Skoda Auto India Marketing Head Tarun Jha part of Outdoor Advertising Awards 2022 Jury

The much awaited  Outdoor Advertising Awards (OAA) 2022 contest that is underway has a distinguished jury line-up, comprising  eminent brand marketers and creative directors. Among them is Tarun Jha, Head of Marketing, Škoda AutoIndia.

As Head of Marketing at Škoda Auto India, Tarun Jha is responsible for brand and product strategy, communications, media, digital, customer experience, retail marketing and events.

He has been with ŠKODA AUTO since 2008, including 3 years at the headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, as an International Marketing Consultant, responsible for brand stewardship and consulting with markets in Asia-Pacific, Middle-East, Africa and Northern Europe.

Tarun started his career in advertising with Mudra Communications and subsequently worked with Ogilvy & Mather. After a few years in advertising, he shifted to the consumer electronics and white goods sector and then went on to spend three years at Mahindra & Mahindra, where he fell in love with automotive marketing.  

As reported earlier, the entire judging process for OAA 2022 has been planned at two levels:

• Online – for the first round of shortlisting
• In-person Jury meetings in Mumbai & Delhi to select the winners (Gold / Silver / Bronze) from the shortlisted entries. 

 OAA 2022 will have participation in 6 different award categories & 20+ sub-categories:

• Brand Categories having 12 sub-categories
• Media Plan of the Year
• Special Categories – such as, Green OOH, DOOH, Ambient Media, Best Innovation, Activation
• International
• Public & Social Causes
• Campaign of the Year.

Winners of OAA 2022 will receive the coveted Metals at the Outdoor Advertising Awards function at Westin Mumbai Powai Lake hotel on August 18, 2022 evening, just after the conclusion of Outdoor Advertising Convention (OAC) 2022. The Awards will be given away by highly accomplished Brand Marketers, and International OOH leaders.

The OAA 2022 entries, to be submitted online not later than June 10, 2022.