Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

Dentsu X appoints Ritika Goswami as VP – Strategy

Ritika Goswami started her career at Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group) as assistant manager. From there, she moved to IMRB International, a market research, survey and business consultancy firm as senior research manager. (Representative Image: CoWomen via Unsplash)

Ritika Goswami, who comes with 18 years of experience, previously worked at NielsenIQ as associate director.

DDB Mudra appoints Saad Khan as president and managing partner – growth & strategy

With more than two decades of experience under his belt, Saad Khan has worked with brands such as Coca-Cola, Amul, Reckitt Benckiser, Tata Motors, ITC Foods, Volvo Cars, Honda, and Nerolac among others. His strategic expertise specifically in building the Tata Motors' brand has played a significant role in its success within the EV category. (Image source: LinkedIn)

In this new role, Saad Khan will lead business and build on strategic capabilities for the West region of the Group.

With IPL in sight, govt to crack down on online betting ads disguised as content, says consumer affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh

Rohit Kumar Singh, the former Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs, has called out cab aggregators as "one of the biggest culprits" in the deceptive landscape of dark patterns.

Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, speaks exclusively to Storyboard18 on influencer marketing guidelines, violators, crypto ads, and more.

Dinosaur in the room: New-gen ad leaders say ad clubs caught in a time warp, demand credibility, agility and relevance

Executives highlight that the biggest challenge is relevance because many young professionals don’t even know about various ad bodies. They also say there is a greater need for mentorship and guiding young talent through regular workshops and knowledge sessions which associations can actively look at organising. (Representatuve Image: Arseny Togulev via Unsplash)

Younger CXOs believe that the ad industry associations and bodies need to shift their focus on what matters to young professionals and work on addressing various challenges that modern agency businesses are facing.

Kellogg India’s Sumit Mathur joins Paytm as CMO

Previously, Sumit Mathur was the CMO at Kellogg India and led the overall category strategy/vision and business P&L as part of the South Asia Leadership team for five and a half years. (Image source: LinkedIn)

From FMCG to fintech, Paytm’s new CMO Sumit Mathur started his career at Unilever as an area sales manager.

Bookstrapping: The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel

As per the book, the horror of horrors appears in the introduction itself- in the 19th century, art dealers used to erase women’s signatures from paintings and replace it with more well-known male names. Because women’s smaller less creative brains were supposed to be less capable of professional art. (Image source: Amazon)

The book lists details on various forms of art, highlights on the Italian city of Bologna, traces ‘Western Art History’ and mentions global names in western art. Rating: 4 Stars.

Mullen Lintas appoints Ram Jayaraman as CCO

As per LinkedIn, at Meta, Ram Jayaraman conceptualised platform-first ideas across Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger for India’s biggest clients and also co-created campaigns with the best creative agencies. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Ram Jayaraman is armed with an experience of 22 years and has been a part of agencies like JWT India and Grey Group where he worked on brands like Rin India (Unilever), Smirnoff, Amit Enterprises, Fortis Hospitals followed by many more.