Month: September 2024

Zivame’s Lavanya Pachisia on creating a safe and unique shopping experience for women

For Zivame and Pachisia the challenge was to get so many women onboard. She pointed out another key challenge, "Unfortunately, even today, after so much education, most women do not wear the correct size of lingerie. It's actually a revolution to a large extent."

Lavanya Pachisia, CEO, Zivame shared the spotlight with Lakshmi Subramaniam Murugesh, Head of Product Innovation, Zivame, and Dr. Kiruba Devi P, Head of Category and Sourcing, Zivame, at Storyboard18’s Share The Spotlight event in Bengaluru.

Diageo’s Vikram Damodaran on sharing the spotlight with wife Vijayalakshmi Damodaran

When asked how his wife inspires him, Vikram said, "Vijayalakshmi inspires me greatly. She is the foundation of my life, and our two children are successful startups that she runs independently. She keeps me grounded and is a true superhero."

Vikram Damodaran, Chief Innovation Officer, DIAGEO India, shared the spotlight with Vijayalakshmi Damodaran, Chief Operating Officer of Cognizant’s Cloud & Infra Business.

Cuffe Parade residents oppose illegal and digital hoardings | Philips appoints Bharath Sesha as MD

Cuffe Parade has numerous banners and billboards installed, which allegedly distract motorists. The road medians are covered with multiple banners, causing visual obstruction and defacing the city streets. (Image source: Unsplash)

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Global CMO of Infosys highlights economic and social benefits of bridging gender gaps

Joined by Manisha Saboo, Kisha Gupta, and Preethu Karen - key figures in Infosys' ecosystem - Virmani highlighted the significant economic and social benefits of bridging gender gaps in employment.

At Storyboard18’s Share The Spotlight, Sumit Virmani, EVP and Global CMO, at Infosys, shared the stage with Manisha Saboo, Vice President and Head of Infosys Foundation and Campus Head, Kisha Gupta – Senior Director of Corporate Marketing and Global Head of Academic Relations, and Preethu Karen – Lead Business Partner HR.

Media and Entertainment industry witnesses 10% YoY rise in job recruitment in August: Naukri data

The minimal entry barriers, coupled with increasing aspirations for financial independence and empowerment, have made the role an ideal choice for women seeking meaningful careers, as per Probus.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) jobs witnessed a 14% spike in August 2024. Additionally, the hiring in the FMCG and Pharma sectors remained strong as per Naukri JobSpeak Index

Shipping charges, delivery time, high prices- top pain points for online shoppers

In the past year, Meesho's Project Vishwas prevented over 22 million fraudulent transactions, blocked 7.7 million scam attempts, and reduced lottery fraud by 75%.

The Indian online shopper report by IPG Mediabrands and Google highlights that social commerce is not ready to be a sales channel but is becoming the most important point of discovery and influence.

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Zee Entertainment appoints Shiva Chinnasamy as chief technology and product officer

Shiva Chinnasamy is experienced across across technology, data science & analytics to provide large scale, long-term solutions in close collaboration with stakeholders and business partners. His expertise spans across Ad tech, eCommerce, omni channel retail, B2C FinTech, B2B SaaS, platform engineering and mobile engineering.

Shiva Chinnasamy will be responsible for the efforts being undertaken at the TIC across Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) to enhance the consumer experience across platforms.