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Contract’s creative team wins AAAI – AdFest Young Lotus Workshop
MUMBAI: Contract Advertising (India) Pvt Ltd (icontract), Mumbai, young creatives team consisting of Fritz Gonsalves and Santosh Gupta won the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) national creative initiative, AdFest Young Lotus Workshop Contest.
The winning team will be the official Indian representatives at the Asia Pacific Young Creatives Workshop 2007 which will be held on 12-14 March in Pattaya. They will also be guests of the AdFest, (Asia Pacific Advertising Festival) Asia’s creative awards function scheduled for 14-17 March, states an official release.
The AAAI organized this national contest among AAAI Member Agencies and invited entries with ‘Adoption’ as the theme. The 111 entries received from 21 agencies were judged by, McCann-Erickson India Ltd executive chairman Prasoon Joshi and Lintas India Pvt Ltd National creative director R Balakrishnan.
Announcing the results, Convener of the Jury Vinod Nair said that he was delighted with the unanimous choice of the judges. He thanked the judges for so readily coming forward to spare their time to aid and abet this initiative of the AAAI to foster and nurture young creative talent from among the members of the Advertising Agencies Association of India.
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Shah Raza returns full-time as NDTV national revenue head – government
Raza resumes leadership in government sales after a brief part-time stint
NEW DELHI: Shah Raza has resumed his full-time role as national revenue head – government at NDTV, after working part-time for a few months due to personal commitments.
Raza has been with NDTV since 2013, overseeing government sales across India. He brings extensive experience in media and broadcast, having previously served as vice president at TV18 Broadcast Limited, account director at IBN 18, and senior manager at Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (Times Group).
A graduate of Aligarh Muslim University with an MBA, Raza has spent over a decade building a strong track record in government sales and driving NDTV’s revenue growth.
With his return to full-time responsibilities, Raza will continue to lead NDTV’s efforts in government sales, combining long-standing experience with an understanding of the evolving media landscape.
