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India is on British ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty’s (BBH) top priority list, and even though the organisation has skipped one deadline, BBH is targeting the last quarter of 2008 to launch in India. BBH’s Worldwide CEO Simon Sherwood stated that with most plans in place now, the first official announcement from the company on its India plans could be expected in a month’s time.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 23, 2008 8:18 AM
India has got its first ever shortlist in the coveted Titanium & Integrated Lions. The campaign that would be competing with the best of the best work done in the year is JWT’s Lead India for The Times of India. India had entered five entries in all this year in this category. The winners would be announced on June 21, 2008.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 21, 2008 8:22 AM
India has got its first ever shortlist in the coveted Titanium & Integrated Lions. The campaign that would be competing with the best of the best work done in the year is JWT’s Lead India for The Times of India. India had entered five entries in all this year in this category. The winners would be announced on June 21, 2008.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 20, 2008 3:01 PM
The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2008 announced the Films Lions shortlist on June 19. After the high that India has been on, Films Lions has been a disappointing category. There are only three entries shortlisted from India, and all are from Ogilvy & Mather.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 20, 2008 8:33 AM
The Indian camp didn’t have much to celebrate when the Films Lions shortlists were announced at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2008 on June 19, but that hasn’t taken away from the excitement that Indian advertising agencies and creative directors are experiencing in south France. Some people are still praying for India to get in the top five.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 20, 2008 8:26 AM
Vincent Bolloré created quite a stir in the media and advertising industry in 2005 when he took over Havas Group. His interest in Aegis following that and the recent speculations on his conversations with the IPG group further has raised a eyebrows on how this French ‘corporate raider’ would challenge the international advertising dynamics as the world knows it. Bolloré, for now, is happy with the way Havas has grown and clarified his stand on speculations.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 20, 2008 8:25 AM
The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2008 has brought new media, new ways of looking at old media and various such topics under the scanner through the Festival. On June 19, advertising industry thought leaders took the discussion back to the basics and how while it was the idea at heart, the game was still about storytelling.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 20, 2008 8:24 AM
The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2008 announced the Films Lions shortlist on June 19. After the high that India has been on, Films Lions has been a disappointing category. There are only three entries shortlisted from India, and all are from Ogilvy & Mather.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 19, 2008 7:04 PM
Changes at Lowe India continue. In the last two months, three top executives have exited the organisation and Lowe is not looking for replacements. The other top executives have seen a change in their roles. SSC&B brand ceases to exist, as does the IMAG structure. While Pickle has SSC&B as a second agency, the brands under IMAG would be divided. Some IMAG brands would operate under the aegis of Lowe, while some would be groomed into standalone operations.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 19, 2008 8:35 AM
The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2008 saw a few interesting points made during the seminars of the day. While engagement has been the overriding objective, and digital has been the overarching theme, global industry leaders spoke on various brand examples where brands have allowed consumers to ‘play’ with them and ‘hack’ them and how the combination of mediums could work wonders for brands.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 19, 2008 8:34 AM
India is on a dream run at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Awards 2008. An impressive list of four Golds, three Silvers, 13 Bronzes and one Grand Prix would make anyone, who didn’t get beyond 12 in its best year, happy. The Indian camp was betting that India would cross 20 this year. With two categories yet to go and the total tally already at 21, the bet has moved on whether India would get to be among the top five most awarded countries.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 19, 2008 8:33 AM
The India story is getting better and better at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2008. India bagged two Golds, two Silvers and three Bronzes in Press Lions. Design Lions, which have been introduced this year, also added two Golds and a Bronze to India’s kitty. The country has won its first ever Cyber Lion, even though a Bronze. The total metal tally for India is already at 21, and there are two more categories yet to go.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 19, 2008 8:33 AM
Cannes Lions 2008 has announced the shortlists of the Cyber Lions and the Design Lions. India has got 14 shortlisted entries in the newly introduced Design category. There are five from JWT, three from Meridian, three from Leo Burnett, and one each from Contract, Rediffusion DYR and McCann Erickson. There are two shortlists in the Cyber category, both from Leo Burnett.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 18, 2008 7:51 AM
Day 3 saw a spree of Bronzes going to India which, after a Grand Prix, seem slightly less exciting. Indian agencies however are gung-ho about the Press Lions, the winner of which would be announced on Wednesday, June 18. Expectations are high from the Design category as well. The India story at Cannes Lions 2008 continues.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 18, 2008 7:50 AM
The advertising industry the world over is obsessed with the same set of problems. Subjects like branded entertainment, digital outburst and the new-age consumers are still dominating sessions at Cannes Lions 2008. The third day wasn’t much different – industry leaders spoke on different ways of looking at these subjects and the lessons that the advertising industry should be geared for.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 18, 2008 7:49 AM
The third day of Cannes Lions 2008 saw the winners of three categories announced. India won three Bronze in Outdoor Lions, two Bronze in Media Lions, and one Bronze in Radio Lions. This takes the total metal tally to ten already – two short of what India won last year through the festival. The advertising fraternity now awaits the results of Press Lions, Films Lions, Cyber and Design.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 18, 2008 7:49 AM
Cannes Lions 2008 has announced the shortlists of the Cyber Lions and the Design Lions. India has got 14 shortlisted entries in the newly introduced Design category. There are five from JWT, three from Meridian, three from Leo Burnett, and one each from Contract, Rediffusion DYR and McCann Erickson. There are two shortlists in the Cyber category, both from Leo Burnett.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 17, 2008 2:45 PM
The Press Lions and Radio Lions have brought more cheer for Indian agencies. There are 33 Indian entries that have made it to the Press Lions, with Leo Burnett having the highest with eight shortlisted entries; O&M and Cheil have five each; JWT India has four; McCann Erickson and Saatchi & Saatchi, three each; and Grey, Contract and Mudra, one each. There are five Indian entries shortlisted for the Radio Lions: three from TBWA\India and two from Mudra.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 17, 2008 8:30 AM
It is a good beginning for India. The shortlists of the Cannes Media Lions and Outdoor Lions have been announced on the second day of the Festival. There are 23 Indian entries that have made it to the Outdoor Lions shortlist. And in Media Lions, nine Indian entries have been shortlisted.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 17, 2008 8:29 AM
The second day of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival left the Indian contingency at Cannes excited and elated. The obvious reason was the Grand Prix won. Also, agencies like CreativeLand Asia and ideas@work have already opened their ‘international nomination accounts’.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 17, 2008 8:20 AM
While digital and new media has been the focus area at Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival for years now, day two of Cannes Lions saw seminars on new frameworks in communication, new modes of advertising and newer ways of dissecting consumer groups.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 17, 2008 8:19 AM
The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2008 has begun on a great note for India, and even better for JWT India. The agency bagged the first-ever Grand Prix for India in the Direct Awards. Contract Advertising won a Silver and a Bronze in this category. Promo Lions winners were also announced, and JWT is the only winner here, but it was a Bronze.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 17, 2008 8:16 AM
The Press Lions and Radio Lions have brought more cheer for Indian agencies. There are 33 Indian entries that have made it to the Press Lions, with Leo Burnett having the highest with eight shortlisted entries; O&M and Cheil have five each; JWT India has four; McCann Erickson and Saatchi & Saatchi, three each; and Grey, Contract and Mudra, one each. There are five Indian entries shortlisted for the Radio Lions: three from TBWA\India and two from Mudra.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 16, 2008 3:12 PM
It is a good beginning for India. The shortlists of the Cannes Media Lions and Outdoor Lions have been announced on the second day of the Festival. There are 23 Indian entries that have made it to the Outdoor Lions shortlist. And in Media Lions, nine Indian entries have been shortlisted.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 16, 2008 1:58 PM
The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2008 began on June 15, and it is bigger than the previous years – at least in terms of the Indian delegates that have travelled all the way to the South of France to attend the Festival this year. From the 130 last year, the number of Indian delegates this year has gone up to 225-plus. Quite a few Indian delegates were seen on the first day of the Festival.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 16, 2008 8:14 AM
The first day of the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival saw a host of speakers deliberate on the new avenues that are making their way in the media landscape. The topics varied from contextual video advertising to more on the web and to what it means to be a media communications company. While clearly newer mediums are coming up, all speakers reasserted the need for knowing the consumers and focus on relevance.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 16, 2008 8:13 AM
The shortlists for Promo Lions and Lions Direct were announced on June 15 at the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Three Indian entries have been shortlisted in the Promo Lions, while nine Indian entries have been shortlisted in Lions Direct. The winners would be awarded on June 16, 2008.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 16, 2008 8:12 AM
The DLF IPL T20 has scored a rating of 10.7 in the C&S 15+ target audience. Industry leaders have stated time and again that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen unprecedented success. The ratings of the final match reiterate this. The metros have seen double-digit ratings, and the Rajasthan market has seen a TRP of 9-plus.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 13, 2008 7:54 AM
The forthcoming Hindi general entertainment channel 'Colors' from Viacom18 is on track for its July deadline. The channel has unveiled two more properties, and if the content mix right now is anything to go by, Colors is clear that it wants different genres in its weekday primetime. The channel also has movies on its agenda.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 5, 2008 9:06 AM
The forthcoming Hindi general entertainment channel 'Colors' from Viacom18 is on track for its July deadline.
Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 4, 2008 2:15 PM
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