouhamad, who took office in January 2013, stated “Our association, in its 75th Anniversary year will benefit from the energy and talents of IAA leadership drawn from virtually every part of the world. I am especially pleased and excited to have such able colleagues as the IAA charts its future. I cannot imagine a better or more capable team to embrace and deliver on the IAA‘s plans and initiatives.”

    Among other appointments that were announced include:

    IAA senior vice president- Felix Tataru COO at GMP (Romania)
    IAA Treasurer – Glenn Hansen President and CEO of BPA Worldwide (USA)
    IAAA Secretary – Erich Buxbaum Managing Director of EHB Consulting GmbH (Austria)
    IAA vice-president area director US/Canada – Jill Cohen
    IAA vice-president area director – Middle East/Africa Saad El Zein
    IAA vice-president area director – Asia/Pacific Pradeep Guha
    IAA vice-president area director – Europe V, Pawel Kowalewski
    IAA managing director – Michael Lee
    IAA vice resident corporate members and government affairs – Carla Michelotti
    IAA vice president government relations Middle East/North Africa – Naji Boulos
    IAA vice president development – Africa, Norkor Duah
    IAA vice president development Middle East/North Africa – Hani Ghorayeb
    IAA vice president 75th Anniversary and special events – Heather Leembruggen
    IAA vice president Learning – Diane Slade
    IAA vice president Development Asia/Pacific – Srinivasan Swamy

    As is already known Srinivasan Swamy, popularly known as Sundar Swamy, chairman RK Swamy BBDO was unanimously elected president of IAA’s India Chapter for 2012-13 at its AGM on 2 November 2012.

    The International Advertising Association, the world‘s only globally integrated advertising trade association, is split into five worldwide regions: Middle East and Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, USA and Canada; and each of these regions has several chapters within it. Within its structure, the Association comprises of three constituencies: Individual Members, Chapters and Corporate Members.

    The IAA‘s activity worldwide actively works to strengthen the position of the marketing communications business in the market place by acting as a central hub and respected go-to for industry professionals. The IAA promotes the role and benefits of advertising in all healthy economies and the foundation of diverse, independent media. It provides a forum for industry debate, promotes brand building and protection and advancement of freedom of commercial speech and consumer choice. IAA encourages greater practice and acceptance of advertising self-regulation and takes the lead in state-of-the-art professional development through education and training.

  • Goafest Ad Conclave theme announced

    MUMBAI: The theme of this year‘s Goafest Advertising Conclave is ‘Time to Listen‘ and it will highlight the shortcomings of media and creative agencies, as perceived by major advertisers.

    The conclave is being sponsored by Discovery Channel and will see 200 industry leaders drawn from marketing, advertising and media. The Advertising Conclave will be held on 4 April at Zuri White Sands, Goa from 3.30 pm to7.30 pm.

    Goafest Advertising Conclave chairman Srinivasan Swamy said, “Our Conclaves always focus on issues of relevance to us. In the past we have talked about how to grow the advertising industry, or on the changing agency structure or how advertising is more than creative and media etc. In the same vein, this year we will get advertisers to tell us how we can be more relevant to their needs. The theme ‘Time to Listen‘ captures this essence.”

    Goafest Advertising Conclave will have some of India‘s biggest marketers identify the areas that agencies, both creative and media, need to focus on and make suggestions to get served better.

    Hindustan Unilever MD and CEO Nitin Paranjpe will deliver the keynote address at the conclave. The other industry experts that have confirmed their presence at the conclave include Tata Sky MD and CEO Harit Nagpal, SBI Capital Marketers MD Arundhati Bhattacharya, and Bennett Coleman president Arunabh Das Sharma.

    SKA Advisors founder and chairman Sunil Alagh will moderate a lively panel discussion with the distinguished speakers.

    Goafest 2013chairman Nakul Chopra said, “The original idea of the conclave as distinct from Goafest was a forum where industry leaders could contemplate the future of our industry and come together to cooperate in improving it. True to this spirit this year it is our endeavour to make the conclave a much more potent learning experience for the industry. There is no better way to improve our future than by listening to our own customers. With a stellar cast of speakers and a potent theme this year‘s Conclave promises to be thought provoking at the very least.”

    For the record, Goafest 2013 will be in its 8th edition and for the 6th consecutive year AAAI and The Advertising Club will come together to deliver India‘s premier awards that celebrate creativity.

  • Olive Crown Awards invites entries from across Asia

    MUMBAI: The Olive Crown Awards from the India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) has invited the entries
    from across Asia, for the first time in three years.

    The entries are expected to be received from countries such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, in Asia this time. The last date for entries is 31 January.

    9X Media has come on board as the sponsor of the event.

    RK Swamy BBDO chairman and IAA president Srinivasan Swamy said, “These awards, which salute creativity in green advertising, really serve to bring sustainability to the top of the strategic agenda. Marketers have been realising that sustainability is a key differentiator these days and this has helped make these awards popular.”

    Olive Crown Awards Committee executive director DraftFCB Ulka and chairman MG Parameswaran said, “The Olive Crowns have found universal acceptance amongst the creative community and this year too, we would have a jury consisting of some of the finest and most respected names in the creative fraternity. Keeping in mind that these awards are treated almost as a cause, we do not charge any fee for the entries.”
    Olive Crown Awards was launched by IAA at Goafest 2011. The presentation ceremony this year will be in the first half of March in
    Mumbai.

  • Olive Crown Awards invites entries from across Asia

    MUMBAI: The Olive Crown Awards from the India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) has invited the entries
    from across Asia, for the first time in three years.

    The entries are expected to be received from countries such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, in Asia this time. The last date for entries is 31 January.

    9X Media has come on board as the sponsor of the event.

    RK Swamy BBDO chairman and IAA president Srinivasan Swamy said, “These awards, which salute creativity in green advertising, really serve to bring sustainability to the top of the strategic agenda. Marketers have been realising that sustainability is a key differentiator these days and this has helped make these awards popular.”

    Olive Crown Awards Committee executive director DraftFCB Ulka and chairman MG Parameswaran said, “The Olive Crowns have found universal acceptance amongst the creative community and this year too, we would have a jury consisting of some of the finest and most respected names in the creative fraternity. Keeping in mind that these awards are treated almost as a cause, we do not charge any fee for the entries.”

    Olive Crown Awards was launched by IAA at Goafest 2011. The presentation ceremony this year will be in the first half of March in
    Mumbai.

  • IAA announces India’s first ever IAA Leadership awards

    MUMBAI: The International Advertising Association‘s (IAA) India chapter has established the IAA Leadership Awards to honour individuals in the fields of marketing, advertising and media, who have made enormous professional contributions and delivered business success to their companies.

    The first edition of these annual awards will be held in an on-ground function scheduled for February 2013 in Mumbai. Union Minister of State (independent charge) of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari will be present at the inaugural awards ceremony as chief guest.

    The IAA Leadership Awards celebrates the individual‘s innovative thinking and performance excellence that lead to outstanding success of the product/brand. The awards also indirectly seek to acknowledge the fact that the disciplines of marketing, advertising and media have to come together for the brand‘s success, by having all three functional disciplines honoured simultaneously.

    International Advertising Association president Srinivasan Swamy said, “The IAA Leadership Awards salutes the brilliance of top professionals whose contribution makes our industry what it is. These annual awards, over time will be seen as the most coveted recognition an industry practitioner will receive for all his hard work and leadership qualities, which brought about success to the product/brand.”

    IAA has appointed the experienced marketing research company A C Nielsen to execute the nomination and voting process. Further Ernst & Young has been appointed to conduct audit and validate the entire process. The winners will be decided in a two-stage selection process; the first stage will include nominations and shortlisting by seasoned marketing, media and advertising professionals; and the second stage will be the final selection of winners by a voting process among the shortlisted nominees, by respective senior industry peers.

  • IAA appoints Srinivasan Swamy as president

    IAA appoints Srinivasan Swamy as president

    MUMBAI: International Advertising Association India Chapter has unanimously elected RK Swamy BBDO chairman and MD Srinivasan Swamy as president for the year 2012-2013 at the Annual General Meeting on 2 November.

    Swamy was the VP of the association for the year 2011-2012.

    Swamy said, “In today‘s global economy, associations like the IAA play a pivotal role in building cross- cultural bridges, and in ensuring a seamless transition of ideas and interests across the world”.

    Since the IAA represented marketers, agencies and the media, it had a very important role to play in developing the communication industry in the country and across the globe, he added.

    Swamy said that apart from the Olive Crown awards and the other regular activities that the IAA conducts, he would make a concerted effort to spread the activities of the India Chapter to different parts of the country. Another thrust area would be to get mid-sized agencies and media houses to get further involved in the activities of the IAA so that they could benefit from the involvement and participation.

    He is replacing Reliance Industries president- Brand Strategy and Marketing Communication Kaushik Roy who was the president of IAA India Chapter for two years.

    Roy said, “As I bid adieu, post my two year stint as the president of the IAA India Chapter, I feel happy to have been a part of this eventful roster of events. I have to thank Mr Pradeep Guha (VP and Area Director (Asia Pacific) of the IAA), for orchestrating this CEO Delegation 2012 that saw 23 top-ranking professionals, from across marketing, advertising and the media. My grateful thanks to all my Mancom colleagues who have been so generous with their time to support all the programmes we have had in the last two years.”

    Meanwhile, Crayons Advertising MD Kunal Lalani will be taking over the role of VP of the association, replacing Swamy.

    Kunal Lalani, MD of Crayons Advertising has been appointed Vice President of the Association.

    Turner International India GM- Entertainment Networks – South Asia Monica Tata will take over the responsibility of honorary secretary, while Jaya Advertising director and chairman Jaideep Gandhi will play the role of treasurer.

    The managing committee members elected are Avinash Pandey (MCCS COO), M.G.Parameswaran (Draftfcb + Ulka Advertising executive director and CEO), Neeraj Roy (Hungama Digital Media Entertainment MD and CEO), Raj Nayak (Colors CEO) and Sam Balsara (Madison World chairman and MD) and the new Committee also co-opted Ramesh Narayan (Canco Advertising co-founder), Shreyams Kumar (The Mathrubhumi Ptg and Pbg director), Arunabh Das Shrama (BCCl president), Abhisek Karnani, Manish Advani (Mahindra SSG head marketing and PR) and Neville Taraporewala (Microsoft director India Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group).

    The India Chapter of IAA (IC-IAA) was incorporated in July 1991 to constitute a local Chapter of the global body.