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Borges Group plans India launch, appoints Carat Media
MUMBAI: Borges Mediterranean Group, exporters of branded olive oil from Spain, has appointed Aegis Media Group’s Carat Media for its India launch.
The company wants to be seen as one of the leading brands related to not just the Mediterranean diet in India but as a promoter of the Mediterranean lifestyle offering healthy food products. And to help them launch products impact fully in the relatively nascent Indian market, Borges has entrusted its media planning and buying duties to
Carat Media.
Borges Mediterranean Group has a presence in about 100 countries and offers a range of olive oils, vinegars, vinaigrettes, dry fruits/nuts and popcorn.
Carat Media SVP Vidhu Sagar said, “We keenly look forward to partnering Borges in building the Sunday Brunch concept in India through our Integrated Communication Planning process. We would be providing solutions for Borges across multiple media platforms including television and print.”
Borges has already made considerable investments in the areas of product planning, sales and distribution network in India.
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India wins big at the 2025 Global Best of the Best Effie Awards
The Womb and McCann India take home Global Grand Effies, putting Indian advertising on the world map
MUMBAI: Indian advertising just had its moment. At the 2025 Global Best of the Best Effie Awards, the most rigorous test of marketing effectiveness on the planet, two Indian agencies beat out campaigns from over 130 markets to claim Global Grand Effies, the sport’s equivalent of a world championship medal.
The Womb won for Piramal Finance with a campaign called “NEEYAT: India’s Real Credit Score,” a purpose-led push that took direct aim at systemic bias in the credit sector and reframed how creditworthiness is measured. McCann India won for ESAF Small Finance Bank with “Saving Her Savings,” a campaign centred on financial inclusion for marginalised women. Both wins came from a shortlist of 47 contenders, all of whom had already won gold or grand prizes in their home markets. Only 11 Global Grand Effies were handed out across seven markets. India got two.
The highest honour of the night, the Iridium Effie, awarded to the single most effective marketing campaign in the world, went to eos Products and Mischief @ No Fixed Address for “Women’s Shave.” Remarkably, it was their second consecutive year taking the top prize.
Other global winners included Oreo and Mondelez International for “Oreo Codes” in commerce and shopper marketing, Flamin’ Hot and PepsiCo for “Poker Face” in experiential marketing, and ALDI Australia for “Shop ALDI First” in retail.
The Best of the Best is no ordinary awards show. Entry is restricted to campaigns that have already won a gold or grand Effie at a national level, making it, in effect, a champions’ league of marketing effectiveness. Indian agencies are no longer just brilliant at cracking local markets. They are now setting the global standard.
The world’s best advertisers had better start paying attention.
