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Maxus, Stark, Aakanksha Healthcare, Aim High top Big Bang Awards 2013
BENGALURU: After its recent Smarties Agency of the year award, Maxus had an additional room to cheer as its team walked in slow motion to receive the media agency of the year at the Big Bang Awards 2013 organised by the Ad Club of Bangalore yesterday.
Stark Communication was named Creative Agency of the Year. Maxus was the biggest winner of the night bagging awards for Media, Mobile and Digital Agencies of the year. Aakanksha Healthcare was Healthcare Agency of the Year and Aim High Consulting, PR Agency of the Year. A Special Judges Award was given to HP GBS Creative Services for their outstanding internal communication work.
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‘Client of the Year‘ – Maxus
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‘Media Agency Of the Year‘ – Maxus
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Contract Advertising won the coveted Ayaz Peerbhoy Trophy for best Integrated Campaign of the Year, Nirvana Films was the Production House of the Year and Abhishek Prabhu of HP GBS was crowned the Young Achiever of the Year. Nokia won the Client of the Year Award winning across several categories.
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The Ad Club Bangalore had roped in Bangalore Mirror as the lead partner; Suvarna Plus as the regional TV partner, Fever 104 FM as the official radio partner; Getty Images as the Image partner; Kinetic as the OOH partner; Suvarna News 24×7 as the news channel partner; Netcore as the mobile marketing partner; Inox as the multiplex partner; Ebeam as the LED display partner; and DNA as the event partner.
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‘Creative Agency of The Year‘ – Stark Communications
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‘PR Agency of the Year‘ – Aim High Consultant
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The awards received around 900 entries for the 2013 edition. The Ad Club Bangalore went fully online this year for the awards tying up with the US-based Global Best Awards for the same.
Malavika Harita, President, The Ad Club Bangalore had said at that time: “It is commendable, because agencies welcomed the Awards going online and have supported the move wholeheartedly.”
She had further stated that the Ad Club, Bangalore had roped in over 40 senior communications professionals from various cities to judge the entries and that in the future international jury members would also be invited.
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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.
