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Don’t take your designation too seriously, says Mayur Hola of Culinary Brands

Prior to Culinary Brands, Hola served as senior vice president - global brand at OYO.

“If you have enough things that interest you, it will reflect in every part of your life, be it personal or professional, and just make you that much more interesting,” said the chief marketing officer (CMO) of the food and beverage brand.

Impresario’s Divya Aggarwal on SOCIAL going hyperlocal and catering to GenZ

In an interview with Storyboard18's Indrani Bose, Divya Aggarwal, Impresario’s chief growth officer, spoke to Stoyboard18 about SOCIAL's hyperlocal strategy, targeting Gen Zs and more

Divya Aggarwal, chief growth officer, Impresario spoke about how Impresario also plans to expand not just to new cities and towns but also in places they already have a presence.

The inside story: Digging deeper into Nykaa’s Nykd with Preeti Gupta

Preeti Gupta, Business Head, Nykd by Nykaa

Preeti Gupta, Business Head, Nykd by Nykaa , discusses how Nykd has been blending technically strong products and solving women’s everyday challenges, and appealing to all body types and age groups.

Inflation has impacted entry-level segment: Tata Motors’ Shailesh Chandra

Shailesh Chandra, Managing Director, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd. said, “Passenger vehicle sales in India are projected to set a record in FY24 with over 4.2 million units sold supported by strong growth in SUV sales (SUVs expected to surpass 50 percent of overall sales in FY24 vs 43 percent in FY23) and rising popularity of emission-friendly powertrains."

Shailesh Chandra, Managing Director of the Passenger Vehicle Division at Tata Motors, discusses how inflation and interest rates have affected the entry-level car segment. He anticipates a slowdown in growth momentum for 2024.

IKEA plans for multi-format stores in India: IKEA India CEO Susanne Pulverer

Ikea India CEO Susanne Pulverer

IKEA’s Life at Home report shows that 50 percent of Indians believe their home is their favorite place to be. IKEA India’s CEO Susanne Pulverer talks about this report and how the insights from this report help them create better experiences for consumers.

Rahul Kothari opens up on Razorpay’s vision as fintech hits $100 billion

In the second part of Razorpay’s interview with Storyboard18, Rahul Kothari, chief operating officer, Razorpay, discusses how the company has been operating after the Reserve Bank of India lifted its ban on onboarding new customers, industry trends, advertising methods, and more.

The chief operating officer discusses how Razorpay has been operating after the Reserve Bank of India lifted its ban on onboarding new customers, industry trends, advertising methods, budget 2024 reactions and more.

Of Buzz and Business: Decoding Impresario’s marketing and advertising strategy

In an interview with Storyboard18's Indrani Bose, Divya Aggarwal, Impresario’s chief growth officer, spoke to Stoyboard18 about SOCIAL's hyperlocal strategy, targeting Gen Zs and more

Impresario’s Divya Aggarwal said that the group’s brand SOCIAL sits at a confluence of cultural conversations, and youth and pop culture

India is going to be an ‘And-economy’: Diageo India CMO Ruchira Jaitly

Ruchira Jaitly, chief marketing officer, Diageo India, stated, "The biggest thing that happened to me as a marketer, and my biggest victory when I was starting out in marketing was if I got that spot for my brand on the Sunday evening movie Doordarshan. I still recall that vividly. I remember that I came back and said Oh My God I have just cracked it as a brand manager. My brand is going to be on the Doordarshan evening movie on Sunday evening, which personally for me was a reminder that the weekend was over when I was going to school."

Diageo India’s chief marketing officer Ruchira Jaitly on the consumer and media trends reshaping how brands are built in the alcobev category.

For us, financial inclusion is enabling small merchants looking to go online: Razorpay’s Rahul Kothari

In a wide-ranging chat, Rahul Kothari, Razorpay’s chief operating officer, discusses the company’s new campaign, the rationale behind choosing Gulshan Grover and Urvashi Dholakia for the ad film, key consumer trends in the fintech landscape, diversity in fintech and financial inclusion.

Tata’s dig at Maruti? Car purchase more about comfort of brand, than ‘Kitna Deti Hain’: Shailesh Chandra, Tata Motors

In an exclusive conversation with Storyboard18, Shailesh Chandra, Managing Director of Tata Motors, Passenger Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Mobility, says that consumers are looking for comfort in the brand more than ‘Sasta Hain ke nahi’ or ‘Kitna Deti Hain’.