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PepsiCo India awards digital duties of 7UP to Proximity India
MUMBAI: Proximity India has won the digital mandate of PepsiCo India‘s soft drink brand, 7UP. The agency will also handle 7UP‘s social media activities.
PepsiCo India EVP- Marketing Ruchira Jaitley said, “Proximity India is a part of the PepsiCo agency team. Proximity has done award winning work with PepsiCo in the past and we were delighted with the strong creative work and strategic thinking demonstrated by Proximity India. Proximity is amongst most awarded digital agencies globally, and we look forward to being able to draw upon their international networks for learnings from across the world.”
BBDO/Proximity CEO Ajai Jhala added, “7UP is BBDO‘s founding brand and winning the digital account in Proximity‘s first year of operations makes it that much more special. We are really excited about this win and are looking forward to delivering truly interactive digital ideas.”
“We can‘t be more thrilled than working on this iconic brand and look forward to collaborate on big ideas and amplify them in everything that is digital today.” Proximity India VP and head Ranjeev Vij averred.
Apart from 7UP, over last couple of months Proximity digital team has added clients like Nissan, Visa and Doublemint to its portfolio.
Early next year, Proximity will launch their proprietary Digital Lab Initiative in India, which is a multi-faceted program, designed to drive digital thought leadership and to provide a significant added value service to its clients.
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India wins big at the 2025 Global Best of the Best Effie Awards
The Womb and McCann India take home Global Grand Effies, putting Indian advertising on the world map
MUMBAI: Indian advertising just had its moment. At the 2025 Global Best of the Best Effie Awards, the most rigorous test of marketing effectiveness on the planet, two Indian agencies beat out campaigns from over 130 markets to claim Global Grand Effies, the sport’s equivalent of a world championship medal.
The Womb won for Piramal Finance with a campaign called “NEEYAT: India’s Real Credit Score,” a purpose-led push that took direct aim at systemic bias in the credit sector and reframed how creditworthiness is measured. McCann India won for ESAF Small Finance Bank with “Saving Her Savings,” a campaign centred on financial inclusion for marginalised women. Both wins came from a shortlist of 47 contenders, all of whom had already won gold or grand prizes in their home markets. Only 11 Global Grand Effies were handed out across seven markets. India got two.
The highest honour of the night, the Iridium Effie, awarded to the single most effective marketing campaign in the world, went to eos Products and Mischief @ No Fixed Address for “Women’s Shave.” Remarkably, it was their second consecutive year taking the top prize.
Other global winners included Oreo and Mondelez International for “Oreo Codes” in commerce and shopper marketing, Flamin’ Hot and PepsiCo for “Poker Face” in experiential marketing, and ALDI Australia for “Shop ALDI First” in retail.
The Best of the Best is no ordinary awards show. Entry is restricted to campaigns that have already won a gold or grand Effie at a national level, making it, in effect, a champions’ league of marketing effectiveness. Indian agencies are no longer just brilliant at cracking local markets. They are now setting the global standard.
The world’s best advertisers had better start paying attention.
