Category: Brand Makers

Brands with lesser investments can also be present on IPL on digital: Starcom India’s Navin Lalchandani

As per Navin Lalchandani, "Digital helps in sharp targeting and gives scale to brands which, in turn, reduces the wastage of reaching out to not-so-important markets, and brands with lesser investments can be present on IPL to target a few key markets."

Digital advertising dominates IPL, pushing ROI, reducing waste and making way for new brands.

Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Ltd appoints Geetanjali Chugh Kothari as Chief Marketing Officer

In her new role as the CMO, Chugh will report to Bruce de Broize, Managing Director & CEO, of Future Generali India Life Insurance, and will be based in the head office in Mumbai.

Prior to joining Future Generali, Chugh held the position of Head of Marketing and Corporate Communication at Bharti AXA Life Insurance. Her prior experience includes working for Future Group, HT Media, and Mudra Max.

Snap’s Ajit Mohan: Now that we have the scale, it is time to build a business around it

As Snap Inc., the parent of visual messaging app Snaptchat, hit a milestone of 200 million monthly users in India, Ajit Mohan, president of the company’s Asia-Pacific unit, shared its vision for India, focus on monetisation and building ad revenue, plans for aggressive hiring across roles including a new leader for India.

Cheil India hires Amit Nandwani as national creative director

Amit Nandwani also wears the hat of a director, having directed over 20 TV commercials for popular brands like Amazon, Ola, Car Dekho, and ACKO Insurance.

Amit Nandwani, who has an experience of over two decades, joins from Leo Burnett Delhi, and at Cheil India, he will lead the agency’s creative output on the new businesses.

BARC appoints Dolly Jha as chief of product and research

Dolly Jha comes with a rich experience across consumer research, audience measurement, media analytics, ROI measurement and innovation research.

Prior to joining BARC India, Dolly Jha has been associated with Nielsen for 13 years where she has held multiple leadership roles. Her last role was as the managing director for Nielsen Media – India.

Goafest 2023: “The ABBY has always been seen as a plus on someone’s CV,” Pallavi Chakravarti

"We looked for relevant subject matter, good brand fits, fresh ideas, sharp insights and arresting execution. The intent was to recognise work that can hopefully compete at the highest level and stand up to the scrutiny of juries around the world," says Pallavi Chakravarti.

Pallavi Chakravarti, founder and chief creative officer of independent creative shop Fundamental, was the jury chair of the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion category at the ABBY One Show Awards 2023.

Instagram’s new features are driven by deep human insights: Meta’s Paras Sharma

Brands create products or services, and creators create content. The product and services get sold, that's what the brand's objective is. Unless in some cases there is brand imagery, by using creators who can create the most impactful content, depending on the brand's objective, their objective will be met.

The new additions give users more control over their feed, help creators perfect their content, and allow fans to show appreciation through gifts while giving brands a wider reach through a bigger collaboration with creators, Paras Sharma, director and head of content and community partnerships at Meta tells Storyboard18.

Wunderman Thompson’s Tarun Rai retires

After leading the merger between Wunderman and JWT, Tarun Rai was appointed chairman and Group CEO for South Asia and began to help steer the organisation through the pandemic. He was then appointed executive director of strategic initiatives across the APAC region in 2022.

Tarun Rai, executive director of strategic initiatives across the APAC region, will be retiring after three-decades in the advertising industry.

Sneakers are now considered collectibles, with a passionate following among Gen Z and millennials: Rannvijay Singha

Rannvijay Singha tells Storyboard18, as a long-time sneaker enthusiast with over 20 years of collecting experience, he has witnessed the tremendous growth of the market, fueled by entry and expansion of international brands, celebrity collaborations and endorsements.

SoleSearch has secured Rs 6 crore in their debut funding round from Venture Catalyst, Anthill Ventures, Cornerstone Sports LLP.