Mediacom India is FOMA Agency of the Year
P&G's Ariel Dads Share the Load campaign became the Campaign of the Year, winning three Golds at the Festival of Media Awards Asia Pacific. Mindshare India was awarded as the agency network of the year
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | March 23, 2017
Mediacom India won the Agency of the Year at the Festival of Media Awards Asia Pacific, held in Singapore yesterday. P&G's Ariel Dads Share the Load campaign by Mediacom India won the Campaign of the Year trophy as well as three Golds.Mindshare India was awarded as the agency network of the year. Indian agencies won a total of 16 metals – seven Golds, six Silvers and three Bronzes. Mediacom
Ariel Dads Share the Load campaign has been one of the most awarded campaigns across all national and international award functions.
India's Ariel Dads Share the Load Campaign won three Golds in the categories Best Engagement Strategy, The Best Insight Award and Best Use of Video.
Lodestar UM India's Door Step School – A Street Naming Event for Social Change grabbed a Gold in the Best Not-For-Profit Campaign category.
Zenith India's Maggi We Miss You too campaign got Gold in Best Social Media Strategy, while Mindshare India's Brooke Bond Red Label Tea 6 Pack Band won in the Best Use of an Influencer category. Gillette Bachelors of Shaving, again by MediaCom India, scored a Gold in The Utility/Public Service Award.
Among the six Silvers, two metals were won by Mindshare India for their campaigns Dove - Change the Rhyme (Best Social Media Strategy) and Just Do It #DADADING (Best Use of Digital Media). PHD India two grabbed two Silvers for Pureit Cares for Chennai (Best Use of Mobile) and Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat (The Utility/Public Service Award).
One Silver medal each was won by Maxus India (for How India Started Paying Through Mobile for The Effectiveness Award) and Lodestar UM India (for Door Step School - A Street Naming Event For Social Change for the category Best Event/Experiential Campaign).
Three Bronze medals were won by Madison Communications (Celebrate your Roots), MediaCom India (Gillette Bachelors of Shaving) and Mindshare India (Lights. Camera. Bagpiper).
Commenting on the wins, Debraj Tripathy, Managing Director MediaCom South Asia, said, “I am delighted that our work continues to impress international juries, year after year. These wins are a testament to the quality of work, the passion and our commitment to the spirit of content and connections that we as a team bring to bear for our esteemed clients.”
The full list of the awards:
Category | Award | Entry title | Entering company | Advertiser/ Brand |
Best Branded Content Creation Award | Bronze | Lights. Camera. Bagpiper. | Mindshare | Bagpiper |
Best Engagement Strategy | Gold | Ariel Dads Share the Load – Men for laundry! | MediaCom | Ariel |
Best Event/Experiential Campaign | Silver | Door Step School - A Street Naming Event For Social Change | Lodestar UM | Door Step School |
Best Not-For-Profit Campaign | Gold | Door Step School - A Street Naming Event for Social Change | Lodestar UM | Door Step School |
Best Social Media Strategy | Silver | Dove - Change the Rhyme | Mindshare | Dove |
Best Social Media Strategy | Gold | Maggi We Miss You too | Zenith | Maggi |
Best Targeted Campaign | Bronze | Gillette Bachelors Of Shaving | MediaCom | Gillette India |
Best Use of an Influencer | Gold | Brooke Bond Red Label Tea 6 Pack band | Mindshare | Brooke Bond Red Label Tea |
Best Use of Digital Media | Silver | JUST DO IT #DADADING | Mindshare | Nike |
Best Use of Mobile | Silver | Pureit Cares for Chennai | PHD | Pureit |
Best Use of Video | Gold | Ariel Dads Share the Load – Men for laundry! | MediaCom | Ariel |
The Best Insight Award | Gold | Ariel Dads Share the Load – Men for laundry! | MediaCom | Ariel |
The Best Insight Award | Bronze | Celebrate your Roots | Madison Communications | Parachute Advansed |
The Effectiveness Award | Silver | How India Started Paying Through Mobile | Maxus | PAYTM |
The Utility/Public Service Award | Gold | Gillette Bachelors Of Shaving | MediaCom | Gillette India |
The Utility/Public Service Award | Silver | Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat | PHD | Lifebuoy, Domex & Pureit |