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Bright sparks ad buzz with Diwali-ready 360 degree festive campaigns
MUMBAI: When the diyas go up, so do the billboards and Bright Outdoor Media Limited is making sure this Diwali is as dazzling on the streets as it is at home. With a 360° marketing push, the company is rolling out a festive firecracker of campaigns designed to help brands shine brighter during India’s biggest shopping and celebration season.
At the heart of Bright’s strategy is its network of 50 plus large-format digital LED screens across Mumbai, built to deliver high-impact motion-led campaigns that can’t be missed. Tailored festive pricing ensures that brands maximise their visibility just when consumer sentiment peaks.
Static billboards, meanwhile, are being deployed across Tier II and Tier III cities, where festive rushes make premium locations ripe for recall. And with Diwali weekends packed with blockbuster films, Bright is also leveraging cinema screens both multiplexes and single screens to deepen brand resonance with family audiences.
The festive footprint extends further with transit media from bus wraps and metro services to cab branding ensuring brand messages follow consumers on their shopping and travel routes. On the digital front, Bright is sharpening its OTT advertising solutions, keeping pace with surging festive streaming habits.
But the strategy isn’t limited to conventional placements. Bright is curating real-world experiences, from a Real Estate Expo in Borivali to an awards night for the Gujarati and Marwari business community, giving brands direct access to niche yet influential audiences. The company is also acting as official outdoor partner for Navratri and cultural festivals, doubling down on community-centric visibility.
Even print retains its spotlight, with Bright offering industry-specific campaigns across leading publications where credibility and clarity still cut through festive clutter. Add to this a robust celebrity and influencer network, and Bright ensures festive ads don’t just reach audiences, they stick.
“Diwali is more than a festival, it’s a time of connection, celebration, and joy,” said Bright Outdoor Media CMD Yogesh Lakhani. “Our 360° framework combines traditional and digital platforms with creativity and precision to ensure campaigns don’t just reach, they resonate.”
From store launches and product unveilings to film promotions, Bright’s media professionals are turning festive season into a brand showcase, one LED, billboard, bus, reel, and reel star at a time.
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Ad:tech honours 2026: Full list of winners announced
Expanded awards spotlight winners across 22 categories as industry doubles down on intelligent automation
NEW DELHI: Marketing’s tech elite took the spotlight as the ad:tech honours 2026 returned with a sharper focus on AI, data and immersive media, signalling how deeply technology now underpins brand strategy. Held at Yashobhoomi on March 17, the second edition drew industry leaders to celebrate innovation that is reshaping engagement and performance.
Presented with the International Advertising Association India chapter and new partner Huella, the awards expanded from 8 to 22 categories, tracking the rapid convergence of creativity, automation and analytics.
The winners’ list reads like a snapshot of marketing’s future. In affiliate and partner marketing, Lyxel & Flamingo – Boat and Paytm Ads – Giva took silver. Mobavenue Media Private Limited struck gold in AI-driven dynamic creative optimisation, alongside a silver for Laqshya Media Limited.
Creative AI collaboration saw Rediffusion Brand Solutions Private Limited win gold, with Saltinc Consulting Private Limited securing silver. Laqshya Media Limited continued its strong run, taking gold in AI conversation agents and adding multiple wins across categories, including silver in GenAI-led creative and both gold and silver in interactive DOOH campaigns for Tanishq and Tata Coffee.
Predictive AI honours went to Strong Metrics and Tyroo, both silver, while Orient Bell Limited picked up silver in immersive retail tech. In GenAI-led creative, Laqshya Media Limited, Salt – Kotak and Sumimoto each secured silver, reflecting the crowded race in generative creativity.
Publicis bagged silver in influencer management and gold in performance marketing, where it shared the stage with Arm Worldwide and The Trade Desk, both silver. Glad U Came Private Limited stood out with gold in influencer measurement and analytics.
Marketing automation saw CereOne Media Pvt. Ltd. and Globale Media win silver, while ADMOTT Private Limited claimed silver in OTT innovation.
Programmatic media categories highlighted the shift to advanced targeting and connected screens. Mobavenue Media Private Limited clinched gold in connected TV advertising, with Animmoov Digital Media Pvt Ltd – Asus and Lyxel and Flamingo taking silver. Cheggout Services Private Limited won silver in retail media advertising, while Paytm Ads – Versuni secured gold.
On social platforms, Vayner Media India took gold in community and UGC engagement, with Under 25 – Oppo winning silver. Segumento rounded off the list with silver in the innovation category.
Jaswant Singh, country managing director at ad:tech India, underscored the momentum, saying generative AI and data-driven decision-making are now central to marketing impact. Neena Dasgupta, IAA mancom member and chief executive and founder at The Salt Inc Consulting, added that the awards celebrate not just technology, but “the people, the creativity, and the relentless effort behind it.”
Backed by Comexposium Group, ad:tech New Delhi has long tracked digital disruption. Now, with the honours, it is rewarding those who are not just adapting to change but engineering it.
In an industry racing towards automation, the message from 2026 is unmistakable. The future of marketing will be written not just in ideas, but in algorithms.
