Pernod Ricard India retains Wavemaker India to handle its media duties

Philippe Krakowsky, CEO of IPG said, “The first quarter results we are reporting today represent a solid start to the year, and are consistent with our 2024 targets. Our data and tech driven media offerings, healthcare marketing, and PR capabilities continued to perform strongly, driving our growth. Marketer sentiment has begun to improve relative to the back half of last year, and the new business pipeline is more active. (Representative Image: Marc A via Unsplash)

As a part of the mandate, Wavemaker will oversee all services throughout the marketing funnel. Wavemaker’s Delhi office will continue to service the media mandate.

Sugar Cosmetics targets breakeven this year: Kaushik Mukherjee

As per Kaushik Mukherjee, "Currently, we have over 100 unique Sugar stores, 600 stores in modern trade, and our products are available in 40,000 general trade outlets. This strategic decision aligned all our efforts toward becoming a large and successful company, not just digitally, but also in retail."

Making a splash on Shark Tank helped the brand reach audiences who are hard to reach online, added Mukherjee.

Online food delivery platforms’ profitability leads to modest 7% spike in business: Redseer

Amid the prolonged funding winter gripping the sector, startups have been forced to slash marketing budgets and are viewing IPL sponsorships with caution. (Image source: @IPL via X)

In their continued stride towards profitability, prominent online food delivery platforms adopted a different marketing approach during IPL-2023, opting for muted campaigns rather than relying on extravagant and attention-grabbing advertisements.

“Authenticity is the lifeblood of influencer marketing,” Good Glamm Group’s Priyanka Gill

Gill has taken on the role of Venture Partner at Kalaari Capital, having already served as a Founding Board member of CXXO.

According to Priyanka Gill , group co-founder, Good Glamm Group and CEO, Good Media Co, brands, agencies and marketing companies are going to find new and innovative use cases for influencers as well as really make it performance and results driven.

Beyond Rainbow: Navigating brands’ inclusive engagement with Pride

The study uses the Progressive Unstereotype Metric (PUM) to measure consumer responses to representation in advertising (Representative image by Mercedes Mehling via Unsplash)

The Pride Month dilemma presents questions whether brands are rainbowwashing for clout and profit or if they are genuine allies and amplifying queer narratives beyond June.

Creativeland Asia Network launches Creativeland Studios: acquires 62% majority stake in London-based Creators Inc.

The industry has proposed a streamlined approach with a single-window clearance for multiplex operations, emphasising that audits should not be a prerequisite for obtaining licenses. (Representative image by Jeremy Yap via Unsplash)

CLAN has launched Creativeland Studios to focus on the growth of its long and short-format cinema and tv content offering – focussing on creating, producing and distributing films, documentaries, television series and audio content.