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TRENDS: Auto sales momentum in early 2009 not a sign of revival
Sector not out of the woods yet: Pawan Goenka. Mumbai, May 21 Auto sales have been brisk over the last three-four months but Dr Pawan Goenka, President of Mahindra & Mahindra’s Automotive Sector, is not convinced that the turnaround ...

ADVERTISING: Rs 400-cr cover is SET Max defence against ad revenue loss
In the event of rain and other unforeseen risks. Kolkata, May 21 Every time an IPL match gets washed out by rain, the broadcasting channel SET Max may raise an insurance claim of up to Rs 7 crore for loss of ...

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: Opto Circuits products get Brazil nod
Mediaid Inc, the marketing subsidiary of Opto Circuits India Ltd (OCI), leading manufacturer of medical diagnostics and interventional products, has received the approval of the Brazilian agency, Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria ...

PEOPLE: Dentsu India appoints COO
Dentsu India has appointed Mr Satish Sathyanarayana as the Chief Operating Officer (COO). The company said Mr Sathyanarayana would head this yet-to-be launched Specialist Agency which would operate both in the digital and offline space. Prior ...

MARKETING RESEARCH: If it’s not home, it’s the office where IPL is watched most
Restaurants are other dominant locations to savour the matches. Mumbai, May 21 It’s not the malls, multiplexes, airports or restaurants but the office which has emerged as the preferred venue to watch the IPL ...

PIRACY: Drug regulator to expand survey on fake medicines
First report on counterfeit drugs in India by June. New Delhi, May 21 The Drug Controller General of India plans to widen the survey to map the prevalence of counterfeit drugs in the country with larger number of samples. The regulator, which is ...

IPR: We do not foresee much implication of Toshiba suit: Moser Baer
New Delhi, May 21 The Moser Baer India Chairman, Mr Deepak Puri, said Thursday that he does not foresee much implication of the Toshiba lawsuit and that as per his preliminary reading, the infringement allegations pertain to optical media ...

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: Competition Commission to soon notify regulations
A day after the Centre notified provisions pertaining to anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant position, Competition Commission of India is in the process of notifying various regulations. The regulations, once notified, would ...

OUTLOOK: Mexican cinema chain Cinepolis announces India plans
New Delhi, May 21 Mexican cinema chain Cinépolis has finally announced its entry into India with plans to set up 500 screens over the next seven years, starting the second half of ...

NEW BUSINESS: LG bags orders for commercial ACs
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: The new Laura
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CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES: Nikon India to appoint 400 new dealers
Nikon India, a fully owned arm of Nikon Corporation, Japan, will be adding 400 new dealers this year to expand ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Toonz, Argentine firm to co-produce animation film
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd and the Argentina-based Illusion Studios have signed an agreement to co-produce a 3D animated feature ...

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS: VLCC's new slimming solution
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ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE: Blocked busters
Talks between multiplex owners and Hindi film producers seem deadlocked, with each side looking for alternatives.. Riddhi Trivedi, an executive from a Mumbai-based HR consultancy, came back disappointed after coming to know that the same old ...

ADVERTISING: Zooming into minds and hearts
Love ’em or not, the Zoozoos have made an impression. And that also counts for successful advertising.. There was a time when cola advertising ruled the roost in India and if one may add, in the rest of the world too, in terms of ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Agencies have to develop ways of alerting their clients...’
... to the changes that can affect their brands, says M. G. Parameswaran of Draft FCB + Ulka, who has just published his fourth book Ride the Change.. Understanding the changing Indian consumer is an ongoing task for M. G. Parameswaran, ...

GEMS & JEWELLERY: It’s different!
The Lucca Preziosa held in Delhi recently gave jewellery aficionados something to chew over.. Have you ever imagined teaming your black evening wear with an exquisite necklace made of paper? Or even better, buying a gorgeous ring made of, no, ...

ONLINE MARKETING: Web, banners & more
Word of mouth’s reliability, and the Net’s proximity to youth have marketers turning to the Web.. When does outdoor advertising work and when and where does ...

BOOKS: Back decisions with right consumer data bookmark
There is no workable definition of who the affluent are and how their affluence impacts their consumption, notes The Indicus Consumer Handbook: The Marketer’s Guide to Indian Consumers, edited by Laveesh Bhandari ( ...

BOOKS: Media logic
You Google something and you get fidgety because the information you are looking for is not on the first page. When watching a movie, the screen presence of computers or cell phones, radios or TVs don’t get your attention. This is media ...

BOOKS: Tech-edge
One of the ways to use mobile phones for ads is ‘Bluetooth marketing,’ says Ketan Joshi in What They don’t Teach You about Marketing: Filling the Gap between Curriculum and Real Life ( ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Couch factor
Ikian Furnitures has launched the new Tropicana set of sofas in its Water Hyacinth Series. The series claims supreme craftsmanship with the absence of untidy knots or severely cut strands anywhere in the weave. The fibre is woven in such a way ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Muscle power
Grand Slam has launched Kettler Verso 107. It claims to provide stable cross training exercise with a sturdy frame that supports weights up to 110 kg. It comes with a training computer to indicate time, distance, speed, calorie consumption ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Summer special
Cinthol has launched two new deo sprays – ‘Deo Rainstorm’ and ‘Deo Unleash’. Rainstorm is a contemporary aquatic fragrance with undertones of lemon and bergamot and Unleash is fresh spicy woody fragrance built on ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: No tiptoeing
Pergo has launched Pergo Sense. The new SoftTech technology used in this is claimed to make the laminate floors more silent and more comfortable to walk on. Pergo Sense planks are priced at Rs 320 per sq ft and their dimensions are 1196 x 196 x ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Skin food
Himalaya has launched Purifying Neem Face Wash. It contains neem and turmeric to protect against problem skin. It is available in 60 gm, 100 gm and 150 ml tubes for Rs 45, Rs 65 and Rs 150 in stores across the country and at exclusive ...






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