Indian liquor companies say brand extensions are legitimate endeavours, following govt directive on surrogate ads 

Draft guidelines indicate that celebrities and social media influencers must avoid promoting restricted products, such as alcohol or tobacco.

The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) has written to the consumer affairs ministry stating that the regulatory focus on alcohol should be “on creating quality brands, encouraging responsible behaviour, and reducing health risks.”

Haleon India’s Bhawna Sikka: 3 out of every 5 Indians suffer from oral health problems

Bhawna Sikka, Category Lead - Oral Healthcare, Haleon India

Bhawna Sikka, Category Lead – Oral Healthcare, Haleon India discusses how Sensodyne’s #BeSensitiveToOralHealth campaign is urging individuals to “Take the First Step,” emphasizing simple daily actions for oral health alongside broader health practices.

Delhi HC restrains Google from removing Startupwala’s ads

1.5 Flash excels at summarization, chat applications, image and video captioning, data extraction from long documents and tables, and more. (Representative Image: Lauren Edvalson via Unsplash)

The Pune-based company Startupwala had filed a plea against the tech giant requesting the court to restrain Google from removing its advertisements arbitrarily.

Google blocks or removes 206.5 million advertisements for violating misrepresentation policy

The tech giant has encountered similar issues with its AI-powered products previously as well. It had to halt its chatbot Gemini in February after it received backlash for its "woke" remarks. (Representative Image: Brett Jordan via Unsplash)

In 2023, Google blocked or removed over 5.5 billion ads, slightly up from the prior year, and 12.7 million advertiser accounts, nearly double from the previous year.

BJP mocks INDIA bloc’s “infighting” before upcoming Lok Sabha elections

The video shows a fictitious situation where important figures of the opposition have gathered for a meeting regarding marriage, with a woman dressed as a bride.

In addition to Rahul Gandhi, the characters in the video closely resemble leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, his father Lalu Prasad Yadav, among others.

Talented, Britannia Good Day and Myntra collaborate to create a ‘Bank of Small Wins’, putting ‘money’ in 1 lakh random pockets

The court granted Britannia an ex parte ad interim injunction, directing that Desi Bites and its associates cease using the 'GOOD DAY' mark or any similar variations.

Britannia Good Day has printed its own currency (worth Rs 15 lakhs), in denominations ranging from Rs10 to Rs2000, and stuffed into lakhs of pockets across India in a guerilla activation in collaboration with Myntra. The campaign is conceptualized by Talented.

Integral Ad Science strikes a first-to-market partnership with Snap Inc

Stating that Snap Inc is focused on accelerating and diversifying its revenue growth, the company said that Snapchat+ subscribers more than tripled year-over-year, surpassing 9 million subscribers in Q1. The number of small and medium sized advertisers on Snapchat increased 85% year-over-year.

IAS will provide Snap Inc’s advertisers with increased transparency across their Snapchat campaigns through an AI-driven Total Media Quality (TMQ) Brand Safety and Suitability Measurement product.

AnyMind Group’s AnyTag wraps up campaign on Blue Heaven’s skincare range

The content styles across creators focused on Diwali, festive functions and wedding-based content using GRWM videos. AnyTag concentrated on using Instagram as a platform for this.

The brand strategically associated with eight content creators, which included Shivangi Joshi, Tejaswi Prakash, Arnakshi Kashyap, Kareena Tekwani, Prerna, Megha, Jhanvi Bhatia, and Anushka Hazra. The campaign garnered a total reach of 4.68M with total views of 8.1M+. The brand page increased its followers by 10k, stated the company in the press release.