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Elon Musk drops Unilever from X’s antitrust lawsuit, reaches agreement on brand safety

In April, Unilever announced scaling back environmental and social pledges.

A lawsuit accused the World Federation of Advertisers and group members Unilever, CVS Health, and Dansih renewable energy firm Orsted of conspiring to withhold ‘billions of dollars in advertising revenue’ from X

Hyundai Motor India increases ad budget as IPO nears, eyes trusted brand positioning

Hyundai Motor sold 186,408 units of passenger vehicles between October and December 2024

According to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), submitted to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in June this year, Hyundai Motors has spent Rs 677 crore on advertisement and sales promotion on a standalone basis in fiscal year 2023 (FY23)

W+K shuts Mumbai office; scales back operations, staff

Wieden+Kennedy has announced that it will shut its Mumbai office by the end of the year

The announcement comes after the agency’s chief creative officer (CCO) Santosh Padhi (Paddy) and president Ayesha Ghosh announced their departure

Swiggy’s ad spend drops 26% to Rs 1850 crore in FY2024; to ‘cost-effectively’ invest in marketing

Swiggy Ltd increased its consolidated advertisement and promotion expenses by 65.3% in Q3 FY25

Swiggy has proposed to spend up to Rs 1000 crore, over four calendar years on brand marketing services across various channels, including traditional media

Bombay High Court restrains Abbott’s ad, grants temporary relief to HUL: Report

The board formed a committee of independent directors to explore various alternatives for the ice cream business and provide recommendations. These recommendations will be reviewed by both the Audit Committee and the Board.

HUL’s legal representative reached out to Abbott and sought clarity on the issue, but said that it failed to get any ‘substantial’ response from Abbott

Patanjali’s ad, sales promotion expenses soared by 145% to Rs 424.7 crore in FY2024

Patanjali’s exports also declined by 39% to Rs 323 crore in FY2024 from Rs 530.7 crore in FY23 due to ‘intense competition in the international market’.

Fish extract in ‘Divya Dant Manjan’: Delhi HC seeks response from Patanjali over ‘misbranding’ of dental product

Patanjali's 'Divya Dant Manjan' embroils in a controversy over its ingredient

Petitioner Yatin Sharma said that Patanjali’s “Divya Dant Manjan” packaging has a green dot mark, an indicator of vegetarian status, containing “Samudraphen”, a fish-derived compound

Consumer protection authority imposes Rs 5 lakh fine against coaching institute for misleading ad on UPSC result

has issued a penalty of Rs 5 lakh against Shankar IAS Academy

The government watchdog agency said that the information with respect to the course opted by the advertised successful candidates was deliberately concealed in the advertisement by Shankar IAS Academy

Bengaluru-based investment service firm under fire for violating advertising code

Legal experts say Pickright Technologies violated advertising code

Pickright allowed users to either pick a portfolio based on the returns generated or sign up for trading calls from Sebi-registered experts based on the ‘accuracy’ of the calls

From Squid Game to Emily in Paris, Netflix lands major ad deals for upcoming films, series

Netflix reported a revenue of $9.83 billion and operating income of $2.91 billion in Q3 2024

Netflix partnered with LVMH, COTY Gucci, Kaiku Caffee Latte, Aeromexico, Google, and Rakuten for the Emily in Paris series in August