Recognising the salient contribution made in the field of PR and Corporate Communications, exchange4media concluded this year’s edition of India PR and Corporate Communications Awards (IPRCCA) with huge success, awarding the best talent in the industry.
The Awards are the most extensive and exhaustive platform to recognise the contribution and success of the PR industry in India.
With 4 main categories and 23 sub-categories, exchange4media’s IPRCCA is a pathbreaking initiative to salute and recognise the achievements of PR consultancies as well as Corporate Communications landmarks each year.
Weber Shandwick received the maximum number of awards this year with 5 metals (4 Gold, 1 Silver), followed by Adfactors which bagged 4 metals (2 Silver, 2 Bronze) and Viacom18 Media with 3 metals (1 Gold, 2 Silver).
20:20 MSL won 2 Bronze awards as did Perfect Relations. Marico Industries won 1 Silver and 1 Gold while Madison Public Relations won 1 Bronze and 1 Silver.
The complete list of winners can be found below:
S.No |
Sub- Category |
Campaign Name |
Consultancy |
Metal |
101 |
101.Issues Management or Crisis Management |
Motorola Mobility- Moto G IMEI issue |
Zeno Group |
Bronze |
101.Issues Management or Crisis Management |
Botox- Botox India Campaign |
Teamwork Communication Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
Silver |
101.Issues Management or Crisis Management |
Hero MotoCorp- Making a technology statement |
Weber Shandwick India |
Gold |
102 |
102. Public Affairs |
Cancer Awareness Society- TOBACCO FREE BIHAR |
ADVANTAGE SERVICES |
Bronze |
102. Public Affairs |
Sundrop Peanut Butter- Poshan |
Weber Shandwick India |
Silver |
103 |
103.Most innovative use of Social Media |
Saffola- Saffola Masala Oats 'The Other Side' |
20:20 MSL |
Bronze |
103.Most innovative use of Social Media |
Apollo Hospitals- Let's Talk Health-360 Degree Approach on Social Media |
Social Wavelength |
Silver |
103.Most innovative use of Social Media |
Viacom18 Media- MTV Rock The Vote |
Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. |
Gold |
104 |
104. Integrated Campaign |
Godrej- IDEAS THAT MAKE LIFE BRIGHTER |
Perfect Relations |
Bronze |
104. Integrated Campaign |
Viacom18 Media- MTV Rock The Vote |
Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. |
Silver |
104. Integrated Campaign |
Mediker- LICE NEGATIVE TO LIFE POSITIVE |
Marico Industries Limited |
Gold |
105 |
105.Continuous Campaign (3yrs) |
Tourism Victoria- Come Alive Melbourne |
LinOpinion GolinHarris |
Bronze |
105.Continuous Campaign (3yrs) |
Marico- Saffolalife Study |
Marico Industries Limited |
Silver |
201 |
201.Entertainment, sports and lifestyle sector |
PUMA India-Foray and Leadership in Running Category |
Madison Public Relations |
Bronze |
201.Entertainment, sports and lifestyle sector |
COLORS- 24 The Game Changer |
Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. |
Silver |
201.Entertainment, sports and lifestyle sector |
Bobbi Brown Cosmetics- Brand Introduction of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in India |
PR Pundit |
Gold |
202 |
202. Healthcare & Pharmaceutical |
PARAS HMRI HOSPITAL- PARTNERS IN HEALTHCARE |
ADVANTAGE SERVICES |
Bronze |
203 |
203. Financial Services Sector |
Aviva Life Insurance- What's Your Big Plan |
Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd. |
Bronze |
203. Financial Services Sector |
ICICI Lombard- Going beyond the calling of commerce |
Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd. |
Silver |
203. Financial Services Sector |
Xpress Money- Taking anxiety out of cross-country remittances |
Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd. |
Silver |
204 |
204. Technology |
Amazon India- Amazon.in: Transforming Bharat's Shopping Habits |
Weber Shandwick India |
Gold |
205 |
205. Best use of PR by a Brand |
Saffola- Saffola Masala Oats 'The Other Side' |
20:20 MSL |
Bronze |
205. Best use of PR by a Brand |
Godrej- GNB: A BRAND BUILT ON PR, BUILT TO LAST! |
Perfect Relations |
Bronze |
205. Best use of PR by a Brand |
PUMA India-Foray and Leadership in Running Category |
Madison Public Relations |
Silver |
205. Best use of PR by a Brand |
Pearson Education- Thank Your Teacher |
Weber Shandwick India |
Gold |
206 |
206. Best Celebrity PR or PR used for individual image perception |
Viacom18 Media- CREATING THE NEW SUPERSTARS IN TOWN- MOTU PATLU |
Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. and Perfect Relations Pvt. Ltd. |
No Award |
302 |
302. CSR & Not-for-profit |
Global Success Foundation- Sanman - Respect for the Elders |
Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd. |
Bronze |
302. CSR & Not-for-profit |
Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust-Project with a Heart |
MSLGROUP in India |
Silver |
302. CSR & Not-for-profit |
Orbis- Bringing Orbis into the Eye |
Integral PR |
Gold |
303 |
303. Internal Communications |
ONGC- Rejuvenating Internal Communications |
ONGC |
Silver |
303. Internal Communications |
TPDDL- AapTak - An Innovative Medium of Internal Communication |
Tata Power Delhi Distribution |
Gold |
304 |
304. Best use of PR by a corporate |
Insecticides India Limited- Insecticides India Camapign |
Teamwork Communication Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
Bronze |
304. Best use of PR by a corporate |
Pearson Education- Thank Your Teacher |
Weber Shandwick India |
Gold |
S.No |
Overall Excellence Category |
Winner |
Consultancy/ Organization |
|
401 |
401.Young Consultancy of the Year |
Zeno Group India |
|
|
402 |
402.Specialist Consultancy of the Year |
Tenet Advertising |
|
|
403 |
403. Young PR Professional of the Year |
Aniruddha Atul Bhagwat |
Ideosphere Consulting |
|
404 |
404. In House Team of the Year |
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (South Asia) |
|
|
405 |
405. Small PR Agency of the Year |
No award. Recognition given |
Ideosphere Consulting |
|
406 |
406. PR Professional of the Year |
Amith Prabhu |
Principal Convenor of Praxis + PR Entrepreneur |
|
407 |
407. PR Consultancy of the Year |
MSL Group |
|
|
408 |
408. Life time Achivement Award |
Zelma Lazarus |
Impact India Foundation |
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This year the Jury Chair was Rohit Bansal, Media Advisor, RIL & Board Member, N18. Jury members were Sangeeta Chacko, Head – Corporate Communications Percept Limited, Heena Kanal, Head - Corporate Communications, Marico, Paulomi Dhawan, Strategic Advisor, Raymond, Dr. Lavanya Wadgaonkar, General Manager, Corporate Communications & CSR, Nissan, Viswakumar Menon, Country Head of Communications, Shell India, Arijit De, Senior V. P. and Head of India Marketing and Corporate Affairs for Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Neeraj Jha, Head-Corporate Communications, HDFC Bank, Rajat Mukarji, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, IDEA Cellular, Nazeeb Arif, Vice President and Chief of Corporate Communications, ITC, Veena Gidwani, Strategic PR Consultant and Corporate Trainer, Ketan Kulkarni, VP & Head – Marketing, Corporate Communications & Sustainability, Blue Dart Express, Vaishali Sharma, Vice President - Marketing & Communications, SONY MAX & MAX2, Deepa Dey, Head - Communications and Government Affairs, India Sub Continent, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Sr. Vice President, Eikona - a TAM division for Earned Media Planning, Audit and Advisory, Pradeep Wadhwa, Director Corporate Communications PepsiCo India, Deepa Vaidyanathan, Head – Communications & CSR, P&G India, Rashmi Vasisht, Corporate Director - Public Relations The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts.
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