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India’s drinking culture: A reflection of societal transformation

As India positions itself as a global leader, its evolving approach to alcohol consumption signals a broader shift—one that mirrors the nation’s ambition to lead rather than follow, stated Diageo India's Amitabh Pande. (Image Source: Culture Trip)

India’s alco-bev market, valued at $52.4 billion, is expected to reach $64 billion by 2030, contributing 25 percent of all new global legal drinking age (LDA) consumers in the next five years, highlighted Diageo India’s Amitabh Pande.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Unilever, HT Media, Snapdeal, Havas India, GroupM, Akasa Air and more

Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. A round-up of the executives who are in, out, and in-between in the past two weeks. (From left to right: Achint Setia, Anshul Asawa, Sameer Singh and Ankit Goyle)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Unilever’s Anshul Asawa to be new CEO of DMart-parent Avenue Supermarts

Anshul Asawa began his career at Unilever in 1995 and held senior leadership roles of sales and marketing in the foods and refreshment business across multiple geographies in India He was also the marketing lead for popular tea brands in India.

Anshul Asawa’s role will be effective from March 15, 2025.

HT Media chairperson Shobhana Bhartia’s email to employees on leadership change

In an email to HT employees, HT Media's chairperson Shobhana Bhartia also stated, "Our legacy businesses of print and radio are now back to sustainable growth and margins. I thank Praveen for his contributions to HT." (From left to right: Praveen Someshwar, Shobhana Bhartia and Sameer Singh)

In an email to HT Media employees, Shobhana Bhartia spotlighted outgoing MD & CEO Praveen Someshwar’s contributions and introduced Sameer Singh as the new group CEO.

Bookstrapping: A conversation with Zahaan Bharmal of ‘The Art of Physics: Eight Elegant Ideas to Make Sense of Almost Anything’

“I'm not an expert but I believe that the number of people studying the subject, at least in the UK, has seen positive momentum. In the 1990s, when I was a student, the UK physics departments faced declining student numbers, with some even contemplating shutting down courses. The 2000s saw a resurgence," Zahaan Bharmal highlighted in a conversation with Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta. (Image Source: Curious Minds and Amazon)

Zahaan Bharmal in a conversation with Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta explains that Physics can make sense of very human problems. Though he cannot assure that physics holds all the answers to life, the universe and everything, but it does teach one to embrace the questions.

Influencers and talent agencies’ strained relations | MIB’s WAVES postponed | Nestle’s Rajat Jain becomes MD of Singapore

With rising competition, commissions and opaque contracts, some influencers are taking matters into their own hands — dismantling the power of talent managers in the process. (Image Source: Zoozoothemes)

Storyboard18 brings you top five news updates from the world of advertising, marketing and business of brands.

Maha Kumbh 2025: Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Mahakumbh songs produced by AIR & Doordarshan

'Mahakumbh Hai' was sung by the music composer and singer Kailash Kher, the lyrics were penned by writer Aalok Shrivastav, and the music composed and arranged by Kshitij Tarey.

‘Mahakumbh Hai’ and Akashvani’s composition is a tribute to India’s rich cultural heritage, and the significance and grandeur of the Mahakumbh Mela.

United Breweries suspends beer supply to Telangana Beverages Corporation

It was further stated that The Brewers Association of India (BAI) had made multiple representations to the Government regarding the industry-wide challenges, urging price increases to offset inflation. But, there was no resolution to date.

They cited the reason due to significant and operating losses that was ongoing in Telangana.

IAS launches AI-driven Total Media Performance solution to maximize ROI for global advertisers

Leveraging responsible and trusted artificial intelligence (AI) models to align media quality with cost and outcomes, TMP empowers advertisers to drive ad effectiveness through quality path optimization with end-to-end transparency across the programmatic supply chain, highlighted the company in a statement.

Total Media Performance (TMP) enables advertisers to achieve better campaign outcomes by integrating IAS’s industry-leading media quality signals with in-flight optimization.

Havas India appoints Manas Lahiri as Chief Growth Officer

During his previous tenure as managing director at Havas Creative India, Manas Lahiri played a pivotal role in reshaping the agency, driving key business wins, and strengthening client relationships, further added the company in a statement.

In this newly created role, Manas Lahiri will be working closely with the executive leadership team of Havas India, driving strategic growth initiatives, enhancing client partnerships, and spearheading innovative business opportunities across Havas India’s ecosystem of 25 agencies across the country.