Moneycontrol felicitates best digital marketing talent at Digital Marketers Awards 2016

Moneycontrol, in association with Internet and Mobile Association of India, organised the second edition of the awards in Mumbai on December 15

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | December 20, 2016

Manish Maheshwari CEO Network18 Digital at Digital Marketers Awards by Moneycontrol

As India stands at an inflection point with regard to the acceptance of digital from a consumer and business standpoint, Moneycontrol, to drive this very point, hosted the second edition of their Digital Marketers Awards.

Moneycontrol, in association with Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), felicitated the best digital marketing talent at Digital Marketers Awards 2016. The awards held in Mumbai on December 15 witnessed the presence of the most prestigious brands and leading CMOs across various sectors.

The awards acknowledged the remarkable work done by CMOs and marketing heads to support their respective brands in taking the big digital leap, thereby truly being able to thrive in offline and online ecosystems. 10 successful and innovative marketers across sectors such as banking, insurance, personal finance and investments, healthcare, automobile and automobile services, real estate, IT and ITes, travel, digital businesses and consumer durables/FMCG who leveraged innovative and creative digital tools to reach out to their target markets were felicitated.

A prestigious jury board comprising Ushar Vyas, Chief Strategy Officer, GroupM South Asia, GroupM; Atit Mehta, VP and Head of Media, Sequoia Capital; Deepali Naair, Chief Marketing and Digital Officer, IIFL Wealth and Asset Management; Aditya Rath, Partner, KPMG; Manish Vij, Founder, SVG Media; Anita Nayyar, CEO India and South Asia, Havas Media; and Vivek Bhargava, CEO, DAN Performance Group were handed over the responsibility to choose the best digital marketers this year.

The winners at the 2016 Digital Marketers Awards were Kartik Jain, CMO, HDFC Bank (Banking); Sanjeev Handa, VP Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Automobile); Adhil Shetty, CEO, BankBazaar (Digital Business); Swati Rathi, Marketing Head and Senior GM, Godrej and Boyce Mfg Co Ltd- Appliances Division (FMCG and Consumer Durables); Mohan Menon, GM and Head Marketing, Max Healthcare (Healthcare); Jaimit Doshi, Sales and Marketing Head, Coverfox (Insurance); Apurva Chamaria, VP and Global Head- Corp Marketing, HCL Technologies (IT and ITES); Rohan Padhye, VP Marketing, Axis Mutual Fund (Personal Finance and Investments), Vishal Gonsalves, Sr GM- Marketing and Sales, Godrej properties (Real Estates); Gunjan Soni, CMO and Head-International Brands Business, Myntra (Retail); and Shubham Khurana, Director, Marketing, Treebo Hotels (Travel).

Commenting on the awards, Manish Maheshwari, CEO, Network18 Digital, said, “Digital Marketing has evolved to become the most efficacious and decisive tool for brand communication in recent years with several brands achieving new heights of success by leveraging the medium to adopt effective digital strategies. At a time when online has moved from 'good to do' to 'must do' for all, our aim is to not just be a facilitator but also act as a change agent to help people in this phase of transition. Digital Marketers Awards 2016 germinates from this very idea. Through the awards, Moneycontrol is not only celebrating this revolutionary medium but is also honouring and recognising the talent that has uncovered its true potential. After a successful first edition, we are thrilled to bring back this platform yet again to applaud the brains behind the finest digital marketing initiatives in the last one year. I congratulate all the winners, with a deep sense of optimism that we will be back with another edition soon.”

Famous stand-up comedian Sahil Shah performed at awards night, adding an element of fun and entertainment.

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