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Why is there a sudden rise in scam messages in agency business

78% of Indians are more concerned about online shopping scams this festive season than they were a year ago, particularly due to the rise in deepfake scams

Scamsters posing as advertising or digital marketing agency representatives have seen a constant rise. They often pose as representatives from agency’s HR teams making job offers and extracting information. Storyboard18 decodes the scam and measures to prevent it.

ASCI: 92% of gaming advertisements failed to comply with real money gaming guidelines

Digital ads have also emerged as the leading violator with 75 percent of the ads being processed from the digital space. (Representative Image: Luis Villasmil via Unsplash)

Only 50 percent of the ads were modified voluntarily after they were called out.

IPL on digital ensures laser sharp targeting for brands, says DDB Mudra’s Chirag Bhatia

DDB Mudra Group's Chirag Bhatia says, "The IPL product offering overall has evolved over the years with the slicing and dicing that is possible on digital for both viewers and advertisers. For viewers, things like commentaries in 13 languages and various camera angle options are amazing. For advertisers the option of being able to choose from various cohorts ensures a better bang for their buck."

Chirag Bhatia, senior VP – Digital, DDB Mudra Group talks about advertisers seeing good ROI and reduced ad spend waste in IPL 2023 on JioCinema.

Goafest 2023: ABBY One Show Awards releases Creative ABBY shortlists

181 companies entered the Creative ABBY 2023 out of which a total of 110 companies were shortlisted after the first two rounds.

Goafest 2023: AAAI vows to make Goafest, Abby’s relevant for younger adlanders

Ajay Kakar feels that over the years Abbys has also become a testing ground for international award success because entries that win Abby tend to do well globally as well. (Representative Image: Calvin Craig via Unsplash)

AAAI is looking to engage the new gen and younger advertising executives by hosting discussions on the future of creativity.

Sachin Tendulkar files FIR against misleading advertisement

“Request everyone to report videos, ads & apps like these in large numbers,” he added. (Image via Twitter - @mufaddal_vohra)

A website named sachinhealth.in was promoting products by using Tendulkar’s image thus leading to his name and images being used illegally.

Mother’s Day ads – An ode to mothers

Stills from Mother's Day ads from brands.

Here’s a list of some of the most interesting, lovable and heartwarming ads by brands, exclusively created for Mother’s Day.

Goafest 2023: Is AI friend or foe? Microsoft’s Amrita Thapar and Agnello Dias dispel myths

Amrita Thapar, chief marketing officer of Microsoft India and advertising expert and veteran Agnello Dias, shared their views on what is arguably the hottest trend and most talked about technology this year. So far, at least. (From left to right: Amrita Thapar, Anuradha SenGupta and Agnello Dias)

Artificial Intelligence takes centre stage during a discussion at the curtain raiser of Goafest 2023. Here are the key takeaways.

How IPL 2023 became a thriving democracy of brands

Each proposition being unveiled this year has been carefully curated to enhance the brand’s proposition and increase the potential of scale and targeting possibilities they can extract on digital. (Image sourced via Twitter - @IPL)

It wouldn’t be surprising if Digital becomes the mother play of it all, and television regresses into the status of a niche-play. In the bargain every brand can advertise.

Media Mavens: Wavemaker’s Ajay Gupte on the agency’s report card, generative AI and more

"We also have a platform called WPP Choreograph where we are able to customise creatives based on the audience profile," highlighted Ajay Gupte, chief executive officer, South Asia, Wavemaker.

Ajay Gupte, CEO-South Asia, Wavemaker also shares his views on how the role of media planners and buyers are changing and the enthusiasm IPL has got for marketers.