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Knowledge platform Mind Wars renews marketing mandate with Blue Buzz
Mumbai: Knowledge platform Mind Wars on Monday announced that it has retained the marketing and communications mandate with Blue Buzz, a full-service integrated marketing agency for the second consecutive year. The move is part of the aggressive growth strategy of the brand in line with its overall vision.
Mind Wars is the brainchild of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL), and a first-of-its-kind knowledge acceleration program aiming to make India smarter. Blue Buzz will take charge of the creative, digital, and media mandates for the brand and amplify the brand’s presence across all platforms.
Speaking on the association, Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd, vice-president, Umesh Bansal said, Mind Wars is gaining rapid momentum across the country in line with its vision of making young India smarter and encouraging playful learning methods. “2021 will be an even more exciting year for the brand. We are confident about the expertise and integrated solutions Blue Buzz will bring to spearhead this next phase. We look forward to taking this partnership to newer heights and exploring innovative ways of brand engagement in the year ahead,” he said.
Speaking on the partnership, Blue Buzz’s co-founder, Neha K Bisht said the agency has always adopted a distinctive storytelling approach to achieve the client’s business goals. “We will be using this opportunity to showcase the team’s unmatched skills of prodigious strategies that strengthen the brand’s presence across platforms. We are certain of putting our best foot forward to set new benchmarks together,” she said.
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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.
