CCI seizes documents, electronic evidences from media agencies

Leniency programs reduce fines or offer immunity to the first cartel member who cooperates with authorities, thereby destabilizing the cartel's secrecy.

CCI officials raided offices of GroupM, Dentsu and Interpublic Group in Mumbai, New Delhi and Gurugram. The CCI officials also visited the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation office for investigation.

CCI raids GroupM, Dentsu and Interpublic Group offices

Leniency programs reduce fines or offer immunity to the first cartel member who cooperates with authorities, thereby destabilizing the cartel's secrecy.

Sources told Storyboard18 that GroupM’s Mumbai office near Mumbai airport Bay 99 has been blockaded by the CCI officials. The investigations are ongoing.

Regional content and personalisation were the game-changers: Harsha Razdan, CEO, South Asia, dentsu

A creative renaissance was another hallmark of the year, highlighted by the revitalization of Dentsu Creative Webchutney and Dentsu Creative Isobar.

Pioneering innovation, dentsu South Asia embraced change, leading with digital-first thinking to drive impactful, people-centered business solutions

CXO Moves: From marketing chief to MD; Execs at Mercedes, GroupM, Havas, DisneyHotstar, move up, in and out

Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. A round-up of the executives who are in, out, and in-between.(Representational image via Unsplash)

All the key executive moves in the world of brands.

CXO Moves: Nykaa ropes in Unilever exec as its private label CEO quits

Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem. (Representational image: Thomas Le via Unsplash)

Home Credit, Amazon, Wondrlab, FCB, Ogilvy, Honasa, Wunderman Thompson and more, beef up their executive cadres. Here’s a round-up of the people who are in, out and in-between in the past two weeks.

CXO Moves: Ad executive returns after edtech stint, Dentsu Creative gets a CEO, Dabur loses its digital head

Accenture appointed Devyani Ozarde as managing director - media and entertainment, and Ashutosh Bhatt has joined Ananta Capital as operating partner and chief growth officer, among other key people movements this week. (Representational image: Mohammad Bagher via Unsplash)

Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. Here’s a round-up of the executives who are in, out, and in-between in the past two weeks.

India’s ad market to grow by 16% in 2022: Dentsu International report

Globally, advertising spends are expected to increase by 8.7 percent in 2022, with ad spending in Asia-Pacific alone anticipated to reach $250 billion, according to the latest Dentsu ad spending forecast. (Representational image via Unsplash)

Globally, the Americas top advertising spends for 2022. At 16 percent growth, India will stay ahead of the US (12.8 percent growth) and Brazil (9 percent) as the fastest growing market.