In this week’s Bookstrapping, reviewer Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta highlights that the Author Abhay K offers a good range of explanations for Nalanda’s decline – foreign invasions, the resurgence of Brahminism and the decline of patronage to Buddhism.
Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy
Make sure you are always available at the right place, and at the right time: Mukesh Bajpai, AMD India
Mukesh Bajpai, marketing head, AMD India, says his favourite life hack is plan tomorrow before today ends.
Volkswagen India names Bishwajeet Samal as Head of Marketing & PR
Previously, Bishwajeet Samal led Volkswagen as global lead – campaigns and media management.
Rohitash Srivastava joins 82.5 Communications as Chief Strategy Officer
Rohitash Srivastava joins 82.5 Communications in an internal group movement from Ogilvy India (North), where he led the strategic planning function, shaping strategies for some of India’s most iconic brands, including The Coca-Cola Company’s Sparkling and Hydration portfolio, GSK’s Eno, Dabur India, Perfetti, Mother Dairy and RSPL Group, among others.
WPP acquires data collaboration platform InfoSum
InfoSum will join GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, to power the creation of a new generation of AI-enhanced marketing solutions for clients, delivered through the industry’s most powerful and secure data infrastructure, stated the company in a statement.
Misleading ad case: Kerala HC stays order against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna
Kerala High Court has granted a three months stay in the criminal proceedings against Patanjali Ayurved’s promoters, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, and Divya Pharmacy.
Cheil SWA appoints Jitender Dabas as CEO of Cheil X
Jitender Dabas will additionally assume the duties of group CSO for Cheil SWA.
Unilever acquires personal care brand Wild
Launched in the UK in 2020, Wild is a digitally native brand which has built a consumer base through its direct-to-consumer and retail model, stated the company in its statement.
NPCI names Sohini Rajola as Executive Director – Growth
Prior to joining NPCI, Sohini Rajola was the Asia Pacific Regional Head at Western Union and served as the Digital Banking Head and Cards Head at Axis Bank before that.
Publicis Media bags LinkedIn’s global media mandate
The responsibilities of Publicis Media will be to look into the platform’s media planning and buying efforts.