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RJ Lavanya has moved on from Radio City to join Big FM. Starting her career with AIR in 2000, she moved to Radio City in 2002. At City, she hosted the mid-morning show ‘Mumbai Masala’. At Big FM, she will be again hosting a mid-morning show titled ‘Episode 927’.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 3:19 PM

William Pinto has joined Divya Bhaskar as Senior Manager. His main role will be to handle finance and banking. His last stint was as Business Head with Punjab Kesari (Jalandhar). He was posted at Mumbai where he spent two years. Pinto also worked in Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi for seven and a half years as Manager-Marketing. He started his career with Indian Express and has an experience of 12 years in marketing.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 3:10 PM

B.D. Nathani has joined Chogori India as Director-Sales & Marketing, for launching the HI-TEC footwear and accessories brand of UK. He will also be responsible for establishing the CROCS & TEVA footwear brand of the US. HI-TEC is Europe's foremost casual wear brand. Previously, Nathani, a footwear marketing professional, was Director-New Balance. He has an experience of 20 years in the footwear industry, having launched many international brands like Woodland, Lotto, Disney and New Balance. He has also been associated with adidas and Liberty shoes as Consultant.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 3:07 PM

If Other Marketers Follow Suit, More Than $1 Billion in Spending May Be in Limbo

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 10:01 AM

There has been a top-level restructuring in HT Media’s marketing team. Neelanjan Shome has been named as the new Chief Marketing Officer for HT Media. He takes the place of Anand Bhardwaj, who has been made Business Head of a new vertical, Marketing Solutions and Live Entertainment. Shome moves in from Young & Rubicam where he was Country Head and Managing Director of their Indonesian operations.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 9:53 AM

JWT’s Senior Creative Director Vishal Singh has decided to move on. He has launched his own production house, which will be called ‘Orchid Land Film’. Singh intends to be pursue his career in film direction.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Jun 15, 2007 9:51 AM

Leo Burnett’s Creative Director Harshad Rajadhyaksha has put in his papers. He will join JWT as Senior Creative Director. He will join JWT by next month.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Jun 15, 2007 9:50 AM

Amit Upadhyay has been elevated to Director-Distribution and Development of BBC Global Channels, for its South-East Asia operations. Upadhyay will be responsible for the distribution and development of BBC’s three new channels -- BBC Entertainment, BBC World and CBeebies.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 15, 2007 9:48 AM

RV Rajan, Chairman, Anugrah Madison, has been elected as the President for third term of Rural Marketing Agencies Association of India (RMAAI). He is also the Founder President of RMAAI.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 9:47 AM

ABN AMRO has launched a campaign for its ‘One’ credit card. The objective of the campaign is to drive home the point that with the ABN AMRO One credit card, one can get true cash back, irrespective of purchase, occasion or the outlet, and for a lifetime.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 9:45 AM

With superstar Rajnikanth’s magnum opus ‘Sivaji: The Boss’ all set to hit the silver screen, private FM channels in Chennai are leaving no stone unturned to cash in on the hype surrounding the movie.

Judy Franko Jun 15, 2007 9:44 AM

The entertainment arm of Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Jupiter Capital, Jupiter Entertainment Venture, plans to launch its 24-hour Kannada general entertainment channel Suvarna on June 17, 2007. The next is a Tamil channel, followed by regional channels in Telugu and Marathi.

Judy Franko Jun 15, 2007 9:43 AM

Global Broadcast News Limited (GBN) is entering the regional news space through a 50:50 JV with the Lokmat Group, to launch a 24-hour Marathi language news and current affairs channel.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 9:41 AM

Allen Kepler, President, Broadcast Architecture, sees huge potential in the Indian Radio industry. Broadcast Architecture is based in the US that does radio research and show production.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 9:40 AM

Radio City has announced the appointment of Nik Martin as its new National Programming Head. He will be heading the creative team and will lead all national programming initiatives, besides working on the programme mix for Radio City’s upcoming stations.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 15, 2007 9:38 AM

Following a multi-agency pitch held in Singapore, Publicis has been assigned the regional assignment for the Aviva brand campaign rollout in Asia. The markets to be covered include Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and India.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 15, 2007 9:37 AM

BIG FM has announced its tie-up with Limtex, Reliance Web World and Monginis stores as part of its plans for the upcoming monsoon season. The station has announced a slew of programming and on-ground initiatives for its listeners in Mumbai.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 15, 2007 9:36 AM

Following a multi-agency pitch, Air Deccan has signed Maxus as its new media agency. The account would be handled from Bangalore. Industry sources peg the business in the region of Rs 20 crore. The incumbent on the business was Starcom, who resigned from the business. The creative agency is Orchard.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 15, 2007 9:35 AM

"From the way I see it, 2007 is our year of experimenting with the business model. It is like doing a test launch, and trying to figure out what is right and what is not. In 2008, we will be more focused with mercenary targets. Then, finally, 2009 will be the year of results. So this year all of us are allowed to make lots of mistakes, and learn from them."

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 12:00 AM

"More and more agencies should ask for a partnership of equals rather than as suppliers. What ails the industry is to stand up and be counted as people who are delivering valuable inputs for the success of their clients. We believe we are not just suppliers of campaigns -- we want relationships that are fair and of equals. If we believe we are not going to get that, then it's not the business we want to be in. The unfortunate situation is that there are many agencies that are willing to work on less money."

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2007 12:00 AM