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Laqshya Solutions supports Daikin Innovation to win top honors at FEPE Congress in Sorento, Italy
MUMBAI: Daikin Innovation was amongst the Top 8 Global Innovations in the ‘Classic Category’ at the Sorento, Italy FEPE Congress during June 2018. Laqshya Solutions, the OOH arm of the Laqshya Media Group initiated the first ever concept of AC Bus Stand at Delhi. The idea behind this concept was to give the common man on the street some relief from the scorching sun. Two 1- ton ac was placed inside the bus stand covered through a transparent film to easily see the road sight. The passengers could comfortably wait at the bus stand and enjoy their wait in the otherwise unbearable weather.
The most talked about Campaign made news by being the only campaign from India to be featured as one of the Top 8 campaigns at a global and prestigious platform like FEPE. The innovation was appreciated and applauded for being high on Innovative concept with a purpose. Innovation infused with technology are changing the lives of people. This activity was a perfect example of disruptive marketing and innovative thinking, where the common man did not just experience the brand but, benefitted the same during the most needed time.
Speaking on the campaign’s success at the Global platform, Mr. Atul Shrivastava, Group CEO, Laqshya Media Group said, “We are very happy that this innovative campaign of ours was one of the Top 8 in the Classic Category at the Sorento, Italy FEPE Congress. It is always a matter of great pride when your campaigns are not just appreciated by your clients but gets recognised at a global platform like FEPE.
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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.
