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Amit K Dhawan, National Product Manager, LG has joined Inalsa Home Appliances, a wholly owned subsidiary of Taurus Group, Spain, as General Manager, Sales and Marketing. At Inalsa, Dhawan will be responsible for the company’s overall aggressive marketing plans, including handling of marketing and sales for 125 product categories offered by Inalsa in the Indian market. An MBA, Dhawan has over 13 years’ experience in the consumer durables industry. Prior to LG, he had long stints with Godrej, BPL and Onida.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 12:26 PM

Srinjoy Murdeshwar has joined Gini and Jony Pvt Ltd as Media Head after working with Kopran Ltd (Smyle) for eight years as General Manager, Advertising. This media professional has 14 years’ experinece and has also worked with ATN and Business India.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 12:24 PM

J K Ray, former Business Head of Zee Bangla, Kolkata, has been appointed as Vice-President-Corporate, Essel Group, West Bengal. He will be based in Kolkata. As part of major corporate reshuffle, Ray was moved to Mumbai in September 2005 as VP, Network retail and slot sales. Ajay Trigunayat, who had then replaced Ray as Zee Business Head, Kolkata, has now returned to Mumbai. Zee is yet to find their Business Head for Zee Bangla, Kolkata.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 12:21 PM

Shankho Chowdhury has joined Airtel as Chief of Operations (Eastern SBU). He will be looking after their Infotel division, which includes broadband, fixed line services, long distance and enterprise businesses. He will be based in Kolkata. Prior to this assignment, Chowdhury was running his own telecom BPO with Ujjwal Sinha as his partner. Chowdhury’s previous assignments included senior positions in Hutchison Telecom and Reliance Infocomm.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 12:18 PM

Next time you visit your favourite joint, chances are that the waiter will suggest a glass of Pepsi to wash down the fare. For, the cola major is putting in place a grand marketing strategy to shore up volumes focusing on key accounts such as eateries and restaurants.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 9:00 AM

TITAN Industries Ltd would be exploring newer retail formats for the sale of its watches. Apart from opening outlets in malls and the high streets, the company is also looking to give its stores a "new visual identity".

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 8:59 AM

Aided predominantly by a strong urban demand, the December '05 quarter is expected to see a continuation of good performance by FMCG companies in the year so far. Overall, sales are expected to grow in the range of 12-15per cent, while profits are expected to grow by 15-20per cent.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 8:58 AM

In a bid to expand its business beyond marriage-related services, BharatMatrimony is now looking at opportunities in the field of automobiles and e-Learning portals.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 8:57 AM

In an effective marketing move, and a significant contribution to the development of hockey in India, ING Vysya has announced that it will sponsor the Bangalore team in the Premier Hockey League (PHL) for a period of four years.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 8:56 AM

Cherry Blossom, a brand we have all grown up with, is celebrating its centennial year in 2006. India’s leading shoe polish brand has launched a new campaign showcasing its “100 Shining Year”. The campaign reminds the consumers of the various occasions when they have used the brand over the years and aims to further strengthen the bond with Cherry Blossom.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 8:55 AM

The Indian English news genre is seeing much action with the entry of new Indian English general news channels. However, channels like CNN are ensuring that they maintain their share of the audience. A new initiative expands CNN’s feature programme line-up with a new monthly show, ‘Art of Life’, which explores the art of luxury living.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 21, 2006 8:54 AM

A day after Godrej & Boyce unveiled its new range of air conditioners in the Capital, it was time for another digital technology leader, Samsung India, to unveil its new advanced series of air conditioners. The company launched 19 new models across window, split and tower air conditioner categories in Chennai on Friday.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 8:50 AM

Mudra’s out-of-home division Primesite has received the ISO 9001:2000 certification, the first Indian OOH agency to get this certification. Oslo, Norway headquartered independent foundation Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has awarded this ISO certification to Primesite.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 8:49 AM

The Forum of Young Global Leaders, an affiliate of the World Economic Forum, has named Prasoon Joshi, Regional Creative Director, McCann Erickson, South and South-East Asia, as a Young Global Leader 2006. He is one of 40 Asians chosen to become Young Global Leaders in 2006.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 21, 2006 8:48 AM

The huge success of the two and three-year and lifetime-free mobile schemes is now creating a new problem for the telecom industry, especially the mobile handset makers. Mobile handset makers find the ever-rising demand a mixed blessing.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 8:47 AM

Close on the heels of appointing its creative partner, Cox & Kings has appointed Mediaedge:cia as its media agency with effect from January 15, 2006. As was reported by exchange4media on Thursday, the new creative agency is Law & Kenneth. The total account size, including the new initiatives, is pegged at Rs 12 crore.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jan 21, 2006 8:46 AM

The third round of bidding for the Phase II expansion of FM Radio focused on the Eastern region, which saw Adlabs and South Asia FM standing neck to neck, with both grabbing 15 frequencies each out of the 66 frequencies up for bid in 17 cities. A total of 59 bids were received out of which 48 bids got qualified.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 8:45 AM

Speculation has been rife for sometime now regarding Global Broadcast News and Channel 7 being in the process of forming a joint venture. Both entities, however, have officially stated that they are in talks only to explore a possible strategic alliance that does not include equity discussion of any kind.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jan 21, 2006 8:37 AM

<p align=justify>For other mediums like television and the Internet, technology has created its own set of problems, where people can avoid ads – but that is not the case in OOH. Here technology is paving the growth for better plans, measuring returns and in all giving the advertiser more reasons to invest in the OOH sector. With Kinetic, we are in a leadership position in India and we will make sure that we do our bit to achieve exactly that – get more advertisers to trust the medium.

exchange4media Staff Jan 21, 2006 12:00 AM