Author: Delshad Irani

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies at 56; Wojcicki was Google’s first marketing exec

In his note to employees on Wojcicki's passing, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, "Susan’s journey, from the garage she rented to Larry and Sergey … to leading teams across consumer products and building our Ads business … to becoming the CEO of YouTube, one of the world’s most significant platforms, is inspiring by any measure."

Susan Wojcicki was battling cancer for two years.

TikTok commits to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU

This is the first case the EU regulators close under the DSA, 105 days after the opening of the proceedings. (Image: Unsplash)

To comply with the Digital Services Act, TikTok has committed to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU after concerns were raised by the Commission in formal proceedings opened against TikTok on 22 April.

Meta and Google bend ad rules; worked with Publicis-owned Spark Foundry in ‘secret ad deal’ to target minors

The tech giants first tested the campaign in Canada this year and then took it to the US, with plans to launch the campaign in other international markets. (Image: solen-feyissa via Unsplash)

The alleged deal also violated the policies against the circumvention of guidelines, or “proxy targeting”.

Pidilite Industries targets double-digit volume growth in consumer and B2B segments

"Our investments in emerging India, as we call it, whether it is rural or small town India – our Pidilite ki duniya initiative, we now have 14,000 Pidilite ki duniya in villages below 15,000. We've now got 28,000 villages under direct coverage, with the population below 10,000. So whether it is sales and distribution, whether it is innovation, each of our divisions has launched a range of products," said Bharat Puri. (Image: Fevicol ad)

“We’ve got a whole range of innovations. We’ve got the supply chain in place, and therefore the Fevicol elephant has kept marching on with hope,” said Bharat Puri, MD of Pidilite Industries.

Carmaker Kia India hits 1 million unit sales milestone; Kia Seltos becomes a significant success driver

The company started with an annual sales volume of 45,226 units in 2019, which grew to 140,505 units in 2020, 181,583 units in 2021, and 254,556 units in 2022. Last year, Kia solidified its presence with annual sales of 255,000 units.

KIA has expanded its footprint in the country with a widespread network of 588 touchpoints across 256 cities. Kia will soon launch its global flagships in India this year, followed by a home-grown new model.