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MullenLowe Lintas Group: Amer Jaleel and Virat Tandon quit, Subbu new Group CEO

"The one size fits all approach to marketing or brand building does not seem to work anymore in the context of angularly rising ‘many India’s,’" said Subbu.

S.Subramanyeswar (Subbu) will continue to directly lead the strategy function for the Group in India and maintain his role as chief strategy officer for the MullenLowe APAC region.

CXO Moves: The tale of two Bobs at Disney; L’Oreal India’s new MD

Licious, as per reports is the only unicorn in its sector that has witnessed a gradual slowdown over the last year. (Representational image via Unsplash)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies. Find out who’s moved up, in and out.

Biz Moves: Mullen Lintas, FoxyMoron and Fruitbowl Digital

Blue Star plans to leverage Kinnect's experience in digital domains to drive their campaigns with the use of new-age mediums. (Representative image via Unsplash)

Keep up with all the key business wins and account movements.

Ramesh Chauhan: A businessman with an impeccable sense of time

Thums Up, the take-off vehicle with which he announced his presence on the business stage, took off in the 1970s. Today, it is India’s biggest cola brand, ahead of those from global giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Bisleri, which he turned his attention to next, has been even more spectacularly successful with a 60 percent share of India’s $2.5 billion market for bottled water.

Chauhan, who by his own admission isn’t excited by “making money for the sake of making money” but by the “roadmap to developing a brand and fighting to take over a market,” wasn’t just a one-trick pony.

E-com, D2C brands vow to support govt directive on paid reviews

The standard, IS 19000:2022, will apply to all organisations that publish consumer reviews online. These will include suppliers of products and services which collect reviews from their customers, third parties contracted by suppliers or independent third parties. (Representative image via Unsplash)

E-commerce platforms will need to voluntarily disclose paid customer reviews of products and services as part of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms.

Brand Big B: Delhi High Court sides with Amitabh Bachchan to protect name, image and voice

Representing Bachchan, top lawyer Harish Salve said there are tshirts and posters with the actor's face on them and that someone has registered a website domain name called "amitabhbachchan.com".(Stills from a recent Dabur Red commercial featuring Amitabh Bachchan)

The actor’s petition said his name, image and voice were being used by app developers to illegally conduct lotteries by associating with Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), the iconic quiz show that Amitabh Bachchan hosts.

Balenciaga ad controversy: Backlash grows against the brand’s “dangerous” ad featuring children

Shot by photographer Gabriele Galimberti, the pictures feature children with teddy bears that appear to be dressed in BDSM-inspired costumes. One photograph shows a young girl with several wine glasses. The campaign was removed after receiving an angry response on social media. (Representative Image via Unsplash)

Balenciaga apologised for its controversial ad campaign that features children cuddling teddy bears dressed in bondage gear.

Tatas must retain Bisleri branding. In the water category, Bisleri is what Tata is in its categories: Experts say

As a brand, Bisleri has been synonymous to the packaged water category. Its advertising strategy has evolved over the years that includes building the packaged drinking water category, convincing that Bisleri water is safe to drink to battling the massive issue of counterfeiting. (Still from an ad)

Tata Consumer to acquire Bisleri International; the deal comes almost three decades after Bisleri International chairman Ramesh Chauhan sold soft drink brands Thums Up, Gold Spot and Limca to Coca-Cola.

Tata Consumer acquires Ramesh Chauhan’s Bisleri for 7,000 crores

Bisleri is India’s largest packaged water company and the turnover for FY23 is estimated at 2,500 crore with profit at 220 crore. (Still from an ad)

The decision was taken based on Chauhan’s indifferent health and his daughter’s incuriosity towards business. The current management will continue for two years as part of the deal.

Why are brands wrapping their messaging around Rap music?

Names such as Badshah, Raftaar, Naezy and Raja Kumari are not only popular in the music circuit but also among companies attempting to create brand recall and amplify their reach.

While Hip-Hop has always been a rage globally, Indian brands are now taking to the trend. Homegrown brands Ola, Mia by Tanishq, Unacademy and many others are hiring Rap artists to pen their brand anthems and jingles.