EXCLUSIVE: ‘We are now competing in beverages as a category’, says Shivam Puri, CEO, Cipla Health

Cipla Health Limited, the maker of Nicotex and Prolyte ORS, surpassed the Rs 1000 crore revenue mark last year

The consumer healthcare subsidiary of Cipla is now planning to expand into multiple segments such as sexual wellness and broaden range of products in its existing categories.

Cannes Lions-parent firm Ascential set to acquire Effies

Philip Thomas, CEO, Ascential, commented: “The coming together of LIONS and Effie is a powerful testament to the fact that effectiveness and creativity in marketing are inextricably linked. All enlightened businesses know that creative, effective marketing drives growth."

Effies, the global benchmark in marketing effectiveness to join Ascential’s LIONS Division to amplify offer for Marketing and Creative Industries.

Govt’s new rules for surrogate ads to be released within next quarter: Exclusive

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

The draft is undergoing an exhaustive consulting process with the key stakeholders and has introduced digital under its purview for the first time. It also urged a distinction between celebrities endorsing ‘brand extension’ and the celebrities associated with ‘restricted’ brands and introduce bans and penalties in case of violations.

AI now a core component in advertising strategies, says Publicis Groupe’s Anupriya Acharya

According to Anupriya Acharya, South Asia CEO of Publicis Groupe, the work done in AI within the advertising sector has already produced some truly exciting results.

“The potential of AI is humongous,” says Acharya, emphasising that the key to harnessing this potential lies in structuring efforts around the right set of data to develop relevant solutions for real business challenges.

Creatives cross with clients for scraping their ideas

The commoditisation of creative work and viewing ad agencies only from the 'transactional' point of view has drastically reduced the average length of a client-agency relationship. (Image: ckturistando via Unsplash)

Brands need to think of the agency / creative partner as collaborators rather than service providers or vendors that are meant to be squeezed.