Brand Makers – Page 24

Nothing can beat the human mind, not even ChatGPT, says Narayana Murthy

Post gifting, Narayana Murthy’s own stake in the company reduced from 0.40 percent to 0.36 percent, not valued at around Rs. 1.51 crore. (Image source: Infosys)

“I am a great believer in the theory that the human mind is the most powerful imagination, machine. There is nothing that can beat the human mind,” said Narayana Murthy.

Meet Sai Ganesh – the marketer who turned full-time quizmaster

Sai Ganesh, former head of brand, Dunzo

Dunzo’s former head of brand, Sai Ganesh, shares how he is trying to make quizzes cooler, why he paused his marketing journey, and more.

Exclusive: This is us just getting out of the gates: HCLTech’s Jill Kouri

Jill Kouri, global chief marketing officer, HCL Technologies

Jill Kouri, Chief Marketing Officer, HCLTech, talks about the new brand identity and logo, what it signifies and more

CXO Moves: Britannia gets a CEO; Execs in at Gozoop, Samsung, realme, Rediffusion, Mindshare, CavinKare, JetSynthesys

A round-up of the executives climbing new rungs in careers and exploring new roles. (Representational image via Unsplash)

All the key executive moves in the world of brands.

Bookstrapping: The Shortest History of India by John Zubrzycki

The author believes that India's proudest achievement has been its unbroken record as a liberal democracy; over seven decades it has successfully conducted 17 general elections and many state elections. The book also questions whether this is enough.

Let’s salute the author for attempting this extremely difficult book, which is also ridiculously easy to have an opinion on. Bookstrapping Rating: 4 stars

Influencer Marketing Mavericks: Clout Talent, Pocket Aces

Team Clout Talent

After its talents’ success on streamers, Pocket Aces set up Clout Talent to address a very specific need.

India has a confidence that we don’t see elsewhere, KPMG’s Isabelle Allen

"Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is a big trend which is impacting both the companies and the consumer. It is important to understand how sensitive consumers are or will be to the ESG agenda," says Allen.

Allen talks about key consumer trends, new tech tools and the potential of social commerce

Bookstrapping: ‘Portrait of an Unknown Woman’ by Daniel Silva

Daniel Silva has authored twenty-five novels, including very popular ones like The Other Woman, The New Girl, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy and The Order.

All entertainment requires a leap of faith and an emotional connection to the creator’s art. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars.

Sumanto Chattopadhyay to retire from 82.5 Communications

Sumanto Chattopadhyay, chairman & chief creative officer of 82.5 Communications

Anuraag Khandelwal and Mayur Varma will take on the creative leadership role as joint chief creative officers, 82.5 Communications India.

Going to build our technology, engineering hub out of India: Criteo’s Brian Gleason

"Criteo makes roughly a billion dollars in overall revenue and India is certainly in the top seven of our markets," says Gleason.

The chief revenue officer of Criteo talks about the potential of the open web and the India market.