India Digital Award
17th January 2025
Aerocity, New Delhi
  • Best Display Campaign

    Any campaign which emphasized the use of digital banners, buttons, pop-ups, videos or any other form of web display to promote an idea, concept, product, service, offer, etc. and helped the marketer in achieving the desired targets.

  • Best Execution of Performance Campaign

    Any campaign based on measurable results which was publisher/network/agency led and devised, created and delivered either completely internally or through a collaboration of parties that enabled them successfully manage expectations whilst adding incremental or innovative sales value thereby achieving goals.

  • Best Online Interactive Marketing

    Awarded to the online campaigns and brand initiatives with interactivity at the core of the idea. While the overall initiative may have multiple touchpoints (including mass media and on-ground activations, etc.), to be eligible in this category, it is mandatory to have an online interactive technology as the lead aspect of the program. This could include innovations in content, branded utilities, digital assets, games, social media programs, conversation handles, etc.

  • Best Search Marketing Campaign

    Awarded to the search campaign which aimed at using search engine(s) for promotion of a product/service/ event or for any other marketing activity and achieved great results in terms of number of clicks, visits, registrations and/or transactions.

  • Best Use of Native Advertising

    Awarded to the brand or agency who has established the most innovative and effective use of interactive advertising using content creation, creative execution, and user engagement. The advertisement should be unique and native to the content on which it is integrated.

  • Best Video Campaign

    Awarded to the video(s) used in a campaign and made for online distribution. Entrants will be required to state if the video was also transmitted on TV or any other channel after going live online. The video should be precisely for online mediums and no other advertising mediums. The number of impressions received should be mentioned.

  • Best Cross-channel Marketing Campaign

    Any multi-channel or omni-channel marketing campaign which involved managing a brand's exposure across social media, mobile apps, websites, email and/or word-of-mouth recommendations while providing an integrated, consistent experience of the brand.

  • Best Digital Brand Strategy

    Any online advertising campaigns with a clearly executed and insightful brand strategy.

  • Best Digital Integrated Marketing

    Any digital marketing campaign which was executed across multiple digital channels and platforms in a seamless, integrated and coherent manner

  • Best Use of Meta

    Any creative and innovative activity performed which exemplifies efficient use of Meta in the holistic sense as ancillary to an advertising or a marketing campaign

  • Best Use of MarTech

    This category aims to acknowledge outstanding achievements using martech to execute highly effective marketing campaigns. Recognizing excellence in leveraging technology for highly successful campaigns, submissions must articulate program objectives, showcase technology's role in maximizing results, and highlight seamless integration with other channels.

  • Best Use of LinkedIn

    Any creative and innovative activity performed which exemplifies efficient use of LinkedIn in the holistic sense as ancillary to an advertising or a marketing campaign

  • Ad Tech Company of the Year

    Judges are looking for software that is transforming how brands, agencies and publishers create, run, measure and manage digital advertising campaigns on whichever platform they choose.

  • New Use of Celebrity Endorser

    This award honors a brand's successful use of celebrity endorsers in digital or marketing campaigns to enhance awareness and engage its target audience. Nominations should illustrate how the celebrity's persona aligns with the brand's identity, highlighting the strategic synergy that amplifies the campaign's message and drives measurable results.

  • New Use of OTT

    This award recognizes a brand's successful use of OTT platforms to engage its target audience and meet specific marketing goals. Nominations should clearly showcase creativity, engagement, impact, and innovation, highlighting the brand's ability to craft unique and memorable experiences that captivate the audience and inspire interaction. Campaigns solely focused on Connected TVs are not eligible for this category.

  • New Use of eSports & Gamification

    This award acknowledges a digital marketing campaign that effectively utilizes sports, e-sports, and gamification to connect with its target audience and achieve specific digital marketing objectives. It highlights campaigns that leverage sports and gaming as a central medium to engage consumers, creating compelling marketing strategies that resonate with their audience through specific sports leagues, live events, or sports figures.

  • New Use of Affiliate Marketing

    This award recognizes the top digital campaign that showcases an effective and innovative approach to affiliate marketing, achieving strong results and a solid return on investment (ROI).

  • New Moment Marketing Campaign

    This award honors a digital marketing campaign that leveraged offline events or experiences. It is aimed at brands that proactively engaged with customers in response to their reactions to digital advertising campaigns, brand posts, recent partnerships, or relevant news, thereby fostering online conversations.

  • New Best use of Social Media

    This category celebrates campaigns that harness the power of social media to build engagement, amplify brand presence, and drive results. Entries should showcase innovative strategies, creative content, and effective use of social platforms to reach and connect with audiences.

  • New Best use of E-commerce

    This category honors campaigns that creatively leverage e-commerce platforms to drive engagement, sales, and brand impact. Entries should demonstrate how the campaign utilized e-commerce tools and strategies to enhance the customer journey, boost conversions, and achieve measurable business results.

  • B2B Content Campaign

    Any content campaign used to market products/services to other businesses so as to win over clients for business, collaborations or partnerships will be eligible to be awarded under this category.

  • Best SEO Marketing Campaign

    Awarded to the most creative and strategic use of Internet search technology to achieve a direct SEO marketing objective.

  • Best Use of Mobile for Content Marketing Campaign

    Any brand that willfully creates and uses high quality content specifically for mobile as a medium to promote its products and/or services will be eligible for this category of awards. Games, apps etc. are also applicable to be entered.

  • Branded Content Campaign

    The award celebrates the power of branded content to create meaningful connections with audiences and drive business results. It honours creativity, innovation, and effectiveness of a branded content campaign that successfully engaged and connected with its target audience. The winning campaign in this category will have demonstrated exceptional storytelling, aligning the brand's values with those of its audience and having effectively communicated the brand's message. The marketing campaign communication should be an indirect means of interaction with the target audience through long format videos, short films, web series, podcasts, e-books and others.

  • Product Launch Campaign

    This award recognizes the efforts of a brand in introducing a new product to the market. Nominations must clearly demonstrate creativity, innovation, and effectiveness in their campaigns, which have resulted in successful sales and increased brand awareness. To be eligible for this award, a brand must have launched a new product within the past year, and the campaign must have been launched within the same period. The campaign must have utilized various marketing channels to promote the product effectively and generate excitement around its launch.

  • Not for Profit Campaign

    This award recognizes a brand that made a positive social impact through a not-for-profit campaign. It celebrates the brand's commitment to creating meaningful change in the world. Nominations must clearly demonstrate creativity, innovation, and effectiveness in addressing a social or environmental issue and how the campaign has successfully engaged the target audience, increased awareness about the issue, and inspired action towards a solution. The campaign should have been executed by NGOs, government or public organizations, trusts, etc. Private organizations and MNCs cannot apply in this category.

  • Tech Enabled Campaign

    This award recognizes a brand that has successfully utilized technology to create an innovative and effective marketing campaign. It celebrates campaigns that have leveraged technology - AR/VR/AI/ML/bots/Metaverse and other technologies to drive engagement, increase brand awareness, and achieve measurable results. Nominations must clearly demonstrate creativity, originality, strategic thinking, effective use one or more technology platforms or tools and measurable results from it.

  • Customer Engagement & Experience Campaign

    This award recognizes a brand in creating exceptional customer experiences and building long-term relationships with their customers. It celebrates campaigns that focus on delivering an exceptional customer experience across all touchpoints and improving overall customer engagement. Nominations must clearly demonstrate brands' deep understanding of customer needs and expectations, how it created innovative and personalized experiences that resonate with their target audience in addition to creativity, originality, effectiveness and measurable results.

  • Product Designing & Packaging

    This award recognizes a brand that has successfully leveraged cohesive and engaging product design and packaging to engage with their customers. The product design and packaging should successfully captures the essence of the brand, resonates with their target audience, and enhances the overall customer experience. It celebrates innovation, creativity, and excellence that goes into creating an outstanding product design and packaging campaign. It acknowledges the strategic thinking, attention to detail, and craftsmanship that are necessary to develop a compelling and effective design and packaging. Nominations must clearly demonstrate the quality of the design and packaging, the degree to which it aligns with the brand's identity, the effectiveness of the campaign in engaging the target audience, and the overall impact on the brand's business results.

  • Sports Marketing Campaign

    The award celebrates a brand that has used sports to engage with their target audience and achieve specific marketing objectives. It recognizes campaigns that have successfully leveraged sports as the central medium to connect to the consumer to create compelling and engaging marketing campaigns that resonate with their target audience by leveraging a specific sport league, live sporting events, or sports person. Nominations must clearly demonstrate creativity, engagement, impact, innovation and brand's ability to create unique and memorable experiences that captures the attention of their target audience and inspire them to engage with the brand.

  • Festive Marketing

    The award recognizes a brand that has successfully launched a marketing campaign during the festive season aimed at directly engaging with their target audience and taken the most creative and impactful approach to reach them. Nominations should clearly demonstrate objective, understanding of the target audience, approach to messaging, measurable outcomes, and effective use of multiple channels to create a cohesive and impactful campaign. Eligible campaigns may include social media campaigns, influencer partnerships, experiential marketing events, product launches, or any other consumer-facing marketing initiative.

  • Best Multilingual Campaign in Bharat

    Any multilingual non-English campaign for Bharat improvised as per the region & successfully broke the language barrier with art and appealed to the audiences in a minimum of 2 or more than two Indic languages is the best fit for this sub-category

  • Best Digital Influencer Marketing Campaign

    Any influencer led marketing campaign which made use of a powerful, unique content to communicate with the target group on digital media platforms to drive favorable results.

  • New Best use of Personalisation

    This award recognizes outstanding digital marketing campaigns that excel in precise targeting and personalization. It honors efforts that successfully engage the right audience by delivering tailored messages at the perfect moment. The category highlights innovative applications of data, technology, and creative strategies to craft personalized content that fosters engagement and builds lasting brand loyalty.

  • Best Enterprise Product or Service

    Any state-of-the-art mobile tool designed and dedicated to the purpose of helping and supporting users from corporations or enterprises to work smarter and do business better on the move by providing efficient tools, mechanics, services, products and/or information relevant to the domain.

  • Best Entertainment App

    This award honours the best mobile app developed for entertainment content including music/film/short videos etc. All forms of entertainment are eligible for this award.

  • Best FinTech App

    This award honours the best mobile app developed for fintech space with friendly interface showcasing the elements that make their app stand out from the rest.

  • Best Innovative Mobile App

    Any pre-emptive and innovative mobile app designed with the idea of serving the consumer and/or engaging them with an innovative concept that captivates a significant user base.

  • Best User Experience in an App

    All mobile apps that offer the best user experience through innovative design and useful functionality.

  • Best User Interface in an App

    All mobile apps that sets an industry standard of excellence for user interface design by creating a seamless experience for end-users.

  • New Use of In-App Advertising

    This award acknowledges the most effective use of advertising within mobile applications. These ads are seamlessly integrated into the app's user interface, appearing while users actively interact with the app's content. The category is open to both one-time campaigns and ongoing initiatives.

  • New Best Use of GPS / Location

    This award honors the most impactful and innovative use of GPS or location-based technology in a mobile app. It highlights apps that utilize location data to deliver valuable, personalized, and relevant experiences to users. Winning entries will showcase how GPS or location technology has been effectively employed to enhance functionality, elevate user experience, and boost engagement through location-aware features and services.

  • New Best Website/Microsite

    Recognizing websites and microsites that excel in design, user experience, and functionality. This award honors digital platforms that effectively engage audiences, deliver clear content, and achieve business goals through innovation and seamless navigation.

  • Best Digital Agency of the Year

    With digital agencies growing rapidly to meet the demands of an increasingly digital workforce, the judges are looking for the agency that stands out as a little different while also delivering consistently high-quality work. Whether it's growing their client base or exceeding the expectations of existing clients all while using digital tools in a smart way, this category aims to showcase the agency that's using digital to stand out from the crowd.

  • Best Digital Person of the Year

    The apex individual title, it looks forward to awarding a person who has made an outstanding contribution for the promotion of Internet and/or mobile services in India through any endeavor or work of his company, government department or NGO in the form of any executed project or application that rendered significant developments in the digital domain in terms of reach, accessibility, convenience, and acceptance with proven results.

  • Best Start-Up of the Year

    This category seeks to award a company pertaining to the arena of Internet or Mobile that was started or incorporated on or after 01 January 2020 and has demonstrated commendable growth in its operations at a brisk pace and promises to make it big in the industry in near future.

  • New Emerging Digital Agency of the Year

    This award honors digital marketing agencies that demonstrate clear team and client objectives, recent campaign successes, challenges encountered, staff numbers, client details, and turnover. Eligible agencies must have been established on or after 2020.