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INSIGHT: Up to the Marks
After being operated on a franchise model, Marks & Spencer begins its stint as a joint venture with Reliance.. Mark Ashman, the new CEO of Marks & Spencer Reliance India, carries the same name as the company he has been serving for the ...

GENDER: Helping small businesses grow
GreenMango attempts to level the playing field for poor entrepreneurs to compete with local businesses.. As a young girl growing up in the Philippines, Yasmina McCarty would buy and eat a lot of green mangoes from a vendor named Malou. “She ...

INSIGHT: Sale is king!
Sales are a test of a brand’s mettle. Read on to discover how.. An unlikely hero, Akshay Kumar’s film Singh is Kinng has broken all box office records in India and abroad. I am no expert on Bollywood or the Hindi ...

ONLINE MARKETING: BigFlix to scale up; plans downloads thru set-tops
To spend Rs 25 crore on marketing campaign. Chennai, Sept. 10 Movie rental service BigFlix.com plans to expand its presence in the ten cities it is present in now. The total number of stores in these cities will go up to 200 from 120 by ...

ADVERTISING: ‘Observation key to producing good advertisements’
Sri Sai Ram Institute of Management Studies conducts ‘Pro-Pinnacle’. Change happens when you look at things differently,” said Mr Vijay Jacob Parakkal, Vice-President, Bates 141, an advertising agency and part of the WPP ...

RURAL MARKETING: Mudra launches Terra
The Mudra Group has launched Terra, a specialised unit for integrated rural solutions. Terra will offer its clients a range of services needed to win in the rural markets — research, strategic planning and consultancy, creative solutions, ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: VLCC opens centre in Coimbatore
Besides making an entry into Tirupur, VLCC has opened its second outlet in Coimbatore. The new centre was inaugurated by Dr P. Raju of Kongunad Hospital Pvt Ltd, while Dr S. Sendil Kumaran, Chairman and Managing Director, Sri Kumaran Hospital, ...

STRATEGY: AXN venturing into lifestyle segment
Mumbai, Sept. 10 Sony Pictures Entertainment Network-promoted AXN channel in India is planning to attract a new set of advertisers by moving beyond action and adventure into the lifestyle space and including women as a new target audience. ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Texas Chicken enters India with outlet in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sept. 10 After KFC and McDonalds, it is the turn of Texas Chicken, the chicken fast-food brand of the US-based Church’s Chicken, to tap the burgeoning fast-food market opportunity in ...

STRATEGY: Mahindra Holidays to market homestays overseas
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 10 Mahindra Holidays and Resorts Ltd is set to market homestays in Kerala in the global market. ...

RETAILING: Impact Retail plans more showrooms under X-cite brand
Hyderabad, Sept. 10 Impact Retail Private Ltd, with presence in India and West Asia, plans to set up 30 exclusive showrooms by end of 2009 in the ...

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS: Quality norms on imported drugs to be tightened
India will tighten quality checking measures on imported drugs and officials will be sent abroad to inspect the manufacturing sites of drugs exporters overseas, said the Drugs Controller General of India, Dr Surinder Singh, at a conference ...

STRATEGY: Dennis Media Transasia eyes men’s lifestyle magazine space
New Delhi, Sept. 10 After fairness creams, it’s now time for men’s lifestyle magazines. Whether it’s Men’s Health, FHM, M, Man or
OUTLOOK: Daikin enhancing presence
New Delhi, Sept. 10 Japanese air-conditioning giant Daikin Airconditioning India Pvt Ltd (DAIPL) is chalking out plans to expand its presence both in the residential and commercial ...

ONLINE MARKETING: Bangalore Metro, Ticketvala tie up
Bangalore, Sept. 10 You can now book a ride online on the popular hi-tech shuttle bus service to the Bengaluru International Airport. ...

STRATEGY: ‘ESPN Star wins bid for BCCI Champions League’
New Delhi, Sept. 10 ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has won the bid for The Champions League, the international version of the Indian Premier League, according to sources. ...

From Brand Line

RETAILING: Up to the Marks
After being operated on a franchise model, Marks & Spencer begins its stint as a joint venture with Reliance.. Mark Ashman, the new CEO of Marks & Spencer Reliance India, carries the same name as the company he has been serving for the ...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Helping small businesses grow
GreenMango attempts to level the playing field for poor entrepreneurs to compete with local businesses.. As a young girl growing up in the Philippines, Yasmina McCarty would buy and eat a lot of green mangoes from a vendor named Malou. “She ...

BRANDS: Sale is king!
Sales are a test of a brand’s mettle. Read on to discover how.. An unlikely hero, Akshay Kumar’s film Singh is Kinng has broken all box office records in India and abroad. I am no expert on Bollywood or the Hindi ...

ADVERTISING: A colossal endeavour
Emami Group’s most expensive ad campaign reflects the juggernaut of daily life.. hakka duniya ka ghoome sadhu sant bole, saare bole — aadmi machine bana haule haule (The wheel of life keeps rotating, so say the ...

BRANDING: Stretching the ‘rubber brand’
Marketers need to be selective while extending the existing brand equity to different products and services.. The mention of a brand name almost always evokes images that have long since been associated with it. For example, Lux with ...

ADVERTISING: String advertising
Marketers run series of advertisements built around a common theme to keep consumers engaged.. If you are to identify one big trend in modern Indian advertising as of today, what is ...

ADVERTISING: IAA flags of public service
The India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) is really moving. We reported some time ago that it is gearing up to launch a truly national public service effort along with TERI (headed by Dr. R. K. Pachauri). The effort ...

BOOKS: Lessons in radical contradictions bookmark
Some 400 demonstration models made available for journalists compared to the usual 30, advertisements in 37 national and sports daily newspapers, 311 television spots, 600 radio spots, 4,300 billboards, and Web site banners. This was how, in ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Air care
Henkel India Ltd has launched its latest range of air fresheners for both cars and homes. Room fresheners are available in two forms – aerosol sprays (five fragrances) and gel-based air fresheners (four fragrances), priced at Rs 100 ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Health therapy
Ayush, the health and wellness brand of Hindustan Unilever, has launched Rakshak Rasayana, which contains natural nutrients such as amla, carrot, spinach, apple and orange that are important sources of antioxidants and ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Master aid
Regenix Drugs has unveiled a new and an-all-inclusive range of nine first aid kits called the EMER-AID Master Kit. Priced at Rs 500, the kit includes a medium injury care kit, stop bleeding kit, burn care kit, eye care kit, gauze dressing ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Strong pearl
Emami has launched Pudina Strong, a consumer healthcare product which to relieve stomach ache and other indigestion problems. Priced at Rs.10 per strip of 10 pearls, Pudina Strong will be available in ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Fruit touch
CavinKare has launched new Chik Satin shampoo with fruit extracts and active conditioners. Available in three premium variants of papaya, strawberry, green apple in pack sizes of 400 ml, 200 ml, 100 ml, 40 ml, 25 ml and 7 ml sachets, they ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Silk and smooth
Oriflame has launched a new range of products including body lotion, roll-on deodorant, ladies’ razors and blades, shaving gel and an after depilation soothing lotion. These products are priced at Rs 449, Rs 159, Rs 349 and Rs 298, Rs ...






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