Brand Makers – Page 227

It’s important to be intellectually honest at work and in life: Adani Wilmar’s Vineeth Viswambharan

As per Vineeth Viswambharan, associate vice president, marketing and sales, Adani Wilmar, "Having worked for these many years in different sectors and organisations, the number one lesson for me is you will burn out only if you are not excited by what you're doing."

Vineeth Viswambharan also spoke about his favourite influencers, his take on workplace toxicity, how he wants to try on make-up and facial contouring.

Watch out Ajay Gupte and Amin Lakhani, says EssenceMediacom CEO Navin Khemka

“In the first six months from a new business point of view, I think we would have converted almost $70 to $80 million worth of new business, which is almost like Rs 700-800 crore worth of new business already converted." - Navin Khemka, CEO at EssenceMediacom South Asia

Navin Khemka, CEO of EssenceMediacom, South Asia, shares his ambition of becoming the top media agency under GroupM in an exclusive TV chat with CNBC TV18. He feels there is very healthy competition within the top three GroupM agencies – Mindshare, Wavemaker, and EssenceMediacom. Speaking about the new agency, he said, “In the first six months from a new business point of view, I think we would have converted almost $70 to $80 million worth of new business, which is almost like Rs 700-800 crore worth of new business already converted.”

In the next 4 years, 25 percent of our volume will come from electric: Santosh Iyer

Santosh Iyer, Mercedes-Benz India CEO

The India MD and CEO of Mercedes-Benz also gave his take on the new media consumption landscape and plans to adapt to that, and how the brand’s focus will always be the customer.

Yes Bank appoints Pankaj Sharma as chief strategy and transformation officer

In his previous roles, he has been associated with organisations like RBL Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and GE Countrywide.

In his role, Sharma will work with key stakeholders to translate and align the Bank’s strategy into transformation activities and initiatives, and develop a clear roadmap to achieve the Bank’s strategic and financial objectives.

Weekly Shorts: Influencer marketing strategies for food and beverage services

What’s buzzing in influencer marketing and the creator ecosystem? What’s the next big thing coming down the line? Catch the big trends and hot topics in our weekly shorts.

Kaya appoints Nishant Nayyar as vice president and head of marketing

Nishant Nayyar started his career at Bennett Coleman & Co, and has also worked in companies like India Today, News Corp VCCircle, Pearl Academy, Credihealth, and DayToDay health.

Prior to this, he was a part of Narayana Health as head of digital marketing.

Dentsu’s Posterscope appoints Pallavi Patil ad vice president – strategy

Pallavi Patil will oversee clients nationally and empower strategy across out-of-home, retail, activation, and rural marketing verticals.

In her new role, Pallavi Patil will focus on delivering a fresh perspective to the agency’s strategic expertise combined with a blend of innovation to clients in the OOH space.

Byju’s CEO Mrinal Mohit quits; Arjun Mohan gets a promotion

Arjun Mohan began his career with Rambus Mentor Graphics, HSBC Bank, Tata Services and Titan Company before joining Byju’s and held various roles with his last being chief business officer. Then, he joined upGrad as chief executive officer. (From left to right: Mrinal Mohit and Arjun Mohan)

Mrinal Mohit started his innings at Byju’s in 2014 as senior vice president – business development and strategy.

Meta to introduce Meta Verified, WhatsApp flows and support UPI apps in India

Facebook daily active users were 2.11 billion on average for December 2023, an increase of 6 percent YoY and monthly active users (MAUs) were 3.07 billion as of December 31, 2023, an increase of 3 percent YoY. (Image sourced from Moneycontrol)

Mark Zuckerberg said that India is leading the world in terms of how people and businesses have embraced messaging as the better way to get things done.

Boomlet Group appoints Anish Saha and Ayushi Rai

Anish Saha has worked across brands including Zee Entertainment and GroupM, in senior roles. Ayushi Rai worked with brands such as Zomato and Times Internet. (From left to right: Anish Saha and Ayushi Rai)

Anish will be working towards building and shaping the verticals of Boomlet Group. Ayushi Rai is tasked with identifying and capitalising on undiscovered opportunities in the world of influencers and content creators.