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Madison Media cracks the code, wins Gold at AAAI Ad Spend Hackathon at Waves Summit 2025
MUMBAI: Madison Media scored big at the recently concluded Waves Summit 2025, taking home the Gold in the high-stakes Ad Spend Optimiser Hackathon—an initiative jointly hosted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI). The platform challenged India’s sharpest marketing minds to craft innovative, budget-conscious ad spend strategies powered by data science, machine learning and real-world application.
Launched under the Waves Create India Challenge Season 1, the competition narrowed down entries from across the country to four finalists: Group M, Hansa Cequity, OMD and Madison Media.
The brief?
Develop a compelling strategy that balances marketing outcomes with budget discipline—no fluff, just pure performance. Madison’s winning pitch wowed the judges for its strategic rigour, tech-enabled planning, and applicability across evolving media landscapes.
“Winning Gold at the Ad Spend Optimiser Hackathon was an unforgettable experience—made even more special by receiving the award from Aamir Khan and sharing the moment in the presence of our honourable prime minister Narendra Modi,” said Madison Digital GM Suchi Jain. “It’s a proud milestone for all of us at Madison and a strong testament to the power of data-driven creativity.”
Madison Digital DGM Pooja Vichare added, “It was an incredible experience competing with some of the brightest young minds in the industry. Tech, AI, and media go hand in hand—and this is where our media expertise and engineering skills came together to deliver impactful results.”
The win reinforces Madison Media’s position as India’s most awarded homegrown media powerhouse. Ranked the world’s 4th largest independent media agency by Recma and named Independent Agency of the Year at the E4M Media Ace Awards 2024, Madison has also secured TV Media Agency of the Year for five years straight at the Prime Time Awards.
It has racked up over 470 awards since 2020.
With a blue-chip roster that includes Marico, Asian Paints, Titan, Blue Star, TVS, Raymond, CEAT, and Samsonite, Madison Media continues to bring performance-first thinking to the boardroom table. The agency is part of Madison World, which serves over 500 advertisers through 11 specialised units.
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Coca-cola launches ‘Har Meal Aaaah’ campaign with Mamitha Baiju
Hyperlocal film turns parotta into ‘Parotaaaaaah’ to celebrate meal moments
MUMBAI: One sip, one sound and suddenly, every meal gets its moment. Coca-cola has unveiled its latest campaign, ‘Har Meal Aaaah’, aiming to turn everyday dining into something a little more memorable and a lot more refreshing. Fronted by Mamitha Baiju, the campaign leans into Coca-cola’s iconic “Aaaah” mnemonic that unmistakable expression after the first sip reimagining it as a cultural thread that ties together food, flavour and feeling across regions. The film, rooted in Tamil Nadu’s culinary culture, spotlights the beloved parotta, playfully stretching it into “Parotaaaaaah” to capture the joy of the perfect pairing.
Conceptualised by Ogilvy and extended regionally by Studio X, the campaign blends local insight with global brand cues. It reflects Coca-cola’s ongoing strategy of embedding itself into everyday rituals, this time, not through grand occasions, but through the quiet, familiar moments around food.
The idea is simple but sharply executed: position Coca-cola not as an add-on, but as an essential companion to meals. By tapping into hyperlocal food habits while retaining a universally recognisable brand cue, the campaign aims to deepen emotional recall across diverse audiences.
Early traction suggests the approach is resonating. The campaign has already sparked organic engagement online, with memes and user reactions amplifying its reach proof that sometimes, the smallest ideas travel the furthest.
At a time when brands are competing for attention in increasingly fragmented markets, ‘Har Meal Aaaah’ takes a different route zooming in rather than out. Because in the end, Coca-Cola’s bet is clear: if you can own the moment after the first sip, you can own the meal.
