Held on January 22, 2025 at Novotel Mumbai International Airport, the first edition of India Brand Leadership (IBL) Conclave & Awards 2025 by Realty+ brought together the marketing, sales and PR leaders, that have left an indelible mark on the industry with their innovative work.
The day began with the video address by Dr. Annurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief & Chairman, exchange4media & BusinessWorld Media Group as he commended all the stakeholders that have worked tirelessly to create credible brands and have helped make the sector even more transparent and trustworthy.
The opening session of the day on- Strong Foundations: The Key to Brand Longevity led by Kuldip Chawla, Founder and MD, ASK Strategies & Real Estate with the experts joining Vimalendra Singh, Chief Business Officer (Residential), Mahindra Lifespaces, Sunny Bijlani, Managing Director · Supreme Universal Pvt. Ltd. N Shridhar, CEO - Real Estate & Infrastructure, Hiranandani Group and Ravi Ahuja, CEO – Raiaskaran highlighted the strategies to continue to build on the established legacy of the organization.
The panel discussion on Crafting the Future: Today’s Brand Stories, Tomorrow’s Legacy moderated by Govind Rai, CEO & Co-Founder, Insomniacs along with the speakers Angad Bedi, Chairman & MD, BCD Group, Vishal Sharma, CSMO, Raymond Realty, Amit Goenka, MD & CEO, Nisus Finance, Chandan Kar, Partner & Head- P&L, NeoLiv and Priya Mathias, Executive Vice President & Head of Marketing and Communications, Indospace spoke about how to create a distinctive brand image in a highly competitive real estate market.
The next session Aligning Values: Masterclass in Managing Brand Ambassadors chaired by Manish Porwal, Managing Director, Alchemist Marketing Solution with the panellists Shweta Rangra, Head - Marketing, Hafele India Private Limited, Shraddha Goradia, Director, Dosti Realty, P Rajendran, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate, Deepak Nair, Head Marketing, JP Infra and Abhijit Bhattacharya, Chief Marketing Officer & Senior VP, DLF focused on why the companies engage brand ambassadors and the right way to do it.
Deliberating on the topic of The Brand-First Approach: Redefining Sales Playbook Vandana Sethhi, Founder & CEO, Water Communications, Bhavik Bhandari, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer (CSMO), Ashwin Sheth Group, Rahul Phondge. COO, Residential, Anarock, Rakesh Setia, President of Sales, Marketing, CRM and Business Strategy, Rustomjee, Jayesh Rathod, Co-founder and Director, The Guardians Real Estate Advisory and Chaitanya Seth, Partner & Consulting Leader - Real Estate, EY talked about the novel ways and means of real estate sales with the use of digital and traditional tools.
The conclave concluded with the panel discussion about Rise of Influencer Branding: The New Age PR moderated by Adil Malia, CEO, The Firm and the experts joining Shweta Powar, Founder & CEO, Aria Communications, Medha Tawde, Marketing and Strategy Head - India and South Asia, Kone Elevators and Kiran Bhambhani, Marketing Head- West & South Zone at Tata Realty & Infrastructure Ltd. spoke at length on the reasons for engaging influencers by the realty firms and the right approach towards the same.
A Starry Awards Evening
The glittering evening of India Brand Leadership Awards 2025 began with the candid conversation Realty+ Real Talk with Gaurav Pandey, MD & CEO, Godrej Properties by Sapna Srivastava Editor Realty+ as he shared his views on the real estate sector, the outlook and his own leadership style and success mantra.
The conversation was followed by the Keynote Address by Sanjay Dutt, MD& CEO, Tata Realty & Infrastructure Ltd speaking about building organization and personal brands well as his own leadership style.
Also, present at the awards evening was Anil Wankhede, Deputy CEO, MHADA who shared how MHADA is working with the private developers to develop land parcels for affordable housing in Mumbai.
‘The Iconic Brand Leaders’ Felicitations
‘The Iconic Brand Leaders’ Felicitations were presented to:
- Gaurav Pandey, Managing Director and CEO of Godrej Properties
- Sanjay Dutt, Managing Director & CEO of Tata Realty & Infrastructure Ltd and Tata Housing Development Company Ltd
‘The Iconic Brand Leaders’ to the Organizations were presented to:
- Anarock
- MHADA
India Brand Leadership Awards 2025
India Brand Leadership Awards 2025 recognized the organizations and individuals for their brilliant work in the field of PR, Corporate Communications, Marking, Sales and Branding. The winners were:
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign
Ashwin Sheth Group for Corporate Rebranding And
BCD Group for BCD City
Best Influencer Marketing Campaign
VTP Realty for Doosri Diwali VTP Wali
Best Social Media Campaign of the Year
Insomniacs Digital Pvt. Ltd. for The Right Life x Christmas Campaign
Innovative Digital Marketing Campaign
Kalpataru Limited for Kalpataru Aria Phase 3
Best Video Marketing Campaign
Siddha Sejal Group for Codename Wow or Never & Launching Celestia at Siddha Sky, Sion NX
Most Effective Content Marketing Strategy
IndoSpace Development Management Pvt. Ltd.
Most Creative Use of Reels in Digital Marketing
Adani Realty for Airica by Adani Realty
Most Impactful Project Launch of the Year
Adani Realty for Airica by Adani Realty
Best User Experience Website
Kalpataru Limited for Kalpataru Website
Best Customer Experience Marketing Initiative
Marbel Center International for Experience Centre
Most Innovative Use of Social Media / Best Social Media Page
Insomniacs Digital Pvt. Ltd. for AUM Developers
Innovative Use of Multi-Channel Marketing
VTP Realty for World of Thoughtfulness
Best Consumer Engagement Initiative
Alcove Realty for Funfair for New Kolkata Sangam
Excellence in Brand Customer Experience
Alcove Realty
Iconic Brand of the Year - Residential
Ashwin Sheth Group And
Runwal Realty
Iconic Brand of the Year – Luxury
Piramal Realty
Most Trusted Real Estate Brand
Ambuja Neotia Group And
Hiranandani Communities And
Piramal Realty
Outstanding Brand Identity and Positioning
IndoSpace Development Management Pvt. Ltd
Fastest Growing Realty Brand of the Year
Puravankara Limited
Iconic Brand of the Year - Retail
Runwal Realty
Best Brand Storytelling in an Ad Film
Piramal Realty for Piramal Aranya Stories And
Purti Realty
Fastest Selling Project of the Year
VTP Realty for VTP Dolce Vita
Best Brand Campaign - Out of Home (OOH)
DRA Homes
Best Project Launch AV
BeyondWalls for F Premium by Aishwaryam
Best Brand AV
IndoSpace Development Management Pvt. Ltd. And
Purti Realty
Walkthrough AV
Adani Realty for Airica by Adani Realty And
Kalpataru Limited for Kalpataru Advay
Best Drone Shoot AV
Kalpataru Limited for GCP FPV
Best CGI Reel
Insomniacs Digital Pvt. Ltd. for Hiranandani And
Siddha Sejal Group for Codename Wow or Never & Launching Celestia at Siddha Sky, Sion NX
Best Ad Film
DRA Homes
Creative Agency of the Year
Koffeetech Communications
Advertising Agency of the Year
Insomniacs Digital Pvt. Ltd.
Digital Marketing Agency of the Year
Koffeetech Communications
Pioneering Sales Tech Adoption
Sirrus.ai
Best CRM Integration in Sales
Sell.Do
Best Mandate Consultant of the Year
Flow Realty And
Sellability Sales & Marketing Solutions LLP
Best Sales Technology Implementation
Alcove Realty
Media Relations Team of the Year
Hiranandani Communities
Top Performing Marketing Team
Raymond Realty
Marketer of the Year
Yashaswi Shroff, Executive & Marketing Director, Alcove Realty
CMO of the Year
Sheetal Vanwari, Chief Marketing Officer, Awfis Space Solutions Ltd And
Tirthankar Ganguly, Chief Marketing Officer, Kalpataru Limited
CSMO of the Year
Bhavik Bhandari, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Ashwin Sheth Group And
Maninder Chhabra, Director of Sales, Marketing, and CRM, Century Real Estate
Real Estate Influencer of the Year
Vishal Sharma, CSMO, Raymond Realty
Watch the Entire Event at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sU2Gz4CSSQ
