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HiveMinds onboards Aayush Arora as vice president
MUMBAI: Hiveminds Innovative Market Solutions, a unit of Madison World, has hired Aayush Arora as vice president of client success at Gurgaon.
Arora is a digital marketing professional with over 10 years of experience across India & Canada. He has worked across agencies, Merkle Sokrati, Ad Global 360 and had also run his digital agency in the past. His latest stint before HiveMinds was with an Ed-tech major, Textbook.
HiveMinds founder & CEO Jyothirmayee JT commented, “We’ve been fortunate to add many large clients from Delhi/NCR in our portfolio in the last one year. Aayush’s deep digital understanding along with his experience in managing clients over the years will help us in delighting our clients with innovation and account success.”
Madison World chairman and managing director Sam Balsara said, “Delhi remains a key focus region for us. We’re reinstating our commitment to our clients by adding senior talent to drive digital growth and strategy. Following the recent return of Shobhit Gaur to Madison Digital in Delhi NCR, we are now adding Aayush to Hiveminds Delhi NCR to further strengthen our team capabilities in the region to exceed the demanding expectations of our growing client list.”
The digital marketing company is headquartered in Bangalore with a team of 270 people spread across Bangalore, Mumbai and NCR.
Commenting on his appointment Aayush Arora said, “I am thrilled to be joining HiveMinds. Jyothi’s passion for the business and industry is infectious and her ambitions got me excited. I look forward to learning further and building on my decade-long experience in the agency business.”
He added, “I believe that my work on the brand side in the Ed-tech industry has given me the right perspective to now lead client success in NCR.”
The Bengaluru-based full-service digital marketing company and consultancy manage digital mandates for Dominos, MaxLife Insurance, BigBasket, CoinSwitch Kuber, and eCommerce mandates of brands like Crompton, P&G, Nivea, Saffola Honey, Sugar Cosmetics, ITC Dermafique, Titan Sonata Watches among others.
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WPP and Ogilvy top the global charts as India joins the creative elite: Warc rankings
A record five-year streak for Ogilvy while India secures a top five global spot
MUMBAI: The global advertising world has a familiar king, but a new powerhouse is gatecrashing the palace. In the latest Warc Creative 100 rankings, the industry’s definitive audit of excellence, WPP has once again been crowned the top holding company. Not to be outdone, its crown jewel, Ogilvy, has secured the top network spot for a staggering fifth consecutive year.
It is a “five-peat” that proves Ogilvy’s creative engine is not just running but purring. While many networks rely on one or two superstar offices to carry the load, Ogilvy’s dominance is a team effort across the globe. Hot on their heels is sister agency VML, which took the silver medal for networks, ensuring a WPP clean sweep at the very top of the podium.
The biggest noise, however, is coming from the East. India has officially vaulted into the top five most creative nations on Earth. Once viewed primarily as a back-office for production, the country is now a front-row leader in imagination. Driven by the brilliance of agencies like Ogilvy Mumbai and Leo Burnett India, the nation is proving that its work does more than just look good on a trophy shelf. In a market where every rupee must work twice as hard, Indian campaigns are blending high-concept artistry with ruthless commercial effectiveness.
The individual accolades saw Heineken toast to success as the top brand, finally knocking Apple off its perch. Unilever remains the world’s most awarded advertiser, proving that big business can still have a big heart through its work for Dove and Vaseline.
The title of the world’s most creative campaign went to Publicis Conseil Paris for their AXA “Three Words” initiative. By subtly adding “and domestic violence” to insurance policies to provide immediate relocation cover, the agency proved that the best advertising doesn’t just sell a service, it provides one.
The 2026 rankings also signal a shift in the industry’s DNA. The era of boring business-to-business marketing is dead, with B2B campaigns cracking the top ten for the first time. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence has moved past the gimmick stage. The winners this year used tech not for the sake of a trend, but to drive genuine human emotion.
Whether it is Paris providing a safety net for the vulnerable or India redefining the global creative order, the message from this year’s Warc rankings is clear. The best work in the world is no longer just about catching the eye, it is about changing the world.
