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The Advertising Club’s EMVIES to be held on 22 March 2024
Mumbai: The Advertising Club gears up to host the latest edition of the EMVIES, widely recognized as the Oscars of the media world that recognizes brand innovators and thought leaders for their pioneering brand and media strategies. With a total of 1892 entries received, EMVIES 2024 will take place on Friday 22 March 2024, at Jio World Convention Centre Mumbai, at 6:30 PM.
The country’s most coveted media award which focuses on Innovation, Strategy, Research, and seamless Integration, EMVIES 2024, has been adjudged by a distinguished jury of media professionals from across the country. Out of 1892 entries received, 471 were shortlisted. The final round of judging was evaluated by seasoned marketing professionals and select creative directors. Emerging as a gold standard amongst media awards, the EMVIES 2024 has over the years grown in scale and strength.
For the first time, the Grand EMVIE was judged by a high-power jury comprising names such as Amit Singhal, Santosh Desai, Agnello Dias, Anil Vishwanath, and Avinash Kaul.
Havas India Group CEO of South East, and North Asia, and president of The Advertising Club Rana Barua, said, “At The Advertising Club, we take immense pride in promoting excellence in the field of Advertising, Media, and Marketing and the EMVIES is a testament to our continuous effort. I’d like to express my gratitude to the jury for giving their precious time, and to the media agencies and brands for demonstrating strong ideas to foster growth of the Advertising, Media, and Marketing industry.”
EMVIES Committee chairperson Punitha Arumugam said, “The increase in the number of entries for EMVIES 2024 underlines the industry’s unwavering commitment to pushing boundaries. We are delighted to recognize the dedication and strategic brilliance reflected in these entries. It has always been our endeavour to celebrate groundbreaking media campaigns that have significantly contributed towards building resonance for brands.”
The vibrant, young, and high-decibel EMVIES is attended by professionals from the Media, Advertising, Research, and Marketing fraternity.
It’s time to book your donor passes and see for yourself who takes home the Grand EMVIE, Best Media Client of the Year, and Best Media Agency of the Year.
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Publicis Brazil’s creative chief Mauro Ramalho lands the jury chair at Abby Awards 2026
Mauro Ramalho brings 25 years of global advertising firepower to the new creative commerce, use of data and B2B category at Goafest
GOA: The Abby Awards 2026, powered by The One Club and The One Show, has appointed Mauro Ramalho, chief creative officer of Publicis Brazil, as jury chair for its newly launched creative commerce, use of data and B2B category. The announcement, made on 18 March, signals the awards’ intent to bring serious international muscle to a category that sits squarely at the intersection of creativity and commercial performance.
Ramalho is not a name that needs much introduction in global advertising circles. Over 25 years spanning three countries, he has worked at some of the industry’s most creatively restless addresses. At AKQA in San Francisco, he worked across McDonald’s, Nike, Fox, Target, Kraft Foods and GAP, and helped lead “The Lost Ring” for McDonald’s, one of the first alternate reality campaigns and among the most awarded projects of its era. He later moved to Organic in Toronto, bridging the Detroit and Toronto offices on Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler, before spending over a decade building CUBOCC into one of Brazil’s most iconic and innovative independent agencies, which subsequently joined the IPG network.
A stint at FCB followed, where Ramalho led integrated work bridging online and offline, before he joined R/GA São Paulo as vice-president and executive creative director, stitching together the São Paulo office with New York, London, Portland and California on global clients including Verizon, Google, Meta, Samsung, American Express and Heineken. He now heads Publicis Brazil as its chief creative officer.
His trophy cabinet includes Clios, Effies, TikTok awards and MMA Smarties, and he has served on juries at the Andys, TikTok and the Lisbon Awards.
The Abby Awards 2026 is scheduled to take place at Goafest 2026 on 20, 21 and 22 May in Goa.
For Indian advertising, landing a jury chair of Ramalho’s calibre for a category built around data-driven creativity and commerce is a statement of ambition. Goafest just raised its own bar.
