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PROMOTIONS & OFFERS: Special discounts to Govt staff lift Maruti, Hyundai sales
New Delhi, Dec. 23 India’s top two compact car makers have been able to more than double their sales through their special schemes for Government and public sector ...

RURAL MARKETING: RC&M, Ogilvy Outreach bag rural marketing awards
Mumbai, Dec. 22 RC&M won four trophies and Ogilvy Outreach bagged two trophies at the second edition of the RMAI Awards 2008. The awards were hosted by the Rural Marketing Association of India (RMAI) here ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Dainik Bhaskar unveils Shimla edition
The Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar has launched Ratlam and Shimla editions. The paper hopes to “consolidate its reach in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh” with these editions. The Ratlam edition is priced at Rs 3 a copy. ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Taj Group opens first property in Chennai
Taj GVK Hotels and Resorts Ltd on Monday launched its first property in Chennai — Taj Mount ...

OUTLOOK: Titan Industries unfazed by meltdown
Betting big on jewellery segment. Hosur, Dec. 22 Titan Industries Ltd has not been affected by the current slowdown, and expects its turnover to cross Rs 4,000 crore this fiscal as projected ...

STRATEGY: Montblanc plans 3 more stores by April
Bangalore, Dec. 22 The iconic brand Montblanc plans to open three more stores in India before April ...

STRATEGY: Reliance’s Big TV offers multi-dwelling unit services
New Delhi, Dec. 22 Reliance ADAG’s Direct to Home business, Big TV is targeting residential clusters, hospitality businesses and business ...

RETAILING: ‘Mobile phones key tool for retailers’
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 22 The ubiquitous mobile phone could evolve into a key tool for retailers in India, believes Mr Gaurav Sri Krishna, Director-Retail, Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt ...

RETAILING: Single origin brews at Coffee Day
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STRATEGY: Sony cuts PlayStation 3 price
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From Brand Line

ADVERTISING: Is the picture dimming?
Advertising on TV may be hit due to the slowdown but the FMCG sector could well be its insurance.. As the slowdown takes its toll on most industries, it is now going to be the turn of the broadcasting industry to face the blues. The ad ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Indian cos have to spend to defend themselves’
David Haigh, CEO of Brand Finance, says Indian firms can take advantage of the downturn to spend more to reinforce their position.. David Haigh, the CEO of Brand Finance Plc, was in India recently from the UK to evangelise what he has been doing ...

ADVERTISING: Small sceptics
Children are no fools, and exhibit some healthy cynicism when it comes to advertising that seems to make tall claims.. I was watching some TV programmes with a bunch of kids and their comments during a commercial break prompted me to ask them a ...

BOOKS: Fear-based sales relationship is dysfunctional
What would you call ‘the process of helping clients succeed in a way they feel good about’? It’s ‘sales,’ say Mahan Khalsa and Randy Illig in Let’s Get Real or Let’s Not Play: Transforming ...

INTERVIEW: ‘The Indian market has adopted advocacy faster than many others’
Jack Leslie, Chairman of PR major Weber Shandwick, in conversation with BrandLine.. Jack Leslie, the Chairman of Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s major public relations agencies, was in India last month to speak at the World Economic ...

BRANDS: Three brands and a disaster
After the mayhem of November 26, our columnist examines the appeal of the two hotels that took centre-stage and the city that houses them.. The 26/11 terrorist attack on Mumbai basically involved three brands and a disaster. I live very close to ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Hot stuff
Padmini Essentia has launched a stainless steel instant gas geyser brand named ‘Magic’. Its response time is claimed to be comparable with that of an expensive instant geyser. In less than 10 seconds, there is flowing hot water ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: World tour
Funskool India Ltd’s latest offering for kids is the Global Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition, featuring the greatest cities from around the world. It is available in an electronic version and a non-electronic version priced at ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Office chic
LG Electronics has launched its new commercial air-conditioner range, Cassette AC – Highlander. The ACs are claimed to have a unique individual four-way airflow control specially designed to control the angle of each vane and the ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Minty aid
Dabur India has announced the extension of its Hajmola digestive range with the launch of a new variant – Hajmola Pudina. The new Pudina variant comes after the success of Hajmola’s regular, imli (tamarind) and ...






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