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General Motors (GM) has ranked India as the third most important emerging market among eight countries while South Korea, where it already has a joint venture, is ranked fifth. The first two countries in the `emerging markets' list are China and the US.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 8:01 AM

All political parties and the Election Commission want a ban on opinion and exit polls. But the government may not oblige them, for there is hardly any legal ground available to ban such polls.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 8:01 AM

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has chalked out a Rs 3,000 crore investment for marketing in the next one year. A major part of the funds — Rs 1,350 crore — would be utilised for setting up additional 1,000 retail outlets (RO).

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 8:00 AM

Coca Cola India ropes in Vivek Oberoi as brand ambassador for its new launch Vanilla Coke. The new TVC featuring Vivek in Elvis Presley get-up will hit the tube in mid-April. Brainchild of Prasoon Joshi, the ad contains music by Bappi Lahiri.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:59 AM

Joining the bandwagon with other news channels, Sahara Samay Rashtriya has come up with a host of programmes, analysing the mood of the country and reactions of the people.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:58 AM

Aaj Tak, Dainik Bhaskar and India Today join hands to conduct an opinion poll to gauge voting preferences of the electorate. ORG MARG has been entrusted conduct the opinion polls.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:57 AM

For children in their vacation days, Star Plus has prepared a 10-week-long serial, Bachcha Party. The show is scheduled at 6:30 pm from Friday to Sunday, beginning on April 16.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:57 AM

Devdarshan Chakraborty, ex-CEO, Vaishnavi is soon to join the board of Perfect Relations, confirms Dilip Cherian, Consulting Partner of the firm. Chakraborty to spearhead certain M&A integration activities.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:56 AM

Arun Mahajan is soon to join Cheil as Associate Vice President, Client Servicing, confirms Viren Razdan, CEO. Refurbishing across all major departments in Cheil has been on, informs Razdan.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:54 AM

JWT bagged the Delhi Advertising Club ‘Agency of the year’ award while Montage Advertising Pvt Ltd won the ‘Advertising campaign of the year’ award for its Liberty Footwear campaign.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:52 AM

An internal communiqué served to the senior most members of Hindustan Times management, confirmed the official exit of Rajan Kohli from the post of Executive President. Kohli sought voluntary separation from HT, reads the communiqué.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:51 AM

Hakuhodo Percept wins the Rs 6-7-crore creative and media account of Style Spa furniture (formerly Gautier) in a multi agency pitch. The account was earlier with R K Swamy BBDO.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:49 AM

The lady returned to main stream media business last January. There were apprehensions and expectations both within the agency as well as in the industry. Later in the year came Maruti win followed by a few others, that quietened the critics, However, a couple of recent account losses for various reasons again led to a few raised eyebrows. Lynn de Souza, Director, Media Services and Healthcare, Lowe is unruffled.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:47 AM

The television channel would be headquartered in Noida and will have a fully automated studio as well as nerve centres across the northern belt. Branding exercise to begin soon.

exchange4media Staff Apr 8, 2004 7:45 AM