Tag: Advertising

The A Team: How Forest Essentials and Kama Ayurveda drew customers to Ayurvedic cosmetics

Forest Essentials Samrath Bedi and Kama Ayurveda's Vivek Sahni hope that they are able to spread the message of Ayurveda out there to the world, explain its rich benefits and represent the country and Ayurveda on a global level. (Stills from the ads)

Forest Essentials and Kama Ayurveda debuted in the beauty market when the term ‘Ayurveda’ was nearly unheard of and was considered old fashioned. In fact, the luxury Ayurvedic beauty brands may actually have been ahead of their time in anticipating changing consumer preferences.

Unstereotype Alliance’s #YouDontSeeMe campaign to address gender stereotypes in Indian advertising

As per Manisha Kapoor, chief executive and secretary general of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), "The #YouDontSeeMe campaign is aimed to encourage progressive gender depiction and breaking free from limiting traditional roles.”

#YouDontSeeMe campaign aims to shed light on gender portrayals in the media while emphasising the disparity between on-screen and real-life experiences.

Why do brands love Ranveer Singh?

Singh joins boAt’s list of brand ambassadors which includes celebrities such as Kiara Advani, Rashmika Mandanna, and cricket stars like Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul and Jemimah Rodrigues.

On the occasion of actor Ranveer Singh’s 38th birthday, Storyboard18 focuses on some of the most iconic collaborations between the star and brands.

How betting app Lotus365 continues to advertise on social media despite government ban

While the celebrities and influencers endorsing the app are not directly violating any codified law, they are in violation of the directions of the Central Government since the app is banned and any promotions of it are illegal.

A banned betting app Lotus365, is still operating in India and using surrogate advertising to promote itself. Celebrities endorsing the app could face penalties.

Union cabinet clears personal data protection bill

The research finds that 72% of surveyed buyers in India who consume B2B influencer content say that it helps build brand trust, and 70% say it creates awareness of different products and solutions.

The new bill has removed the need to locally store all user data by businesses, and instead allowed the leeway of storing such data in ‘trusted geographies’.

PMJ Jewels launches Sitara Collection, superstar Mahesh Babu’s daughter Sitara becomes face of PMJ on Times Square Billboard

Mahesh Babu’s 11-year-old daughter Sitara on the famous Times Square Billboard (Image by @SSMBSpace via Twitter)

In the past, brands like Laxmi, Pepper Content, Chingari, Mohun Bagan Football Club, ICICI Prudential and Classplus have advertised on one of the most coveted spots in global advertising.

Google’s TrueView Ads misalignment: Adalytics research reveals how ad dollars are spent on non-compliant video units

An Adalytics research suggests that billions of digital ad dollars may have been spent on small, muted, out-stream, auto-playing, or interstitial video ad units running on independent websites and mobile apps, instead of the intended TrueView format. (Representative Image: Mitchell Luo via Unsplash)

Findings of the research suggest the practice has been going on since 2020.

IPL 2023 ad revenue hits Rs 10,000 crore mark

Star Sports and Jio Cinema together earned closed to Rs 4,700 crore as advertising revenues, while franchises earned about Rs1,450 crore and the BCCI made Rs 430 crore.

Rs 6,500 crore, was earned as direct revenue by the BCCI, franchises, and broadcasters and the remaining 35 percent was earned as indirect revenue