Category: Brand Makers

Media Mavens: Conversations have become easier with BARC ratings’ return, says Niti Kumar, Starcom

Overall, I think everyone is much happier. Conversations have become easier because one knows now where the genre stands. It has become much easier for a planner or an advertiser to make choices and select what works for them, says Kumar.

Niti Kumar, COO, Starcom India, on the return of ratings and how it has made decision-making simpler for media buyers and advertisers.

CXO Moves: From marketing chief to MD; Execs at Mercedes, GroupM, Havas, DisneyHotstar, move up, in and out

Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. A round-up of the executives who are in, out, and in-between in the past two weeks. (Representational image via Unsplash)

All the key executive moves in the world of brands.

How Curefit saw 300 percent increase in engagement after redesigning its app

"In March 2021, we set a vision for ourselves that in the next 2 years we want to join the league of world’s best apps and we called it Design+. This vision led us to building a robust design language," says Shriya Malpani

In an exclusive interview with Storyboard18, Shriya Malpani, Head of Design, Curefit, talks about the role of app design in brand growth.

Never forget that you need an idea and technology cannot save you: Piyush Pandey

In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Bharat Puri and Piyush Pandey spoke about what the idea of ‘being Indian’ meant to them when they started out and the brand playbook for success in India and Bharat. (Representational image: Dibakar Roy via Unsplash)

Pidilite’s Bharat Puri and Ogilvy’s Piyush Pandey take a trip down memory lane and talk about Brand India.

Bookstrapping: Influence Empire – The story of Tencent and China’s tech ambition

A master of creating products so convenient and intuitive that billions of users want to join his network, Pony Ma is a private entrepreneur in a state dominant economy with a gift for survival.

Lulu Chen’s book is a window into the brainchild of Pony Ma, Tencent’s ‘influence empire’. Bookstrapping Rating: 4 stars

The Great Skill Reset: Audience scientists, integrated thinkers, people with high HQ in demand

According to industry estimates, media agencies in India are increasing their workforce strength by about 12-15 percent this year. (Representational Image via Unsplash)

What are media investment agencies looking for in people as they hire at a time when talent is swimming away from the agency pool?