What's Your Problem brings in Divya Saxena as Founder Member & Head of Art & Design: adds creative muscle with several senior hires
A year after their launch, What’s Your Problem has further beefed up their creative team with a number of senior level hires. The new hires include Divya Saxena, Sameer Murudkur, Shihab Kareem and Mihir Chitre

A year after their launch, What’s Your Problem has further beefed up their creative team with a number of senior level hires.
Divya Saxena joins as founder member and the fifth member of the core team which includes Amit and Praful Akali, Huzefa Roowala and Hammad Khan. Saxena comes in as Director – Creative & Design. She’ll partner Roowala and Hammad to take responsibility of the creative product. She comes with over 10 years of experience in various agencies, including McCann, JWT, DDB Mudra and Grey Worldwide, last as Creative Director, Contract. Along the way, she’s worked on brands like Cadbury’s, Reliance, Nokia, Airtel DTH, Perfetti, ESPN, PHILIPS, Wrigleys, HP, NESTLE Maggi, Nescafe, Fiat Punto, Killer, Shaze and Femina, to name a few. She has also been nominated in several award shows including One Show, Cannes, Adfest and Spikes Asia.
Amit Akali, Managing Partner and Creative Head, WYP, explained, “Last year was a fantastic year for us and the business is now investing back in the business and our clients’ needs. We are very clear that art and design play an important role in the digital world today and is one of the pillars we want to build WYP on. We’ve been on the lookout for a suitable Art Head and fifth member of the core team. Most of our employees are young (other than me!), multifaceted and believe in the big idea. Divya completely fits the bill. She’s got a cutting edge design sense, the talent to make anything look great, at the same time she believes in brand building and media neutral ideas.”
Commenting on her new role, Saxena said, “Coming from a background of mainline agencies to a fully integrated digital setup at WYP is obviously challenging. But as we say the idea is always media neutral. I am banking on that and excited about the fact that along with others, I will get to do work that we really want to do. It is also great that I’ll be involved in creating the kind of place where I’ve always wanted to work”.
Saxena is supported by two senior art hires, Sameer Murudkur who joins as Associate Creative Director and Shihab Kareem as Group Head, Art.
Murudkur has over 15 years of experiences in advertising with agencies such as Soho Square (Ogilvy’s second agency), Triton Communications and Vyas Giannetti Creative. Over the years he’s worked on various brands like Flying Machine jeans, ITC Soap & Shampoo, Radio City 91.1FM, NG Mutual Fund, Mont Blanc, Dainik Bhaskar, Bajaj Appliances, Perfetti (Stop Not), Vespa, including on the BJP Election campaign of 2014 (Abki baar Modi Sarkar), which also won the Grand Effie. He is also a talented photographer.
Kareem has over 8 years of experience in advertising, last at Grey Bangalore. He was in the Brand Equity’s Hot Young Creative list in 2014. He’s worked on various accounts including Duracell, Dell and Britannia, winning various awards including Spikes Asia, Adfest, Kyoorius and Abby's. He’s passionate about filmmaking and has directed ad films as well as been assistant director for feature films, including the newly released, critically acclaimed, ‘Waiting’.
The copy and technology team gets further strengthened with the joining of Mihir Chitre as Group Head. He’s got six years of experiences at agencies including Web Chutney and Quasar. He joins WYP after a successful stint at OgilvyOne, where he conceptualized and executed campaigns such as Transferkars for Tata Sky, #DonateAWall for Asian Paints along with lots of other work on brands such as Amul Macho, Castrol, Vodafone, Google India, Tata Salt, etc. His work on Urzza, especially the much-discussed longest tweet, won him awards and accolades. When he's not fiddling with ideas for brands, he indulges in poetry. His first book, Hyphenated, was published by the prestigious Sahitya Akademi.
“All our new hires bring multi-faceted talents like photography, film-making and poetry to the table. Now that we’ve got our third level, second levels and even new partners in place, we’re confident to add scale and reinforce WYP promise. With nearly 80 plus employees, along with Medulla, we’re clearly poised for our next phase of growth,” adds Akali.
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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
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'
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 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
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
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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