The Best And Biggest 150 In The Advertising World

India produces some of the most creative pitches and creatives in the world, with some of them going on to acquire cult status. Here is the list of those who take credit for these world-beating ideas – the best and biggest 150 in the ad world! Adbur It is the ADvertising agency by and of daBUR. Dabur is one of the most respected FMCG conglomerates in India, incepted in 1884 by Dr. S.K.Burman. Adbur Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading ad agencies in India providing creative solutions to clients from several industry verticals including Sanat Products, Dabur Pharmaceuticals, Dabon International Ltd, to name a few. The agency, based out of Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (NCR), has capitalised billings of Rs 114.72 million and its television billings are Rs 419.97 million. The team, led by CEO Rakesh Endlaw, is looking forward to leave a creative mark by their work. Equipped personnel with devoted approach, Adbur is positioned in the top league agencies.

Adfactors “What differentiates one organization from another with the same capabilities, talent and resources; the differentiator is not what they do, but why they do it – the higher aim that becomes their reason for existence!” This belief is carried forward at Adfactors, India’s largest communications firm, treating their role as not only creating and executing communication strategies but being committed to a much larger purpose, one that integrates them to their clients’ ad strategies. Adfactors features in this iconic list as a firm having effecting some of the greatest ad pitches and ideas for their clients.

Adsyndicate AdSyndicate has been an integral part of the Indian advertising space since 1994. For over two decades, it has been its true endeavour to produce exemplary communication to build brands beyond marketing timelines to convey the unspoken desires of clients. The leading full service agency aspires to be the most preferred and the leading communication solutions partner for esteemed clients across the country being the change agent in a highly challenging world of advertising. It’s looking forward to be a popular and employee-friendly place for intellectual thinking and operations to deliver strong operational performance.

Akshara Advertising Established in 1975 as a proprietorship firm, today Akshara Advertising is an integrated communication services partner giving clients all that they need to make the communication effective and rewarding for business growth being more than just an advertising agency. Akshara is an end-to-end marketing and communications company that captures insights of client’s real needs in the long run. Making advertising drill deep to get under the skin of the consumer, Akshara believes in combining strategic thinking with clutter-breaking creativity positioned perfectly in the right media.

Alok Nanda & Company Alok Nanda & Company is a communications company singlemindedly focused on creating successful lifestyle and luxury brands. The leading creative agency believes a large number of Indians with wealth and exposure to the world are impatient to trade-up for better products, better designs and brands that meet their needs. The agency does whatever it takes to reach this audience, from traditional advertising, to packaging, retail design, identity and merchandising. Most corporate offices don’t necessarily capture the essence of the brand. That’s where their value proposition Brand Canvas comes in. Their skilled admen believe that the walls of a business have the potential to say much more about a brand.

 Ambience D’arcy Ambience D’arcy is progressive agency with an impressive portfolio across domains and expertise over several media channels with capitalised billings of Rs 1014.00 million and television billings estimated at Rs 474.00 million. Ashok Kurien, Chairman & Managing Director, is leading the innovative team to help clients portray their brands for better penetration in target markets with their cutting edge creative solutions. The list of their major clients consists of Times of India Group (Planet M music stores); Emami group of companies (Himani Sona Chandi, Nirog Dant Powder); Procter & Gamble (Whisper, Vicks); TVS Suzuki Ltd (Suzuki Shaolin), Philips India Ltd (domestic appliances) and many others. With such an impressive portfolio to showcase, the agency is growing by leaps and bounds each year.

Adwintage Communications AdWINtage was founded in 2002 by Mr. Vineet Kathuria in Chandigarh, India. Adwintage’s objective has always been to build up brands and do the kind of advertising that sells. Their portfolio boasts of some of the best brands and all their work is created by the freshest minds making it tough to beat. The Adwintage philosophy has always been that of changing perspectives. The agency markets clients’ brands in such a way that it marks a permanent place for itself in the market.

Art beat Communications Founded in 2007 by a husband wife team of ad geeks, Artbeat is a Hyderabad based agency offering highly professional and yet cost effective advertising services to multinational corporations, local start-ups and mid to small size companies. Before officially starting Artbeat as a full-fleged agency, it was run as a freelance studio for 9 years. With over 15 years of experience working with some of the biggest names in the business, Artbeat is hard to beat.

 

Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) is a global advertising agency, part of Publicis Group since 2012; it was founded in 1982 by British ad men John Bartle, Nigel Bogle, and John Hegarty. BBH is a full service global creative agency network for the digital age. The agency provides strategic brand ideas, integrated communications, pure play digital solutions and much more for some of the world’s best loved brands. BBH employs more than 1000 staff worldwide.

Bates CHI & Partners Bates CHI & Partners is Asia’s newest network startup. Launched on February 28, 2013, this partnership brought together Bates – an Asia top ten agency by revenue with 14 offices in nine countries across Asia – and CHI, UK’s most awarded independent agency at Cannes. With 16 offices worldwide and a creative corridor from Shanghai to London and New York, the firm is a trendsetter.

Chiranjn Advertising At Chiranjn Advertising, ideas flow like fresh water streams, creativity translates client’s visions and dreams delivering services making new age brands promoting them across media. At Chiranjn, communication and creativity are not bounded by language, colour, caste or any boundaries. The expert professionals at the agency transcend all barriers to create and lend true expression to thoughts. The growing agency offers a plethora of services spanning print. digital, outdoor and design solutions.

Circuit9 Communications Circuit9 Communications is an independently owned multidisciplinary full service advertising agency based out of Bangalore. The young agency is growing with a rapid pace riding high on their sound expertise in creatives and brand and communication innovations. Circuit9’s unique background of working both at the agency and as well as the client side has given them a distinctive advantage.

BBDO India BBDO is a worldwide advertising agency network, with its headquarters in New York City. The agency began in 1891 with George Batten’s Batten Company, through a merger of BDO (Barton, Durstine & Osborn) and Batten Co. The agency became BBDO in 1928. Powered by more than 15,000 employees in 289 offices in 80 countries, it is the largest of three global networks (BBDO, DDB, TBWA) of agencies in Omnicom’s portfolio. BBDO India was established in 2008 to deliver advertising, strategic planning, branding, interactive marketing, eCRM and other web solutions to clients.

Leo Burnett Pvt Ltd  Chaitra Leo Burnett Pvt Ltd has the core belief that “Creativity has the power to transform human behavior”. This is imbibed in their corporate philosophy which they call ‘Human- Kind’. The agency believes that it’s not about advertising, or brand propositions, or selling products but about people and purpose with an approach to marketing that serves true human needs. With capitalised billings of Rs 1967.21 million and television billings of around Rs 904.82 million, the firm, has served premiere clients like ICICI, Bajaj Auto, Dabur India, and many other leading firms in India.

Cheil India Cheil Worldwide Inc. a Samsung Group subsidiary established in 1973 having headquarters in Seoul, South Korea is a full service agency that offers advertising, public relations, shopper marketing, sports marketing, digital marketing solutions. Cheil has won innumerous awards. With over 500 employees across 5 offices, Cheil India is one of the largest and fastest-growing communication networks in the country. Cheil provides insightful solutions based on a precise understanding of consumers in the digital age by collecting and analyzing real time analytics and consumer data relevant to the clients.

Contract Advertising Contract Advertising (India) Ltd is on its mission to redefine the Indian advertising canvas. With capitalised billings of Rs 1786.88 million and television billings estimated to be Rs 331.59 million, it is one of India’s finest full-service integrated and independent communication agencies and a part of the WPP Group. From Bajaj Ltd, Indian Express, Cadbury India Ltd to Dabur foods Ltd an MTNL, the firm has the best of clients in India. Having over 30 years of legacy of building brands, the Contract team believes in building brands from the ‘heart’.

Crayons Advertising and Marketing Crayons – one of India’s largest independent ad agencies – has a vision to “create compelling, memorable creative work which enables brands to grow at an enviable pace”. It has billings of Rs 286.20 million. Kunal Lullani, Managing Director, leads the firm which has well recognized brands like Marshal (Mahindra & Mahindra), Jindal Dyechem and more and has won many notable awards.

Creative Advertising Creative Advertising is a progressive agency with a widespread portfolio across domains. Its capitalized billings are Rs 105.00 million; television billings are estimated to be Rs 49.00 million. The agency is building up its forte in the online and digital space and is considered one of the most innovative ones in those areas.

Creative Inc Creative Inc is an integrated marketing communications agency with five key areas of specialisation. Creative’s core service areas cover Brand Management, Print Media, Communication and Print Design, Event Design and Management, Online Branding and Marketing, Electronic Media and Communication.

 

Crystal Hues Crystal Hues established in 1989 was incorporated as a public limited company in 1995. Crystal Hues Limited (CHL) is a pioneer in international marketing communication services combined with localization services in India. They have seven offices in Asia staffed with more than 120 professionals and in-house domain experts.

DDB Mudra Communications Ltd The DDB Mudra Group, a part of the Omnicom/ DDB Worldwide Group, is India’s largest integrated marketing communications and services network. It has more than 1,100 employees and a reach across 1,75,000 villages, 4000 towns, 3500 schools and nearly 7 million students. Its scope of services spans the ad gamut.

Dentsu India Dentsu Inc is a Japanese international advertising and public relations company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. Dentsu India – part of Dentsu Aegis Network – is progressing with purpose to create ideas for brands that generate currency across every interaction in ecosystem. As a global full service agency, the firm believes that in today’s dynamic business world, a new level of innovation has to be reached. It is one of the few agencies chosen by Facebook as a global partner for ads.

DY Works Founded in 1997 as DMA Branding and later merged with Yellow design as DY Works, the firm is a global brand strategy firm headquartered in Mumbai. It also offers design consultancy with allied companies Alia Group, Maximus, FutureBrands and Yellow. The agency won a plethora of awards across packaging, structure and retail design categories at the World Brand Congress, Packaging Awards Ceremony. DY Works aspires is to build strong brands that are differentiated uniquely from competition.

Elephant Design Elephant Design was formed in 1989 by graduates from the National Institute of Design. Elephant is a strategic design and innovation consultancy based in Pune, India. The company helps in creating and developing brands, products and services for leading entities and have had a profound impact on the ad campaigns of various firms. The firm has a workforce of 60 people in the disciplines of Communication Design, Industrial Design, Environment Design, Packaging Design.

Deepak Advertising Deepak Advertising is one of the leading creative and media agencies with a significant presence in central and west India, with a rich experience in several segments of the advertising arena. With over 200 national clients and offices in Indore, Jaipur, Bhopal & Jabalpur, the agency has created a unique niche for itself.

FC BULKA FCBUlka believe that changing attitudes can be helpful, but changing behavior is what ad agencies are paid to do. Making a remarkable difference in ad world by its innovative ads across different formats, FCBUlka has touched billings of Rs 5215 million. Winning many awards, FCBUlka is one of the most recalled brands in the ad world.

Flags Communication Flags Communication is a marcom company with a difference. It has been amidst the action of empowering and facilitating businesses with top of the line services for more than a decade. Flags provides 360 degree solutions for clients that are tailor-made to their communication and marketing needs as well as result oriented. With an enviable client list, Flags has notched up a significant presence in the ad world.

Fountainhead Communications It was 1989 when seven passionate professionals start Fountainhead. Now, the agency is progressing under the leadership of Director Mr. B S Raj Narain with a client base including CavinKare Ltd, Srinivas Cellcom, Citibank and others. It has capitalised billings of Rs 326.20 million and television billings worth Rs 171.20 million. Fountainhead and psLIVE India merged to form Fountainhead-MKTG as Dentsu Aegis Network acquired Fountainhead Entertainment in October last year, thus creating another unique entity.

Grey India Founded in 1917 by Larry Valenstein and Arthur Fatt, Grey began as a direct marketing company named Grey Studios. Now, Grey, a unit of WPP, is a global advertising and marketing agency with headquarters in New York City and has 432 offices in 96 countries, operating in 154 cities across the globe. Grey operates branded independent business units in many communications disciplines like advertising, direct marketing, public relations, public affairs, brand development, CRM etc.

KAKA Advertising KAKA Advertising Agency is a full service advertising agency with proven expertise in strategic planning, creative department, media buying and public relation campaigns. Established in 1984 in Lucknow, the agency has come a long way gaining from every experience and growing from strength to strength. It has established its presence in the northern and central parts of India and has infrastructure to handle all possible media related needs of a wide variety of clients.

Goldmine Advertising At Goldmine Advertising, all professionals practice the ‘walk the extra mile to make clients smile’ culture. It can be seen in their work culture, approach to the client’s marketing needs and in results driven creative deliverables. Goldmine has honed their skills working on India’s largest and most successful brands. The agency operates as an extension of the client’s marketing department. Their integrated marketing communication services are designed to be highly effective.

Graphisads Graphisads make clients proud and carves a niche for them in the competitive marketplace by delivering ads with a difference. The agency’s capitalised billings are Rs 228.51 million and television billings are estimated to be Rs 10.53 million. Managing Director Mukesh Gupta has led the venture with clients ranging from Birla Home Finance, HFCL Infotech, to JMD Realtors Pvt Ltd., Allahabad Bank etc.

Havas Media Havas Media is the media division of the global marketing and communications group Havas. It incorporates the media assets of Havas, which includes predominantly entities which were formerly known as Media Planning Group (MPG). MPG was created in March 1999 as the result of a merger between Media Planning founded in 1978, and Médiapolis, founded in 1980. Havas is a world leader in communication, media strategy and management services to its clients.

Interads Advertising Interads advertising is a half a century old agency with expertise in undertaking various government and PSU assignments since its inception in 1961. Interads’ list of clients includes Power Grid Corporation, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, ONGC Ltd, NTPC Ltd, Reserve Bank of India and others. Their maximum business, as is obvious, is contributed from the government sector.

Jelitta Publicity Jelitta Publicity is a home grown agency that caters to diverse sectors with its enriched expertise rooted in the culture of India. Jelitta works towards inclusive understanding of the requirements of the clients coupled with state of the art execution facility powered by research and analysis for effective campaigns. Jelitta serves clients spread across India in metros and Tier I/II cities. Its media mix comprises press, electronic, outdoor, interactive, and Below The Line (BTL) advertising.

Lehar Advertising “Experience Possibilities Like Never Before” is the slogan Lehar Advertising works with, having prevailed in the competitive market for 13 long years just for its penchant for outdoing its previous performance and that of others. Lehar provides 360 degree solutions for clients which helps build brands effectively. Their out-of-box thinking, deep understanding of consumers & market trends and innovative strategic approach has helped the firm to break through the market clutter and provide extra mileage to brand communication plan. Lehar is now one of India’s leading integrated marketing communications agencies, offering cutting-edge solutions to clients.

Landor Associates Landor Associates is a global brand consulting firm founded in 1941 by Walter Landor, who pioneered many of the research, design, and consulting methods that are now standard in the branding industry. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company has 26 offices in 20 countries, including China, France, Germany, India, UK, Australia, Japan, and United States. Landor is a member of the Young & Rubicam Group network within WPP plc, the world’s largest advertising company.

Lowe Lintas Lowe Lintas is the advertising division of MullenLowe Lintas Group, an Indian marketing communications company, part of the Interpublic Group. From Surf ’s “Lalitaji” to Idea Cellular’s “What an Idea Sirji”, the agency’s approach has brought tremendous success to a plethora of brands in India. Most of the brands handled by Lintas have become industry leaders in their respective categories. The firm offers advertising, digital, PR, design, and varied other ad services.

M&M Connect M&M is a creative boutique that provides ideas for communication and promotion in the digital age. The agency strives towards bridging the gap between ATL and BTL. M&M’s service offerings vary from ad services for outdoor media to digital and television commercials with design expertise. They also have creative products to match needs of new age media and to cater to the increasing interests of clientele in the dynamically changing online space.

Madison Advertising Pvt Lt d Madison World is a diversified communication group founded in 1988, with 26 units across 11 specialized functions of Advertising, Media, Business Analytics, Outdoor, Activation, Events, PR, Retail, Entertainment, Mobile and Sports; employing over 1,000 communication professional across cities in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The gross billing of Madison World is around Rs. 37 billion. The group is lead by ad stalwart Sam Balsara who is Chairman & Managing Director. Madison World deals with the bluest of blue chip clients. Some of clients across units include Godrej, Marico, Kellog’s, P&G, McDonald’s, Pidilite, SnapDeal, and others. With capitalised billings of Rs 658.62 million and television billings of Rs 1406.80 million, Madison is amongst the leaders of the Indian ad world.

Ogilvy & Mather td Ogilvy & Mather India is owned by the WPP Group. The original O&M was founded by David Ogilvy in 1948 as Hewitt, Ogilvy, Benson, & Mather. Over the years, O&M has earned an outstanding track record in building the most creative and most effective campaigns that have changed the phase of the advertising industry. O&M’s services include advertising, public relations, direct marketing, and digital media. Under the visionary leadership of the most dynamic ad maker in the country Mr. Piyush Pandey, O&M India has bagged some of the biggest clients India has to offer.

MCCANN MCCANN Erickson is part of McCann Worldgroup. The firm boasts a client portfolio that includes the world’s most famous brands like Reckitt & Colman, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Motorola, Goodyear, and MasterCard. McCann Erickson has created some of the best-known and most iconic advertising campaigns of the last century and this one. The legendary Prasoon Joshi, CEO of McCann World Group India, is leading the way forward with a strong portfolio of clients giving iconic ad campaigns helping global giants extend their reach into the roots of India. McCann has bagged multiple awards, including India’s first ever Yellow Pencil award for its work titled ‘Fruits’ done for client Perfetti Van Melle in the Poster Advertising category.

Origami Creative Concepts Origami is an integrated agency serving a great number of clients across the country in diverse areas of work. Origami has been around for 15 years giving cutting edge solutions to new age clientele decorating their portfolio of work with done for brands across India and the Middle East. Origami believes in the philosophy that “Nothing works like simplicity does.” The clarity in their thinking manifests into interesting, exciting and easy-to-connect creative solutions for best of its segment execution of campaigns. roud to be a young non-stereotypical ‘advertising’ firm, every day their advertising professionals discover newer ways to connect with customers faster, more effectively.

PAMM Advertising PAMM is a 28-year-old successful solutions agency with an “enthusiasm of a child and wisdom of an adult”, as they describe their expertise, which is blended with the curiosity of youth, with an adventurous streak laced with sagacity and perseverance. Pamm believes in being quick, agile, reliable and wise. When it comes to putting winning solutions at work, Pamm has been there and done that since almost three decades. Creativity and experience are what fuel their appetite for rendering the best in the business services. With clients across India, Pamm is on its way to be considered amongst the topmost of the top entities in the ad world.

Pressman Advertising Pressman Advertising is one of India’s leading independent full service advertising agencies with a widespread client base and substantial reputation built over four decades. The agency provides advertising, design, media planning and buying, market research, digital and public relations services to hundreds of clients. Pressman is also one of India’s best known public relations consultancies. Pressman Digital is the specialist digital division of Pressman Advertising, one of India’s leading independent digital ad solution agencies. Overall revenues gross over Rs 1872.74 million under the leadership of Director, Navin Suchanti. Their portfolio of clients includes the likes of the Delhi Government, Delhi Police, Kajaria Ceramics Ltd, Eastern railways, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, Tata Mutual Fund (Mutual fund) and others.

Percept Founded in 1984, Percept is a media, entertainment and communications company, at an enviable leadership position with a team of over 1,000 professio0nals and 62 offices in India and the Middle East and capitalized billings of about INR 26 billion under the dynamic leadership of Joint Managing Director Shailendra Singh. He is a noted ad maker, sport management wizard, producer and author. Percept Adverting creates tailor-made solutions that cater to both local and global markets. It has been delivering services to hundreds of customers in India, UAE and Bahrain catering to national and multinational clients like Coca-Cola India Ltd, Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd, Siyaram Silk Mills and many others.

Promodome Communications Promodome Communications is a top line advertising agency, driven by two principal strengths – Creative and Media. The agency has expertise in 360 degree communication solutions through Print, Electronics, Radio, Digital, Event and Exhibition services. Promodome is driven by a team of highly dedicated professionals with years of experience behind them in growing and nurturing brands. This experience is backed by deep rooted organizational skills and process management that delivers effective and efficient communication, time and again. Promodome’s strategy and creative abilities are backed by astute planning.

Publicis Publicis’ purpose is to “Lead The Change.” Operating world over in more than 110 countries with 330 offices, the coveted agency works with a wide range of clients including Alliance Capital, United Breweries, Siemens, Kirloskar Airtech Ltd, UTI, Tata Tea, and HP. Publicis has capitalised billings of Rs 667.37 million and television billings of Rs 342.70 million under the leadership of the renowned Bharat Dabholkar.

Pulp Strategy With a philosophy that “Innovation unites us and sets us apart”, Pulp Strategy has been founded on the belief that customized strategic engagement solutions integrate creativity, consumer insight, technology, and practical creativity to deliver measurable results for brands. Pulp Strategy is a multi award-winning agency, in the realm of tech enabled, experiential, digital and interactive marketing. Pulp’s forte lies in the seamless convergence of consumer engagement offline, online, social media marketing, with a comprehensive range of integrated solutions.

Purnima Advertising Purnima Advertising was started by Mr. Ashok Soni in 1973 in Surat. After that, with the support of the legendary Dr. Karsanbhai Patel of Nirma, Purnima created a memorable film whose success led them to start advertising on television. This was followed by the successful launch of many other products of Nirma like Nirma Detergent Cake, Nirma Super Powder and other allied Nirma brands. Meanwhile, Purnima also executed many successful campaigns for Vicco, Orpat, DS Group, Gujarat Tourism, Astral Pipe, Capital Food etc.

R K SWAMY BBDO R K Swamy BBDO is one of the most recalled brands in the ad world, both for the exemplary work done by them over the years, and because of the awards won. The agency serves a multitude of clients including leading Indian corporates and multinationals. RK Swami BBDO has an outstanding 30 year track record of having helped build brands and businesses spread across length and breadth of India. It serves with in-depth understanding of the market, and applies this understanding to drive solutions for clients with efficiency in operations, and a continuous up gradation of organization capabilities to cater to the ever-increasing complexities of the business world. BBDO is considered amongst the most awarded agencies in India, and brings the shine to RK Swamy BBDO’s four decade legacy.

Ray and Keshavan Ray and Keshavan founded by Sujata Keshavan and Ram Ray in 1989, is a South Asian brand consulting and design company based in Bangalore. Ray+Keshavan was India’s first brand design consultancy. It offers the full spectrum of branding services: brand strategy, positioning and architecture, naming, identity systems and online strategy. Ray+Keshavan has developed comprehensive branding programs for India’s industry leaders such as AirTel, Infosys, Kotak Bank, Himalaya, Bank of Baroda.

Rediffusion-Y&R One evening in 1973, three leading stalwarts of advertising – Diwan Arun Nanda, Ajit Balakrishnan, and Mohammed Khan – came together to discuss the state of creativity in advertising; with a vision to create outstanding communication solutions, the trio came up with an idea to start their own advertising agency, Rediffusion. Today, Rediffusion-Y&R (Young and Rubicam) is one of the largest agencies in India. Rediffusion-Y&R enjoys a legacy of 40 years of creating category defining communication which makes brands sync into the lives of consumers.

Reprise Media Reprise Media is an IPG Group agency. It is a new age agency serving advanced solutions in evolved arena of search marketing and optimization. Enterprise SEO and million dollar SEM budgets require scale and an exceptional level of integration to be effective and that is what Reprise Media is an expert in, facilitating their global clientele with cutting edge technology advertising solutions built on a cooperative, innovative work environment. Reprise is successfully spanning its journey ahead fostering strong relationships with clients. Reprise Media has won the “Holding Company of the Year” award for both 2013 and 2014, and has been in the news regularly for iconic solutions.

Saroj Advertising Saroj Advertising is one of the finest and the most effective advertising agencies in India. At Saroj Advertising, creativity flourishes while brands come to life drawing the consumers’ attention in a compelling way. For the last 25 years, Saroj has been consistently delivering its clientele a wide array of marketing solutions boosting their businesses and products with revenues being multiplied multifold. The creative team at Saroj Ads is always on the razor’s edge and excited for they believe in innovating constantly, thinking out of the box to deliver solutions on platforms like digital, graphic designing, websites and blogs, developing print media, television, e-commerce, YouTube videos, slide shows and related material.

Saatchi & Saatchi Pvt ltd Saatchi & Saatchi is a global communications and advertising agency network with 140 offices in 76 countries and over 6,500 staff. It was founded in London. In 1970, the group was acquired by the Publicis Group. The agency has been producing breakthrough creative work with a bold attitude. Saatchi & Saatchi India is progressively leading the way with Managing Director Mr. V Shantakumar at the forefront. The agency has a list of loyal clients spanning through different sectors like Maruti Udyog, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, VISA, Proctor & Gamble, Hyundai Motors India, Sony Entertainment Television and more. At the Cannes Lions Festival 2015, Saatchi & Saatchi was awarded a total of 44 Lions – 1 Grand Prix, 1 Innovation, 5 Gold, 15 Silver and 22 Bronze.

Sasi Advertising Pvt Ltd Sasi Advertising Pvt Ltd is a communication innovation firm lead by R Swaminathan- Managing Director. It is one of the best South Indian agencies delivering creative campaigns since 30 years and still counting. The agency delivers a spectrum of services including Web Development, Communication, Research, Branding, Public Relation, Ideation, Promotion, Event Management and Direct Marketing. Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, Crocodile Products, Srinivas Cellcom Ltd-Aircell and others are some of the agency’s top grossing clients. With a growing reach, the agency is on its path to be counted amongst India’s best.

Scintilla Kreations Scintilla Kreations is more than a decade old production house with a visionary cinematic craftsman at its helm. It is led by Mr. Sateesh Kumar, with more than two decades of expertise in the visual media and broadcast industry. Scintilla has been consistently exceeding the expectations of the clients. Their mission is to increase market share by producing high quality service and increasing the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns every year.

Shreeram Advertising Shreeram Advertising is a steadily growing advertising agency operating since over a decade with rich experience in media related services. Today, they have transformed into a complete service advertising agency, customizing branding & media service packages to suit their customers’ budgets and needs. The innovative agency develops campaigns with an astute strategic intent, one that helps clients achieve their marketing objectives through advertising. The capitalised billings of Shreeram have reached Rs 158.27 million. It is keeping pace with growing competition by understanding the value of flexibility, and readily adapts to and adopts new strategies as per the client requirements. As one of the younger agencies, it has the perfect mix of youth and experience combined.

Soho Square Integration is central to Soho Square’s structure and philosophy, offering clients coherent, multi-discipline solutions based on a deep and thorough understanding of their business. The leading agency has people with multiple skill sets and deep experience from the latest social marketing innovation to the most traditional of media. Soho Square is an agency made up of purpose built teams.

Stark Communications The Stark Group has come a long way since the days it operated from around a modestsized dining table. Stark’s clients are spread across the genres right from Tourism to Investment Boards, Financial Institutions to Technology Parks, Resort & Hotel chains to Media Groups, and Consumer Brands. Their repertoire includes advertising, brand building, national and international events, publishing to name the key ones. With Kerala Tourism, Stark has made an international brand out of what today is one of the world’s best-marketed destinations. Who can forget the “God’s Own Country” proposition that Stark created.

Triton Communications Triton Communications is a leading agency based out of Mumbai. Triton’s big ideas have been adding value to clients’ brands and businesses over decades. The agency is crafting communication solutions that translate into a sustainable competitive edge in an over-crowded market place. With their sparkling indianised campaigns, the innovative agencies claims that “No one understands India better” seem quite thoroughly believable.

Tempest Advertising Tempest Advertising is an INS-accredited agency having a strong presence in Hyderabad, Pune, and Bengaluru, in India. Tempest works with a deep understanding of advertising paradigms and thereby creates advertising that sells across media for national and international clients. It is a member of the Tribe Global network presently comprising 20 ad agencies from around the world: Europe, U.S, South America, and Asia. Tempest boasts of a client base of over 150 serving them across several formats and bringing them closer to their audience. Tempest is a typically robust agency with electrifying solutions for the clients.

Umbrella Umbrella’s background stems from professional and prolific experience in writing, the entertainment industry, fine art, fashion, and architecture. The agency is harnessing the most powerful and relevant trends in search engine optimization, social media, and semantic based technology to put clients’ stories into pictures and words so that they can be found by their people, seen for who they are and what they do, and be rewarded in a way that is measurable, and all through technology.

United Advertising & Marketing Services United Advertising & Marketing Services was an idea conceived in 1989 by Ravinder Kumar Pathela. The leading agency initially freelanced to imbibe expertise in print & production related areas. The management expanded horizons, gaining experience and nurturing a skilled team. The agency’s reputation grew, so did clients’ confidence with their innovative campaigns. With an impressive list of clients like GE, Ranbaxy, Samsung, MetLife, Siemens, RBS, the agency is scaling new heights with a strong portfolio

Urja Communications Urja is a pioneering advertising agency, focused on conceptualizing and producing effective communication for clients spread across the globe crafting over 1000 campaigns carried out in 15 years. Urja has gained the capability to create communication at scale to produce, deploy and optimize integrated campaigns at a global scale. Urja has successfully executed and integrated marketing programs across diverse sectors such as BFSI, E-commerce, Retail, Real Estate.

Vermillion Communication Vermillion’s quest for communication excellence is backed by a team of over 100 employees, a fine mix of the best creative, servicing, media, planning, production and management professionals. The various departments of the agency, a fully functional studio and even a radio production unit is housed in the agency’s multi-storied premises. With a focus on response driven communication and out-of-the-box thinking, Vermillion is gathering speed.

Window Square Window Square is a branding agency in Hyderabad that provides brand design solutions brands through strategic & actionable activities. Window Square empowers startups and SMEs, a unique niche in today’s startup era. Window Square has defined its own processes such as Primary Brand Audit, Brand Character and Brand Health Checkup for organizations. Their clientele consist of brands like Nagarjuna Agrichem Limited, TargetOrate Consulting LLP, Potens Crossfit and many others.

White Rose Advertising White Rose is a premier advertising and promotional agency based out of Delhi. It caters to its clientele offering services related to outdoor advertising, newspaper advertising, website development and design, TV commercials and other related services. The agency believes in keeping things simple and straight. It is one of the few agencies in India that specialise in the development of corporate identity.

WYSIWYG Advertising WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Advertising believes that their paradigm hinges on spinning concepts into campaigns with an eye for detail that stays loyal to the message across a wide selection of media. Professionals at the agency work with a faith that design can create desire, improve intelligence, impact productivity, speak volumes and start a revolution. WYSIWYG is now one of the most significant players in the strategic communications field.

Vyas Gianetti Creative Founded in 1997 by Preeti Vyas, with the vision to transform the marketplace through sstrategic integrated design and innovative communication solutions, today VGC is one of India’s most recognized and sought after consultancies. Preeti began her journey with Asia’s premier design school, the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad. Specializing in Graphic Design and Visual Communication, she embarked on a dual career path, gliding through advertising while powering specialized design projects. The agency’s sound strategies translate into superior returns on creative investment, creating value through design, and earning it the trust of India’s biggest business names as clients.

Wieden+Kennedy Wieden+Kennedy is an independent, creatively driven advertising agency that creates strong and provocative relationships between great companies and their customers. The agency believes that it doesn’t really matter where, how or in what medium an idea is expressed, unless it creates an impact of its own. Their independence is reflected through the work and culture of each of their campaigns. Proof of their reputation is their client list, which is full of global biggies like Coca-Cola, KFC, Nike, P&G, Samsung, Verizon and others.

Xebec India Xebec is one of the leading integrated marketing agencies of India founded in 1992. It provides cutting edge strategy and creative solutions to meet business challenges and build profitable brands. The array of services include Advertising, Brand Building, Media Planning & Buying, Public Relations, Market Research and Digital Marketing, which they offer to national and international clients across all verticals from automobile, to manufacturing, banking and finance, education, retail, etc.

22 Feet Tribal WORLDWIDE Part of the DDB Mudra group, 22feet is a digital marketing service provider giving its clients a wide range of possibilities and concepts via its strategy, consulting, web designing, advertising, branding, SEM, SEO, SMM, and web development services. At 22feet, the team believes that creativity and technology go hand in hand if one wishes to create world beating solutions. The technologically-inclined 22feet has built cutting edge campaigns for valued clients – Lenovo, Heineken, Marico (Parachute), Café Coffee Day, Myntra, Pantaloons, Redbull, Marvel, Nike and others across the globe.

Blue Digital Blue Digital Media is a global, digital marketing agency having headquarters in New Delhi, with offices in Hyderabad and Dubai. Blue offers focused marketing solutions which aim towards various digital formats popularly used by people to access information and news. Blue harnesses digital marketing strategies that drive revenues to increase and boost performance. Philips, Lenskart, The Park, Vintron, Optmiemus and others form a part of Blue’s elite client list.

BC Web Wise BC Web Wise is a digital marketing agency best known for their strategic brand solutions and world-class creatives. BC Web Wise’s digital solutions have a blend of services from website development to online marketing that includes social media and search marketing, as well as media planning and buying. BC Web Wise serves digital solutions on the mobile and tablet platforms as well.

AliveNow AliveNow is a full-service award-winning social media agency offering a wide range of social media services and has worked with iconic national and international brands like Hard Rock Cafe, Pepsi, Hyundai, California Pizza Kitchen, Chevrolet, KIA, ITC, Prestige TTK, Reliance Trends, PVR Cinemas, Mahindra Retail, Audi, Damac and more. From executing innovative and trend setting social media ideas to developing cutting edge digital applications,, AliveNow in a short period has emerged as one of India’s recognized social media agencies.

Brainwork Technologies Brainwork, founded in 2000 by Mr. Ashish Chadha, builds and delivers web-based solutions. Brainwork Technologies has emerged among the fast growing result oriented website development companies in India. The firm has stayed abreast of changing technologies and dynamic business delivering value on the digital platform.

Avignyata Inc. Avignyata Inc. is a social media marketing consultancy founded by brothers-in-arms, Moksh Juneja and Daksh Juneja. The idea was to create a marketing ripple for brands across social networks. What began as a 2 member team in 2007 has today grown into a 30 professioonals’ strong task force. With the growth of the internet as a medium of exchange, Avignyata (omnipresent) understands the need for organizations, individuals and brands to have a presence on social media. With each client, Avignyata identifies unique and effective trends to engage with the customers.

Everymedia Everymedia looks for the clutter-breaking ‘BIG idea’ extendable to pertaining business issues. It is a digital and mobile marketing company with astute communication strategists. Everymedia is the market leader in delivering end to end digital marketing campaigns and are pioneers in design, development and technology. It works across brands, media owners, advertisers, publishers, aggregators, content providers and operators.

FoxyMoron A summer project between four friends started off in 2008 and turned into something exceptional giving birth to FoxyMoron’s roots. In today’s environment, when customers have everything available online with a digital presence, distinguishing clients from the herd is a skill to ask for – that is where FoxyMoron’s expertise comes in. The firm has implemented a few absolutely breakthrough ideas. Castrol, AXN, L’Oreal, Citrus Hotels, Parle, VIP are a few of the firm’s top end clients. FoxyMoron stands out as the only Indian agency to have won acclaim in the 2014 Facebook Studio Awards.

Hungama Digital Hungama Digital is a part of the WPP group, India’s leading digital advertising and social meidia marketing agency. A highly respected digital and promotions marketing agency, Hungama has expertise in digital ideation, production, and social media. Hungama is one of the largest aggregators, developers, publishers and distributors of Bollywood and South-Asian entertainment content in the world. The company has launched several mobile and digital campaigns for a multitude of leading global brands.

FlarePath At Flarepath, the mandate is clear that the only reason a brand is on social media is to communicate with its stakeholders. Flarepath believes in articulating content to create conversations, bringing together a brand loyal audience and thereby building a community for the client’s brands. Flarepath has a unique way of executing campaigns with clarity, which has won them clients like Zee Café, Bloomberg, Walt Disney, Diesel, etc.

Interactive Avenues Interactive Avenues was launched in April 2006 as a part of IPG Mediabrands. It is a leading digital marketing company with offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. The firm’s comprehensive service offerings range from media, creative, search, analytics, to mobile, social and ORM. Interactive’s domain expertise spans sectors like Finance, Insurance, Telecom, Automobiles, Real Estate, Travel, Logistics, ECommerce, IT, FMCG and Education.

Geek Geek is an innovative agency building creative solutions for clients through strategy, creative campaigns and technology. Cost effective, easier to measure and engaging techniques are applied by Geek to source mileage out of integration of amalgamated services to clients globally. Their client list includes the who’s who of the corporate world, including the likes of Apple, Britania, Durex, Fastrack, SAB Miller India, Wipro and other premier league brands.

Ignitee Ignitee, one of India’s top-ranked digital marketing service providers, uniquely combines the power of Technology, Creative & Content for digital transformation. The firm has developed and managed stellar digital campaigns across-platforms for more than 300 companies spread across 36 countries worldwide. Ignitee is one of the firms to combine high end analytics in their strategic solutions.

IContractS iContracts, a part of the WPP Group, believes in building brands from the heart. Famous for its trendsetting campaigns, iContracts takes prides in building and nurturing some of the biggest pioneering brands in the Indian subcontinent with award winning work across various digital marketing mediums. iContracts has an enviable team of domain experts, working on some of the biggest brands like UTI, Durex, Tata Docomo, Asian Paints, Paytm and more.

Indigo Consulting Indigo Consulting – a Leo Burnett venture and part of the Publicis Group since 2012 – is an interactive marketing agency with a digital DNA. As media business is prominently shifting to digital and interactive online platforms, Indigo helps brands be a part of this new era of change, where consumers become co-creators of the brand, the medium, and the message. Bharti Axa, Mahindra Aerospace, Franklin Templeton Investments, Ericsson, Unilever, Vodafone and more are their featured clients.

IStrat iStrat is a Publicis Group company with over two decades’ experience in the business of new media. iStrat offers a wide range of innovative and highly creative digital communication solutions offered through six SBUs. With its proven track record of leveraging technological expertise, iStrat has served clients like Maruti Suzuki, Max India Ltd., Ericsson India, Pfizer India, CII and others.

Mirum India Mirum is a digital agency that works with some of the largest brands and companies in the world to help them embrace and capitalise on social and digital platforms. They do this in a manner that is strategically aligned to help these organizations achieve their business goals. Over the years, Mirum has built significant assets in the form of a team of highly motivated, creative and client-focused professionals. Mirum is also amongst the few firms in India that utilises the power of high end analytics to design solutions for their clients that are not only innovative, but statistically relevant.

Phonethics Phonethics is an award winning digital agency based in Mumbai, India. Phonethics was established in 2006 by Saurabh Gupta. It offers the complete gamut of digital footprint creation services. The leading digital agency also specialises in the short form of media content and mobile applications. ‘Ctrl + Alt + Del’, a short film in English with actors Rahul Bose and Shernaz Patel in lead roles was one of their top creations featured at various international film festivals and was the first movie released for mobile screening.

Pinstorm In a world that changes by the minute, where free media has greater reach and credibility over paid media and in the age where consumers share their views about brands and their competition 24 by 7, Pinstorm delivers with a combination of strategy, research, user experience, web design, mobile-friendliness, advertising, search optimization, viral videos, Facebook campaigns, Twitter updates, real-time listening and responses as a seamless set of tactics that stem from one overarching brand strategy.

 

RELEASE MyAd Initially launched as a newspaper classified portal in 2009, the brand expanded into becoming a full service digital agency serving as an online partner of clients to help plan, buy and launch ad campaigns worldwide. releaseMyAd is an exclusive online marketplace for buying ad spaces across media options ranging from newspapers, radio, cinema, magazines, Internet and television. It’s unique model has not been replicated by any other agency till date.

Seven Boats Seven Boats was founded by Debajyoti Banerjee in 2011 as a bootstrap startup. Seven Boats is a digital marketing firm dedicated to provide strategy and implementation services for businesses looking to fully leverage the Internet. Seven Boats is considered amongst the top five digital marketing companies in its genre. In a short span of time, the brand has managed to get a portfolio of more than 500 prime national & offshore clients from over 30 verticals.

 Media2win Media2win founded by Alok Kejriwal is a digital service agency powered by professionals constantly looking for innovative solutions. One of the innovative offers of the agency is the Sales Accelerator, which they implement through their digital consumer activation service. GlaxoSmithKline, Britannia, Bajaj, Times of India, Tata Sky and others form a part of the client list of Media2Win, which remains one of the top awarded in its genre.

Shoot Order ShootOrder is a division of Ivent It Solutions. It is a leading web design, web hosting, social media marketing & digital marketing agency, established in Hyderabad in 2012. ShootOrder’s digital marketing services include landing page optimisation, SEO services, content marketing and social media marketing.

 Sitosys Sitosys is a rapidly growing digital agency established in 2013. Sitosys incorporates the latest analytic tools being used in the area of SEO, Social Media Marketing, Internet Campaign, PPC and various other aspects of marketing. Their client list includes Apollo Hospitals, GoSasta, EduSmart, and others.

Social Media Social Media is a subsidiary of Northgate Technologies Ltd. an internet technology conglomerate. Social Media synergizes its cutting edge backend technology expertise coupled with comprehensive content to provide viable media services to its clients. The firm covers the entire spectrum of digital media services.

Softz Solutions Since a decade, Softz Solutions has offered cutting-edge digital marketing services. Softz Solutions has global clientele from UK, USA, Australia, Ireland and other European countries, and has delivered over 700 websites in varied business categories, leveraging their vast experience in the digital field.

OgilvyOne OgilvyOne (earlier Ogilvy & Mather Direct) is a WPP Group Company. With over 5,000 employees spread in 100 offices across 38 countries, the pioneer digital agency continues to embrace new channels, devices, data and technologies, and was the first agency to experiment with digitally-driven customer engagement programs. Today, OgilvyOne couples data with creativity to retain its ‘numero uno’ position in the industry as an inarguable leader in customer engagement.

Sparrow Sparrow is an interactive agency servicing blue chip clientele. Sparrow’s design and development studio is based out of Delhi. The digital marketing agency’s forte is in the domain of 3D architectural visualizations which gets delivered in the form of flythroughs, walkthrough animation and renderings. Sparrow was started way back in the year 1996 with just 3 people on board. HCL, Barclays, GAIL India, Eicher and other valued corporations form a part of Sparrow’s client list.

SWEET Digital Founded by Chiranjeevi Maddala, an experienced designer and marketer, in 2011, Sweet Digital provide 360 degree digital marketing services for its global clients. The well acknowledged digital agency specialises in solutions for new age businesses. Sweet Digital’s services encompass digital strategy, creation of digital presence, content marketing, search engine optimization, social media marketing, email marketing, online advertising, analytics and marketing automation services.

Techshu TechShu, established in 2009, is a digital marketing firm with a diverse range of clients, including the Aditya Birla Group, Nuvo, HP, ABP and more than a thousand other clients. They are considered as the largest integrated digital marketing agency in Eastern India. TechShu also provides consulting solutions for digital marketing ventures across the globe, from UK, USA to Australia. With a 60+ expert taskforce divided into what they term the “7 wow teams”, TechShu is on its way to become national leaders in their category.

Wat Consult Wat Consult was founded in 2007 by Rajiv Dingra, a social and digital media entrepreneur. It is a digital and social media agency helping brands connect, converse, collaborate and co-create with target customers. They execute this with the intelligent use of digital, social, search and mobile platforms, having deep expertise across creative, media, technology and analytics services in digital media. Wat Consult has leveraged the power of augmented reality, Social API, RFID and other new age technologies for execution of cutting edge campaigns for esteemed clientele including SAP, Mahindra Rise, Tata, Mother Dairy, Nikon, Perfetti, Godrej and other giants in the industry. Wat Consult was recognized as the boutique agency of the year in Exchange4Media’s 2015 Ace Awards. It also won the Excellence (Gold) award for its Sony commercial.

Tempest Tempest’s philosophy is all about moving with the times and the technology. The 360 degree ad agency was founded in 1998. Over the years, it has marked its presence in the world of advertising, branding and public relations. It has also crafted its niche in the areas of CRM, guerilla marketing and digital marketing. Tempest is an INS-accredited agency having a strong presence in Hyderabad, Pune, and Bengaluru and is a member of the Tribe Global network, comprising 20 ad agencies from around the world.

Webchutney WebChutney is one of India’s leading digital agencies founded by Sidharth Rao and Sudesh Samaria. It provides web design, web promotion and web marketing services. WebChutney works with top notch brands and corporates, including Unilever, HP, MasterCard, Airtel and Microsoft amongst many others. Their expertise lies in domains like online advertising, website design, mobile marketing and social media. It won the ET-Digital agency of the year award for 2008, 2009 and 2011.

WebGuru Infosystems WebGuru Infosystems, a leading web design and development company, provides a range of costeffective services in the field of web design and development, graphic design, logo and corporate stationery design, mobile website and application development and search engine optimization. The firm serve a bevy of clients across the globe.

Windchimes Communication Windchimes was started in 2008 by two young and innovative entrepreneurs, Nimesh Shah and Sandhya Sadananda, who nurtured a passion for communication. Ergo, it is a communications agency that aspires to create a word-of-mouth wave for its clients in the virtual world – online and mobile. Windchimes helps its clients create brand awareness and strong consumer engagement, using various social media tools like blogs, social networking sites, wikis, collaborative tools, forums and discussion boards.

Allied Media Allied Media, a leading media buying agency, offers its esteemed clients competitive marketing services for growing market segments. The firm is managed by a culturally diverse team having multilingual capabilities which essentially helps its clients communicate effectively to the specific client base spread world over. Allied Media offers a wide range of media outreach across platforms like TV, radio, print publications and online through digital marketing. Their creative team has hands on expertise in graphic design, multimedia production, visual media production and Internet solutions.

The DDB Mudra Group The DDB Mudra Group, a part of DDB Worldwide (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group), is one of India’s first and largest integrated marketing communications and services agencies. DDB Mudra’s first campaign was the launch of apparel and textile brand Vimal with the tagline ‘Only Vimal’. DDB Mudra is known for successful campaigns of brands and products such as Castrol, Dabur, Future Group, Gulf Oil, Volkswagen and others. With offices in fifteen leading cities, the DDB group has more than 1,100 employees and a reach across 1,75,000 villages and 4000 towns.

Carat Carat, a Dentsu Aegis Network company, is a leading global media planning and buying agency on a mission to redefine media. Carat yields better business results for clients through their expertise of media convergence. Carat serves clients in 150 countries with a widespread network of more than 9000 talented media personnel. Their clients include the likes of Coca-Cola Company, Diageo, Disney Parks, Kellogg’s, P&G , Mastercard, Adidas, GM and other global giants. Carat India won the Agency of the Year Award from Campaign Magazine in 2013. It was bestowed the award of being the No. 1 Global Network, in RECMA 2014.

Dentsu Media Dentsu Media India is the media arm of Dentsu Aegis Network. Dentsu Media’s principal services are communications strategy through digital creative execution, media planning and buying, sports marketing, content creation, brand tracking and marketing analytics. In its complete gamut of services, Dentsu Media takes advantage of and synergies from the Dentsu Aegis Network and ensures that clients benefit considerably from the firm’s three media agency brands, “media palette”, “media cubic”, “media matrix”, each with a specific specialisation.

ET Media LABS ET Medialabs is an IIT & IIM alumni venture, offering flawless digital advertising, mobile strategy, data & analytics and strategy solutions in media planning and buying through their offices in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Analytically, technologically & numerically competent, their professionals ensure that cost-effective & long-term solutions are delivered to the clients.

Havas Havas is amongst the top ten integrated marketing communications agencies in India. With offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore, Havas provides creative communication solutions to a wide range of national and international clients. Its array of high profile clients include Reckitt Benckiser, IBM, RBI, Del Monte, indiatimes.com, Sony Six and others. Havas Media provide clients with a full range of integrated tools and services across multidimensional platforms for custom built solutions.

Initiative Initiative is a global communications network formed in 1999 within IPG Mediabrands (Interpublic Group), one of the world’s largest media groups. The leading agency operates in India offering a full suite of communications services, including media strategy, media planning, media buying, analytics and innovation across all media channels. The agency believes in linking data to humans instead of homogenizing. Initiative employs more than 2500 creative and dynamic colleagues in 94 offices in 73 countries managing approximately $14 billion in billings annually

Isobar India Isobar is a a full service agency providing innovative solutions in media planning and buying along with many functional attributes. Isobar has 4,500 people in over 70 locations across more than 45 markets globally, united by belief in the power of “Ideas Without Limits.” As digital technology continues to transform businesses and brands, Isobar takes up new challenges with an open mind about the structure, team, technology and creative solution necessary to deliver the best. Isobar too is a part of the Dentsu Aegis Network.

Lintas Media Group (Mediabrands) Lintas Media Group (Mediabrands) is an Indian marketing communications company which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Interpublic Group (IPG). Lintas Media Group offers advertising, digital, public relations, strategic design, rural marketing, healthcare communications and film production services. Bajaj Auto, Surf Excel, ICICI Prudential, Tata Tea, Idea… the Lintas Media Group has been involved in the creation of some of the most iconic ads of the Indian ad world. Lintas Media Group is considered amongst the oldest media agencies in India.

LodeStar UM LodeStar UM is a part of the IPG Worldwide Group, offering media planning & buying services. LodeStar UM’s mission is to produce the most direct, masterful, effective, sparkling and elegant of solutions for its global clientele. LodeStar helps organizations world over to harness their brand power with cutting-edge consulting solutions improve marketing, customer maximization, sales, teaming and other critical business functions. LodeStar promises increases in revenue, decreases in operating costs and the ability to attract and retain the customers. LodeStar strives to excel with one pivotal key to success- communication across functions.

Madison Madison World is a 25-year-old diversified communication group with 26 units across 11 specialized functions of Advertising, Media, Business Analytics, Out-Of-Home, PR, Rural, Retail, Entertainment, Mobile, Events and Sports. Over 1000 communication professionals across cities in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand comprise its various teams. MMG (Madison Media Group) has created a first of its kind system, allowing agencies access to efficient and cost effective production solutions by offering plug n play and end to end services – from financial consulting and business affairs management, to creative international production – reasons enough they are considered amongst the world’s best in their area.

M/Six M/Six is a strategic joint venture between GroupM and CHI & Partners. Having the best talent from two global leaders in their respective fields, the leading agency offer clients something unique – the very best media pricing in the market, coupled with deep creative empathy. To understand complex consumer journeys, M/Six has been adapting to the ever-evolving and connected media landscape, navigating through knowledge-based decisions, recognizing that managing brand equity is vital, but made more complicated in a world of complete transparency therefore providing lucid solutions to clients where disruption is constant, standing for flexibility, clarity and best in market value.

Maxus “Global group of local agencies”: this is how Maxus presents and promotes itself in the world of marcom. Operating under GroupM, Maxus was officially launched as a global media network in October 2008. Maxus is one of the only agencies to have its own creative technology division Metalworks. Maxus offers best of its class services including communications strategy, media planning and buying, digital marketing, search engine marketing, search advertising, search engine optimisation, data analytics, and marketing ROI evaluation. Maxus was awarded Campaign Magazine’s Global Media Network Award for the Year in 2011.

Media Planning Group Havas Media is the media division of the global marketing and communications group Havas. It incorporates the media assets of Havas, which includes predominantly entities which were formerly known as Media Planning Group (MPG). MPG was created in March 1999 as the result of a merger between Media Planning founded in 1978, and Médiapolis, founded in 1980. The two agencies offer communication, media strategy and management services to its clients. It is the 9th largest media specialist worldwide and amongst the top ten media agencies in all the top markets.

MEC MEC a part of WPP Group and was launched in January 2002; it is the fifth largest media agency network in the world, with a list of prestigious domestic and international clients such as Vodafone, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Marriott, Chanel, GE, Visa, Xerox, Colgate-Palmolive, Chevron, Tiffany and Michelin, earning MEC global billings of over $27 billion. The media giant officially changed its name from MediaedgeCIA to MEC in 2010. The global network is led from regional headquarters in London, New York, Singapore, Dubai and Miami.

MediaCom MediaCom is part of GroupM. MediaCom’s clients come from a wide variety of industries, from automotive to consumer goods, from retail and pharmaceutical to telecommunications, entertainment and fashion. The leading agency offers specialist services in digital, ROI and direct response, consumer insights and research, business science, sponsorship management, and sports marketing. MediaCom was awarded the Agency Network of the Year Award at the International M&M Awards in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and Network of the Year Award at the Festival of Media Awards 2010.

Mindshare Mindshare was created by the merger of the media operations of JWT and Ogilvy & Mather, the two behemoth advertising agencies within WPP, the world’s leading communications services group. The Mindshare global network consists of more than 7,000 employees, in 116 offices across 86 countries with billings in excess of US$34.5 billion. Ford Motors, Lionsgate, HSBC, Land Rover, Jaquar, Pepsico, Nike, Rolex, American Express, Yum, Lufthansa and other global brands form a part of Mindshare’s clientele.

OMD OMD was awarded the 2015 Most Creative Media Agency Network Award, Gunn Report, 2014 & 2013 Global Media Agency of the Year Award, AdWeek. As a part of the Omnicom Group, OMD represents a $40.7 billion global clout, in 80+ countries, 100+ offices, and 11,000+ employees. Their core philosophy drives the firm to deliver insights that unlock demand potential, ideas that ignite consumer desire and results that accelerate business growth for clients.

Motivator Motivator is among the top 10 media agencies in India. Motivator works with global and Indian corporates besides new tech enabled startups. It is one of the fastest growing agencies within GroupM, with over 60 clients across 6 offices. Motivator partners to deliver aligned goals through measurement supported by global lanning and trading practices and is powered by GroupM India. Motivator’s current client base includes Havells, Kalyan Jewellers, Honda Cars, Redington, Ingram, Ola Cabs and others.

PHD PHD is a global communications planning and media buying agency network delivering smart strategic thinking and creative innovation for the world’s leading brands. Brilliant media thinking is PHD’s signature. A culture of thought-leadership, creativity and innovation has seen the leading media agency grow from a beginner to a global leader with over 4,000 employees in over 80 countries. PHD combines the latest industry insights with the best creative minds to produce innovation and create award-winning work for some of the world’s largest advertisers. Being part of Omnicom Media Group gives PHD avenues to meet buying demands of the world’s biggest advertisers. Having access to sophisticated research resources and advanced business intelligence tools through the group allows them to deliver the very best.

Percept Media Percept Media is the media arm of Percept Limited founded in 1984 by legendary ad maker and sports marketing wizard Shailendra Singh. Percept Media has expertise in building, developing and nurturing a brand through a customized 360 degree media solution. Percept is a leader in integrated marketing communications with 20 specialist units, each a distinctive brand and a leader in their domain. The group operates in conventional and traditional media spaces, venturing in and out of home, below the line activation, retail, rural, entertainment marketing, new media, digital and sports marketing, sponsorships and endorsements. Percept is at an enviable position with a team of over 1,000 people and 62 offices in India and the Middle East and capitalized billings of about INR 26 billion.

RK Swami Media Group RK Swami Media Group is one of India’s most respected and oldest media planning agencies with over two decades of experience and diversified expertise. The group offers a spectrum of services in Integrated Media Planning and Buying, operating in Outdoor, Digital, Events and Retail domains. All media initiatives are supported by in depth research and data analysis. It operates through a specialized wing for better execution. It has over 170 media personnel operating from 6 offices and has a list of clients comprising the best in the nation. It is now considered amongst India’s leading media planning agencies.

Starcom Mediavest Group (SMG ) The global holding company Starcom Mediavest Group (SMG) formed in 2000 is among the largest media networks in the world and a part of France’s Publicis Groupe, the thirdlargest communications group globally headquartered in Chicago. SMG has strategic tie-ups with companies such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Acxiom, Tencent and more involving data and analytics.

Sepia Advertising Sepia is an independent branding and advertising agency. Sepia Advertising has been synonymous with living in an advertising environment; breathing creativity; innovating best communication solutions; and firmly establishing brands like never before. It offers integrated high-end branding and advertising solutions through result-oriented approaches. Sepia offers branding services that create the company’s identity as a whole.

Swastika Entertainment As an organization, Swastika is driven by innovation and creativity and focuses on growth while delivering exceptional value to clients. The company’s strategies are driven by the needs of the client. Their success can be measured by the satisfaction achieved by clients. It accords a high premium to maintaining superlative standards throughout. The firm encourages employees to come up with smarter ideas within the fastest possible time. Its value system is based on innovation and originality. The agency recognizes individual expression and creative freedom.

Vizeum Media Vizeum Media Services is a media agency founded in 2008 based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Its services include advertising, marketing and promotion. Vizeum is solution for the new era of media, for a convergent world where consumers and content come together, in real time. The media agency crafts platforms and devices for a global world massively impacted by digital technology which is totally reshaping the environment with brands and society people live in. Vizeum embraces every dimension, linking social, mobile, offline and online, generating emotions and trust, and building powerful connections between brands.

Think Routes Advertising Founded in 2012 by Sumit Maheshwari, Think Routes Advertising is one of India’s leading media planning agencies that provides absolutely innovative planning solutions. Think Routes Advertising has constantly been the face of the media revolution transforming the way media planning has been done and perceived. Today, Think Routes Advertising offers services that encompass OOH media solutions, activations, event and advertising.

ZenithOptimedia Projecting and promoting itself as ‘The ROI Agency’, ZenithOptimedia is a leading global media services network with over 7,500 people working in 262 offices across 74 countries. It is a part of the Publicis Group. It has been the first agency to apply a rigorous and objective approach to improving the effectiveness of marketing spends, delivering clients the best possible return on their communications investment. The ZenithOptimedia Group of companies equips clients with a full range of integrated skills across communications planning, value optimization, performance media and content creation. ZenithOptimedia’s key clients include Aviva, Clarins, Kering, Lactalis, L’Oréal, LVMH, Nestlé, Oracle and others.

Alakh Advertising & Publicity Started in 1989, Alakh Advertising & Publicity Pvt.Ltd. is a leading and reputed media firm having more than 300 prominent sites at strategic locations spread over Mumbai and Nagpur. Alakh has a multi talented team working round the clock to bring life to the outdoor presence of its prestigious clients. It has tie-ups with outdoor partners all across the country and this alliance brings to the fore, most competitively priced effective media across India. The brand has become synonymous with outdoor advertising carving a prominent niche for itself in the upper echelons of outdoor space with a client list that includes Government, Private and Public Sector firms. Its USP is its ability to innovate beyond even out of the box ideas for all its campaigns so that their client’s brand stand out and most importantly, are able to provide effective returns.

Global Advertisers Founded In 1996, Global captured millions of eyeballs, including clients and the advertising fraternity with its path-breaking outdoor initiative – the iconic below-the-railway-platform wall painting. It is a 360 degree outdoor media solutions provider with a pan-India presence and a reputation for consistently offering superlative quality par excellence and unmatched prices. Global has high-quality billboards spread across 150 premium locations across Mumbai along with outdoor media channels owned by the affiliates, partners and associates spread through the length and breadth of India. With over 100 brand launches, 500 campaigns and over 100 IPOs behind it, Global with its associates, affiliates and partners possesses nationwide reach as well as segmental penetration. Global has spearheaded the revolution in outdoor media – arresting consumers’ attention as well as driving home the message effectively. The proof of Global’s success is in the ever expanding client list.

Kinetic Worldwide Kinetic is the global leader in contextually connecting and activating audiences on the move. With over 50 offices in 30 countries worldwide, Kinetic has the scale, partnerships, and location expertise to deliver the most efficient and accountable media solutions. Kinetic uses insights, powered by data and technology, to understand the entire spectrum of consumer expectation, from the physical to the emotional. Kinetic Worldwide is the global leader in understanding how brands can connect with people’s lifestyles and the environments they engage with when away from the home. Kinetic’s network reaches across the globe, from 39 offices in 21 markets, offering dedicated expertise in OOH planning and buying solutions. The firm has developed strong partnerships with clients, agencies, suppliers, media owners, and technologists, and is now amongst the global leaders.

Laqshya Media Founded in 1997, Laqshya Media Pvt Ltd is India’s leading OOH media company. The Laqshya Media Group has constantly been the face of the OOH media revolution transforming the way outdoor advertising is done and perceived. The competitive advantage Laqshya enjoys are the knowledge driven solutions for brands they cater to and service with a dedicated research team, acquiring all related data through various agencies. Through industry analysis, competition monitoring, traffic count and much more, the research cell at Laqshya offers a scientific approach to developing, executing and evaluating the effectiveness of a campaign. With an unmatched expertise of having handled over 10,000 campaigns, the brand is a repository of knowledge and insights across product categories. In India, with offices in 25 locations, Laqshya offers a pervasive reach across over 3000 cities and towns. Without doubt, Laqshya is continuing on its path to greatness.

Madison OOH Madison Communications, founded by one of the most influential media personalities in India, Sam Balsara, in 1988, is a diversified communications group, with 20 units across nine specialized functions in advertising, media, out-of-home advertising, public relations, rural, retail, entertainment, mobile and sports, employing over 800 communication professionals across cities in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The gross billing of Madison World is Rs. 25 billion. Madison OOH offers OOH media strategy and plan, outdoor specific layouts, fastest & accurate execution and post campaign evaluation. It has won awards for its outdoor campaign for brands ’Vivel’ and ‘Nimbooz Fresh.’ Madison World now offers several specialized services namely out-ofhome, MOMS outdoor media solutions, platinum out-of-home and out-sell. With a name that competes with the world’s best, Madison OOH is amongst the most preferred outdoor agencies that clients wish to deal with and give their business to.

Milestone Brandcom Milestone Brandcom is India’s fastest growing outdoor specialist agency, with through the line communication capabilities. The electrifying integrated out-of-home agency in India with billings over Rs. 300 Crores, a team of 200 people, 42 offices, and 100 brands under its wing, strives to continually challenge the status quo of the communication paradigms in the country by offering, disruptive, creative, innovative and relevant communication solutions. It crafts campaigns that are conceived out of innovative thinking, scientific planning and real-time monitoring. Milestone Brandcom is now part of the Dentsu- Aegis Global Network. Presently, Milestone Brandcom is among the most awarded OOH agencies in India. Milestone boasts over 100 awards since inception. Founder Nabendu dreams of transforming Milestone into a fullfledged advertising & communication agency in the near future. As of now, it continues to be amongst India’s leading and preferred agencies.

Octagon Media Networks Octagon is the global sports, entertainment, lifestyle marketing and talent representation agency of the Interpublic Group. Founded in 1983, it develops innovative marketing strategies to keep their clients steps ahead of the ever-changing consumer and industry landscape. Octagon Media Networks integrates sports, outdoor, OOH with audio/visual publicity. It is torchbearer in sports and entertainment advertising in outdoor arena. With the outdoor sports arena becoming more and more integrated with the latest technology offerings, Octagon has ensured that not only has it continued offering the traditional outdoor services, but also offers the latest communication and advertising services that are integrated with post modern technology solutions. With a most enviable client list, Octagon has only grown from strength to strength in the Indian marketplace, presenting newer and more radical innovations that are now benchmarks of their space.

Out-of-Home Media (India) Pvt.Ltd. Out-of-Home Media (India) Pvt. Ltd., established in 2007, is a leading media company specializing in out-of-home television. OOH leverages their widespread network of screens to display advertisements and engage consumers while they are typically out-of-home. The medium combines the strengths of audiovisual communication with the visibility of outdoor. The medium has an ability to ensure that the advertisers get their message across their most difficult to reach consumers with regularity and across different day parts. OOH delivers to audiences in different frames of mind which enhances the communication impact and also audience recall. Outof- Home Media has already installed over 4500 screens in more than 18 cities across India reaching out to 70 million people monthly with more than 300 advertisers; and that is a unique claim to fame.

Posterscope India Posterscope is the world’s leading Out-of- Home Communications agency. With billings in excess of $2.2 billion, the leading outdoor player has over 700 people in 48 offices located in 27 countries worldwide. Posterscope aims to continually build understanding of the role of Out-of-Home in the connected economy and make Out-of- Home campaigns easy and accountable for the customers to execute. The corporate philosophy it operates with is, “Traditionally the past drove the present. In today’s world, the future drives the present.” Posterscope is proud of its better understanding of emerging technology and consumer behavior in the Out-of-Home segment and in their knowledge of how the two combine to create new opportunities for advertisers. Clearly, the sustainable and significant advantage the firm enjoys over its competitors has enabled the firm to become a world leader and a top innovator in its domain. Porterscope India mirrors these strengths with as much verve.

Rapport Outdoor Advertising Pvt Ltd Established in London during 1989 with a mission to revolutionise Out-of-Home media planning, Rapport has since evolved into a global business. Rapport Outdoor Advertising Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Lintas Initiative Outdoor Advertising Pvt. Ltd.) is part of the IPG Mediabrands family with offices around the world. Rapport is at the cutting edge of the expanding OOH landscape. Complemented with a deep understanding of digital, data and emerging technologies, Rapport is at the forefront of a new results-focused age in OOH media planning. Rapport has a mission to build a rapport between brands and their consumers. With offices in the U.K., the U.S. and India, “rewarding connections” is at the heart of everything it does for clients. The company represents numerous brands including MasterCard, Microsoft, BSkyB and Tiffany. Founded 25 years ago, the company has only created global standards in its domain and functional space.