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McCann Worldgroup India is the most awarded agency at Adfest 2018 with 13 awards

The agency won Direct and Promo Agency of the Year award, two Grande, two Innova, one Lotus Roots and four Gold Lotus. Taproot Dentsu, BBDO India and Leo Burnett were other winners from India

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McCann Worldgroup India is the most awarded agency at Adfest 2018 with 13 awards

McCann Worldgroup India emerged as the most awarded agency at Adfest 2018 with 13 awards, including Direct and Promo Agency of the Year award, two Grande, two Innova, one Lotus Roots and four Gold Lotus.

The agency won a Grande Lotus in Media for Paytm’s Sweet Change campaign. Jury President of Effective Lotus and Media Lotus Derry Simpson, Group Managing Director of 303 MullenLowe, Perth, said, “The Grande winner that eventually emerged was a small ambient piece that managed to change behaviour in a big way. It is such a beautiful demonstration of how when you use the right medium in a simple, culturally relevant way, the results can be powerful.”

The Immunity Charm campaign for Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan, by McCann won a Lotus Roots Grande. Joyce King Thomas, Grand Jury President and Jury President of Innova Lotus and Lotus Roots, said, “The infant mortality rate in Afghanistan is 50%, one of the highest rates in the world. The agency looked at local culture to find a solution. It is beautiful work, and the jury felt it provides a strong start in providing an incentive for women to immunise their children.”

The Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan, won the Advertiser of the Year award.

Commenting on the win, Prasoon Joshi, Chairman Asia Pacific, CEO and Chief Creative officer, McCann India, said, “This is second year in a row that we are winning the Grand Prix at Adfest. Congratulations to all, specially Vijay Shekhar Sharma and his team at Paytm, and the entire team who worked on our fabulous work on Immunity Charm. Great work happens only when our clients join hands with us in our quest for excellence. Also, this would not have happened without our entire Paytm team at McCann led by Kapil Batra and the McCann Worldgroup team of Harshit Jain and Prateek Bharadwaj who put great effort behind the Immunity Charm campaign.”

Other winners from India were Taproot Dentsu with a Gold and Silver Lotus, BBDO India with Effective and Integrated Lotus and Leo Burnett India with a Silver Lotus.

The 21st Adfest wrapped up with an awards presentation at Peach, Royal Cliff Hotels Group in Pattaya, Thailand, on Saturday, March 24, 2018.

List of Indian winners:

Sub-category

Title

Brand

Agency

Award

Media

Best Use of Ambient: Small Scale

Sweet Change

Paytm

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Grande

Best Use Of Ambient: Small Scale

Immunity Charm

Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Gold

Design

Product Design: Innovative & Sustainable Design

Immunity Charm

Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Gold

Direct

Best Use Of Direct Ambient: Small Scale

Sweet Change

Paytm

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Bronze

Direct Campaign For Retention/Loyalty

Immunity Charm

Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Gold

Effective

Campaign Success

Dads #Sharetheload

Ariel Matic

BBDO India, Mumbai

Effective Lotus

Film

Communication Media & Publications

Intensity

Jagran Film Festival

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Bronze

Innova

Innovation In Creativity

Immunity Charm

Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Innova

Innovation In Local Culture Application

Immunity Charm

Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Innova

Integrated

Integrated Lotus

Release The Pressure

Mirinda

BBDO India, Gurgaon

Integrated

Interactive

Use of Social

Tata Capital Salaam Loans

Tata Capital Financial Service

Leo Burnett, Mumbai/Tata Capital Financial Services

Silver

Lotus Roots

Lotus Roots

Immunity Charm

Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Grand Lotus Roots

Immunity Charm

Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Lotus Roots

Outdoor

Ambient: Small Scale

Immunity Charm

Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Gold

Ambient: Small Scale

Watching Posters

Panasonic CCTV Cameras

Taproot Dentsu, Mumbai

Silver

Point of Purchase (Pop) Display

Watching Posters

Panasonic CCTV Cameras

Taproot Dentsu, Mumbai

Gold

Promo

Experiential & Events

Sweet Change

Paytm

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Silver

Ambient Promotion: Small Scale

Immunity Charm

Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan

McCann Worldgroup India, Mumbai

Silver

Young Lotus

Title

Name

Company

City

Award

H2ko

Adith Francis Mili Fernandes/ Ketan Sudhir Kadam

Fcb Interface

Mumbai

Winner

Close to 1,200 delegates from 61 cities walked into the venue for the four-day advertising creativity festival and soaked up what was on offer, including international speaker sessions, breakout workshops, parties, networking events and the huge exhibition of 2,823 entries across 18 awards categories.

Adfest President Jimmy Lam summed up, “Our industry needs to set the benchmark every year and send a signal about what constitutes the best creativity. Imagine what it would be like for the movie industry if there were no Oscars. Creative awards will always have their relevance. Of course, the Lotus Awards are only part of what we do. Adfest is also a platform for people across the Asia Pacific and MENA region to come together to exchange ideas and see the best creativity from the past year.”

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