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Havas Media Group awarded the Integrated Media Mandate of MoneyView.in
MUMBAI: Havas Media Group India has been awarded the integrated media mandate of MoneyView.in. The account will be handled from the Havas Media’s Bengaluru office.
Money View is a money management app, trusted by over 3 million users claims the company. With an objective to drive financial fitness for all, Money View claims that it helps users stay within budget by enabling them to track their expenses automatically while categorising their spending pattern, so that users Spend wisely and Save more
MoneyView.in co-founder PuneetAgarwal, “We have a unique product that has already seen tremendous traction in the market. We recently launched our Investment product feature that will take Money View to the next level, where users can Manage, Save and Grow their Money – all from within the App. And with the kind of exponential growth we are aiming at, we wanted to partner with an agency that helps us achieve this vision. Havas Media had a keen understanding of our business and displayed tremendous passion for it. I am sure that it will help craft compelling communication strategies for MoneyView.”
Havas Media Group, India and South Asia CEO Anita Nayyar said, “This win further consolidates our position as the destination agency for the New Age Entrepreneurial clients. We look forward to their explosive growth.”
Havas Media Group-India managing director Mohit Joshi, “This is a brilliant win and further consolidates our position in the Bangalore market. Our commitment towards developing a specialist offering for the new age entrepreneurial clients has been the key reason for our tremendous success in this space. We are pretty sure that 2016 will be a spectacular year for Havason the back of an absolutely fantastic 2015!”
Earlier this month, Havas Media had bagged the account for financial services platform for affordable housing Brick Eagle account and the integrated media mandate of Spice Mobiles after a multi-agency pitch. The former is being handled by the group’s Mumbai office, while the latter from its Gurgoan office. In 2015, Havas Media won more than Rs 300 crore of new business.
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VML India lands two finalist spots at Cairns Hatchlings 2026
The Mumbai agency is back in Australia with two teams, a UN brief and 24 hours to impress
MUMBAI: VML India is heading to Australia again. The Mumbai-based creative agency has secured two finalist spots at the Cairns Hatchlings 2026 competition, one in the Audio category and one in Design, making it the only Indian agency to have reached the finals in both editions of the contest since its launch in 2025.
Four people will make the trip. Senior copywriter Shilpi Dey and senior art director Raj Thakkar will compete in Audio. Art directors Shabbir and Shruti Negi will go head-to-head with the world’s best in Design. The finals take place at the Cairns Convention Centre from 13th May, culminating in an awards ceremony on 15th May.
The work that got them there is worth examining. For the Audio category, Dey and Thakkar tackled a brief for LIVE LIKE MMAD with a campaign called Inner Voice, Interrupted. Using spatial audio techniques, the campaign recreates the overwhelming self-doubt that descends after a long workday, physically panning negative thoughts left and right before cutting the noise entirely to reveal a confident inner voice. Strategically targeted at commuters via Spotify during evening rush hours, the campaign reframes the hours after work as an opportunity for personal growth and charitable action.
For the Design category, Shabbir and Negi worked on a brief for Canteen’s Bandanna Day, a campaign highlighting how cancer pushes teenagers out of their own defining moments. Using a pixelated design language to create stark contrast between a blurred world of isolation and a focused world of connection, the campaign, titled The Flipside of Cancer, shows teenagers fading into the background of birthdays, skateparks and school proms. As a Canteen bandanna appears, the blur flips and the teenager snaps back into sharp focus.
Kalpesh Patankar, group chief creative officer of VML India, made no attempt to disguise his satisfaction. “We are immensely proud to see our teams consistently excel on the Cairns Hatchlings platform since its inception,” he said. “They have masterfully tackled challenging briefs across diverse categories, demonstrating both layered storytelling and a unique creative approach. This exceptional teamwork is truly inspiring.”
Dey and Thakkar, returning to the finals after last year’s run, were candid about the demands of the audio medium. “It’s one of the most demanding mediums, where we only have a few seconds to capture a listener’s world with sound alone, so absolute clarity is essential,” they said. “The true measure of creative work is its ability to create positive change, and our audio submission was made to help those who need it most while encouraging people to silence the inner voices that hold them back.”
Shabbir and Negi, competing in Design for the first time, described the experience as “a completely different beast.” “We see it as an opportunity to showcase our expertise, raise the bar, and challenge ourselves in new ways, while also learning from creative minds from across the globe,” they said.
In Australia, the four finalists will face a live 24-hour brief from the United Nations before presenting in a live pitch session. Twenty-four hours, one brief, one shot. VML India has been here before. It knows exactly what is at stake.
