Moonlighting Debate: Advertising is a profession of many professions!

A former creative chief of a network agency tells Storyboard18, “Advertising agencies shouldn’t lecture on ethics and moonlighting. They are notorious for handling conflicting clients by creating sub-divisions. It’s a mess and everyone has made peace with it.” (Representational image: Ashim Silva via Unsplash)

Adlanders moonlight for money and creativity. Sometimes, agencies have no choice but to let employees take up side-hustles. Here’s why.

News18 India leads the show yet again

The proposed guidelines include crucial definitions, accessibility standards, Indian sign language guidelines, how accessibility can be achieved in feature films, highlights on processes and implementation, role of exhibitors, details of public awareness and details on grievance redressal. (Representational image via Unsplash)

As per latest BARC data, News18 is consistently leading the market share charts in the HSM-Urban + Rural Market

Over 70% of Bharat users likely to make purchase online this festive season: Sharechat

As per the survey, around 44 percent of Bharat’s purchase decisions are influenced by social media. Additionally, discounts and offers are major factors that influence 49 percent of Bharat’s purchase decisions. (Representational image via Unsplash)

The report is based on an online survey among 2,843 ShareChat users aged between 18 and 40 years.

The rise and perils of employee influencers and founder brands

Is the pursuit to build personal brands and the race for clout clouding platforms? (Representational image: Austin Chan via Unsplash)

Corporate India and the professionals from the advertising industry are expressing their opinions like never before. However, there are attendant perils.

TCS is India’s most valuable brand: Kantar BrandZ report

The top ten spots were taken by Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC Bank, Infosys, Airtel, Asian Paints, State Bank of India, LIC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank and Jio. (Representational image via Unsplash)

The country’s top 75 brands are worth a combined USD 393 billion according to Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Indian Brands report.