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Richard Downey has joined Dennis Media Transasia as Publishing Director. He will be responsible initially for driving the business for ‘Blender’ and subsequently for some of the forthcoming international titles and online ventures. Downey has worked in the media industry in the UK for over 10 years. Starting his career as an advertising executive on a range of technology magazines, Downey took on the role of publisher in 2004. Prior to joining Dennis Media Transasia, Downey had held the role of Publishing Director at Dennis Publishing UK, where he had a portfolio that consisted of print, web and digital magazine properties turning over in excess of £3 million a year.

exchange4media Staff Feb 21, 2009 8:06 AM

Pitney Bowes, a technology solution provider in integrated mail and document management systems, has appointed H Sivaramakrishnan as Marketing Director – India. Sivaramakrishnan will be reporting directly to Pitney Bowes VP – Marketing Asia Pacific headquartered at Singapore with a close business partnership with the Managing Director, India. Sivaramakrishnan has nearly 20 years’ experience in various fields of marketing, including corporate, product and channel marketing, and has a variety of industry experience spanning FMCG, Consumer Durables, IT, Office Automation and Document Management services. He has earlier worked with JWT, Panasonic India, HCL Info Systems and Xerox India.

exchange4media Staff Feb 21, 2009 8:05 AM

Videocon has appointed Jaideep Rathore as Chief Marketing Officer for Consumer Electronics and Appliances Division. In his new position with the group, Rathore will oversee the marketing functions of all the brands for the Consumer Electronics and Appliances under the Videocon umbrella across India.

exchange4media Staff Feb 21, 2009 8:03 AM

NDTV Imagine on February 20 announced the launch of a reality show, ‘Knights and Angels’, which aims to search for the final six cheerleaders for the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders. The six-episode series will commence from February 28 and will be aired on Saturdays.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 21, 2009 7:32 AM

IMRB International organised its annual Consumer Portrait symposium on February 18 and 20 in Mumbai and Delhi, respectively. The 2009 Symposium focused on insights and strategies to help marketers beat the ongoing global slowdown. The event included presentations from senior research professionals and a panel discussion, in which eminent specialists from marketing, communication, economics and sociology took part.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 21, 2009 7:30 AM

“Virgin Radio is no longer the iconic ‘Virgin Radio’ brand that was once heard in the UK. The existing radio station appears to have lost a lot of business in a very short span of time. It is disappointing that the Virgin brand is not on radio in London, but we could not reach an agreement with The Times of India at that time,” says Ian Grace, President, Virgin Radio.

exchange4media Staff Feb 21, 2009 7:29 AM

The concluding day of FICCI Frames 2009 kicked off with a session on ‘De-risking the cinema business: Revenue models in film marketing’. The session brought under the scanner the various concerns and the elements that have evolved in the last 10 years to de-risk the industry and discussed on what more needs to be done in that regards.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Feb 21, 2009 7:27 AM

Omnicom Media Group has bagged the $1 billion global media planning and buying business of tech giant Hewlett-Packard. Publicis Groupe’s ZenithOptimedia is the incumbent agency, which had held this account since 2004. The win follows a review that also included ZenithOptimedia.

exchange4media Staff Feb 21, 2009 7:26 AM

Savio Alva and Hetal Ajmera, the Young Creatives Team of JWT Mumbai, were adjudged the winning team in the national creative initiative taken by the Advertising Agencies Association of India this year. The team will be the official Indian representatives to attend the prestigious AdFest Young Lotus Workshop in Pattaya.

exchange4media Staff Feb 21, 2009 7:25 AM

In times of economic slowdown, when there is a pressure from all sides, Dentsu believes the only morale booster is success. “Everyone wants to be part of a winning combination in hard times. It is an instant morale booster, it is real and puts concrete, achievable goals for all,” says Sandeep Goyal, Chairman, Dentsu India.

exchange4media Staff Feb 21, 2009 7:24 AM

At a glittering ceremony in Mumbai on February 20, that saw presence of Who’s Who of the Indian media and advertising fraternity, Indian Premier League guru Lalit Modi was conferred the ‘impact Person of the Year 2008’ Award. Adding more to the regular format of this annual event, the exchange4media Group also conferred an Editorial Choice Award to Network18’s Raghav Bahl for the immense contribution he had made to the media and advertising industry last year.

exchange4media Staff Feb 21, 2009 7:23 AM