The Advertising Club launches The TAC Academy with the IPA Qualifications

Every year over 4,000 practitioners future-proof their careers through IPA’s Continuous Professional Development Programme – helping their careers flourish. (Image: Unsplash)

The Ad Club has forged a special deal with IPA – The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising to offer curated and cutting-edge qualifications from around the globe under the aegis of The TAC Academy.

Colgate unveils “Eat Like You Should” campaign to raise oral care awareness

Juneston Mathana, Executive Creative Director at WPP @ CP, while speaking about the campaign quoted: The thing about ‘relatable behaviour’ is that you have to show it in the most relatable way. But just that could also get boring. So we introduced a little rhythm & rhyme with our partner-in-crime – Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy from Corcoise Films to make people aware of the subconscious compromises others are making out there. The result left people with something to chew on.

Based on a recent Colgate study’s findings, almost 1 in 2 Indians claim to have a dental problem, which has led to people changing their eating habits without even realizing it.

India should soon see its first Olympics sponsor

Interest for IOC deals is also expected from Qatar, which wants to host the 2036 Olympics in Doha, and Saudi Arabia, which now has a 12-year deal to host the Esport Olympic Games.

The IOC currently has 15 top-tier partners, which collectively paid almost $740 million last year in cash and services, though none from India.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We are now competing in beverages as a category’, says Shivam Puri, CEO, Cipla Health

Cipla Health Limited, the maker of Nicotex and Prolyte ORS, surpassed the Rs 1000 crore revenue mark last year

The consumer healthcare subsidiary of Cipla is now planning to expand into multiple segments such as sexual wellness and broaden range of products in its existing categories.

Cannes Lions-parent firm Ascential set to acquire Effies

Philip Thomas, CEO, Ascential, commented: “The coming together of LIONS and Effie is a powerful testament to the fact that effectiveness and creativity in marketing are inextricably linked. All enlightened businesses know that creative, effective marketing drives growth."

Effies, the global benchmark in marketing effectiveness to join Ascential’s LIONS Division to amplify offer for Marketing and Creative Industries.

AI now a core component in advertising strategies, says Publicis Groupe’s Anupriya Acharya

According to Anupriya Acharya, South Asia CEO of Publicis Groupe, the work done in AI within the advertising sector has already produced some truly exciting results.

“The potential of AI is humongous,” says Acharya, emphasising that the key to harnessing this potential lies in structuring efforts around the right set of data to develop relevant solutions for real business challenges.

When dadi saved the day for Ajanta Clocks

While brainstorming, Mudra Communications' Prathap Suthan came up with the idea of a pregnant woman knitting in a rocking chair. When the clock strikes a particular hour, and the track begins to play, she falls in love with the music and turns into an orchestra conductor, wielding the knitting needle as her baton. She imagines that the musicians form a circle around her as she conducts. When the music ends, life goes back to normal. (Stills from the ad film)

Senior ad man Prathap Suthan, who was the senior copywriter at Mudra communications and who came up with the idea for Ajanta Clocks’ famous `cuckoo waltz’ ad film, initially conceived the character as a pregnant lady. But things changed…