August 2024 – Page 33

Indians opt for home grown getaways: Airbnb searches soar 340%

“The data underscores a growing trend amongst Indian travelers to explore domestic destinations during short breaks and long weekends as they are easily accessible. At Airbnb, we are excited to offer a wide range of stays as people explore new locations and immerse themselves in the local culture through our host offerings,” said Amanpreet Bajaj, Airbnb’s General Manager for India, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Goa, Lonavala, Puducherry, Mumbai and Udaipur emerge as the most searched for domestic destinations.

Sonal Kabi returns to Amazon Prime Video as director and head of marketing

She joined Amazon Prime Video in 2017 as Lead for Originals.

She joined Netflix as Director of Marketing in May 2023

Ozonetel appoints Shalil Gupta as Managing Director

Gupta is a senior business and technology leader with over 25 years of experience.

Expands the executive leadership team to enhance the platform offerings and
drive growth across global markets.

Nazara acquires UK based Fusebox Games for Rs 228 crore

Nitish Mittersain, Founder & CEO of Nazara said, “We see a large opportunity in building an IP based global gaming business that benefits from our core base in India where we can support global studios through enhanced user acquisition strategies, data analytics, live operations and new initiatives such as implementing our in-house AI playbook.

Popular IP based games of Fusebox to boost Nazara’s core gaming segment

Google leadership discusses setting up YouTube Academy in Andhra Pradesh

This is one of three significant fines levied on the company in the past decade. (Representative Image: via Unsplash)

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has also revealed plans for a comprehensive partnership with Google under the ‘AI for Andhra Pradesh, Powered by Google’ initiative.

The Advertising Club launches The TAC Academy with the IPA Qualifications

Every year over 4,000 practitioners future-proof their careers through IPA’s Continuous Professional Development Programme – helping their careers flourish. (Image: Unsplash)

The Ad Club has forged a special deal with IPA – The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising to offer curated and cutting-edge qualifications from around the globe under the aegis of The TAC Academy.

R K SWAMY Ltd Q1 FY25 results: Revenue from operations up 11.4% versus a year ago

The firm's Consolidated Revenue from Operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 was Rs. 68.37 crores, up 11.4% compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.

Shekar Swamy, Managing Director & Group CEO, R K Swamy Ltd, said, “We are focused on winning a few large new engagements, in addition to the strong stable roster of clients we serve.”

Reddit plans to introduce paywalled content and AI search summaries

“Redditors’ participation in this offering could result in increased volatility in the market price of our Class A common stock,” the filing said. (Representative image by Brett Jordan via Unsplash)

For Q2, Reddit’s revenue reached $281.2 million, up 54% year-over-year due to the platform’s growing ad business.

Hoarding Collapse: Bombay HC to decide fate of Ego Media Director’s release on August 9

The hoarding installed in Ghatkopar area collapsed due to "unexpected, unusual wind speed" and no fault can be attributed to the applicant (whose firm had installed it), advocate Khan argued.

Bhinde in his petition to quash the case claimed that IMD failed to predict the weather on the day of hoarding collapse.

Colgate unveils “Eat Like You Should” campaign to raise oral care awareness

Juneston Mathana, Executive Creative Director at WPP @ CP, while speaking about the campaign quoted: The thing about ‘relatable behaviour’ is that you have to show it in the most relatable way. But just that could also get boring. So we introduced a little rhythm & rhyme with our partner-in-crime – Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy from Corcoise Films to make people aware of the subconscious compromises others are making out there. The result left people with something to chew on.

Based on a recent Colgate study’s findings, almost 1 in 2 Indians claim to have a dental problem, which has led to people changing their eating habits without even realizing it.