MARKETING
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TV 18 floats new division
TV 18 Group under Network 18, the group's listed holding company, has floated a new division called E18. This marks their entry into entertainment and news/information events after a joint venture with Viacom Inc, last month. ...
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STRATEGY
Airtel launches Telugu SMS
Airtel on Friday announced the launch of an SMS option in Telugu for its customers in Andhra Pradesh. This new service is aimed at addressing the desire of customers wanting to communicate in their mother tongue. It is estimated ...
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Wal-Mart arm Gazeley plans India foray
To invest in logistics space creation, supply chain management
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Aureole Inspecs aims at doubling sales points
India could soon become a resource centre for the two-decade-old company
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Retail players grapple with high attrition
Fully loaded carts and a six-digit footfall figure on weekends may bring a smile to the country's Rs 1,00,000-crore retail sector. But lead players have also realised that retailing is not just about cash registers ringing. It's also about ...
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ADVERTISING
PayPod set to unveil online, mobile advertising platform
Targeting ad agencies, advertisers
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PROMOTIONS & OFFERS
Matrix offers free talk time
With Indian international long distance operators offering cheaper global calling cards, post-paid mobile international connection provider Matrix has launched new tariff plan offering free minutes to its users. People travelling to the US, ...
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CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES
BoB, Reliance Capital tie up
Bank of Baroda and Reliance Capital Asset Management Co Ltd have entered into a marketing tie-up for distribution of Reliance Mutual Fund products through select branches of the bank. "We look at this tie-up as customer centric ...
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MARKET SHARES
Smartphones to grab 70% market share by 2010
Smartphones have now become the norm of the day, especially with the people continuously on the move and those who want to keep in touch with the office mails. InStat, a market research firm, has stated that about 18 million smartphones have ...
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OUTLOOK
Godfrey Phillips India bets on cigar biz
With cigarette sales estimated to drop by 3-4 per cent this year, Godfrey Phillips India Ltd (GPIL) is betting on a more luxurious item in the tobacco product family — cigars. The company, which has been selling cigars manufactured by ...
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PEOPLE
Piyush Pandey is O&M Vice-Chairman
Mr Piyush Pandey has been elected as Vice-Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific by the agency's regional board. Mr Pandey will continue as Executive Chairman and National Creative Director of Ogilvy & Mather India. Mr Mil
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Bacardi rejigs top management
Bacardi-Martini India Ltd (BMIL) on Friday announced a slew of changes in its management cadre. The company has appointed Mr Jayant Kapur as the Chairman of the board of directors. It also said that it has promoted Mr Mahesh Madhavan as the ...
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TRENDS
GSM operators add over 5 million subscribers in May
Riding on a steep reduction in roaming tariffs and cheaper long distance calls, GSM cellular segment continued to grow at a sweltering pace in May. The all India GSM subscriber base grew from 125.57 million in April 2006 to 130.6 million in ...
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Dr Reddy's launches dermatology drug
Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd has announced that Ultravex (Halobetasol) has been launched nationwide in June. This marks the entry of the company into dermatology care, especially the Rs 100-crore topical steroid market. Halobetasol ...
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Monster launches video resumes
To help speed up the recruitment process
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