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Hailed as indian media’s highest creative honour, Promaxbda awards celebrate
MUMBAI: PromaxBDA, the leading international association that honours excellence in marketing, design and promotions kicked off the 2018 awards by announcing Memory Makers as this year’s theme.
PromaxBDA, Country Head (India, Hong Kong and Phillipines), Rajika Mittra said, “This year’s theme Memory Makers is dedicated to our audience, the content creators and their journey to create traces of intangible consciousness around them. Technology evolves every minute but ideas and creativity remain ours, and we are the architects that build and shape the memories of our audiences.”
Speaking about this year’s theme, Promax India Conference Chair and COO Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd., Mr Raj Nayak said, “As content creators we are constantly challenged as Television has morphed into a multitude of portable devices. The future’s technological trends remain unpredictable and endless possibilities may unfold. But we create content that that will be remembered down the road and not fade with time. We are not a sausage machine, we are the memory makers.”
PromaxBDA has always been at the forefront of innovation and therefore last year, it rolled out new categories including Best Branded Content Promotion and Best Online/VOD Service Promo.
While PromaxBDA Awards 2018 is yet to announce its speakers, the line- up promises to host the Global Television and Digital industry’s top brass. Like each year, this time PromaxBDA India conference will push the envelope by being the only ones to bring creative professionals together to discuss future trends and challenges facing the Television and Broadcast Industry. In addition to the conference, the awards will felicitate different professionals and organizations across segments through a wide range of categories.
PromaxBDA represents more than 10000 companies and promotion and marketing professionals at almost every major media organization.
Rajika Mittra, in speaking about the contribution PromaxBDA has made to the industry said, “Each year, we keep building the Promax community through experiences and engagement. We are proud to say that the dedicated workshops/boot camps that we started 2 years ago have helped develop and produce fantastic work from companies.
This year, we hope to bring in more disrupters who’ve changed the rules of the game across platforms.”
PromaxBDA India 2018 is inviting entries for all categories.
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Media Expo Mumbai 2026 to spotlight booming digital signage sector
57th edition at BEC expects 140 plus exhibitors and 350 plus products from 9 to 11 April.
MUMBAI: India’s outdoor advertising just lit the fuse on a billion-dollar glow-up because when billboards go digital, even the walls start selling dreams. The 57th Media Expo Mumbai will take place from 9–11 April 2026 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, bringing together the fast-evolving world of digital signage, LED systems, POP/POSM solutions and sustainable visual communication technologies.
Organised by Messe Frankfurt, the three-day event will cover 15,000 sqm and feature over 140 exhibitors representing more than 250 brands, including major players such as HP, Epson India, Colorjet, Mimaki, Garware and Pidilite. International participation from China, Italy and South Korea will add global flavour to the showcase of 350 plus cutting-edge products.
Messe Frankfurt Asia Holdings Ltd, executive director Raj Manek said, “The industry has decisively embraced digital transformation. We are at a pivotal juncture where signage is no longer just a nameplate, but a versatile ecosystem spanning interior décor and massive OOH media.”
The expo arrives as India’s outdoor advertising market is projected to nearly double from $576.3 million in 2025 to $1,075.5 million by 2033, growing at a compound annual rate of 8.2 plus, according to Grand View Research. Rising commercial construction, retail expansion and demand for immersive, eco-conscious displays are fuelling the surge.
Small and medium enterprises remain the backbone of the sector, supplying innovative solutions for everything from high-tech films to adhesives. The event provides a key platform for these players to connect with global technology and showcase products that power India’s visual communication landscape.
From flashing LEDs that turn shopfronts into storytellers to sustainable materials that keep the planet breathing, Media Expo Mumbai 2026 isn’t just a trade show, it’s where the future of how brands shout, whisper and seduce gets its annual dress rehearsal.
