Avinash Pandey, President IAA, sheds light on how the IndIAA Awards exemplify creative excellence and have set the gold standard for creative awards in India. He states, “It's been an intriguing year for arguably the most active industry association of its kind. We've demonstrated that our industry can be a catalyst for change, particularly in breaking gender bias. We celebrate the winners reflecting the growing synergy between associations and showcasing the remarkable impact of the communication industry. The positive feedback from young leaders has been heartening, and our industry's enthusiasm for AdAsia remains strong. We're organising a delegation led by Sam Balsara for AdAsia 23 in Seoul, the largest event of its kind in Asia."

Mr. Avinash Pandey, President IAA India Chapter & Chief Executive officer, ABP Network

IAA IndIAA Awards Chairman, Abhishek Karnani said, “IAA Awards are unique because you can't “enter” them.” A group of seasoned journalists shortlisted 102 campaigns across 19 categories from over a thousand ads. This accomplishes two important goals- first, it ensures that only genuine work is presented to the jury, keeping scam ads at bay, second, it truly democratises the creative process by not charging an entry fee, making fundraising for this grand event a challenging task. 

He further said, what sets the IAA awards apart is that they are judged by senior marketers who own and invest in the brands. We showcase the transformative power of communication for our beloved country and society, embodying IAA's unwavering belief in the ability of communication to drive change.

 Abhishek Karnani, Chairperson IndIAA Awards

IAA honoured Ayushmann Khurrana as "Most Disruptive Brand in Entertainment Industry" on questioning his criteria while choosing a Brand, he replied, “I believe before taking on a brand it resonates with the credibility of my films. Credibility is everything. I think only going with commercials will be very myopic. My father once told me, ‘Goddess Saraswati comes before Goddess Lakshmi. I always go like that. If you earn respect, nothing like that.”

Speaking about being an outsider in Bollywood, he said that the first choice had to be truly different and clatter-breaking. “I'll never get a second chance being an outsider. So it's all about the choices you make eventually. Everybody is hard-working and talented. It's the kind of opportunities you get and firmly success is nothing but when preparation meets opportunity,” he avers.

Caption - Maruti Suzuki India Ltd was announced as the joint winner in the category ‘Automotives & Accessories’. Team Maruti Suzuki and MullenLowe Lintas with the presenters 

Caption- Hindustan Unilever was announced as the winner in the category ‘Food and beverages’ Teams from Hindustan Unilever, Ogilvy and Fulcrum with presenters

Caption- Spotify was announced as the joint winner in the category ‘Entertainment & Media’. Team spotify & Leo Burnett with the presenters 

Caption: Tata Trusts announced as the Joint winner in the Corporate (Including CSR) Government PSU Category for their campaign ‘Kaise Ka Cancer | Early Detection Saves Lives’. Team Tata Trust with their agency Rediffusion Brand Solutions with the presenters

Caption: Kenvue was announced the winners of VOICE OF CHANGE category for their work ‘Stayfree | This Daughter’s Day Tell Your Sons It’s Just A Period’. Team from Kenvue & DDB Mudra with the presenters

The Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) felicitated the all-India winners of its maiden Changemakers For Good Awards at the IndIAA Awards 2023. These meaningful awards are to salute those individuals and companies in the communication space who have used their talent to make the world a better place.

The winners for the four categories were:

●      Advertising (for transformational messages) - 

●      Government (for transformational messaging by a Government arm). –RK Swamy Associated for State Bank of India.

●      Industry Leader (someone who led societal change in the last few years).- CVL Srinivas, Country Head, WPP Group.

●      Innovation (where technology or approach made the difference) – Lowe Lintas for International Women’s Day 2022.

Lowe Lintas for their International Women’s Day 2022 entry… Subramanyeshwar, CEO, Lowe Lintas with presenters Partha Sinha, President, The Advertising Club, Avinash Pandey, President IAA, Srinivasan Swamy Chairman AFAA & Prasant Kumar, President, Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI),

RK Swamy Associated for State Bank of India.- Sangeetha Narasimhan, Director & National Creative Head, R K SWAMY with the presenters

CVL Srinivas, Country Head, WPP Group with presenters

Link to event AV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uz4wCZjow8

About IAA

The International Advertising Association is the world’s only globally-focused integrated advertising trade association with membership representing Advertisers, Advertising agencies and the Media. The IAA comprises Corporate Members, Organizational Members, Educational Affiliates, as well as 56 Chapters with individual members and young professionals from 76 countries including the top 10 economies in the world. lAA is 80 years’ old and is headquartered in New York. 

Membership to the Indian Chapter of IAA is by invitation only and IAA has very senior marketing, advertising and media professionals as its members.  IAA in India is seen as the most active chapter by IAA Global. IAA India is well-recognized for some of its marquee events like the IAA Leadership Awards, IAA Olive Crown Awards, IndIAA Awards, IAA Debates, IAA Conversations, IAA Young Turks Forum and an array of IAA Knowledge Seminars, Webinars, Workshops, Conclaves etc.