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Kyoorius announces In-Book Winners and Blue Elephant Nominees for the Kyoorius Creative Awards 2016
MUMBAI: Post the jury session from the 4th -7th May 2016, Kyoorius, in association with D&AD has announced the in-book winners for the Kyoorius Creative Awards 2016. Out of 1863 entries submitted, 164 entries have been announced as in-book nominations that qualify for the Baby Elephant and the Blue and Black Elephants are selected from these nominations. The winners of the Blue and Black Elephants will be announced on the Awards night – Friday 3rd June 2016.
Kyoorius Awards is a Celebration of Creativity and winning a Kyoorius award is a highest creative achievement for the winner. Kyoorius rewards all great work in the Indian visual communications sphere and hence does not have a Gold, Silver & Bronze tier system – every great work will win a Blue Elephant and the Black Elephant goes to that outstanding work that has broken all grounds. The jury can decide to award multiple Blue Elephants in any category, and none in another based if entrees are not up to the mark.
The complete list of Advertising Awards In-Book Winners can be found at:
The complete list of Digital Awards In-Book Winners can be found at:
The complete list of Media Awards In-Book Winners can be found at:
The Kyoorius Creative Awards show will be held on Friday June 3, 2016 at Dome@NSCI in Mumbai and as always will be a spectacular show of creativity. The awards show are always attended by well over 1500 professionals including CEO’s, Marketing Directors, Brand Managers, Creative and Media gurus, etc.
The Kyoorius Creative Awards are presented by Colors, powered by Hindustan Times and includes ABP News, Rishtey, Happy Finish & Kinetic as main partners.
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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.
