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Dentsu Webchutney, FCB Ulka add 4 more metals to Indian laurels at Cannes Lions 2019
MUMBAI: Day 4 of the Cannes Lion 2019 brought four more broze metals for the Indian contingent across three categories. Dentsu Webchutney, that has won big on day 3 as well, bagged three more bronze metals. FCB Ulka Delhi also added to its laurels one Bronze Lion.
Dentsu Webchutney won bronzes in Brand Experience & Activation and Creative eCommerce categories for its campaign Hagglebot for Flipkart. Its Voice Of Hunger campaign for Swiggy won one more metal in the Mobile category.
FCB Ulka Delhi won the Bronze Lion for ‘The open door project’ in Brand Experience & Activation category.
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Prakash Nair reportedly quits Ogilvy after 23 years
One of the agency’s longest-serving leaders has moved on, with his next destination still unknown
MUMBAI: After more than two decades at one address, Prakash Nair has left the building. The president and head of office, north at Ogilvy has moved on from the agency, according to highly placed industry sources. His next move remains unknown. Ogilvy did not respond to requests for comment.
Nair spent over 23 years at the agency, making him one of its longest-serving senior figures. He was elevated to lead the Gurugram office in April 2022, a role that put him at the helm of Ogilvy’s northern operations at a time of considerable churn across the advertising industry.
Before taking charge in the capital, Nair served as associate president at Ogilvy Mumbai, where he worked on some of the agency’s most prized accounts, including Mondelez, Tata Motors, and BP Castrol. Over the years, he built a reputation for driving modern, integrated, and award-winning work, the kind that wins metals at Cannes and keeps clients from straying.
His departure was marked in style. A farewell gathering was held in Delhi, attended by senior figures from across the advertising fraternity, a signal of the regard in which Nair is held in an industry that does not always pause to say goodbye properly.
Where he goes next is the question the industry is now asking. After 23 years at one of the world’s most storied agencies, the answer, when it comes, will be worth watching.
