ADVERTISING
Brand Portrait co-founder leaves to set up new agency
Chennai, May 8 Mr B.S. Raj Narain, one of the four founders of Chennai-based ad agency Brand Portrait, has left it to set up his own outfit called Optima 24 x 7.Speaking to Business Line, Mr Narain said most of the ... More

BRANDING
Sony investing Rs 200 cr in marketing
Sony India is aiming to redefine the digital imaging market by introducing a range of high definition technology products for the domestic market. The company has earmarked Rs 200 crore towards its branding and marketing exercise. “We will ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS
Free talk time with Sprite
Sprite is packing in some free talk time with fizz in its bottle this summer. Sprite ‘Kholega Toh Bolega’, is the new digital initiative launched by Coca-Cola to connect to 230 million mobile phone users in India. The ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES
Archies in licensing pact with UK’s Paper Island
New Delhi, May 8 Archies, a major player in the social expression industry, has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with UK’s Paper Island to market and distribute its flagship brand Fizzy Moon in India. The move would ... More

Indiagames’ online titles now in physical format
New Delhi, May 8 UTV’s Indiagames will now make its online titles available in a physical form to cash in on the growing retail segment. A year after the leading mobile gaming company first made its games available online through the ... More

RETAILING
Never mind modern retail, Chennai’s kiranas do well: Study
However, organised retail has changed shopping habits More

Spencer’s Retail marginally affected by inflation
RPG Enterprises’ Spencer’s Retail will add 100 small-format convenience stores and 20 hypermarkets in the financial year 2008-09, said Mr Nimish Shah, Vice-President (West zone).Speaking with presspersons on the sidelines of ... More

Go-Frugal develops retail solution for SMEs
Chennai, May 8 Go-Frugal Technologies, a Chennai-based software product company, has developed a low-cost solution for small and medium size retailers using the application platform of Sun Microsystems. Both companies would jointly take the ... More

PERFORMANCE
April auto sales see growth in all segments
Marriage season, price hike fears drive demand More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
MTNL in pact with Contakt
Mumbai, May 8 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has tied up with Contakt Tech Solutions India for Express alert, a new value added service for MTNL subscribers. MTNL’s subscribers will get astrology, news, stock, etc alerts by subscribing ... More

Titan’s Stambha in Madurai
Titan Industries launched its new ladies Heritage wrist watch ‘Stambha’ signifying fame, prosperity and good luck, as part of Heritage collection, in the city recently. MrVijesh Rajan, Regional Sales Manager (South), launching the ... More