Winning Campaigns: PAS Awards 2018

The Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS) held its eighth annual, prestigious awards night at the Expo Centre on Saturday to acknowledge and award the best campaigns in local advertising, also to honour and pay tribute to veterans who have devoted their lives to the field. Trophies were given out in 15 regular and 12 special categories, and three special awards.



 

The awards were hosted by social media sensation Syed Shafaat Ali  and distributed by Veena Malik with performances by Bilal Khan, Rachel Viccaji and entertainer Farooq Qaiser’s beloved Kaliyan characters such as Uncle Sargam, Haiga and many others.

Renowned advertising giant, Bashir A. Khan of Manhattan Communications was conferred the PAS Lifetime Achievement Award which was received by Taimur Tajik. YouTube Pakistan also introduced the Ads Leaderboard Awards through which it awarded four major players in advertising.



















The list of PAS awards’ recipients and categories are:

Engro (Agriculture & Related Industries), Toyota Fortuna: Onwards It Is (Automotive & Transport), Gul Ahmed: Mein Perfect Hoon (Textile, Fashion & Accessories), McDonalds (Hotels, Fast Food & Restaurants), Strepsils Stereo (Hospitals, Health Care & Hygiene), Cornetto (Ice Creams & Desserts), Bonanza Satrangi (Passion for Pakistan), Karachi Biennale (Art, Culture & Entertainment ), McDonalds: #Salute all mothers (Season’s Special), Coca-Cola: Taking on Tea (Beverages-Cold), Sunsilk (Cosmetics & Personal Care), Shan Salt: Zarra Zarra Khalis (Culinary), HBL: PSL 2017 (Best in Corporate Communications), Knoor Noodles: Boriat Busters (Confectionery & Snacks), Surf Excel: Neki Ik Ibadat (Fabric Care, Home Care & Furnishing), PEL: Jaga Banane Mein Champion (Telecommunication Hardware & Consumer Electronics), UN Women Pakistan: The Bridal Uniform (Public Service & CSR), Djuice Telenor: Enriching Pakistan (Telecommunication Service Providers), Coca-Cola: Coke Studio Pakistan, Team Pepsi: Battle of the Bands launch song, Djuice 4G: Kuch Kar Guzar song, Unilever Paddle Pop (YouTube Ads Leaderboard Awards), Kenwood AC Inverter (Best in TV), IFlix Pakistan launch (Best in Media), Dawn of Pakistan (Best in Print), Rekab (Best in Outdoor), McDonalds: #Salute all mothers (Campaign for Good), Telenor (Best in PR), Lipton (Best in Digital), Jazz: Rising Star 2 (Best in BTL), Coca-Cola: Taking on Tea (Campaign of the Year & Best Nationally Originated Campaign) and Suzuki WagonR (Top Brand 2016).