Date-wise News

After a six year stint, Rajesh Mehta, General Manager – Marketing, Rasna, has put in his papers. His last official working day is June 30.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 11:37 AM

Sven HolgerHolgerHo Behnke has been appointed as General Manager, Sales and Marketing of Skoda Auto India.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 10:17 AM

Ranjan Nautiyal and Gaurav Nautiyal have joined Euro RSCG, Delhi as Associate Creative Directors in Copy and Art respectively

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 10:01 AM

Sony Entertainment TV India has named Nina Jaipuria as the Vice-President, Marketing for SET India

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 9:54 AM

Colgate-Palmolive, market leader in toothpastes, has increased the price of its brand Colgate. The increase is in line with the expectations.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:57 AM

Quasar Media, a leading interactive agency in India, has been awarded with the online media buying for MakeMyTrip.com, a leading online travel company.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:56 AM

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been adjudged ‘Samsung and MTV Youth Icon.’ The earlier MTV youth icons were Anil Ambani and Rahul Dravid.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:55 AM

Sandeep Sharma, National Sales Head, Radio City, has been roped in by Times Global Broadcasting as its Ad Sales’ Vice-President and Head. At Times Global Broadcasting, Sharma’s role will involve in leading and driving the entire ad sales function.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:53 AM

LINOpinion, the public relations division of Lintas India, has recently completed ten years of its operations. Ameer Ismail, President, LINOpinion and Advent, said, “This last decade has seen LINOpinion expanding its offering from a traditional media relations firm to ensuring business connect for clients.”

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:50 AM

Frost & Sullivan (F&S), a global growth consulting company, yesterday released the findings of its latest report on the Indian business intelligence market. It has announced that Microsoft has emerged as the leading vendor of business intelligence software with 18 per cent of the $33-million market.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:49 AM

Blue Lotus Communications Consultancy, one of the fastest growing PR agencies in India, has recently bagged new business worth over Rs 40 million over the last month.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:48 AM

'Captain-in-waiting' Virender Sehwag has become the crown prince to take over from Sachin Tendulkar as the king of brand endorsements. With Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid on the wrong side of 30, Sehwag has emerged as the most preferred cricket personality for brand endorsements among India, Inc.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:47 AM

Television companies beaming channels in India will have to conform to certain minimum net worth criteria. This marks a clear shift from the present government policy that does not put any condition on Indian companies wanting to beam television channels in the country.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:46 AM

Barista Coffee Company Limited has appointed Partha Dattagupta as its Chief Executive Officer. He replaces Yogesh Samanta who quit the company four months back.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:45 AM

Zee TV is ensuring that it is doing its share of experimenting with programming. The channel has decided to bring back the Monday to Friday format for its serials in the afternoon and early primetime band.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:43 AM

Triton Communications has bagged the creative duties of AFL Private Limited, a leading provider of integrated Supply Chain Management (SCM) solutions in India. Triton won the account after a multi-agency pitch process over the past two months. The account size is pegged at Rs 5 crore.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:42 AM

Samsonite has awarded its global media business to Initiative after a comprehensive media agency review. Said Kartik Iyer, President Initiative, India, “In India Initiative has been working with Samsonite since April 2005. The account can be estimated at approximately Rs 12 crore and would include the media buying and planning activities for the brands efforts in the country.”

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:41 AM

The advertising account of Radio City is up for a pitch, with three agencies having already made presentations. While the account size is not known, the mandate involves both creative and media duties.

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 7:40 AM

<p align=justify>“Why live in fear? If the organisation offers good prospects and a great working environment, people will keep coming in. You can’t narrow somebody’s horizons, just because you are afraid of losing that particular employee.”

exchange4media Staff Jun 10, 2005 12:00 AM