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Ad Club Bangalore makes a big bang with the Big Bang Awards 2024
MUMBAI: The Advertising Club Bangalore hosted the grand finale of its flagship event, the Big Bang Awards 2024, at Sunburn Union, Koramangala, honoring the finest in creativity, media, and digital marketing. The winners of the awards were:
* Creative Digital Agency of the Year: Mindshare India
* Design Agency of the Year: Freeflow Ideas
* Healthcare Agency of the Year: Artiligence Pvt Ltd
* Media Agency of the Year: Wavemaker India
* Client of the Year: Mondelez India Pvt Ltd
“Our digitally enabled judging process ensures complete transparency and allows us to invite experts nationwide to evaluate entries for innovation, creativity, and impact. We are deeply grateful to our exceptional jurors for their expertise and support, “said Big Bang Awards Committee chairperson Malavika R. Harita.
“This year, the Big Bang Awards attracted 600 entries from 58 agencies, representing 162 clients across 17 cities and seven states. The overwhelming response reflects the resilience, talent, and innovation of our dynamic industry. A heartfelt thanks to our partners and sponsors for making this event a grand success, ” The Advertising Club Bangalore President Laeeq Ali added.
The Advertising Club Bangalore unveiled its new brand identity, embracing a bold direction for the future. Mirash Chandran, winner of the “LogoJam” challenge, was honored on stage with a cash prize of Rs 50,000.
The evening kicked off with the inaugural Bang On Music Fest, where individuals and agencies showcased their creative talents through vibrant performances, adding an electrifying energy to the celebrations.
The event was supported by an extensive list of partners, including: Times Network, Snapchat, ABP News, Mobavenue (gold partners), Radio City (radio partner), Signpost India (outdoor partner), Kingfisher Ultra, Salud, Roulette, Maverick & Farmer, Fireball, L’angoor (beverage partners) and Tata Soulfull, Smoor, Plaeto, Artinci, Maverick & Farmer, MudCraft (gift partners).
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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.
