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November 2025 | Mumbai

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Best TV Advertising Campaign

Recognizing an outstanding television ad campaign that effectively engaged audiences, reinforced brand messaging, and demonstrated exceptional creativity and impact.

Best Print Advertising Campaign

Honoring a print campaign that skillfully leveraged newspapers, magazines, or other print media to create strong brand awareness and drive customer engagement.

Best Radio Advertising Campaign

Celebrating an innovative and compelling radio campaign that effectively conveyed a BFSI brand’s message, resonated with the audience, and drove results.

Best Outdoor Advertising Campaign

Awarded to the most creative and impactful outdoor campaign that leveraged billboards, transit ads, or ambient media to capture attention and enhance brand visibility.

Best Branded Content Partnership

Recognizing a strategic collaboration between a BFSI brand and a media partner to create compelling branded content that successfully engaged and educated consumers.

Best Social Media Campaign

The most effective and engaging social media campaign by a BFSI brand that strategically leverages platforms to drive awareness, customer engagement, and measurable impact.

Best CSR Campaign

The most impactful CSR campaign by a BFSI brand that effectively utilises multiple media channels to promote social responsibility while reinforcing brand purpose.

Best Product Launch Campaign

The most impactful digital campaign by a BFSI brand that effectively builds awareness, engagement, and excitement around a new product launch.

Best Integrated/Multimedia Campaign

The most creative use of integrated multimedia channels by a BFSI brand to deliver a high-impact marketing campaign.

Best PR Campaign

The most effective use of PR by a BFSI brand to shape public opinion or policy.

Best Digital Marketing Campaign

Awarded to the most successful, innovative, and data-driven digital marketing campaign that effectively used digital channels to promote a BFSI product or service.

Best Innovation in Digital Marketing

The most groundbreaking digital innovation by a BFSI brand that enhances brand engagement, user experience, or marketing effectiveness.

Best Performance Marketing Strategy

Recognizing a BFSI brand’s excellence in performance marketing, leveraging paid media, data insights, and conversion-driven tactics to achieve outstanding business results.

Best Use of Data & Analytics

Celebrating an organization’s expertise in harnessing data and analytics to drive marketing decisions, optimize customer engagement, and enhance business outcomes.

Best SEO/SEM Strategy

Awarded to the BFSI brand that demonstrated exceptional use of SEO/SEM strategies to improve search rankings, drive organic traffic, and maximize conversions.

Best Social Media Strategy

Recognizing an outstanding BFSI social media campaign that effectively leveraged platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube to build brand presence and engage audiences.

Best Video Marketing Campaign

Celebrating a BFSI brand’s ability to craft engaging and impactful video content that successfully captured audience attention and reinforced brand messaging.

Best Influencer Marketing Campaign

Honoring a BFSI brand that leveraged influencers to enhance credibility, reach new audiences, and drive consumer engagement through authentic storytelling.

Best Personalization Strategy

Awarding a BFSI brand’s excellence in using AI-driven personalization to deliver tailored experiences, improve customer interactions, and drive business growth.

Best Podcast/Audio Marketing Initiative

Recognizing a BFSI brand’s innovative use of podcasting or audio-based marketing to educate, engage, and connect with audiences in a meaningful way.

Best Website/App Experience

Celebrating the most user-friendly, engaging, and high-performing BFSI website or app that enhances customer experience and provides seamless digital interactions.

Best Newsletter or Email Marketing Campaign

Awarding a BFSI brand’s excellence in leveraging email marketing strategies to nurture customer relationships, drive engagement, and deliver personalized content.

Best Customer Experience (CX) Strategy

Recognizing a BFSI brand’s commitment to enhancing customer experience through innovative strategies that improve engagement, satisfaction, and retention.

Best Personal Finance Education Initiative

Honoring a BFSI brand’s efforts in empowering customers through financial literacy initiatives, educational campaigns, or advisory content.

Best Financial Literacy Campaign

Awarding a BFSI brand that effectively educated consumers about financial management, investment strategies, and banking products through a creative and impactful campaign.

Best Customer Retention Strategy

Recognizing the most effective customer loyalty and retention initiatives that successfully strengthened relationships and minimized churn.

Best Use of Gamification

Awarding a BFSI brand’s creative use of gamification techniques to enhance customer engagement, product awareness, and brand loyalty.

Best Loyalty & Rewards Program

Recognizing a BFSI loyalty program that provided exceptional value, encouraged repeat business, and enhanced customer satisfaction.

Best AI/ML Application

Honoring a BFSI brand’s innovative use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance marketing automation, personalization, and decision-making.

Best Martech Innovation

Recognizing a BFSI brand’s excellence in adopting cutting-edge marketing technology to optimize campaigns, streamline processes, and improve performance.

Best Use of Blockchain

Awarding a BFSI brand’s strategic use of blockchain technology to improve transparency, security, and customer trust in marketing campaigns.

Best Digital Onboarding Strategy

Celebrating an innovative digital onboarding process that simplified customer acquisition, enhanced the user experience, and accelerated account activations.

Best Chatbot or Conversational AI Campaign

Honoring a BFSI brand’s use of chatbot or AI-powered interactions to improve customer service, engagement, and lead generation.

Best Credit Card Marketing Campaign

Recognizing an outstanding marketing campaign focused on credit card adoption, highlighting benefits, rewards, and user engagement strategies.

Best Insurance Marketing Campaign

Honoring an insurance brand’s exceptional marketing initiative that effectively communicated policy benefits and built consumer trust.

Best Mutual Funds Marketing Campaign

Awarding a BFSI brand’s campaign that successfully drove awareness, education, and adoption of mutual fund investments.

Best Home Loan Marketing Campaign

Recognizing a BFSI brand’s success in promoting home loans through innovative marketing strategies that attracted prospective homeowners.

Best Personal Loan Marketing Campaign

Honoring a BFSI brand’s marketing campaign that effectively positioned personal loans, highlighting ease, affordability, and customer benefits.

Best Investment & Wealth Management Marketing Strategy

Recognizing an exceptional marketing approach that educated and engaged customers about wealth management, investment products, and financial planning.

Best BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) Marketing Initiative

Awarding a BFSI brand’s excellence in marketing BNPL services, driving awareness, adoption, and customer trust.

Best Experiential Marketing Campaign

Honoring an interactive and immersive marketing initiative that effectively engaged customers through on-ground or digital experiences.

Best Event Marketing Strategy

Recognizing an impactful BFSI event marketing initiative that successfully strengthened brand presence and customer engagement.

Best Use of Augmented Reality/VR

Awarding a BFSI brand’s innovative use of AR/VR to create engaging, interactive, and educational customer experiences.

Best Sponsorship & Partnership Activation

Recognizing a BFSI brand’s strategic sponsorship or partnership that maximized brand impact and audience engagement.

Most Innovative Experiential Campaign

The use of innovative experiential marketing by a BFSI brand to heighten brand engagement.

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3 SPECIAL AWARDS

Participants will receive scores for metals won:

Gold: 30 points | Silver: 20 points | Bronze: 10 points

The participant who receives the highest number of points in their class will receive the titles of:

BRAND OF THE YEAR | MARKETING LEADER OF THE YEAR | AGENCY OF THE YEAR

(For example, a participant that wins a Gold, a Silver, and a Bronze will have scored 30 + 20 + 10 = 60 points)

All participants will be automatically considered for one of these titles. They do not have to pay an additional fee.

Eligibility Criteria: Participants must accumulate a minimum of 100 points to qualify for these special awards. 

Rule:  In the case of a tie, the participant with the higher number of Gold awards will be declared the winner.

Note: The individual brand would be considered for the award and not the group.

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