CATEGORIES

A01. Automotive Products & Services

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by automotive and related industry. Example: Two-wheelers, four-wheelers, petrol, engine oils, car accessories, tyres etc.

A02. Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by banking, financial services and insurance related industry. Example: Mutual funds, financial consultants, cash management services etc.

A03. Consumer Durables

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by Consumer Durables & Electronics Industry. Example: Entertainment, communications, household and office productivity electronics, home furnishings & maintenance, household care etc.

A04. Corporate Image

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns that enhances image of an organization without mentioning specific product attributes, recruitment, festival messages etc.

A05. CSR & Social Welfare

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns departments/companies/government/political parties/Professional individuals which create awareness amongst general public regarding social welfare measures. Example: Public Service Announcements, Environmental awareness, ethnic & disability awareness, anti-smoking, anti-drunk-driving etc.

A06. E-Commerce & Web Services

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by Online Retail/Wholesale Marketplaces, Services, Web based Service Industry etc. Example: Mobile Application Developers, Website Developers, E-commerce Portal developers etc.

A07. Entertainment & Media

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by Entertainment & Media industry. Example: Videos, Music, Newspapers, Magazines, Television Programming, Movies, Trailers & Promos, etc.

A08. FMCG - Personal & Home Care

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by Personal & Home Care industry. Example: Beauty care, Hair care, Hygiene tissues, New born care products, etc.

A09. Food & Beverages

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by Food & Beverages Industry. Example: Grocery/Food Stores, Restaurants, Delivery Service, Dairy products, non-alcoholic beverages etc

A010. Jewellery, Fashion & Lifestyle

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by Jewellery, Fashion & Lifestyle industry. Example: Apparel, Footwear, Accessories, Luxury Goods etc.

A011. Retail

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by Retail industry. Example: Malls, departmental stores, virtual stores, salons, shops, restaurants, cafes etc.

A012. Telecom

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by Telecom industry. Example: Mobile network service providers and mobile phones.

A013. Travel, Tourism & Leisure

This award recognizes outstanding TV campaigns by Travel & Tourism industry. Example: Tour operators, Accomodation & Catering, Tourist places and guiding services, Transport etc.

A014. Best Campaign - Jury Choice

This award is handpicked by the Grand Jury from subcategory A01 to A13 and rewarded the Best Campaign across sectors.

B01. Best Integrated TV Campaign

This award recognizes outstanding work which successfully integrated TV as a medium in their strategic media plan to communicate the brand’s message and/or change consumer awareness and attitudes.

B02. Best Launch/Re-Launch Strategy

This award recognizes outstanding work on TV that successfully utilises research, planning, marketing and customer satisfaction for the launch/re-launch of a programme/channel/product/service.

B03. Best Integration of Brand & Movie

This award recognizes outstanding work on TV that associate movie with a brand/programme/product/service in order to reach specific awareness/business goals and/or to help establish trust and affinity between the brand/programme/product/service and the public.

B04. Best Use of Entertainment Channel

This award recognizes outstanding work on TV that successfully utilises entertainment channel for advertising or a promotional activity on for the launch or marketing of a product/service.

B05. Best Use of Influencers/Celebrities

This award recognizes outstanding work on TV that effectively associates the influencers and/or celebrities with advertising or a promotional activity for the launch or marketing of product/service. Influencers may include Journalists, Academics, Industry analysts, Professional advisors, Celebrities and individual brand advocates.

B06. Best Use of Kids/Knowledge/Lifestyle Channel

This award recognizes outstanding work on TV that successfully utilises Kids/Knowledge/Lifestyle channel for advertising or a promotional activity on for the launch or marketing of a product/service.

B07. Best Use of News Channel

This award recognizes outstanding work on TV that successfully utilises news channel for advertising or a promotional activity on for the launch or marketing of a product/service.

B08. Best Use of Regional Entertainment Channel

This award recognizes outstanding work on TV that successfully utilises regional entertainment channel for advertising or a promotional activity on for the launch or marketing of a product/service.

B09. Best Use of Sponsorship

This award recognizes outstanding work on TV that successfully utilises innovation and effectiveness of a sponsorship program featuring content creation, product placement or product/service association to reach specific awareness/business goals and enhance the image of the organization.

B010. Best Use of Sports channel

This award recognizes outstanding work on TV that successfully utilises sports channel for advertising or a promotional activity on for the launch or marketing of a product/service.

C01. Best Program Launch

To recognize effectiveness of advertising or a promotional activity by a broadcaster (TV channel) that has been done towards a Program launch

C02. Best Program Promotion

To recognize effectiveness of advertising or a promotional activity by a broadcaster (TV channel) that has been done towards a Program promotion

C03. Best Consumer Marketing Strategy

To recognize effectiveness of advertising or a promotional activity by a broadcaster (TV channel) that has been done targeting the their consumer

C04. Best Trade Marketing Strategy

To recognize effectiveness of advertising or a promotional activity by a broadcaster (TV channel) that has been done for distribution or trade initiative.

C05. Public Awareness

To recognize outstanding TV campaigns done by the Broadcaster which creates awareness amongst general public regarding social welfare measures.

Advertiser of the Year

Advertising Agency of the Year

Media Agency of the Year

JUDGING

Judging Criteria for Best Creative Advertising - Single Ad or Campaign
Understanding the Target Audience 25%
Analysis of the situation & developing strategy 25%
Establish messages using creativity & innovation 25%
Results achieved 25%
Total 100%
Judging Criteria for Best Media Strategy
Understanding the Target Audience 25%
Analysis of the situation & developing strategy 25%
Execution of the Campaign 25%
Results achieved 25%
Total 100%
Judging Criteria for Best Broadcaster Awards
Understanding the Target Audience 25%
Analysis of the situation & developing strategy 25%
Establish messages using creativity & innovation 25%
Results achieved 25%
Total 100%

JUDGING PROCESS

Prime Time Awards is judged by an independent panel of highly acclaimed thought leaders in the television advertising ecosystem-creative directors and top managers from advertising agencies, senior professionals from media planning and buying agencies and marketers with direct control over many of the largest advertising budgets.

Intense scrutiny during the judging process ensures that winning submissions truly reflect the best in television advertising and reward the creative and brands successfully using innovation and creativity to push television advertising to new levels. With two intensive phases of judging by some of the most demanding executives, winning a Prime Time Award is going to be one of the most sought after honours in advertising. 

Phase One

The screening committee comprised of senior advertising, media and marketing professions- individually evaluates and scores each submission. Every entry is evaluated by multiple committee members to ensure an accurate, thorough review. The five entries with the highest scores became the finalists for each category.

Phase Two

An independent panel of highly acclaimed representatives of the advertising ecosystem- advertising agency experts, brand owners and major media company executives- convene in Mumbai for a day of intense debate with the goal of selecting the most creative and successful work in each category. The winners will be announced on the Gala Awards Night in Mumbai.

The award-winning entries are selected by a jury appointed by exchange4media

The shortlist is decided by a first round of online judging. The final list of Gold, Silver and Bronze awards is decided on the basis for the jury discussions and voting

The decision of the jury in all matters relating to awards will be final and binding

No jury member can participate in voting / commenting on:

  • Own work – An entry in whose preparation he/she have contributed his/her time and/or skills, regardless of being in employment or association with the said work
  • Entries where a spouse, parent or child of a jury member has contributed their time and /or skills
  • Entries from Media agencies with whom they are currently employed on a permanent basis/on the board of directors or Entries from agencies in which they have financial stake
  • They will score a ZERO against such entries