Goa-Fest
‘AI cannot replace creativity, it will always be a starting point'
Advertising Rocks: Moninder Agrohiya, Tushar Tharayil & Scrapped emerge winners
‘We need to create a future where potential knows no gender boundaries’
Goafest 2023 Day 3: Leo Burnett India is Creative Agency of the Year
‘Agencies need to bring back the attitude of problem-solving’
Goafest 2023: Day 3 in Pictures
Every decision we take is based on data: Rohit Kapoor, Swiggy
This is the best time to invest in India: Rajan Anandan
Goafest: ZEEL is Broadcaster of Year, Mindshare is Mobile & Technology Agency of the Year
Goafest 2023: Day 2 in Pictures
Brand safety is of utmost importance in the banking sector: Ravi Santhanam
Goafest 2023: ABP wins 'Publisher of the Year'
Why does Josy Paul want designations to be named after rivers!
India is a plethora of opportunities: Prabha Narasimhan
‘No more brand love, consumers shifting preferences’
Goafest 2023 Day 1: EssenceMediacom is Media Agency of the Year, Mindshare wins 6 gold
Goafest 2023: Day 1 in Pictures
‘It’s not man vs machine, it is man with machine’
Our role is to accelerate tools that will bring metaverse to life: Meta's Sandeep Bhushan
We are ahead of others because of our leadership & conviction: Rahul Shivshankar
There is rising demand for responsible use of consumer data: Gowthaman Ragothaman
Goafest 2022: Leo Burnett named Creative Agency of the Year
Reels are a platform to express myself: Madhuri Dixit
Goafest 2022: Glimpses from Day 3
‘Advertising has the power to bring indelible change in culture’
Next wave of content creators will come from Bharat: ShareChat's Akshat Sahu
Goafest: SPNI wins Broadcaster of the Year award, Mindshare is Tech Agency of the Year
‘To make any work better, it is important to add ambition, flexibility and clear targets’
'OTT is personal content as most people watch shows on their phones'
We have democratized consumption by providing content for free: Nikhil Gandhi
Goafest 2022: Glimpses from Day 2
Knowing a brand is really important before endorsing it: PV Sindhu
New advertising guidelines to be released in 10-15 days: MCA Secretary
‘Past 2 years have been the fastest in bringing change in how we think, operate & plan’
‘In the next five years, a large number of people will consume only 10-15 second videos’
‘This Goafest is going to be something truly interesting and different’
Good content can drive brand building & growth like nothing else: Vineeta Singh, Sugar
Goafest 2022: Glimpses from Day 1
Goafest 2022: Riveting conversations, engaging sessions & performances to mark Day 1
ABBYs: Five more industry veterans join jury panel
‘Abby’s has broken all records with far more entries this year’
What’s new at Goafest 2022: Digitization of awards, podcast, influencers & wellness talks
ABBYs: Megha Tata, Ayappa KM, Devika Prabhu, Geet Rathi, Raj Kamble join jury panel
Goafest 2022 to be held from May 5th to 7th
Goafest back for 15th edition in 2022
Dainik Jagran shines at Goafest; wins 7 Abby Awards
Goafest 2019: Augmented Reality driving marketing innovation: Ambarish Mitra, Blippar
Goafest 2019: We are in the business of leading a culture not following it: Matt Eastwood
The 4 Ps of right marketing attitude are Purpose, People, Passion & Physical: Phil Kemish
Viacom18 Creative Company of Year, Dentsu Webchutney, Cheil India & Hungry Films win big
We all evolve from our hardships, says Mary Kom at Goafest 2019
What makes them prouder of their work: Awards or social media validation?
Technology should be seen as tool to take creativity to its heights: Ross Jauncey
‘Jugaad’ denotes the ingenuity of Indian people: Navi Radjou & Jaideep Prabhu
Abby Awards Day 3: Here’s what the nominees have to say
Goafest 2019: More real work is winning this year, says Shashi Sinha
Goafest 2019: Moving to city for work no more aspirational for today’s youth: Navin Shenoy
Goafest 2019: I will join politics if I get a contract of Rs 100 crore: Virendra Sehwag
Goafest 2019: Tech prodigy Harshwardhansinh Zala on crafting ‘meaningful technology’
Goafest 2019: Tech has opened doors to asymmetrical competition: Barry Wacksman, R/GA
Kalki Koechlin & Siddhant Chaturvedi bring Bollywood to Goafest 2019
Creative ABBYs: SPN, Dentsu Webchutney, COG Digital+Design win big on Day 2
Broadcaster, PR, Still Craft, Design & Direct Abbys: Here’s what nominees have to say
Goafest 2019: Women are not objects - Madonna Badger, Badger and Winters
Goafest 2019: Nothing beats creativity, says Gordon Bowen
Customers want more and they want to be inspired: Achint Setia, Myntra
Goafest 2019: Brands have moved from need fulfillment to need anticipation: Ravi Desai
Goafest 2019: Focus, learn, grow & then enjoy, says Dr A Velumani of Thyrocare
Goafest 2019: Means and ways to tell a story is changing - Vijay Sharma, Flipkart
Great to see the democratisation of Goafest: Ashish Bhasin, DAN
Mindshare is Media Agency of the Year; Jagran Prakashan leads Publisher Abbys
Media and Publisher Abbys: Here’s what nominees have to say
Young guns at Goafest 2019
Goafest 2019: Every year, it is a new festival: Nakul Chopra
Goafest 2019 announces a stellar lineup of speakers
Goafest 2018: Siddharth Malhotra praises impactful advertisements
Goafest 2018: Samuel Akesson decodes the formula for creating impactful ads
Artificial Intelligence cannot replace human touch to creativity: Prasoon Joshi
Early Man Films wins Grand Prix at ABBys
Credibility Of Journalism Under Question Today: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Day 3 ABBY Nominees Speak
Cricketer Jonty Rhodes shares leadership insights
In the age of #IoT, product is the medium: Cameron Worth, SharpEnd
We hope to bring ABBY Awards back to their glorious days: Ajay Kakar
Day 2 ABBY nominees speak
Sessions at Goafest 2018: Nifty mix of wit and insight
Crystal Gazing at Goafest with Dean Donaldson and Jonathan Tavss
The Ad Club may reduce entry barriers for ABBYs to boost participation
Goafest 2018: Baba Ramdev vows to make Patanjali a global brand
Goafest 2018: We disrupted the market by organising and standardising it: Pepperfry CMO
When ABBYs Master Jury became faces of an OOH campaign...
"Goafest, starting today, will see a good mix of clients, agencies and media owners"
Goafest 2018 Announces its Illustrious, Multi-genre Speakers’ Panel
GoaFest from the eyes of a 30-plus
GoaFest is over, yet the hangover remains. And why not? There was a lot to take back from the Festival – awards, learnings, feedbacks, networking, ideas, enthusiasm. And in Rajul Kulshreshtha’s case, three fundamental truths and the secret of MMR as well. Plus the innocuous yet profound questions of a driver!
GoaFest 2008: ‘The high value idea is the future, it is a shared map of a new terrain’
GoaFest 2008: ‘The Big Blur in media is changing the advertising landsacpe’
Day three at GoaFest 2008 saw some more international advertising experts share their gyan and gumption. And amid all the fun and frolic, they managed to capture the audience’s attention. On such expert was Shiela Byfield, Global Director-Insights, Mindshare Worldwide, who talked about the ‘Bluring Effect’ of the media landscape as a trend happening across the world.
GoaFest 2008: The great whodunit – Who leaked the Abbys winners’ list?
Even before the GoaFest 2008 had officially kicked off, the AAAI had an uncalled for ‘situation’ in hand. For the first time in 41 years of the Abby Awards, the list of award winners, or some part of it, was leaked out to the media. This dismayed everyone at the Festival. Industry leaders share their views.
GoaFest 2008: O&M shines at the Abby Awards with 58 metals
GoaFest 2008 culminated with the Abby Awards. There was much anticipation and drama leading up to the Abbys this year. As is known, the Abby Awards have done away with the ranking system this year. O&M kept its flag flying high with the maximum 58 metals, followed by Leo Burnett with 37 metals and JWT India with 30 metals.
GoaFest 2008: Everything, even the toilet, is media now, says Jon Wilkins
GoaFest 2008: Get ready for ‘Communitainment’, says Kevin Swanepoel
The first day of GoaFest 2008 saw some fun, frolic along with some insightful thoughts from well-known names from the world of international advertising. One speaker that enthralled who gathering was Kevin Swanepoel, President, One Club, who took the audience through one of the best pieces of work produced for the Internet in both viral and banner advertising.
GoaFest 2008: ‘The industry is a victim of matrices’
It’s a common phenomenon in the Indian advertising and media industry that value options are delivered differently at the same time on the same media. Well-known industry names such as Paritosh Joshi of Star India, R Gowthaman of Mindshare, Tarun Katial of Big FM, Pearl Uppal of Yahoo!, and Hemant Malik of ITC constituted the panel that discussed issues regarding costs and measurement metrics.
GoaFest 2008: What value an idea that can change a brand’s fortune?
Brand and the value proposition; quantifying the worth of an idea; and market prioritisation were some of the issues addressed at the Advertising Conclave at GoaFest 2008. Eminent names like Saugata Gupta of Marico, Lowe’s Balki, Sameer Nair of NDTV Imagine, Vikram Sakhuja of GroupM and Madhukar Kamath, President, AAAI deliberated on these issues and more during the session.
GoaFest 2008: ‘Think global, work local and act viral’ is D Shivkumar’s mantra
GoaFest 2008: Advertising Conclave debates the value issue
Heated arguments transpired between industry leaders on ‘value’ issues at the Advertising Conclave at Goa. Saatchi and Saatchi’s V Shantakumar and Vodafone’s Harit Nagpal started off with an interesting satire on the typical dealings between agencies and clients, and how need for the business and lack of understanding had led to the relations that we saw today.
Live from GoaFest 2008: Advertising Conclave debates the value issue
Heated arguments transpired between industry leaders on ‘value’ issues at the Advertising Concleve at Goa. Saatchi and Saatchi’s V Shantakumar and Vodafone’s Harit Nagpal started off with an interesting satire on the typical dealings between agencies and clients, and how need for the business and lack of understanding had led to the relations that we saw today.
GoaFest 2008: Shortlists for Abby Awards 2008 announced
Shortlists were announced on March 31 for the Abby Awards at GoaFest 2008 in various categories such as Print, Film Single, Radio Single, Integrated, Ambient Media, Direct, Interactive, Print Craft, radio Craft and Film Craft, among others. Over 3,800 entries have been received for this year’s Abbys.
GoaFest 2008: Overall quality of entries good at Abbys, though Radio disappoints, say experts
Abby Awards at GoaFest 2008 has seen an upsurge in the quality of all entries except for ‘Radio and Radio Craft’ category. Though the exact number of entries in the respective categories could not be ascertained, it is known that out of a total of 3,800 entries, over 1,200 are for ‘Print and Print Category’, and around 1,300 for OOH. There are around 185 entries for ‘Films’ and 380 entries for the Radio category.
GoaFest 2008: Lowe and McCann Erickson’s absence won’t make a difference, say industry
With AAAI and the Ad Club coming together this year for a single advertising festival, the industry is all agog with excitement over GoaFest 2008. However, Lowe and McCann Erickson have stayed away from GoaFest this year. Would their absence make any difference or would the Festival go ahead with all the gaiety and business of advertising associated with it? exchange4media asks ad honchos.
GoaFest 2008: Over 3,800 entries received for Abby Awards; judging process to begin from today
GoaFest 2008: ‘Special packages for youngsters not enough, industry needs to do a lot to inspire young talent’
GoaFest 2008 has been providing a platform for young and talented creatives to learn, hone their skills, and interact with industry veterans. The Festival has a special package to attract young talent, and since last year, it has had reasonable success in doing so. But apart from GoaFest, what is the industry doing to motivate and nurture young talent?
GoaFest 2008: With AAAI, Ad Club joining hands, there’s no scope for duplication, says Jagdip Bakshi
With less than a month to go, frenetic preparations are on for GoaFest 2008. Over 3,000 people are expected to attend the festival this year. The Abby Awards have also generated a lot of interest this year following the coming together of AAAI and the Bombay Ad Club. And GoaFest Chairman Jagdip Bakshi has asserted that there was no scope for duplication now with a single advertising award show.
GoaFest 2008: 1,194 registrations received from 109 companies in the first week
Goafest 2008: Three-day fest to kick off on April 3; registrations now open on aaaindia.org
AAAI has announced the opening of registrations for Goafest 2008. All one needs to do is log on to <a href=http://www.aaaindia.org target= _blank>www.aaaindia.org</a> to register and download the form. The Festival kicks off on April 3 with an ‘Industry Conclave’. The Media Awards would be presented on April 4, while the Abby at Goafest would be presented on April 5. Call for entries for Goafest 2008 would be announced shortly.
Goafest 2008: Contract Advertising creates the campaign buzz for Festival
There is still time for Goafest 2008 to kick off on April 3, but Contract Advertising, the creative agency handling the Festival account, is losing no time in rolling out a campaign to create the right buzz. Contract had bagged the account following a multi-agency pitch that also involved JWT and Euro RSCG.
Goafest 2008: Three-day fest to kick off on April 3; speaker list declared
Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) has announced the opening of registration for Goafest 2008. Garrick Hamm, Creative Partner, Williams Murray Hamm, Donald Gunn of Gunn Report fame, Kevin Swanepoel, President, One Club, John Harlow, Founder, Naked, Craig Davis, Worldwide Creative Chief, JWT, Scott Goodson, Founder & CEO, Strawberryfrog, and Stephen Gatfield, CEO, Lowe Worldwide, are some of the top names in the list of speakers.