Global EFFIE Awards 2011 appoints Joseph George of Lowe Lintas as judge!

Speaking on the invite, Joe says "Effie's is possibly the only award function in India that Lowe Lintas participates in. And my participation now on its global jury, is yet another endorsement of our belief in its principle and its process."

The Global Effie Awards honor the year's most effective global marketing communications ideas ' ideas that work. Whether mainstream or unconventional, digital or print, design or advertising, paid or unpaid ' any form of marketing communications can enter. The Global Effie Awards were created in 2003 to honor multinational marketing communications ideas that have proven themselves effective in four or more countries on at least two continents. For the past several years the award has been judged on multiple continents and this year is no exception with judging sessions to be held in London, Mexico City, Singapore and New York.

Lowe Lintas is one of India's largest and most storied communication groups. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Interpublic Group, and one of the star offices in the Lowe + Partners network. Besides advertising, Lowe Lintas India offers its clients, holistic marketing services that include Public Relations, Corporate Identity and Design, Digital Solutions, Direct Marketing and CRM, Rural Marketing, Branded Content, Health Care and Film Production. Employing over 650 people across eight cities in India, Lowe Lintas is the agency that gave the country its very first Indian television commercial, and is today a household name synonymous with exceptional communication platforms. Lowe Lintas India's client portfolio includes both long standing relationships with companies such as Hindustan Unilever, Idea Cellular, Tata Tea, Johnson & Johnson, Dabur, Bajaj Auto, ICICI Life Insurance, BPCL, Axis Bank, Britannia, Maruti Suzuki, Titan, Tanishq, MRF and new successful partnerships with Havells, Micromax, ET Now, Tata Croma, Hindustan Times and Axis Bank.