Prasoon is a shining star in India & in the McCann Worldgroup: Nick Brien, CEO, McCann Worldgroup

McCann Worldgroup is bullish on India. Chief Executive Nick Brien’s decision to create a Creative Leadership Collective and opting Prasoon Joshi in-charge, or the recent regional leadership restructuring at APAC, where an ExCo has been created comprising leaders such as Joshi (and former Lintas India CEO Charles Cadell), are indicators of McCann’s growing ambition for the India market.

e4m by Noor Fathima Warsia
Published: Dec 10, 2010 8:30 AM  | 3 min read
Prasoon is a shining star in India & in the McCann Worldgroup: Nick Brien, CEO, McCann Worldgroup

In the early part of the year, the global thought leadership of the media services industry had seen an important development when Nicolas Brien, better known as Nick Brien, was shifted in the Interpublic Group (IPG) structure – leaving his role as the CEO of Mediabrands Worldwide, he was given the enormous responsibility of being the Chief Executive of McCann Worldgroup.

Brien’s imprints on McCann Worldgroup’s operations are already beginning to show.

While McCann Worldgroup had begun seeing key appointments in Brien’s core team much earlier in the year, from an India standpoint, perhaps the first sign was seen a month back, when McCann Worldgroup announced the creation of a Creative Leadership Collective, and chose Prasoon Joshi (CEO, McCann Worldgroup India), as the first leader to drive Creative Excellence in the Network. Speaking to exchange4media on this, Brien remarked, “Prasoon is a shining star both in India and within the McCann Worldgroup network, and people need a bright star to follow.”

A noteworthy aspect of the Creative Leadership Collective is that it was not created to represent geographies and truly brought together the creative doyens from the McCann family to deliberate together on the creative output of the agency.

The next, and more recent, was the simple step of evolving the Asia Pacific regional management structure to a regional Executive Committee leadership team that comprised CEOs of the key markets in the region. As per an internal factsheet, the new Asia Pacific ExCo leadership team will include Michael McLaren (Japan), TH Peng (China), Prasoon Joshi (India) and former Lowe Lintas India CEO Charles Cadell (South East Asia & Australia).

The APAC ExCo will begin to operate officially from January 2011 and will report directly to Brien in New York. The APAC ExCo will meet quarterly to review progress against agreed business goals for the year, whilst setting strategy for 2015 growth and development objectives.

The restructuring itself doesn’t impact India immensely. Elaborating further on it, Brien said, “There is no change of plan for India, rather a growing ambition to create the most creative and innovative brand marketing solutions in the market. Prasoon’s leadership role on the newly created APAC Executive Committee and Chairman of the Creative Leadership Collective demonstrates his proven creative skills, business experience and collaborative character on a world stage. Both of these newly created leadership teams are paramount to drive intensity of focus and velocity of decision making.”

The agency has chalked out key drive areas that will reflect the McCann Worldgroup transformation agenda of strategic innovation, creative excellence and performance measurement, “all underpinned with a greater sense of collaboration across the Worldgroup companies, reflecting the new McCann Worldgroup business model structure”.

The important responsibilities of the APAC ExCo will be to drive the following key areas across the region: Creative Excellence (Prasoon), Commercial Expertise (Michael), Talent Superiority (Michael), Strategic Innovation (TH), Technology Enablement (Charles), Marketing/ New Business (Charles), Digital Velocity (TH).

McCann Worldgroup believes that this evolved regional management structure will deliver a more nimble, fluid and flexible leadership team. What these changes have also done is bring McCann on the radar once again. The year 2011 promises to be filled with activities and developments at McCann Worldgroup that would impact India significantly.

Amongst many other achievements in his earlier avatar, Brien can be credited for the vision of Mediabrands Worldwide in the IPG structure that brought the group’s media service assets under the same roof. The company didn’t see an exact structure in India, given the nuance of the market, but with Reprise now officially making way in India, Mediabrands, too, marked its entry in India earlier this year.

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E4M Our strategy is to target younger audiences through Sports: Rajiv Dubey, Dabur

The Head of Media at Dabur India spoke exclusively to exchange4media on the World Cup, associating with Indian Idol, the company’s digital spending and much more

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Published: Oct 27, 2023 6:15 PM  | 1 min read
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With quirky campaigns, memes and moment marketing, timed with the ongoing World Cup and particularly the India-Pakistan matches, Dabur India has got considerable consumer attention for its popular brands – Red Paste, Cool King Hair Oil, Chyawanprash, Dabur Vita and the recently launched Bae Fresh Gel toothpaste.

The 140-year-old company is going big on key sporting events, World Television Premiere (WTP) movies and reality shows. It is now gearing up to become the title sponsor of popular talent show ‘Indian Idol’ on Sony TV for the first time, shared Rajiv Dubey, who leads the media strategy at Dabur.

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Swapan Seth's new book 'COOL' is out

The book is a reflection of the author's 'eclectic taste across categories'

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Published: Oct 27, 2023 6:07 PM  | 1 min read
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Advertising professional and art collector Swapan Seth has announced the launch of his new book COOL. The book is described as "a ready reckoner to the hip and the happening, of the known and the very unknown."

The book is a reflection of the author's "eclectic taste across categories: from boltholes to exotic hideaways."

COOL has been published by Simon & Schuster India and is available on Amazon.

Seth is an ad veteran with a long and illustrious career in the industry. He became the youngest-ever Creative Director at Clarion at age 24. He was VP at 26 at Trikaya Grey. Two years later, he started his agency Equus.

He writes for publications such as The Economic Times, Hindustan Times and India Today. This is his second book and he has previously published THIS IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

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Disney Star signs 9 sponsors for Asia Cup PAK

Charged by Thums Up, Nerolac Paint+, Amazon Pay, Jindal Panther, My11Circle, MRF, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, Wild Stone and Thums Up come on board

e4m by exchange4media Staff
Published: Aug 26, 2023 11:48 AM  | 1 min read
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e4m Staff Disney Star has signed nine broadcast and digital streaming sponsors for the upcoming Asia Cup.

Charged by Thums Up, Nerolac Paint+, Amazon Pay, Jindal Panther, My11Circle, MRF, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, Wild Stone and Thums Up have come on board for the upcoming tournament.
As reported earlier by exchange4media, Disney Star has sought Rs 26 crore for the co-presenting sponsorship on TV and Rs 30 crore for Disney+ Hotstar.

According to industry sources, the associate sponsorship on Star Sports has been priced at Rs 19.66 crore, whereas for the ‘powered by’ sponsorship on Disney+ Hotstar, the broadcaster is seeking Rs 18 crore.

As per the information available with exchange4media, Disney+ Hotstar has three sponsorship tiers-- co-presenting (Rs 30 crore), powered by (Rs 18 crore) and associate sponsorship (Rs 12 crore). The broadcaster is offering an estimated reach of 120-140 million for co-presenting sponsors, 90-100 million for powered by and 60-70 million for associate sponsorship.

A spot buy for 10 seconds has been priced at Rs 25 lakh for the India vs Pakistan matches, while for the non-India matches, the ad rate for 10 second is Rs 2.3 lakh. The India matches plus the final for ODIs has been priced at Rs 17 lakh per 10 seconds.

Asia Cup is scheduled to be held from 30 August, 2023, to September 17, 2023.

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Sorted 360 wins creative & social media mandate of Reliance Mall

The agency will manage offline and online campaigns for Reliance Mall

e4m by exchange4media Staff
Published: Aug 26, 2023 10:54 AM  | 1 min read
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Sorted 360, an integrated creative and social media agency, has won the mandate to providing brand solutions for Reliance Malls across India.

“Sorted 360 is set to enhance Reliance Malls' market presence with their unparalleled creative prowess and strategic thinking,” read a press release.

“Sorted 360's commitment to pushing the boundaries of creative communication aligns perfectly with Reliance Malls' ethos. With a pan-India presence spanning across 19 cities and growing, Reliance Malls has consistently captivated customers by offering an array of Reliance brands and third-party fashion & lifestyle brands. The mall has established an unparalleled connection with its patrons through superior quality, a remarkable value proposition, and an unmatched shopping experience,” it read further.

"We are thrilled to welcome Sorted 360 as our trusted partner in advancing our brand presence across the nation," said the Head of Marketing at Relaice Malls. "Their proven expertise in retail, shopping center management, and innovative creative strategies make them the perfect fit for our vision."

"Partnering with Reliance Malls is a testament to our commitment to shaping extraordinary brand experiences," remarked Prerana Anatharam, Co-founder of Sorted 360. "We are excited to leverage our strategic and creative acumen to further elevate Reliance Malls as the epitome of convenience, choice, and excellence."

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KlugKlug onboards Hemang Mehta as Country Manager for Indias

Mehta was most recently Head of Agency Relationships at Network 18 Media & Investments

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Published: Aug 24, 2023 3:35 PM  | 1 min read
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KlugKlug has appointed Hemang Mehta as its Country Manager for India.

Mehta will play a pivotal role in driving KlugKlug's growth and expansion within the Indian market and be responsible for Sales & GTM Strategy

Prior to that, he has also represented organisations like Exponential (now VDX.tv), India Today Digital and Rediff.com. His expertise spans various domains including digital media sales, mobile marketing, media planning, and buying, social media marketing, and more.

Hemang Mehta expressed his enthusiasm about joining KlugKlug, saying, "I am thrilled to be a part of KlugKlug, a forward-thinking platform that is reshaping the influencer marketing landscape. As much as I look forward to collaborating with the exuberant team at KlugKlug, I am super excited to interact with the brands to deliver powerful data-backed Influencer solutions that will guarantee business outcomes."

Commenting on the appointment, Kalyan Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of KlugKlug, stated, "We are excited to welcome Hemang Mehta to our team as the Country Manager for India. His extensive experience in digital media sales and marketing will be instrumental in driving our efforts to provide influencer marketing solutions to our clients. We believe Hemang's leadership will be key in scaling our operations and expanding our reach within the Indian market."

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