Tag: Ad Agencies

Who are advertising ‘pitch consultants’ and what do they actually bring to the pitch table?

New age brands or start-up brands are more driven by looking at the clutter breaking ideas that can help them get traction. But, they don’t really look at things from a long term perspective. (Representative image by Nick Fewings via Unsplash)

Pitch consultants and their structured process have come to stay in advertising. Storyboard18 reached out to brands and pitch consultants who decoded the role of the latter in pitching, and spoke about their learnings during the whole process.

RK Swamy IPO sees strong demand from retail, HNI investors

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.

“We have been competing to the extent we can with our own resources, and I think we need to step up the competition with the multinational companies,” the promoters told Storyboard18.

Goafest 2023: India’s premier Ad fest kicks off with a bang

Speaking at the Goafest 2023 curtain raiser, Prasanth Kumar, president, Advertising Agencies Association of India and CEO, South Asia GroupM said, “Goafest is known to unite India and South Asia’s creative economy. When we began working on curating Goafest 2023, we were certain that we wanted to present to the industry creativity in a new avatar and our theme is exactly in line with this."

Goafest 2023 kicked off with a curtain raiser where the theme – The Future of Creativity, was unveiled.

Biz Moves: Starcom India, Tilt Brand Solutions and DViO Digital

Publicis Groupe India’s Starcom India won the account of More Retail, where the responsibility will include coming up with a brand marketing strategy, designing a roadmap, and bringing in valuable, enriching media-led brand experiences and deep insights on the business. (Representative Image: Gene Devine via Unsplash)

Keep up with all the key business wins and the account movements.

FCB Group India picks up a majority stake in Kinnect

This acquisition marks a pivotal moment for FCB Group India, elevating its digital prowess to unprecedented heights. With FCBKinnect at the helm, the group is primed to lead the advertising industry with its unmatched digital-first creative capabilities, scalable content production, and innovative influencer marketing through Kinnect Outreach - India's data-driven influencer and third-party partnership platform. (FRom left to right: Chandni Shah, Rohit Ohri and Rohan Mehta)

With FCBKinnect at the helm, the group is primed to lead the advertising industry with its unmatched digital-first creative capabilities, scalable content production, and innovative influencer marketing through Kinnect Outreach – India’s data-driven influencer and third-party partnership platform.

O&M and Eastman Kodak: How the Kodak KB 10 campaign deepened their association

After the commercial’s release, it received critical and commercial acclaim, and KB 10 was sold in millions in the first year of its launch. It changed the whole landscape of the photography market, distanced it from being an expert’s domain and made it available to the average user. (Still from the ad)

O&M released an ad on the Kodak KB 10 camera in the mid-1990s to educate consumers on the ease of photography the product offered. The commercial helped the brand sell in millions, and the ad etched itself a permanent place in the memory of those who watched it.