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Medulla Communications leads Indian medal tally at The Rx Club Show, NYC
MUMBAI: Medulla Communications, a specialist healthcare advertising agency, leads the Indian medal tally at The Rx Club Show– one of the most prestigious international awards for creativity in healthcare advertising.
The agency bagged a gold and a silver, of the 8 golds and 14 silvers awarded at this 2014 edition of the Awards. In fact, Indian agencies have come of age in global healthcare advertising, with a total gold and silver tally of five out of the 22 awarded this year.
The gold was won on work done for Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ brand Stugeron, used in vertigo treatment, while the silver was won on a campaign developed for Johnson & Johnson’s brand, Nicorette.
The other big winners at The Rx Club Show 2014 from across the world have been Ogilvy CommonHealth, Publicis, FCB Health, Havas, and Digitas Health among others.
Founded in 1986, The Rx Club Show has grown to become an international icon in the healthcare industry. The show is judged in various categories by a panel of industry experts and is based solely on creativity. Like every year, this year’s judges panel too included the leading creative resources from the global healthcare advertising industry including Ross Thomson, Gene Black, Grant King, Robin Shapiro and several others.
Medulla founder-director Praful Akali, an alumnus of The Indian Institute of Management said, “What’s exciting is that we’ve won for work on big clients that follow the strongest possible marketing rigour. These awards demonstrate that creativity is just as important in healthcare as any other specialist advertising domain.”
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Gaëtan du Peloux of Marcel named jury chair for Abby Awards 2026
French creative leader to head Still Print category at Goafest this May
MUMBAI: Gaëtan du Peloux, co-president and chief creative officer at Marcel, has been appointed jury chair for the Still Print category at the Abby Awards 2026, powered by The One Club | The One Show.
Born in Paris and the eldest of seven siblings, du Peloux began his career as a copywriter at CLM/BBDO in 2003. Over the years, he has become one of the most celebrated French creatives of his generation, with over 400 awards to his name, including multiple Cannes Lions Grand Prix, D&AD Black Pencils and One Show best of show accolades.
At Marcel, the creative hot shop of Publicis Groupe, du Peloux and his creative partner, Youri Guerassimov, have produced landmark campaigns for national and international brands. Notable work includes “The Inglorious Fruits & Vegetables” for Intermarché, “The Black Supermarket” for Carrefour, “HackMarket” for Back Market, and “WoMen’s Football” for Orange.
Du Peloux also serves as president of the French Art Director’s Club and has participated in numerous creative festivals worldwide, including D&AD, Cannes Lions, One Show, Clio, LIA, Eurobest, Andy, NY Festival and French ADC. Outside work, he is a husband and father of three.
The Abby Awards 2026 Powered by The One Club | The One Show will take place during Goafest 2026 from 20 to 22 May in Goa, where du Peloux will lead the judging of the Still Print category.
