GoaFest 2010: Media Abbys shortlist announced; total 87 entries shortlisted

Shortlists for the Media Abbys were announced on March 18. This year, a total of 87 entries have been shortlisted, 10 more that the 77 shortlisted entries last year. In all, there are 14 categories this year. The Media Abbys will be held on April 9 during GoaFest 2010 at its new venue at Utorda Beach in South Goa.

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Published: Mar 22, 2010 8:34 AM  | 7 min read
GoaFest 2010: Media Abbys shortlist announced; total 87 entries shortlisted

Shortlists for the Media Abbys at GoaFest 2010 were announced on March 18. This year, a total of 87 entries have been shortlisted, 10 more that the 77 shortlisted entries last year. In all, there are 14 categories this year. The Media Abbys will be held on April 9 during GoaFest 2010 at its new venue at Utorda Beach in South Goa.

Speaking to exchange4media, Shashi Sinha, Chairman, Media Abbys, informed that in all 484 entries were registered for the first round of judging, of which 87 entries were shortlisted for the final round of judging. Sinha further said that this year, he was impressed with the quality of the entries and was very excited specifically about categories such as Mixed Media, Print and Internet.

A panel of 14 judges judged the shortlisted entries.

Topping the charts with the maximum entries is Mudra Max with 17 entries, followed by Mindshare with 16 and Maxus with 15 entries.

The other agencies in the race include Lodestar Universal with a total of 13 entries and Mediacom with nine entries. Mindshare - Mobile, Madison Media Plus, Madison Media Infinity, Starcom MediaVest Group and MEC had two entries shortlisted each. Lintas Media Group, Ogilvy Action, Tribal DDB India, Maxus - Mobile, TME and OMD have one shortlisted entry each.

The judging round of Media Abbys took place on March 15, while the final round of judging took place on March 18.

This year, the GoaFest committee includes Colvyn Harris, President, AAAI & Chairman, GoaFest 2010; Bhaskar Das, President, Bombay Ad Club; Sam Balsara, Chairman, Industry Leadership Conclave; Shashi Sinha, Chairman, Media Abby Awards; Suman Srivastava, Chairman, Knowledge and Learning Seminar; and Ajay Chandwani, Chairman, Creative Abby Awards.

The total 87 entries shortlisted are as follows:
 
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Mediacom Shave India Movement Gillette Mach 3
2 Mudra Max The film god speaks on India's biggest religion ‘Paa’ Movie
3 Maxus ZooZoo Marathon Vodafone
       
CATEGORY- 2 : BEST USE OF CINEMA
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Maxus - Delhi, Group M Media Live Cinema template of advertising Nokia N97
2 Maxus Indi's First Lyricode Tata Sumo Victa
3 Lodestar Universal Direct from the cinema to the Van Heusen store Van Heusen
       
CATEGORY- 3 : BEST USE OF NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Mindshare - Delhi Mid-Day Delhi shrinks to accommodate Kurkure 'Chhotu' Pack Kurkure
2 Mediacom The day Volkswagen took India by Storm Volkswagen
3 Mindshare Nanhe Patrakaar Surf Excel
4 Mindshare Zero Dandruff Campaign Clear
5 Madison Media Plus When Airtel made the headlines page after page Bharti Airtel
6 Lodestar Universal How we said it uncommonly Tata Nano
7 Lodestar Universal Clear Quotient Santoor Glycerin Soap
8 Mudra Max The Content Bar Reliance Mobiles
9 Mudra Max India Prays Cycle Pure Agarbathies
10 Maxus Don't just tell me what it does, Tell me what it does, for me Tata Sky Plus
11 Maxus Not Celebrity Endorsement, but Celebrity Experience Tata Sky Plus
       
CATEGORY- 4 : BEST USE OF OUTDOOR AND AMBIENT MEDIA
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Mediacom The New Beetle Heli - banner Volkswagen
2 Mindshare To do or not to do is the question Domex
3 Mindshare A Trip for a Dip Brooke Bond Taj Mahal
4 Lodestar Universal Nano ya na Mano ! Tata Nano
5 Mudra Max Sea Speaks Greenpeace
6 Mudra Max Vampire Mirrors True Blood
7 Mudra Max Car Cab Partyhard Drivers
8 Mudra Max History in the Making Aircel
       
CATEGORY- 5 : BEST USE OF SPECIAL EVENTS & STUNTS/LIVE ADVERTISING
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Mindshare-Delhi Demystifying Nutrition Horlicks Nutrition Academy
2 Lintas Media Group Demystifying Nutrition Bajaj Pulsar
3 Ogilvy Action Pragati Ki anokhi Paathshala ICICI Prudential Life Insurance - Smart kid
4 Mindshare Hands up for peace Surf Excel
5 Mudra Max Women on wheels TVS Scooty
6 Mudra Max Gossips through window Shell Foundation
7 Mudra Max History in the making Aircel
8 Mudra Max The Lemon Pattalam (Army) 7 UP
9 Maxus The flawed logic of ''Share of Mind'' Vodafone
10 Maxus Empty Tin-cans make 10,000 heads turn Red Bull
       
CATEGORY- 6 : BEST USE OF RADIO
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Starcom Mediavest Group We Miss You Western Union
2 Mindshare - Delhi North India celebrates chatpati Diwali with Kurkure Kurkure
3 Maxus -Delhi, Group M Media Midas touch Nokia 5800 Xpress Music
4 Maxus -Delhi, Group M Media Music Xpress Nokia 5800 Xpress Music
5 Lodestar Universal Creating a Nano Parlance Tata Nano
6 Lodestar Universal Station Docomo Tata Docomo
7 Maxus From Awareness to conversions in 30 sec ! Vodafone
       
CATEGORY- 7 : BEST USE OF INTERNET AND DIGITAL MEDIA
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Tribal DDB "Go For It" Reliance GSM Services
2 Mediacom Shave India Movement Gillette Mach 3
3 Mindshare - Mobile Coming to life with a code Nike
4 Maxus - Mobile Shock 'em but pleasantly at their moment of truth Nokia Music store
5 Mindshare Tagged on Facebook Slumdog Millionaire
6 Mindshare Television's moment of truth on social media Star Plus
7 Madison Media Infinity Salary Alert on Pehli Tareekh Cadbury Dairy Milk
       
CATEGORY- 8 : BEST USE OF SPONSORSHIP
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Mediaedge : CIA Wild Card Princesses Nivea Visage
2 TME 'Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe'' Parle Products
3 Mindshare Blue Carpet Sunsilk
4 Maxus - Delhi, Group M Media No TVC Approach Nokia Xpress Music 5130
5 Mudra Max Mumbai Smiles Wrigley's Mumbai Smile
6 Mudra Max All is Well with Reliance Reliance Consumer Finance
7 Maxus Big Boss Vodafone
8 OMD Dance like no one is watching LMN
       
CATEGORY- 9 : BEST USE OF BRANDED CONTENT
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Starcom Mediavest Group Saluting the loved ones abroad Western Union
2 Mediacom Coming of age with Olay in India Olay Total effects
3 Mediaedge : CIA Ganakul Meera Herbal Hair Wash Powder
4 Maxus - Delhi, Group M Media Nokia meets Kaminey Nokia 6700 Classic
5 Lodestar Universal Media Station Docomo Tata Docomo
6 Mudra Max The film god speaks on India's Biggest Religion Paa’ Movie
7 Maxus E=r2 Reality x Reality Vodafone
       
CATEGORY- 10 : BEST USE OF MIXED MEDIA
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Mindshare-Delhi Quaker Oats Makes India Heart Healthy Quaker Oats
2 Mediacom The journey has just begun Volkswagen
3 Mediacom Shave India Movement Gillette Mach 3
4 Madison Media Plus Catch Every Detail Airtel Digital TV
5 Lodestar Universal The power of Nano innovations Tata Nano
6 Lodestar Universal Do the New Tata Docomo
7 Lodestar Universal Wake up to Garnier's new innovation, Light eye roll on Garnier Light Eye Roll on
8 Madison Media Infinity Pehli Tareekh - A Must on the First Cadbury Dairy Milk
       
CATEGORY- 11 : BEST USE OF NEVER BEFORE MEDIA
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1  Mindshare  Coming to life with a code  Nike
2  Mindshare - Mobile  Pepsi outsells Coke in the summer of 2009 with $0 on television  Pepsi
3  Lodestar Universal  Nano - The Taste of India  Tata Nano
4 Mudra Max Sea Speaks Greeanpeace
5 Lodestar Universal Don't throw away your used cinema ticket, its valuable Van Heusen
       
SPECIALIST CATEGORY- 12 : YOUTH MARKETING
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Mindshare Call me AXE
2 Maxus Is your media worth a Conversation? Red Bull
       
SPECIALIST CATEGORY- 13 : VERTICAL MARKETING
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Mediacom Take your own path Dell Computer's
2 Mindshare - Mobile India says ''my heart is healthy or at least I know if it’s not'' Quaker Oats
3 Mindshare Race to Ireland Tourism Ireland
4 Mudra Max Gossips through the window Shell Foundation
       
SPECIALIST CATEGORY- 14 : PRO BONO MARKETING
       
NO Media House Title Case Study (Brand)
1 Mediacom P&G CSR Initiative of ''Live, Learn & Thrive '' Shiksha
2 Mindshare Don't be quiet, talk for India Idea Cellular
3 Mudra Max May I help you National Association for Blind
4 Lodestar Universal Sache Ko Chune, Ache ko Chune Aamir Khan elections campaign

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E4M Our strategy is to target younger audiences through Sports: Rajiv Dubey, Dabur

The Head of Media at Dabur India spoke exclusively to exchange4media on the World Cup, associating with Indian Idol, the company’s digital spending and much more

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Published: Oct 27, 2023 6:15 PM  | 1 min read
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With quirky campaigns, memes and moment marketing, timed with the ongoing World Cup and particularly the India-Pakistan matches, Dabur India has got considerable consumer attention for its popular brands – Red Paste, Cool King Hair Oil, Chyawanprash, Dabur Vita and the recently launched Bae Fresh Gel toothpaste.

The 140-year-old company is going big on key sporting events, World Television Premiere (WTP) movies and reality shows. It is now gearing up to become the title sponsor of popular talent show ‘Indian Idol’ on Sony TV for the first time, shared Rajiv Dubey, who leads the media strategy at Dabur.

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Swapan Seth's new book 'COOL' is out

The book is a reflection of the author's 'eclectic taste across categories'

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Published: Oct 27, 2023 6:07 PM  | 1 min read
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Advertising professional and art collector Swapan Seth has announced the launch of his new book COOL. The book is described as "a ready reckoner to the hip and the happening, of the known and the very unknown."

The book is a reflection of the author's "eclectic taste across categories: from boltholes to exotic hideaways."

COOL has been published by Simon & Schuster India and is available on Amazon.

Seth is an ad veteran with a long and illustrious career in the industry. He became the youngest-ever Creative Director at Clarion at age 24. He was VP at 26 at Trikaya Grey. Two years later, he started his agency Equus.

He writes for publications such as The Economic Times, Hindustan Times and India Today. This is his second book and he has previously published THIS IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

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Disney Star signs 9 sponsors for Asia Cup PAK

Charged by Thums Up, Nerolac Paint+, Amazon Pay, Jindal Panther, My11Circle, MRF, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, Wild Stone and Thums Up come on board

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Published: Aug 26, 2023 11:48 AM  | 1 min read
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e4m Staff Disney Star has signed nine broadcast and digital streaming sponsors for the upcoming Asia Cup.

Charged by Thums Up, Nerolac Paint+, Amazon Pay, Jindal Panther, My11Circle, MRF, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, Wild Stone and Thums Up have come on board for the upcoming tournament.
As reported earlier by exchange4media, Disney Star has sought Rs 26 crore for the co-presenting sponsorship on TV and Rs 30 crore for Disney+ Hotstar.

According to industry sources, the associate sponsorship on Star Sports has been priced at Rs 19.66 crore, whereas for the ‘powered by’ sponsorship on Disney+ Hotstar, the broadcaster is seeking Rs 18 crore.

As per the information available with exchange4media, Disney+ Hotstar has three sponsorship tiers-- co-presenting (Rs 30 crore), powered by (Rs 18 crore) and associate sponsorship (Rs 12 crore). The broadcaster is offering an estimated reach of 120-140 million for co-presenting sponsors, 90-100 million for powered by and 60-70 million for associate sponsorship.

A spot buy for 10 seconds has been priced at Rs 25 lakh for the India vs Pakistan matches, while for the non-India matches, the ad rate for 10 second is Rs 2.3 lakh. The India matches plus the final for ODIs has been priced at Rs 17 lakh per 10 seconds.

Asia Cup is scheduled to be held from 30 August, 2023, to September 17, 2023.

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Sorted 360 wins creative & social media mandate of Reliance Mall

The agency will manage offline and online campaigns for Reliance Mall

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Published: Aug 26, 2023 10:54 AM  | 1 min read
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Sorted 360, an integrated creative and social media agency, has won the mandate to providing brand solutions for Reliance Malls across India.

“Sorted 360 is set to enhance Reliance Malls' market presence with their unparalleled creative prowess and strategic thinking,” read a press release.

“Sorted 360's commitment to pushing the boundaries of creative communication aligns perfectly with Reliance Malls' ethos. With a pan-India presence spanning across 19 cities and growing, Reliance Malls has consistently captivated customers by offering an array of Reliance brands and third-party fashion & lifestyle brands. The mall has established an unparalleled connection with its patrons through superior quality, a remarkable value proposition, and an unmatched shopping experience,” it read further.

"We are thrilled to welcome Sorted 360 as our trusted partner in advancing our brand presence across the nation," said the Head of Marketing at Relaice Malls. "Their proven expertise in retail, shopping center management, and innovative creative strategies make them the perfect fit for our vision."

"Partnering with Reliance Malls is a testament to our commitment to shaping extraordinary brand experiences," remarked Prerana Anatharam, Co-founder of Sorted 360. "We are excited to leverage our strategic and creative acumen to further elevate Reliance Malls as the epitome of convenience, choice, and excellence."

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KlugKlug onboards Hemang Mehta as Country Manager for Indias

Mehta was most recently Head of Agency Relationships at Network 18 Media & Investments

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Published: Aug 24, 2023 3:35 PM  | 1 min read
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KlugKlug has appointed Hemang Mehta as its Country Manager for India.

Mehta will play a pivotal role in driving KlugKlug's growth and expansion within the Indian market and be responsible for Sales & GTM Strategy

Prior to that, he has also represented organisations like Exponential (now VDX.tv), India Today Digital and Rediff.com. His expertise spans various domains including digital media sales, mobile marketing, media planning, and buying, social media marketing, and more.

Hemang Mehta expressed his enthusiasm about joining KlugKlug, saying, "I am thrilled to be a part of KlugKlug, a forward-thinking platform that is reshaping the influencer marketing landscape. As much as I look forward to collaborating with the exuberant team at KlugKlug, I am super excited to interact with the brands to deliver powerful data-backed Influencer solutions that will guarantee business outcomes."

Commenting on the appointment, Kalyan Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of KlugKlug, stated, "We are excited to welcome Hemang Mehta to our team as the Country Manager for India. His extensive experience in digital media sales and marketing will be instrumental in driving our efforts to provide influencer marketing solutions to our clients. We believe Hemang's leadership will be key in scaling our operations and expanding our reach within the Indian market."

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