Tag: Advertising

Women’s IPL: WPL 2023 likely to score high on advertising opportunity, viewership

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 is to be exclusively broadcast on Disney Star Network and Disney+ Hotstar, and will feature 10 teams competing in 23 matches over 17 days in UAE. (Representative Image: Pickled Stardust via Unsplash)

The first edition of Women’s Premier League (WPL) is getting attention from marketers. But the proof, they say, will be on the pitch.

Is Jimny’s new ad a beginning of new-age storytelling for Maruti Suzuki?

The automaker had in October reported its highest-ever monthly sales at 1,99,217 units, a 19 per cent year-on-year growth. The country's largest carmaker had dispatched 1,67,520 units in October 2022.

Shashank Srivastava, senior executive director at Maruti Suzuki India on the genesis of the new Jimny campaign and the auto major’s push into the SUV segment.

Will Women’s IPL be a moneyspinner like the Men’s IPL?

WIPL is now being looked at with a new lens by sporting pundits. Cricket is watched and played by millions of Indians. The Men's IPL made the game even more popular with audiences including millions of women.

Women’s IPL is a step in the right direction for gender equality and women’s empowerment: Rediffusion’s Red Lab report.

Democratising post-production: The future of the creator economy

Of late there are a few cloud collaboration platforms that have greatly helped to minimize any communication gap. But it would still require regularly uploading and downloading footage, exports, draft versions and other assets. The 2022 Adobe conference itself showcased several innovations that are meant to limit the mundane struggles of creators. However, the foundations of the industry haven’t been strengthened in a long time. We’ve just been renovating the structures above. This is a generation for whom every hour is rush hour. They’re constantly innovating, coming up with new concepts and surprising the world. (Representational image by Alice Donovan Rouse via Unsplash)

For the current generation every hour is rush hour. Is the production industry innovating fast enough to keep pace with creators of today and tomorrow?

How brands made a splash with movie associations

Minister for Information and Broadcasting carrying forward the vision of the PM, also recognised the Indian Cinema being a significant contributor to India's soft power, promoting Indian culture, society, and values globally.

Last year saw a record number of brands partnering with movies; FMCG, tech, and consumer durables led the way.

Pathaan in Ads: A timeline of Shah Rukh Khan and Indian advertising

Shah Rukh Khan is arguably Bollywood’s most loved cultural export who made it in one of the toughest industries of the country, that too without network and wealth. SRK is making a comeback after a series of personal and professional difficulties, all thanks to Pathaan

Shah Rukh Khan or SRK is not just Bollywood’s king but also a badshah of brand endorsements since the 1990s.

ASCI Ad Code: Industry body revises and tightens advertising, disclaimer guidelines for brands

Further, a disclaimer should not attempt to correct a misleading claim made in an advertisement. A disclaimer shall be in the same language as that of the claims of the advertisement, and in case of bilingual advertisements, the disclaimer should be in the dominant language of the advertisement. (Representative Image: Mailchimp via Unsplash)

ASCI’s updated guidelines say a disclaimer should be clearly readable and should remain on screen for more than four seconds.

Yash Boss: Kannada star Yash is Pepsi’s new brand ambassador

Yash said in a statement, “I am exhilarated to engage with Pepsi and join them as the face of the brand. A collaboration as exciting as this is a great way to start the new year, and I can't wait for my fans to see me in an all-new avatar!”

Yash will be instrumental in deepening consumer connect for Pepsi, said Saumya Rathor, category lead, Pepsi Cola.