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Spikes Asia has announced the shortlists for the Outdoor, Print, Media, Design and Direct & Sales Promotion categories on September 16, 2009. From India, there are 17 pieces of work, across nine main entries that are competing for metals in the Outdoor category. There are 11 pieces of work, across six entries that are competing in the Print category. There are six entries shortlisted in the Media category. There are eight entries shortlisted in the Direct & Sales Promotion. And there are eight entries that have made it to the Design shortlist.

Noor Fathima Warsia Sep 16, 2009 9:24 AM

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Pallavi Goorha Kashyup Sep 16, 2009 8:29 AM

Richard Bleasdale will be stepping down as iris Worldwide’s Regional CEO for Asia Pacific at the end of 2009. Meanwhule, iris has already identified a replacement for Bleasdale, which it will announce in the near future.

Pallavi Goorha Kashyup Sep 16, 2009 8:17 AM

As per RAM date, the 21-week in the Bangalore market from week 15 to week 35 sees Big FM maintaining its leadership position with a comfortable lead for at least the past six weeks. Meanwhile, Radio Mirchi and Fever FM are in close fight for the second spot.

Robin Thomas Sep 16, 2009 8:16 AM

Media runs on trust. The reader or viewer believes what he sees or reads and treats it like gospel. Media has to be responsible at all times in what it puts out. The increasing clutter in media and its resultant competitive edge is proving a damper, for it means that people take short cuts, observes veteran journalist Sandeep Bamzai.

Sandeep Bamzai Sep 16, 2009 8:16 AM

Patrick Stahle, CEO, Aegis Media Asia Pacific, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ashish Bhasin as Director of Posterscope Asia Pacific. This role is in addition to Bhasin’s current position as Chairman India and CEO of Aegis Media South East Asia.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Sep 16, 2009 8:15 AM

Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has elected its new Council of Management. Subroto Chattopadhyay, Chairman, The Peninsula Foundation, has been elected the ABC Chairman for the period 2009-10, while Vijay Darda, Chairman, Lokmat Group, has been elected the Deputy Chairman of ABC.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Sep 16, 2009 8:14 AM

Spikes Asia 2009, touted as the first Asian advertising festival, is all set to kick off on September 16, 2009 at Suntec City, Singapore. The three-day festival will be attended by over 818 delegates. The entries count is lower than last year, but Festival Chairman Terry Savage stated that given the global economic scenario, the dip in entries was expected. <br> <a href= http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/fullstory.asp?section_id=1&news_id=35887&tag=31727&pict=0 target= _blank><b>Spotted at Spikes: Piyush Pandey, Prasoon Joshi, Dave Droga, David Guerrero… </b></a> <br> <a href= http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/fullstory.asp?section_id=1&news_id=35888&tag=31728&pict=0 target= _blank><b>Young Spikes, global meetings, seminars… Omnicom gets busy at Spikes </b></a>

Noor Fathima Warsia Sep 16, 2009 8:13 AM

There has been much excitement in India’s biking community following the announcement of Harley-Davidson’s entry in 2010. The buzz was also there in the ad fraternity as to who would be handling the iconic bike manufacturer. Now it is known that Harley-Davidson India has appointed Mumbai-based The Republic to handle its advertising and communication duties.

Tuhina Anand Sep 16, 2009 8:12 AM

As is seen on any global platform of this nature, Omnicom Group has utilised the Spikes Asia for holding some of its key meetings. Omnicom officials were busy with the Young Spikes that they have sponsored on September 15, 2009. TBWA\ concluded its two-day worldwide creative director meeting on the day too. DDB is making an event out of its seminar with Sir Ken Robinson.

Noor Fathima Warsia Sep 16, 2009 7:57 AM

Spikes Asia 2009 officially begins on September 16, but Suntec City is already full of leading faces from the global ad fraternity a day before the festival. Spotted at the Mandarin Oriental hotel were Indian ad gurus such as Piyush Pandey and Prasoon Joshi, global visionaries like David Droga and leading figures in Asia like David Guerrero. Judging processes are underway full flow, but barring the odd breaks and the lunch hour, it is near impossible to see the number of ad agency heads in Singapore already.

Noor Fathima Warsia Sep 16, 2009 7:57 AM