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Suresh Bhatia, Director & Country Head - Major Brands India Pvt Ltd, has put in his papers. Bhatia has 20 years of retail experience that comes from a diverse career portfolio, including setting up of Weekender franchisees in the 1990s and also heading retail operations for successful brands with the Landmark Group in Dubai. He moved to the Lal’s Group to manage their fashion retail operations in Dubai and lead their lifestyle retail growth in the Gulf. He returned to India in 2001.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 2:49 PM

Motorola has appointed Subhendu Mohanty as Country Lead for Home & Network Mobility. He had joined Motorola Inc. USA in 1993 and moved to India in 1997. Since then, he has served as Director of operations for the CDMA business in India, and has been a Project Director for Motorola’s alliances with Reliance Telecom, Pacific Bangladesh Telecom, MTNL and Tata Teleservices.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 2:48 PM

Alok Vaish has been appointed as the new CFO of Yatra.com. His last position was at Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industries Ltd, also as CFO. He was also part of the key investment banking team at Duetche Bank, New York, where he was responsible for M&A transactions in excess of $60 billion.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 2:47 PM

U21Global has appointed Nick Hutton as CEO. Prior to this, he had served at RGB Networks as Vice-President for Asia Pacific. Hutton has also served as Chief Marketing Officer at Alcatel Asia Pacific and was responsible for the overall management of marketing and communications programmes in Asia Pacific and building the company’s business in the region. He has also previously held management roles in 3Com, a subsidiary of CommWorks Corporation, Alcatel/Newbridge Internetworking Division for Asia Pacific and Apple Computer.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 2:46 PM

Bidisha Nagaraj has joined Café Coffee Day as President, Marketing. She will be responsible for enhancing the leadership position of the Café Coffee Day brand and increase consumer loyalty through various innovative channels. Her last stint was with Google as Head of Consumer Marketing. Nagraj has rich experience in consumer and retail marketing, advertising, product and segment development. She began her career in advertising with Lowe Lintas Advertising, rising to Group Account Manager within five years, before applying her entrepreneurial skills to start her own handicraft exports company. Her experience in these two arenas gave her international exposure in creative marketing and communication, which she took into Compaq (HP) Computers and then on to a seven-year career with Intel Corporation (India).

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 2:46 PM

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Conventional wisdom holds that in today's marketing world, an agency can't be too focused on digital. It's where consumers -- and marketing budgets -- are going, after all. So why is the media agency that's arguably been most aggressive about demonstrating its digital chops having trouble winning and retaining business?

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 8:26 AM

iXiGO.com, an online and mobile travel search engine, has added the feature of hotel search in its website. The hotel search engine would help the user get instant confirmation at affordable prices across 4,500 hotels in 320 Indian cities. The hotel search engine also gives the user access to detailed views of maps and photos.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 8:25 AM

Given the rise in online travel bookings, travel portal Arzoo.com and knowledge exchange platform Ammas.com have come together to provide answers to users’ travel-related queries.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 8:24 AM

ICICI Bank has joined hands with CyberMedia to launch an innovative nationwide programme to equip small and medium enterprises with skills and knowledge relevant to their respective sectors.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 8:24 AM

Digital marketing agency id8Labs is planning to raise up to $6-8 million through private equity in the next three months to expand the agency’s franchise in Indian and global markets through offices in Dubai, Singapore and Philadelphia.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 12, 2008 8:23 AM

Subhiksha Trading Services, which has been aggressively promoting its telecom retail chain, recently launched a TVC to promote its new customer service number where one can call up to enquire about the lowest price of a mobile phone. The TVC has been created by Orchard Advertising.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 8:22 AM

Delhi-based La Vision Animation has launched a new portal, Buzziboy.com, for kids, parents and teachers to provide education and entertainment in a kid-safe environment. The portal is targeted at kids in the 6-14 age group and would include e-Comics, value-based games, cartoons, Klub and e-Mart, among others.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 8:21 AM

They are the nameless and faceless sentinels of India’s borders, always on call to defend the country and often sacrificing their lives in the process. In a bid to salute the Indian soldiers, India News, the news and current affairs channel owned by Kartikeya Sharma, is airing a new show ‘War Heroes’ on Mondays at 10.30 am.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 8:20 AM

Continuing with its focus on soaps to increase eyeballs, Kalaignar TV is set to launch a new serial ‘Thekkethi Ponnu'’, directed by veteran film director Bharathi Raja. The serial would have many ‘first-of-its-kinds’ to its credit. To be premiered on April 14, 2008, the serial would be aired at 8.30 pm, Monday to Friday.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Apr 12, 2008 8:19 AM

Zeta Interactive, a full-service interactive marketing agency, has named Anil Unnikrishnan as the company’s new President for its India operations. Unnikrishnan would replace Pradeep Vegunta, who had announced his retirement earlier this week.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 12, 2008 8:18 AM

Ryan Menezes, who had recently put in his papers at Vyas Giannetti Creative as Executive Creative Director, has joined McCann Erickson Mumbai in a similar capacity.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 12, 2008 8:17 AM

In an integrated win, Euro RSCG bagged the creative and PR duties for MDLR Airlines, a regional scheduled airline. While Euro RSCG Advertising would look after the creative duties encompassing ATL, BTL and outdoor advertising, the PR would be handled by Euro RSCG PR & Events.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 8:16 AM

Web18’s news portal IBNLive.com has been selected as an ‘Official Honoree’ for the ‘News’ category in the 12th Annual Webby Awards, hailed as the ‘Oscars of the Internet’. Out of the nearly 10,000 entries submitted from over 60 countries, less than 15 per cent are deemed as ‘Official Honorees’ at the Webby Awards.

exchange4media Staff Apr 12, 2008 8:15 AM