Emami’s Fair and Handsome rebrands to Smart and Handsome, Kartik Aaryan named brand ambassador

Emami’s brand legacy, built with Bollywood icons like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, now transitions to Kartik Aaryan, a face that aligns with the brand’s new vision of “Smart and Handsome.

With India’s male grooming market estimated to be around Rs 18,000 crores in 2024, this shift reflects changing behaviour where men are increasingly investing in products that enhance their confidence.

Bisleri spends ₹100 crore on ads in FY24, reports 83% profit surge

The brand’s revenue from operations contributed Rs. 2,689.6 crore, while other income stood at ₹124.3 crore. Its net profit surged by a remarkable 82.6%, rising from Rs. 173.3 crore in FY23 to Rs. 316.9 crore in FY24.

With an aggressive focus on advertising and strategic partnerships, Bisleri not only strengthened its market presence but also delivered stellar financial results.

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.

EXCLUSIVE: IOAA bats for increased hoarding size, DOOH in New Delhi

Recently, Bombay High Court in its judgement directed The Zilla Parishads to instruct Gram Panchayats prohibiting them from providing any licences towards erecting billboards.

OOH media owners have also urged the civic corporation to extend the permission of DOOH assets beyond the restricted areas defined in OAP 2017