Goa-Fest

Day 3 ABBY Nominees Speak

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Today’s Abby Awards comprise Digital & Mobile, Digital Craft, National Geographic Green Awards, Special Abby, Promotion/Activation, Radio Craft, Radio, Branded Content & Entertainment, Out of Home & Ambient Media, Still Content, Audio Visual Content and Integrated categories

e4m Desk Apr 7, 2018 9:59 AM

GoaFest from the eyes of a 30-plus

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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!

Rajul Kulshreshtha Apr 9, 2008 8:07 AM

GoaFest 2008: ‘The industry is a victim of matrices’

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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.

Rishi Vora Apr 4, 2008 7:58 AM

GoaFest 2008: Advertising Conclave debates the value issue

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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.

e4m Desk Apr 4, 2008 7:55 AM

GoaFest 2008: Overall quality of entries good at Abbys, though Radio disappoints, say experts

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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.

Rishi Vora Mar 31, 2008 7:57 AM

GoaFest 2008: Lowe and McCann Erickson’s absence won’t make a difference, say industry

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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.

Rishi Vora Mar 25, 2008 7:58 AM

GoaFest 2008: ‘Special packages for youngsters not enough, industry needs to do a lot to inspire young talent’

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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?

Rishi Vora Mar 17, 2008 8:24 AM

GoaFest 2008: With AAAI, Ad Club joining hands, there’s no scope for duplication, says Jagdip Bakshi

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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.

Rishi Vora Mar 11, 2008 8:06 AM

Goafest 2008: Three-day fest to kick off on April 3; registrations now open on aaaindia.org

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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.

e4m Desk Feb 26, 2008 6:55 AM

Goafest 2008: Three-day fest to kick off on April 3; speaker list declared

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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.

e4m Desk Feb 25, 2008 10:50 AM