AdAsia 2011 was a huge learning experience and exchange4media has put together 10 key takeaways from the mega event for those who could not make it to the congress.
Panellists at the session on ‘Conscious Capitalism’ raised some relevant issues regarding what businesses should do to adapt to conscious capitalism, what limitations they face, and whether there is a need to make a fundamental change in the organisation.
The session on ‘Marketing to Women Speakers’ saw speakers Abheek Singhi, BCG India and Yeonhee Kim, BCG Korea, decipher the complexities and the uniqueness of marketing to women…
“In marketing, a revolution is going on. The language ‘new’ doesn’t exist, it’s been replaced by ‘NOW’. It’s time to give the power to the people,” urged Robert Senior, Creative Chairman, Saatchi & Saatchi, while speaking on ‘The Pursuit of Big Ideas in the Age of Now’.
The much awaited session of Day 3 at AdAsia 2011 was the valedictory keynote address of Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, and she didn’t disappoint...
As the AdAsia 2011 winds down, Alok Agrawal, COO - SW Asia, Cheil Worldwide, sums up the key points and takeaways of the congress and gives a glimpse of how the advertising and media world is set to change in the very near future…
After three full days of listening to 50-odd speakers over 15 sessions, I would say, the future is still uncertain, but we do know that we have to deal with this uncertainty in the most creative way and without any fear, writes Madison’s Lara Balsara.
Industry stalwarts Mainardo de Nardis, Kelly Clark and Bob O’Leary got together to discuss ways to negotiate emerging media trends to formulate the best media plan and get the best bang for a client’s money in the session on ‘Media Fragmentation: How To Navigate Through Traffic’.
The Coca Cola Company’s Joseph Tripodi and McCann Worldgroup India’s Prasoon Joshi engaged in a lively debate on ‘Marketing 3.0: New rules of engagement’. Tripodi also elaborated on Coca Cola’s new communication approach of ‘Liquid & Linked’.
The session on ‘Acts, not Ads’ saw Chris Thomas, BBDO India and Simon Bond, BBDO Proximity Worldwide highlight how in today’s evolving media landscape, ad messages have led to big social acts or movements that again can bring about and drive social changes.
It was yet another full day of sessions, networking and debates at AdAsia 2011. Team Vietnam set the mood for the evening and had nearly all present to don the typical Vietnamese hat…
Cheil Worldwide’s Alok Agrawal is overwhelmed by the new perspectives on ideas presented on Day Two of the ongoing AdAsia 2011. And his effort beyond AdAsia would be to keep the windows of his mind open and the hinges well-oiled…
Day Two at AdAsia 2011 showcased a lot of excellent work that makes one feel restive. Publicis Capital’s Anirban Mozumdar hopes that this feeling stays once one gets back to the beckoning grind – to innovate and experiment…
Vikram Sakhuja, Michael Boneham, Sandeep Ghosh, Robin Wight and Deepa Prahalad discussed about building trust in brands in a trust deficit world. According to them, brands need to focus on psychological equity along with the fundamental market-place equity of price, distribution and media salience to achieve this.
Till some years ago, chat rooms were ‘the’ social networking platforms. Today, it is Twitter and Facebook. So where will netizens move to from here? This was discussed at length by a panel comprising Kate Day, Arvind Rajan and Earl Wilkinson, and moderated by Rishad Tobaccowala.
“There’s going to be no offline and online… seize the opportunity.” This was urged by Nikesh Arora, Senior VP and Chief Business Officer, Google, who spoke about ‘Conversation as a Route to Driving Certainty’.
Can Asians lead the next creative renaissance on the planet? The session on ‘Asian Creative? A New Brief’ attempted to find out what is lacking in this context and how it can be tackled.
I&B Minister Ambika Soni, AFAA Chairman Pradeep Guha, Bal Mundkur and Gerson da Cunha on their book AdKatha, IAA President Alan Rutherford and actor Shah Rukh Khan set the tone on what can be expected over the next three days at AdAsia 2011.
In one of the first sessions at AdAsia 2011, Interpublic Group’s (IPG) CEO Michael Roth questioned Unilever’s COO Harish Manwani on what the mega trends of globalisation were, the challenges of consumers interacting with various platforms at the same time and how brands should develop new strategies and tools to market in the current environment.
How will Brand India be in less than 10 years from now? The session on ‘India 2020’ saw Pankaj Ghemawat, Kurush Grant, Sanjay Kapoor and Ravi Swaminathan discuss the concerns, potential and the agenda to take forward India’s growth in the years ahead.
‘Decoding the new age consumer’ delved on new marketing models. Panel members Adil Zainulbhai, Laxman Narasimhan and Koichi Yamamoto examined the multiple forces reshaping consumer behaviour today.
Right from Shah Rukh Khan’s antics on stage to a high dose of statistics and great insights, the first day of AdAsia 2011 was intense, and if any further proof was required, the shortage of seating in the session halls and the packed media lounge made up for it…
Anirban Mozumdar, National Planning Director, Publicis Capital, lists his favourite sessions from Day One at AdAsia 2011. For him Dr Ram Charan’s opening keynote address stood out amid all the insightful sessions of the day.
AdAsia is not about the shows. It’s about thought. And action, states Alok Agrawal, COO - SW Asia, Cheil Worldwide. Writing exclusively for e4m Agrawal emphasises on what need to be the main takeaways from this congress…
In one of the first sessions at AdAsia 2011, Interpublic Group’s (IPG) CEO Michael Roth questioned Unilever’s COO Harish Manwani on what the mega trends of globalisation were, the challenges of consumers interacting with various platforms at the same time and how brands should develop new strategies and tools to market in the current environment.
I&B Minister Ambika Soni, AFAA Chairman Pradeep Guha, Bal Mundkur and Gerson da Cunha on their book AdKatha, IAA President Alan Rutherford and actor Shah Rukh Khan set the tone on what can be expected over the next three days at AdAsia 2011.
After a gala opening ceremony on October 31, 2011, it’s time for some scintillating discussions and passionate debates at the AdAsia 2011, as the luminous line-up of speakers get down to some serious business.