The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 09, 2005

PC with broadband @ Rs 451 per month
HERE'S some great news for all those who were staying away from taking a broadband connection due to high price of a PC. MTNL has tied up with HCL to offer a PC along with a broadband connection for as low as Rs 451 a month. Consumers also have ... More

Kaya plans setting up more `Skin Zones'
KAYA Skin Clinic is looking at driving more footfalls into its clinics through its Kaya Skin Zones. These are small kiosks, mostly located in malls, which not only have dermatologists imparting free counselling on skincare, but are also used as ... More

INSIGHT

China's auto sector set to enter critical phase
`Vehicle sales already at 4.69 million units by October-end should close 2005 at 5.8 million units, making China the world's second biggest automobile market.' More

IPR

Suzuki sues 10 Indian cos for illegal use of brand name
SUZUKI Motor Corporation, Japan, has filed suits in the Delhi High Court against 10 companies using the word `SUZUKI' as trademark/part of their corporate names. These companies are in various businesses such as finance, textile manufacture, ... More

ADVERTISING

Commercial cinema!
Top Bollywood actors and directors make a splash in the ad world, much to the chagrin of ad directors and models. More

BCCI pitches for revenue play — Drive to focus on telecast rights, sponsorships, merchandise licensing
MAXIMISING revenues is top priority for the newly-constituted Marketing Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) - be it through sale of television rights, signing up new team sponsors, awarding official supplier rights ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

World Phone launches economy plan in Bangalore
WORLD Phone Internet Services Pvt Lt on Thursday launched its World Phone Economy Plan in Bangalore. The service has been introduced in other cities also and will enable consumers to call over 40 countries at Rs 2 per minute. Subscribers can ... More

`Tata Indicom scheme a success'
MUMBAI: Tata Indicom's net subscriber additions in November 2005 stood at nearly 8.7 lakh surpassing that of all other operators — both GSM and CDMA including leaders Airtel and Reliance IndiaMobile, according to Tata ... More

Emirates' special offer
EMIRATES Airline, key sponsor and official carrier of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) 2006 for the 11th time running, is offering special packages for visitors from around the world. The packages, valid from January 4 to February 4, 2006, ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Federal Bank to distribute Franklin Templeton MFs
FRANKLIN Templeton Investments (India), one of the largest mutual funds in the country, today announced a tie-up with Federal Bank to distribute its products through the bank's branches. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the ... More

RETAILING

Vijay Textiles to open home décor showrooms
VIJAY Textiles, a home décor company, has decided to focus on `mega retailing,' while continuing to cater to wholesalers. As part of this plan, the company will open showrooms in New Delhi, Bangalore and other major cities in phases. While ... More

Pyramid Retail to invest Rs 135 cr for expansion
PYRAMID Retail, the Piramal Group promoted chain, would add 12 more malls in lifestyle category and 60 more stores in the food and grocery category in northern and westestern region by 2008. The company would invest Rs 135 crore for the ... More

Provogue steps into footwear business
PROVOGUE India Pvt Ltd has announced its entry into the footwear segment. The apparel company has entered into an exclusive licensee arrangement with M&B Footwear (Pvt), one of India's leading shoe manufacturers. As per the agreement, M&B wi More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Bollywood dialogues of yesteryears still tops: Study
BOLLYWOOD dialogues of yesteryear such as `Tera kya hoga kaliya' from the Ramesh Sippy blockbuster of the 1970s, Sholay and `Main aur meri tanhai aksar yeh baate karte hain... . (Me and my loneliness often talk to each ... More

BRANDS

Tea major Goodricke plans special brand for South
We have planned to re-launch our tea bags too. We have realised there is a strong need to re-launch all our brands. More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Tata Motors raises prices of medium, heavy vehicles — Launches sports utility truck
TATA Motors said it has raised prices of medium and heavy commercial vehicles by 2-2.25 per cent on account of rising input costs. The price hike has come into effect from December 1, the company's spokesperson said. Raw material prices have ... More

Tata AIG launches `Nirbhay Life'
TATA AIG Life Insurance on Thursday launched a participating money back policy, `Nirbhay Life'. The company has positioned the plan as a limited-payment period policy with a nine-year payment term. The policy holder will get money at regular ... More

Brand Quest

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