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Advertising Club announces the 2nd edition of India Digital Review: “D-CODE” presented by MX Player
MUMBAI: Digital marketing and engagement has now emerged as the staple in every brands marketing strategy. Fuelled by affordability, accessibility and data availability, digital is now the new mantra being leveraged by advertisers to build brands and businesses. After the phenomenal success of the first edition addressing the drivers of the tectonically shifting brand ecosystem, The Advertising Club has now announced the 2nd edition of D-CODE presented by MX Player and powered by Tik Tok Ads.
The last edition saw the best minds in digital, media and marketing come together to share insights and learning from the evolving digital ecosystems. The upcoming edition to be held on 7th August, 2019, 6.30 pm onwards @ Taj Lands End, Mumbai will continue to drive idea exchange with 12 Industry game changers showcasing best in class digital campaigns by their own brands and celebrating other inspiring digital campaigns, all in just 10 -minutes each. Each speaker showcase will include:
• One best work of theirs
• One best work by another brand
• 3 tips to crack the digital code
The first round of stalwarts confirmed to speak at D-CODE include
1. Bajaj Auto: Sumit Narang, Vice-President, Marketing – Moving the world as the 4th largest three and two-wheeler manufacturer
2. Bytedance (Tik Tok): Sachin Sharma, Director, Sales & Partnerships – Revolutionising short-form digital content
3. Corner Stone Sport and Entertainment: Jogesh Lulla, COO– Talent Management of many sporting icons like Virat Kohli.
4. Dentsu Webchutney: Sidharth Rao, CEO & Co-Founder – Category evangelist making India proud with a lion’s share of global laurels.
5. Facebook: Nirmal Pulickal, Head – Facebook Creative Shop – A beacon for brands to get the most from Facebook and Instagram’s social environment
6. Google: Vikas Agnihotri, Country Director, Google – Just ask Google!
7. Kolkata Knight Riders: Venky Mysore, MD and CEO – A franchise known for upping the cricketing game
8. MX Player: Karan Bedi, CEO – Leading holistic mobile entertainment experience in India
9. McCann Worldgroup: Partha Sinha, Vice Chairman and Managing Director – World leaders in creatively driving effective marketing services
10. Nestle: Rashi Goel, VP- Consumer Communication Media, CRM & NHW – Global leader in Food & Beverage
11. Swiggy: Srivats TS, VP Marketing – Driving the digital revolution in Foodtech
12. Kenny Sabastian: The multi-talented youth icon redefining entertainment
Speaking about the second edition of the review Vikram Sakhuja, Group CEO, media and OOH, Madison Communications & President, The Advertising Club said “Digital occupies a higher share of mind space of marketers than the share of spends. Partly because they are still trying to figure out how to unleash the true power of Digital. D-CODE is the most important calendar entry for these marketers, because it is the only forum where numerous Digital practitioners, will share their best work, someone else’s best works, and give their essence of learnings on what worked. Miss it at your own risk.”
Speaking about the need for a Digital Review, Aditya Swamy, Head, Agency Partnerships and Creative Services at Google & Managing Committee member, The Advertising Club said “Curating D-CODE with Punitha, we have looked to get views from all sides of the eco system. Publishers, marketers and agencies will put their work and the work of the industry under the scanner to tell you in a rapid-fire format the kind of work that truly makes the cut across creative, media and data. With over 500M users, digital is now truly mainstream and cracking the D-CODE is a huge opportunity to grow your brand and business.”
Punitha Arumugam, Digital evangelist and the Managing Committee Member, The Advertising Club added “Similar to D-CODE last year, we are ensuring a speaker list that represents the vast and multifaceted dynamics of the online world. Our speakers this year once again include a mix of the established and emerging online publishers, a client list that spans the traditional advertisers to pure online commerce businesses, representation from the agency world , creators who have built their brands online and the speaker list would not of course have been complete without cricket given its dominating online presence this year . We hope at the end of D-CODE 2019, the 24 case studies and 36 tips from these 12 speakers over just 2 hours would provide great insights on how to use online for brands and business”
D-CODE, the Digital Review 2019 will reflect on the work presented by brands across digital platforms from April 2018-June 2019. The Review is slated to be presented on 7th August, 2019, 6.30pm onwards @ Taj Lands’ End, Mumbai
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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.
