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| Ambient Media | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Zone | Metal |
| Best Non-Traditional Indoor | Admatazz | Hyatt Centric | PVT LTD | West | S |
| Best Non-Traditional Indoor | Elixir Integrated Brandcomm | Crisil | Crisil House Ambient Branding | West | S |
| Best Non-Traditional Outdoor Media | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | Tata AIA Health Buddy - The Metro That Made Mumbai Pause | West | B |
| Best use of Ambient Media in a Retail Environment | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | Kuch Income Life Ke Liye, Kuch Life Insurance Ke Liye | West | S |
| Most Innovative Use of OOH | Craywingz | Kaavyaratna Group | The Flowing Hoarding - Curved LED Outdoor for Ganga By Kaavyaratna | West | B |
| Most Innovative Use of OOH | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | Kuch Income Life Ke Liye, Kuch Life Insurance Ke Liye | West | S |
| Content Marketing | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Zone | Metal |
| Best Branded Content Campaign | Trident Brandcom | ITC Sunrise Pure Masala | Sunrise Xipa Bisari A Journey Back to Roots | East | B |
| Best Branded Content Campaign | Meraqi Digital | Anmol Industries | Celebrating The Unsung Artists of India - Anmol Kalakaar - Season 2 | East | S |
| Best Community Building Campaign | LOM Worldwide | McVitie’s India | McVitie's Premier League 2025 Game Humara, Take Tumahra |
North | B |
| Best Community Building Campaign | WHAT ARE YOU SAYING (W.A.Y.S. Marketing Solutions) | Teddyy Baby Diapers | Unhinged Take On Motherhood | West | B |
| Best Interactive Content | LOM Worldwide | McVitie’s India | McVitie's Premier League 2025 Game Humara, Take Tumahra |
North | B |
| Best use of a Video | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | CA Paresh Shaan | West | B |
| Most Innovative Content Strategy | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | CA Paresh Shaan | West | B |
| Design | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Zone | Metal |
| Best Brand Identity | VOLUME | Roots and Sky | Roots and Sky - A sanctuary etched in Earth & Ether | North | B |
| Best Brand Identity | Admatazz | Hyatt Centric | PVT LTD | West | S |
| Best Corporate Identity | Human Global | Casper Wealth | Crypto Without Chaos | South | B |
| Best Event Design | WhyNotAdvertising | Ministry of Jal Shakti | Ganga Utsav 2024 | West | B |
| Best Packaging | Firefly Creative Solution | BakeVin Foods by Hygeeias Foodz | Smookies by Firefly | West | B |
| Best Packaging | Redmatter | Munico | Gutzy Packaging | South | B |
| Best Packaging | Craywingz | MMV Mumbaiya Misal & Vadapav | The MMV Global Packaging Journey | West | S |
| Best Social Media Design | Nash8 | Too Yumm! K-Bomb | The MangaVerse | North | G |
| Digital | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Zone | Metal |
| Best Brand Integration | Meraqi Digital | Anmol Industries | Bane Har Pal Anmol Jab Holi Ho Sabke Saath Championing Inclusivity during the Holi Festival | East | S |
| Best Brand Website | Meraqi Digital | Pentonic by Linc | Integrating Brand Persona & Functionality Into A Website | Pentonic | East | S |
| Best Performance Marketing | Modifyed Digital | Earthlings Trust | Earthlings Trust Performance Marketing Campaign for Fundraising | North | B |
| Best Product Launch Campaign | Admatazz | BGauss | BGauss RUV Launch | West | B |
| Best Storytelling | Namak Media | Nataraj Pencils | BE BOLD Kyuki Perfect Hona Zaroori Nahi Hai | West | S |
| Best use of AI in a Campaign | Digitale (A part of Lookad India) | Doctor's Choice | Doctor's Choice x Ilish Pokkho | East | S |
| Best use of SEO/SEM | Techinfinity | Lily Origin | Lily Origin SEO Growth Campaign | West | B |
| Influencer Marketing | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Zone | Metal |
| Best Influencer Campaign | CoCreate Network! | SMART Bazaar | Jamai Shoshthi 2025 - Jake Lokkhi Diechi Take r ki debo tao | East | B |
| Best Use of Influencer(s) on Instagram | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | Kuch Income Life Ke Liye, Kuch Life Insurance Ke Liye | West | B |
| Best Use of Video for Influencer Marketing | Digitale (A part of Lookad India) | Excel Home Decor | Naya Ghar Nayi Shuruaat | East | S |
| Public Relations | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Zone | Metal |
| Best Internal Communication | Z-Aksys Solutions | HDFC Bank | G.R.A.C.E campaign | West | B |
| Best use of Content Marketing | WHAT ARE YOU SAYING (W.A.Y.S. Marketing Solutions) | ONLY | For The Heartbreakers | West | G |
| Best use of PR for a Social Cause | Bold & Beyond | Anna Chandy & Associates | Normalising conversations around mental health | South | B |
| Social Media | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Zone | Metal |
| Best Social Media Campaign | LOM Worldwide | McVitie’s India | McVitie's Premier League 2025 Game Humara, Take Tumahra |
North | S |
| Best Use of a Topical Event | CoCreate Network! | SMART Bazaar | Pujo Ashche tai Mayer Sathe Seje Uthun Smart Bazaar Cholun | East | B |
| Best Use of a Topical Event | Popkon Creatives | Coconut Stories | Some Kerala Stories Worth Watching | South | B |
| Best Use of a Topical Event | Till It Clicks | Veena World | Maatit Saaksh Urte | West | B |
| Best Use of Short Form Video on Social Media | Techinfinity | MG India | MG Windsor Claw Machine Video | West | B |
| Best Use of Social Media for CSR | AlphaX | Zeel Climate Clothing | A story of 1000 Heena's | West | B |
| Best Use of Social Media for CSR | Digitale (A part of Lookad India) | Sanmarg | Aparajita | East | B |
| Best Use of Social Media for CSR | Modifyed Digital | Tata Steel Foundation | Tata Steel Foundations CSR Campaign | North | B |
| Video | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Zone | Metal |
| Best Brand Video (Campaign) | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | CA Paresh Shaan | West | B |
| Best Brand Video (Campaign) | United270 communication lab | John Jacobs Eyewear | Wild Gear | West | S |
| Best Long Form Video (More than 30 seconds) | AlphaX | International Sunny Cooking Oil | Letter to Bappa | West | B |
| Best Use of Humour | WHAT ARE YOU SAYING (W.A.Y.S. Marketing Solutions) | Teddyy Baby Diapers | Unhinged Take On Motherhood | West | B |
| Best Use of Humour | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | CA Paresh Shaan | West | S |
| Best Use of Humour | atomcontent.studio | Sattva Group | 50-50 - a-tom X Sattva | South | S |
| Best Use of Video for CSR | AlphaX | Zeel Climate Clothing | A story of 1000 Heena's | West | B |
| Best use of Video for Social Media | Craywingz | Caratlane | A Coin That Connects India - Craywingz X Caratlane CGI | West | B |
| Best use of Video for Social Media | Nash8 | Axis Bank | The First That Stays | North | S |
| Best Video for a Cause | Quadcubes Digital | IM-Mothers Day Video | South | B | |
| Ambient Media | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Metal | |
| Best Non-Traditional Indoor | Admatazz | Hyatt Centric | PVT LTD | S | |
| Best Non-Traditional Indoor | Elixir Integrated Brandcomm | Crisil | Crisil House Ambient Branding | S | |
| Best Traditional Outdoor | Walk The Talk Communications | Maggi | Pahado Wali Maggi aur Baarish Wali Maggi | B | |
| Best use of Ambient Media in a Retail Environment | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | Kuch Income Life Ke Liye, Kuch Life Insurance Ke Liye | S | |
| Best use of Technology | Walk The Talk Communications | PNB MetLife | Aapka Aage Ka Plan Kya Hai? | B | |
| Most Innovative Use of OOH | Walk The Talk Communications | KFC | Taste The Epic | S | |
| Most Innovative Use of OOH | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | Kuch Income Life Ke Liye, Kuch Life Insurance Ke Liye | S | |
| Most Innovative Use of OOH | Walk The Talk Communications | Maggi | Pahado Wali Maggi aur Baarish Wali Maggi | G | |
| Brand Activation | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Metal | |
| Best Cause Marketing | Walk The Talk Communications | PNB MetLife | Aapka Aage Ka Plan Kya Hai? | B | |
| Best Guerilla Marketing | BIRTHDAY | Kinetic | Chaos & Energy: How The Legend Was Shot- Raw & Unfiltered! | B | |
| Content Marketing | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Metal | |
| Best Branded Content Campaign | Scatter | Airtel | Airtel - Connecting the Odds | B | |
| Best Branded Content Campaign | Story Digital | Ambuja Cements | Monsoon Campaign | S | |
| Best Community Building Campaign | LOM Worldwide | McVitie’s India | McVitie's Premier League 2025 Game Humara, Take Tumahra |
B | |
| Best Interactive Content | LOM Worldwide | McVitie’s India | McVitie's Premier League 2025 Game Humara, Take Tumahra |
B | |
| Best use of a Video | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | CA Paresh Shaan | B | |
| Best use of a Video | atomcontent.studio | Medanta Hospital | Banno Ki Rasm - a-tom X Medanta | S | |
| Most Innovative Content Strategy | Grumpy Beard Media | Sweet Truth by Rebel Foods | 5 Lakh Cake for Fathers Day | B | |
| Customer Experience | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Metal | |
| Best Omnichannel Experience | Acumen Creative Studio | HSBC India | HSBC Golf League | B | |
| Design | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Metal | |
| Best Brand Identity | VOLUME | Roots and Sky | Roots and Sky - A sanctuary etched in Earth & Ether | B | |
| Best Corporate Identity | Human Global | Casper Wealth | Crypto Without Chaos | B | |
| Best Event Design | WhyNotAdvertising | Ministry of Jal Shakti | Ganga Utsav 2024 | B | |
| Best Event Design | VOLUME | KANPEKI | KANPEKI Year Six 'In Safe Hands' | S | |
| Best Packaging | Acumen Creative Studio | YU Foods | YU Korean Ramen Packaging | B | |
| Best Packaging | Craywingz | MMV Mumbaiya Misal & Vadapav | The MMV Global Packaging Journey | S | |
| Best Social Media Design | Nash8 | Too Yumm! K-Bomb | The MangaVerse | G | |
| Digital | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Metal | |
| Best Brand Awareness Campaign | Mixed Route Juice | Dabur Red Paste | Switch To Fluoride-Free | B | |
| Best Brand Awareness Campaign | atomcontent.studio | Medanta Hospital | Banno Ki Rasm - a-tom X Medanta | S | |
| Best Brand Integration | Story Digital | Ambuja Cements | Baba Sehgal x Ambuja Cement | B | |
| Best Brand Integration | Scatter | Airtel | Airtel - Scam stories | S | |
| Best Online Integrated Campaign | Story Digital | Ambuja Cements | Baba Sehgal x Ambuja Cement | B | |
| Best Product Launch Campaign | Admatazz | BGauss | BGauss RUV Launch | B | |
| Best Programmatic Campaign | Digitale (A part of Lookad India) | JK Tyre | Tyre with a Brain | S | |
| Best Storytelling | BIRTHDAY | Kinetic | Legend is Reborn (Re-launching Kinetic's New EV bike) | B | |
| Best Storytelling | Story Digital | Adani Cement | Heroes of Adani | B | |
| Best Storytelling | Scatter | Airtel | Airtel - Wi-Fi stories | S | |
| Best Storytelling | atomcontent.studio | Medanta Hospital | Banno Ki Rasm - a-tom X Medanta | G | |
| Best Topical Campaign | MagicCircle Communications | Goibibo | Stupid Stupid Stupid | Ft. Rishabh Pant & Sunil Gavaskar | S | |
| Best Topical Campaign | Voix Digital | SBI General Insurance | SBI General Independence Day Sound Symphony | S | |
| Best use of SEO/SEM | Techinfinity | Lily Origin | Lily Origin SEO Growth Campaign | B | |
| Influencer Marketing | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Metal | |
| Best Brand Influencer Collaboration | Social Panga | AMD India | Every generations favorite | B | |
| Best Influencer-led Product Launch | Lyxel&Flamingo | Sleepwell Mattress | Get Ready to Sleep with Sleepwell Pro FitRest | S | |
| Best Use of Influencer(s) on Instagram | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | Kuch Income Life Ke Liye, Kuch Life Insurance Ke Liye | B | |
| Best Use of Influencer(s) on Instagram | Ideaz Farm | Myntra | The Trial by Fashion - Women’s Day Film | S | |
| Best Use of Video for Influencer Marketing | Ideaz Farm | Myntra | The Trial by Fashion - Women’s Day Film | G | |
| Public Relations | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Metal | |
| Best Internal Communication | Z-Aksys Solutions | HDFC Bank | G.R.A.C.E campaign | B | |
| Best use of Content Marketing | WHAT ARE YOU SAYING (W.A.Y.S. Marketing Solutions) | ONLY | For The Heartbreakers | G | |
| Social Media | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Metal | |
| Best Social Media Campaign | Lyxel&Flamingo | Pigeon India | #StandbyNursingMoms | B | |
| Best Social Media Campaign | Story Digital | Ambuja Cements | Monsoon Campaign | S | |
| Best Use of a Topical Event | Social Panga | Hyundai India Motor | Pick You Up | B | |
| Best Use of a Topical Event | Grumpy Beard Media | Sweet Truth | 5 Lakh Cake | S | |
| Best Use of a Topical Event | MagicCircle Communications | Goibibo | Stupid Stupid Stupid | Ft. Rishabh Pant & Sunil Gavaskar | G | |
| Best Use of Instagram | atomcontent.studio | Medanta Hospital | Banno Ki Rasm - a-tom X Medanta | B | |
| Best Use of Instagram | Social Panga | Pringles India (Kellanova) | Pringles Ducklips | S | |
| Best Use of Short Form Video on Social Media | Techinfinity | MG India | MG Windsor Claw Machine Video | B | |
| Best Use of Social Media for CSR | atomcontent.studio | Medanta Hospital | Banno Ki Rasm - a-tom X Medanta | B | |
| Video | |||||
| CATEGORY | AGENCY NAME | BRAND | ENTRY NAME | Metal | |
| Best Brand Video (Campaign) | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | CA Paresh Shaan | B | |
| Best Brand Video (Campaign) | United270 communication lab | John Jacobs Eyewear | Wild Gear | S | |
| Best Brand Video (Single) | atomcontent.studio | Medanta Hospital | Banno Ki Rasm - a-tom X Medanta | G | |
| Best Long Form Video (More than 30 seconds) | Ideaz Farm | Myntra | The Trial by Fashion - Women’s Day Film | S | |
| Best Long Form Video (More than 30 seconds) | atomcontent.studio | Medanta Hospital | Banno Ki Rasm - a-tom X Medanta | G | |
| Best Short Form Video (30 seconds or less) | MagicCircle Communications | Goibibo | Stupid Stupid Stupid | Ft. Rishabh Pant & Sunil Gavaskar | G | |
| Best Use of AI in Video | Hashtag Orange | Swiss Beauty Cosmetics | Swiss Beauty The Craze Tribe Anthem | S | |
| Best Use of Humour | Bluebot Digitals | Artificial Labs | Mukdeee | B | |
| Best Use of Humour | WHAT ARE YOU SAYING (W.A.Y.S. Marketing Solutions) | Teddyy Baby Diapers | Unhinged Take On Motherhood | B | |
| Best Use of Humour | Admatazz | Tata AIA Life Insurance | CA Paresh Shaan | S | |
| Best use of Video for Social Media | Nash8 | Axis Bank | The First That Stays | B | |
| Best use of Video for Social Media | Story Digital | Adani Cement | Short Ads | S | |
| Best Video for a Cause | atomcontent.studio | Medanta Hospital | Banno Ki Rasm - a-tom X Medanta | B | |
