Over the last twenty years, a lot has changed. Our playlists have moved from Walkmans to mobile phones, the idiot box has turned smart, connected to endless apps serving on-demand entertainment, billboards have turned digital, and doom-scrollers have replaced leisurely readers. But what remains constant is the advertising and marketing industry being at the forefront of these transformations, with your weekly IMPACT closely following these trends, keeping readers up-to-date in this ever-evolving landscape. In 2025, we celebrate some of the most inspiring, interesting, and pathbreaking stories our editorial team has curated during the last two decades. Stories that have shaped the Indian A&M industry as we know it today, stories that matter.
We’re in the run-up to the biggest international advertising awards, Cannes Lions 2025. As we spotlight the young guns representing India, let’s revisit a feature from IMPACT’s 2006 archives. Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld & exchange4media Group, captured the spirit of the Indian contingent in ‘The Lionhearts at Cannes.’ Also featured: key moments from Dainik Bhaskar’s Innovation for India Awards 2006, attended by Raj Babbar, Sandeep Goyal, and more.
