Tag: Brand Makers

26 weeks of business inspirations: ADAPT-able lessons from a Business OG

For example, in real life, we do know of Harit, as the CEO of Tata Sky (now Play) personally getting involved in consumer complaints resolution (“Your Subscriber Number please?”) on social media platforms, as a way to test process and TATs in his teams. The one minor grouse though that I have with Adapt, is Chapter 6 where, going by the story-flow, Addae perhaps needs a better quality VP of Marketing!, writes Siddharth Banerjee. (Image source: Amazon)

In Harit Nagpal’s recently launched book, ADAPT – based on his nearly four decades of building businesses and brands across Unilever (Lakme), Shoppers Stop, Hutch/Vodafone and Tata Play (earlier Tata Sky), three key lessons stand out, states Siddharth Banerjee.

P&G India new CEO Kumar Venkatasubramanian: A moment of great pride for me to come back to India

Kumar Venkatasubramanian added that he is looking forward to being back in the market, learning more about the Indian consumers and serving their needs.

Kumar Venkatasubramanian, who is currently leading the P&G business in Australia and New Zealand as CEO, said, “It is a moment of great pride for me to come back to India and spearhead the P&G business in the country.”

Rathikant Basu, who ‘fathered the satellite TV revolution in India’, dies at 82

Rathikant Basu has also held positions at Doordarshan and Department of Electronics as Director General of Doordarshan and Additional Secretary (1993-1996), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and later as the secretary. (Image source: YouTube)

Rathikant Basu, who was 82, was also the executive chairman of Star India between 1996 and 2001.

Lintas’s former vice chairman Fali Vakeel passes away

Throughout his career, Fali Vakeel witnessed the evolution of the advertising industry. He was titled as the 'Last of the Mad Men in Indian advertising,' by his colleagues and peers in the industry.

Even after Fali Vakeel’s retirement as vice chairman of Lintas, Fali Vakeel remained deeply intertwined with the agency, serving as the Trustee of its Employee Welfare Trust.

Women CMOs of India: Who are the ladies leading India’s top brands?

Take a look at some of the women chief marketing officers in India, from the Visionaries' Bangalore and Delhi editions, and how they have transformed the marketing landscape. (From left to right: Anuja Mishra, Roshni Das, Anurita Chopra, Minakshi Handa, Ruchira Jaitly, Chandrika Jain, Mohua Das Gupta, Shilpi Kapoor and Sumeet Singh)

Take a look at some of the leading women chief marketing officers in India, and how they have transformed the landscape of marketing and business.

Sudha Murty: All you need to know about the philanthropist, author, symbol of “Nari Shakti”

Her recruitment at TELCO is an intriguing tale. While Sudha Murty was studying at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1974, she was awarded a scholarship to pursue a PhD in America. However, during her final year of M.Tech, she came across a job opportunity at Tata Telco, which is now known as Tata Motors. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Everything you need to know about Sudha Murty, who she is, her work and more – from why she spells her surname Murty and not Murthy and her saree collection to her Rajya Sabha nomination.