The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 30, 2006

RURAL MARKETING
Seminar on rural insurance
A seminar on `Issues, challenges & opportunities faced by insurance companies in rural India' is being organised by the Rural Marketing Agencies Association of India in association with the Public Relations Council of India in .. More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES
GM India to launch `mini car' next year
To be positioned between Wagon R and Santro More

RETAILING
Provogue eyes acquisitions
Planning a new retail format under `Mega Studio' brand More

Gitanjali plans retail push for diamonds
The Gitanjali Group, a major player in the branded jewellery market, has drawn up plans for exclusive retail ventures. It is also launching an EzeeDiamonds scheme to allow people to invest in diamonds. Speaking to Business Line, Mr Anuj ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH
Social networking sites popular
A survey by Nielsen/NetRatings, an Internet media and market research firm, has shown a sharp rise in the growth of social networking sites. The study also said that successful sites exhibited a high visitor retention rate. Mr Jon Gibs, Senior ... More

BRANDS
Branded foods to drive HLL growth
The challenge is to build scale, says Manwani More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Radio City enters Hyderabad
Radio City, a private FM radio brand promoted by Music Broadcast Private Ltd (MBPL), announced the launch of its fifth radio station in the country in Hyderabad on Monday. It currently has its presence in Mumbai, Delhi, ... More

New Hitachi storage platform
Crushing through the stack of monolithic storage offerings, Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, has reinforced its TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform. This includes a 25 per cent boost to overall ... More

New jewellery collection from Kirtilal
Kirtilals, maker of gold and diamond jewellery, released its `Empress Collection' here on Monday. Mr V. Balaji, Head - Marketing, Kirtilals, said that the collection is an amalgam of European standards of excellence and ... More

Kenstar enters Kerala market
Kenstar, leading maker of kitchen appliances, introduced its consumer electronic products in the Kerala market here on Monday. Kenstar expansive range includes plasma TV sets sub-branded as `Solaris', LCD TV sets sub-branded as `Slate', flat ... More

HCL Info to support Apple iPods here
Unveils entertainment portal to offer content More

Srikkanth floats new cricket portal
Former captain of Indian cricket team Kris Srikkanth on Monday launched krishcricket.com, a cricket portal that offers gaming and sports entertainment. "The main attractions of the portal are the games developed exclusively for ... More

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