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  • International Women’s Day special: Meet the ladies who created new inroads to success

    International Women’s Day special: Meet the ladies who created new inroads to success

    Mumbai: As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we are recognising the multitude of women around us who have truly moved mountains with their inspirational work. These women have redefined success, created new inroads and found a new and innovative path to succeed. Their names are stamped on the wall of fame even as these women create history in never-seen-before territories. Here are some remarkable women who have won us over with their success stories.

    Falguni Nayar

    Falguni Nayar launched Nykaa, a cosmetic and wellness products e-commerce website in 2012. Even she wouldn’t have imagined that ten years down the line the company will re-script history with a fabulous opening when the company launched IPO. She worked as an investment banker for many decades before the entrepreneurial bug hit her and she truly created an unparallel brand. Nykaa offers more than 1000 than brands and now has 35 physical stores in malls. Under their aegis Nykaa Fashion and Nykaa Men were also launched to cater to men’s grooming category as well. She has received many coveted awards and her work is now recognized as one the best in the industry.

    Clelia Cecilia Angelon

    She founded Surya Brasil, a vegan, natural organic multinational brand that provides alternatives to harsh chemical dyes. She founded this global brand in 1995 with a presence in two of the biggest pharmacy chains in Brazil. She embarked on her entrepreneurial journey from a small shop owner at a gallery in London’s Oxford Street, and is the epitome of the woman who can achieve everything she sets her eyes to. Over the years the brand has forayed into different geographies. A trip to Kerala led to this idea of starting a haircare brand, offering the goodness of Henna for hair. These products mixed with Brazilian and Ayurvedic herbs can result in red, burgundy, brown, copper, chocolate and natural black hair, without the impact of harsh chemicals.

    Komal Agarwal

    Komal Agarwal is one of the youngest entrepreneurs in the circuit. She is the co-founder of Pebble, India’s leading smartwatch brand. Pebble has been named as one the fastest-growing Indian smartwatch brands by IDC. They also have Tiger Shroff as their brand ambassador. Under Komal’s able leadership, the brand has gone stronger and is leading the category. Their consumer-centric smartwatches, with affordable price points, have always won the hearts of the buyers for their utility factors. Recently they tied up with Hollywood studio Warner Bros to launch special edition GoT-inspired smartwatches. The smartwatches in collaboration with Pepe Jeans London are redefining denim for the wrist.

    Karunya Sampath

    The co-founder and CEO of Payoda Inc is not just acing the business aspects but also breaking the notion that women cannot deal with technology. She has put this tech-based company on a global pedestal and still soaring higher. The Computer Software Engineer from PSG College of Technology has truly made her alma mater proud. She embarked on her entrepreneurial journey only after gaining ample experience at global brands in the IT and service industry. Being highly skilled in Sales Management, Operations Management, Organizational Development, Business Development etc, she certainly knows how to hold the fort. And if this isn’t enough, she is also on the board at HealthViewX, AppViewX and Elyments.

    Sanamdeep Chadha

    As the director at Genesis Global School, Noida, this educationist has brought about a marked change in the K12 educational spectrum. The school provides world-class amenities which has made it a preferred institution for those seeking holistic education along with a sound foundation in their life. The force behind the school, Sanamdeep Chadha’s proactive attitude and unique ability inspires and fosters an environment that is conducive for students and educators to thrive together. She brings fresh ideas and dynamism to the education style of the country, her constant effort is to provide the latest ideas, technology and pedagogy. Working relentlessly for the past 14 years, she has evolved GGS into one of the best International Day cum residential schools in the region.

  • Nykaa ropes in Unilever’s Vishal Gupta to lead its consumer beauty brands

    Nykaa ropes in Unilever’s Vishal Gupta to lead its consumer beauty brands

    Mumbai: FSN E-Commerce Ventures, NYKAA has announced the appointment of Vishal Gupta as executive vice president for its consumer beauty brands. With nearly three decades of experience in the FMCG space, Gupta joins Nykaa after his tenure at Unilever Global, where he led large-scale, award-winning campaigns and teams.

    In his latest role at Unilever Russia, Gupta helmed the beauty and personal care business, comprising a large portfolio of international and local brands including Lux, Surf Excel, Wheel, and Sunlight, to name a few.

    An IIT Delhi and IIM Bengaluru alumni, Gupta’s Unilever stint of over 25 years included successfully turning around many businesses and brands in India, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and Russia. In addition to being a seasoned leader and brand maverick, Gupta specialises in implementing agility in organisational operations. The company said in a statement that with Gupta’s philosophy of customer centricity that resonates with Nykaa, Gupta will steward Nykaa’s transformative growth across its portfolio of owned consumer brands.

    Nykaa founder and CEO Falguni Nayar said, “Nykaa’s own beauty brands have been built on the principles of quality, authenticity, and inclusivity. This approach to brand building is what has led us to become much loved by the Indian consumer. Vishal now has the responsibility of carrying on its rich legacy and taking brand Nykaa to even greater heights and into more consumers’ hearts. With his wealth of industry experience and passion for the beauty space, we are excited to see what Vishal will deliver.”

    Vishal Gupta said, “I am excited to join Nykaa to help build its dynamic portfolio of consumer beauty brands that have become iconic in the Indian beauty ecosystem. Inspired by Falguni’s vision, I look forward to scaling the existing brands and creating new memorable ones that will further help serve the unmet beauty needs of the consumer.”

  • #Retrace2021: From Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar to dentsu veteran Ashish Bhasin, who all made news in 2021?

    #Retrace2021: From Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar to dentsu veteran Ashish Bhasin, who all made news in 2021?

    Mumbai: The year that began with the slowdown of pandemic cases, and phased opening of businesses across the country, is ending with another Covid variant rearing its head. The new cases of Omicron are spreading faster, even as the industry struggles to hold on to its post-pandemic revival after braving a deadly second wave in May early this year.

    Amid all these challenges, there were signs of resilience, that highlighted the advertising industry’s slow yet significant recovery this year. If 2020 was the year of ed-tech, 2021 only took the game a notch higher. E-commerce dominated headlines, and several D2C brands rose to success with their innovative advertising and marketing strategies. The year saw the largest number of startups joining the unicorn league, of which many of them are internet-based companies, including Flipkart, Nykaa, Zomato, and Paytm. The agencies too, adapted to the new normal, brainstorming newer ways to strengthen brand connect and retain audiences across media channels.

    With the curtains falling on this eventful, yet resilient year, we take a look at some of the biggest names that made headlines, and created a buzz in the world of brands, advertising, and marketing this year.

    1.      FALGUNI NAYAR, NYKAA FOUNDER

    An entrepreneur at 49 and a billionaire at 58, Nayar made waves with her company’s chartbuster initial public offering (IPO) in November. The ₹5,352-crore IPO of her FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd was oversubscribed nearly 82.5 times. On the same day, the company’s market capitalisation touched the ₹1 lakh crore mark, making Nayar who owns a 52.56 per cent stake in the company, India’s richest self-made woman billionaire. An investment banker, Nayar launched the beauty and fashion e-commerce platform Nykaa in March 2012 after quitting her job at Kotak Mahindra Capital. Today, Nykaa Fashion is a multi-brand platform with close to 1,500 brands—of which five are its own brands- two acquired and three it has built from scratch. Nykaa Beauty and Nykaa Fashion are separate businesses.

    Falguni Nayar: The billionaire founder of Nykaa who dared to dream at 50

    2.      BYJU RAVEENDRAN, BYJU’S FOUNDER-CEO

    Byju Raveendran-owned edtech, Byju’s has been on a dream run. The company, which saw its business grow rapidly during the pandemic, ramped up its user base and saw a swift growth in revenues. It also announced several deals around the world over, acquiring a number of its competitors, eight of which were this year. With this, Raveendran and his family have also expanded their fortunes, making them the 67th richest Indians, according to the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021. The home-grown edtech startup is now the 13th most valuable start-up in the world, as per CB Insights’ latest unicorn tracker. Currently valued at $21 billion, the Bengaluru-based start-up is also the world’s most valuable ed-tech start-up. It is also the only Indian name to feature in the list of the world’s elite unicorns as of December 2021. Recently, the ed-tech giant was in the news for its advanced discussions to go public through one of Churchill Capital’s special-purpose acquisition companies (SPAC). While an announcement could come as soon as January, the negotiations are not final. 

    3.      PARAG AGARWAL, TWITTER CEO

    2021 was also the year when Indians were taking over coveted leadership roles in the global forum. The first to mark his name was Indian-born Parag Agarwal, who was appointed as the CEO of the micro-blogging platform Twitter in November. An alumnus of IIT-Bombay, Agarwal had joined Twitter in 2011 and worked his way up the ladder to becoming the chief technology officer (CTO) by 2018 and was reportedly one of the ‘first choices’ of the company’s co-founder Jack Dorsey in the line of succession, after the latter announced his resignation. In a staunch endorsement of 37 years old Agrawal, Dorsey wrote: “He’s been my choice for some time, given how deeply he understands the company and its needs. Parag has been behind every critical decision that helped turn this company around… My trust in him as our CEO is bone-deep.” Before Twitter, Agrawal had briefly worked at Microsoft, AT&T, and Yahoo. He did his bachelor’s in engineering in computer science here, before moving to the US for further studies, his doctorate coming from Stanford University.   

    Jack Dorsey steps down, Parag Agarwal named as Twitter CEO

    4.      LEENA NAIR, CHANEL CEO

    In another proud moment for India, Maharashtra-born Leena Nair joined the list of Indian-origin CEOs of multinational brands in December. Her appointment as the CEO of the French luxury fashion house Chanel was unprecedented, given that Nair was a rank outsider with zilch experience in the fashion industry, not being a part of the Paris fashion scene.

    Before this, the 52-year-old had an illustrious career that spanned 30 years at Unilever, becoming the first female and youngest-ever chief human resources officer at the global company, in London- a position she resigned from to join the 111-year-old luxury group. Nair rose through the ranks of Unilever having started out as a management trainee. Under her watch Unilever achieved gender parity across global management. With the latest win, Nair is being hailed as a “serial glass-ceiling breaker”. An electronics and telecommunications engineer from Walchand College of Engineering in Sangli, Maharashtra, she did her MBA in Human Resources from XLRI Jamshedpur in 1992 before joining as a trainee at HUL.

    5.      PIYUSH PANDEY, OGILVY

    An advertising industry veteran with over three decades of experience in the industry, Pandey has donned several hats, representing Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy cricket during his younger days and being a tea taster are some of them before discovering advertising as a career choice. This year, the ad guru added one more feather to his cap when he took on the role of global creative chairman at WPP Plc. owned creative agency Ogilvy in May. He continues to serve as chairman of Ogilvy India helping brands understand their consumers.

    6.      ANITA NAYYAR, PATANJALI AYURVED COO-MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS

    The year 2021 saw life turning 360 degrees and completing a full circle for former Havas media India boss Anita Nayyar in the advertising and media industry, as she joined Patanjali Ayurved as COO- Media & Communications in July, after a brief stint with Zee5 from May 2020 to March 2021. An industry veteran, Nayyar had an eventful two years, with transitions circumscribing the client-side from the agency side, before settling finally on the brand side, having managed many portfolios of brands across sectors in a career spanning three decades.

    #Retrace2021: Cautious optimism will drive industry growth in 2022

    The year also saw some of the country’s biggest agencies undergo senior-most level executive shuffles and the arrivals and departures of some of advertising’s top talents. In recent months, dentsu India network parted ways with many of its key leaders in an exodus that began in January. The exits were announced as part of its restructuring process to usher in the dentsu India 2.0 vision. The rejig, brings together its creative agencies under one umbrella, including Dentsu Webchutney, Taproot Dentsu, WATConsult, Perfect Relations, Isobar, Dentsu One, Dentsu India, and Dentsu Impact. The high-level exits from its India leadership team included veterans like Santosh Padhi, Shamsuddin Jasani, Vivek Bhargava, Rubeena Singh, Haresh Nayak, Gopa Menon, and the India CFO turned CEO Anand Bhadkamkar. After almost five years of being the CEO at the digital-first media agency iProspect, Rubeena Singh started new innings as the country manager at the short-video app Josh in October.

    7.      ASHISH BHASIN, DENTSU

    Ashish Bhasin -stepped down as dentsu International- CEO APAC & chairman India in November. An industry veteran with over 30 years’ experience, Bhasin had joined Aegis Media in June 2008 and was tasked with launching the business in the market. He was promoted to CEO, Dentsu Asia Pacific in September 2019. Earlier this year, Bhasin had resigned from the board of directors and Audit Committee of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC India) sparking the retirement rumours.

    Ashish Bhasin steps down as dentsu International CEO APAC & chairman India

    8.      SANTOSH PADHI AND AGNELLO DIAS, TAPROOT DENTSU

     

    The news about Padhi’s sudden exit from the agency he founded with Agnello Dias in 2009 shocked everyone in the industry. Padhi ended his historic innings with Taproot dentsu in September. An art graduate from Mumbai, Padhi began his career with DDB Mudra. He then moved on to Leo Burnett, where he was an executive creative director and later became the national head of art.

    Earlier in June, Taproot made some leadership level rejigs and announced that Agnello Dias (Aggie) will move on to a role as a consultant for key brands, but he too put in his papers around this time. Dias began his advertising career in 1989 and after working with many local and international agencies, including Dart, Interpublicity, Lowe and Leo Burnett, he joined JWT India in 2005, where he soon became the chief creative officer. It was in 2009 when the art and copy duo Padhi and Aggie, decided to together launch their independent creative boutique Taproot India — a bold independent setup. Over the last 12 years, Taproot dentsu rose to become one of India’s most prominent creative agencies, notching up several accolades along the way.

    9.      AJAY GEHLAUT, DENTSU CREATIVE

    Industry veteran Ajay Gahlaut joined dentsu Creative as group CCO in the midst of Dentsu India’s transformation journey towards dentsu India 2.0 and Ajay’s joining is a critical part of the plan, the agency said. Gahlaut, with over 27 years of experience in advertising, was with Publicis Worldwide, India, as chief creative officer and managing director till June 2020. He wrote the line ‘Do Boond Zindagi Ki’ that anchored the famous Pulse Polio Immunisation campaign with Amitabh Bachchan and the ‘Make It Large’ tagline for the whiskey brand Royal Stag. He was also the man behind the ‘Men will be men’ series of campaigns for whiskey brand Imperial Blue and the creator of the character ‘Mr. Murthy’ for Voltas air conditioners.

    10. SHAMSUDDIN JASANI, WUNDERMAN THOMPSON

    As Wunderman Thompson chairman and Group CEO South Asia Tarun Rai moved into a new role as executive director Strategic Initiatives, APAC, Jasani was roped in to take on the mantle. Before this, he was with Isobar as Group MD South Asia. Jasani is a veteran of the industry, having launched Isobar in India in 2008, growing it from a two-person team to over 300-strong across South Asia.

    Isobar’s Shamsuddin Jasani joins Wunderman Thompson South Asia as CEO

    11. PRITI MURTHY, GROUPM

    Priti joined GroupM India as president, GroupM Services India this October, which the network described as a ‘homecoming’ for her and strengthening of the GroupM India leadership team. As an industry veteran, Murthy has spent a large part of her 22+ year career with GroupM. Her last held role with GroupM was as the chief strategy officer at Maxus Global.

    Priti Murthy joins GroupM as president, GroupM services India

    12. ANISHA IYER, OMD India CEO

    Iyer was elevated to OMD India chief executive officer in December. With nearly 18 years of experience in the advertising business and a niche in digital and technology, she joined OMD, a subsidiary of the group, in 2019 as the managing director for Malaysia. Her previous stints include working in companies such as Mindshare, Madhouse, and GroupM in a career spanning two decades.

    13. ANUPRIYA ACHARYA, PUBLICIS GROUPE 

    Anupriya Acharya, a veteran in the media and advertising world, was re-elected as president of the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) for the year 2021-22 in September this year. Hailing from Dehradun, Acharya has worked with Ogilvy & Mather, McCann (then McCann Erickson), media agency Mindshare Fulcrum and The Media Edge in her 20 plus career. She has also remained the Group CEO of Zenith Optimedia (part of the Publicis Groupe), where she was elevated to lead the India business of Publicis Media in 2016 with a 900-plus strong team.

    14. SWATI BHATTACHARYA, FCB INDIA

    This year also saw the FCB Group India announce the restructuring of its creative agencies and a new three agency structure – FCB Ulka, FCB Interface and FCB India. FCB India, the newest agency in the fold, which’s led by Swati Bhattacharya as the creative chairperson, announced its newly elevated C-Suite leadership team. A noted industry professional, Bhattacharya has been the only woman CCO in India when she joined FCB Ulka in 2016. The brains behind award-winning campaigns like Sindoor Khela for the Times of India, Horlicks, Maggi sauces and noodles, Close up, Airtel, Kit Kat, 7Up, Pepsi, Pizza, UNICEF, Sunrise and Slice are some of her other note-worthy works.

    15. RAMESH NARAYAN, CANCO ADVERTISING

    Canco Advertising founder and Indian advertising doyen Ramesh Narayan was inducted into the prestigious Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) Hall of Fame at the AdAsia conference held at Macao in December. “The AFAA Hall of Fame sets out to recognise those who’ve defined a generation of advertising, those who we look up to, who inspire us, and who have done what few others have ever done or could ever do; for those who have pioneered- the very few we can call legends,” said outgoing AFAA chairman, Raymond So about Narayan’s inclusion in the prestigious hall of fame. Earlier this year Narayan also released his book titled “A Different Route to Success”, which gives readers a ringside view of his professional life, having retired at the age of 50, after running Canco Advertising, an advertising agency he founded and ran for 24 years.

    Ramesh Narayan inducted into AFAA Hall of Fame

    16.  ARJUN MOHAN, upGrad CEO

    upGrad CEO ArjunMohan is an experienced industry professional having worked across sales, marketing, and product development domains for more than 15 years, before helming upGrad. One of the most creative edtechs in the country, when it comes to utilising marketing channels to amp up its reach, Mohan helped script a remarkable success story backed on innovative services and out-of-box marketing activities. The upGrad CEO is on a high this year with education going digital-first due to the compulsions brought about by the pandemic.

    17.  VINEETA SINGH, SUGAR COSMETICS CEO

    Singh famously gave up a crore-rupee job offer from an investment bank while she was still in her twenties because she wanted to dive into entrepreneurship. Sugar Cosmetics, a digital-first brand, is her third start-up—the first two did not take off but the second startup, Fab Bag, a subscription business that offered women an assortment of beauty products every month for a small fee- gave her enough data and insights to kickstart her third one. Unlike most digital-first brands, Sugar was early to develop an omnichannel presence and her mantra to make cosmetics for Indian skin tones and suited to the Indian environment paid off. In 2020-21, the D2C firm achieved Rs 130 crore in revenue, and raised $21 million (Rs 160 crore) in venture funding, bringing its valuation to Rs 750 crore.

    From the verge of closing shop, Sugar Cosmetics delivers 49x returns to investors

    18. GHAZAL ALAGH, MAMAEARTH CO-FOUNDER

    Baby and mother care brand Mamaearth turned unicorn after raising close to $80 million in a new round at unicorn valuation led by Sequoia. One among the few startups to turn unicorns with a woman co-founder, the five-year-old D2C brand took birth after Ghazal Alagh and her husband, Varun became parents. In 2016, the couple launched the brand under the parent company Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd, in Gurugram using natural, plant-based or manmade ingredients, which are both certified safe as well as effective.  In just four years, Mamaearth became Asia’s first brand to get the MadeSafe certification for its toxin-free products. The company recently acquired a female-centric content platform, Momspresso, and associated influencer-engagement platform, Momspresso MyMoney to further accelerate engagement with consumers and strengthen content-to-commerce.

    19. ANIL KAPOOR, AD VETERAN

    Finally, taking a stock of all that we lost this year, there are some losses which cannot be restored ever in any manner whatsoever- and that’s the lives of people lost. This year saw the demise of many eminent names and talents of the industry, many of whom were lost to the Coronavirus.

    FCBUlka chairman emeritus Anil Kapoor passes away

    One such name is that of DraftFCB+ Ulka’s late chairman emeritus Anil Kapoor, who passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer, in April this year. His passing marked the end of an era in the advertising industry. Kapoor joined a struggling Ulka in 1988 and scripted one of the greatest turnaround stories in advertising. He was given charge of the situation to stop the exodus of clients and is credited with bringing in a fresh set of talent, including from institutions like the IIMs. Clients who had left returned and he built a leadership team that stuck together for decades. Kapoor’s career in the ad industry extended to over three decades, and under his guidance, Ulka group emerged among the top five advertising agencies of India. He was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the AAAI in 2013. His death leaves a huge void in the realm of India’s advertising industry.

    In memoriam: Anil ‘Billy’ Kapoor

  • Falguni Nayar: The billionaire founder of Nykaa who dared to dream at 50

    Falguni Nayar: The billionaire founder of Nykaa who dared to dream at 50

    Mumbai: An IPO banker for close to two decades, Falguni Nayar the billionaire founder of beauty startup Nykaa had led many companies to the stock market. As someone who always nurtured the ambition of becoming an entrepreneur, steering her own company to stellar IPO was the most fulfilling experience.

    Nayar is today the richest self-made woman billionaire in India. She is among the country’s 20 richest people. But that’s not all. What makes the stock market debut of her business unique is the fact that it is the only profitable unicorn going public and an exceptional new-age firm where its promoter group still owns more than half the company. The Sanjay Nayar Family Trust which includes Nayar, her husband and their two twin children holds more than 53 per cent in FSN E-Commerce Ventures, Nykaa’s parent company.

    FSN E-Commerce Ventures launched its IPO on 28 October to raise as much as Rs 5,352 crore by offering shares in a price band of Rs 1,085-1,125 apiece. The share price nearly doubled over the IPO range on the listing, ascribing India’s biggest cosmetics etailer a market cap of over Rs one lakh crore and its founder Falguni Nayar a net worth of nearly $7.5 billion. On Wednesday, Nykaa was listed at nearly 80 per cent premium and ended the day 96.15 per cent higher than its issue price at Rs 2,206.70—that translates to a market capitalisation of Rs 1,04,360.85 crore on day one, according to the Economic Times.

    An alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and former managing director of Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Falguni Nayar founded Nykaa in April of 2012 when she was nearing 50. With her family and professional responsibilities balanced, and having gained two decades of experience guiding businesses to success, she felt it was the perfect time to take the entrepreneurial plunge. Within less than a decade her brainchild Nykaa became one of the most successful e-tailers in the country and among the few profitable start-ups in India. It entered the unicorn club in March 2020.

    It has been a journey of dreams and determination, but unlike many others in the Indian start-up ecosystem it was guided by a larger vision and practical business outcomes. In an interview with Moneycontrol.com Nayar revealed that the most valuable learning she imbibed from Uday Kotak was the importance of corporate governance and a financially sustainable approach to business. In a discount and fancy-metrics-led e-commerce market, she decided to run Nykaa with a focus on quality, product benefits, and variety rather than on heavy discounting. Her vision for the company is to see it evolve as a ‘house of brands,’ national and international.

    Since its launch, Nykaa expanded its product categories by introducing online platforms Nykaa Fashion and Nykaa Man. Delivering a comprehensive Omnichannel e-commerce experience, it offers 4,078 brands and over 3.1 million product SKUs through its 80-odd brick-and-mortar stores, website, and mobile applications. Nykaa has launched its private labels Nykaa Cosmetics, Nykaa Naturals and K-Beauty (with Indian actor Katrina Kaif as celebrity brand endorser). The company entered luxury offerings in 2016. Recently, it acquired Dot & Key Skin Care brand to address the gaps in the market. Nykaa also launched a global store thus ensuring the availability of the largest variety of luxury brands on its platform.

    The beauty e-commerce business is run by Nayar’s son Anchit – a Columbia University Graduate. Her daughter Adwaita has an MBA from Harvard Business School. She operates the fashion vertical. She is married to KKR India CEO Sanjay Nayar.

  • 5th EDITION OF NYKAA FEMINA BEAUTY AWARDS ANNOUNCED

    5th EDITION OF NYKAA FEMINA BEAUTY AWARDS ANNOUNCED

    National, 6th December 2018: Femina, India’s largest women’s brand, and Nykaa.com, one of the best online destinations for beauty and wellness products, has announced the 5th edition of its marquee property Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards. The trendsetter in the beauty awards space has witnessed the participation of luxurious and high-end brands from the industry year on year. The extensive reach of Femina.in supplemented by Nykaa's exclusivity in the space, continues to bolster the property's positioning as the most credible platform for brands and consumers alike.

    With Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards being an awards property for the consumer, the audience can once again vote for their favourite beauty products and brands. The entries are spread across a gamut of 44 categories such as makeup, hair, skin, fragrance, bath, and body which are available in the Indian market. A dedicated microsite – https://www.femina.in/beauty-awards-2019/ is open for voting from 1st November 2018 to 15th December 2018. The entries will be judged by an eminent jury panel comprising of best names in the business of beauty and fashion such as the versatile personality Twinkle Khanna, Rohan Shreshtha, Kanta Motwani, Miss World Manushi Chillar, Sandhya Shekar, Dr Rekha Sheth, Editor & Chief Community office, Femina – Tanya Chaitanya and Founder & CEO, Nykaa.com – Falguni Nayar.

    Commenting on the 5th edition and the user voting system, Mr. Deepak Lamba, CEO, Worldwide Media said, "Femina and Nykaa, by leveraging their expertise in their respective domains have come a long way together in developing India's one of the largest consumer-driven awards. The property's transparent user voting system ensures a fair judging of the entries. Inadvertently, it also serves as an effective medium for brand visibility owing to audience engagement. Awards such as these have ignited the growth of the beauty industry in India and have given our Indian market an international appeal. As we continue to complement our respective ideologies, we look forward to bolster our association with Nykaa through many such successful editions in the future.”

    Speaking about the 5th edition of Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards 2019, Tanya Chaitanya, Editor & Chief Community Officer said, “Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards has grown as a medium for the beauty brands to connect with their consumers experientially. The beauty industry in India is pegged to grow at an exponential rate leading to an increased competition among the host of brands. Thus, award platforms as these serve as a transparent medium to label the credibility of the product and the brands by the consumer, for the consumer. As we host the 5th season, we look forward to forming a legacy in the space with successful editions year on year.”

    Speaking about the awards property, Falguni Nayar, Founder and CEO, Nykaa.com said, “Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards has witnessed an unprecedented growth, year on year, in terms of scale, audience engagement and the number of participating brands. The property’s continued success has been the result of Nykaa’s expertise and loyal consumer base combined with Femina’s rich content and unparalleled reach across a wider demographic. With 5 consecutive editions, we continue to provide our consumers with an enriched experience and at the same time deliver a unique value proposition for all the participating brands."

    Nykaa and Femina form synergy in the ideology of bringing the best for their respective audiences with a credible property that verifies products from all the sought-after brands, under one roof. The beauty awards which spans over 3 months from the voting stage, judging to the finale phase, had generated a massive 82 thousand votes online by the consumers in its previous edition. It also garnered an overall impression of 15,440,454 with a total reach of over 9 million.

  • COLORS INFINITY serves an intoxicating concoction of bollywood Besties, Gossip, Games

    COLORS INFINITY serves an intoxicating concoction of bollywood Besties, Gossip, Games

    MUMBAI: Make Saturday nights your date night with some of your favorite Bollywood best-friends, as COLORS INFINITY brings to you the latest season of the popular homegrown chat show Jeep presents BFFs with Vogue powered by Motorola and beauty partner Nykaa.com, starting Saturday January 20, 2018 at 8pm on COLORS INFINITY.

    They’re seen in parties and coffee clutches together! Working out, clicking gym selfies! Sharing gossip and laughs on social media sites! But it’s only on COLORS INFINITY that you get to see true camaraderie in all its silver screen glory. Guaranteeing 10 spirited Saturday evenings with sassy host Neha Dhupia, the latest season gives viewers an exclusive dekko in the lives of their favorite Bollywood stars, as they indulge in candid conversations and engage in friendly duels. Introducing an assortment of exciting new segments like ‘Platter of Punishment’ and ‘Say It or Strip It’, that will leave guests with an inescapable choice to either answer a scandalous question or suffer the spicy consequences, or strip an item of their clothing to avoid making a scalding confession.

    Commenting at the launch of the latest season, Viacom18, Head – English, Youth and Music Entertainment, Ferzad Palia said, “COLORS INFINITY has been on a path to bring groundbreaking and entertaining programming to its viewers, across age groups and we continually aim to contribute to the evolution of English content consumption on Indian television. Our homegrown shows have garnered a marvelous response and the backing of our sponsors for this season are a testament to their confidence in our proposition. Following a successful first season, we’re totally geared up to launch yet another fantastic season of Jeep presents BFFs with Vogue powered by Motorola and beauty partner Nykaa.com, with a celebrated list of Bollywood A-listers and a lot more captivating conversations.”

    Condé Nast India, Managing Director, Alex Kuruvilla says “Two years back, Condé Nast India forayed into the world of television with our first ever TV show Vogue BFFs, created and produced exclusively for COLORS INFINITY. BFFs with Vogue is the second instalment of the show and we have turned things up a notch this year by upping the celebrity quotient, making the content sassier, and by getting anchor du jour Neha Dhupia on-board. As expected, round 2 will bring back celebrity camaraderie, fashion, and high voltage glamour, all wrapped up in an upscale, international production.”

    Since its inception, the homegrown properties of COLORS INFINITY have seen a steady rise in viewership and interest from many reputed brands. Following three spectacular seasons of The Stage, and a dazzling premiere edition of BFFs with Vogue last year, the upcoming season of BFFs with Vogue piqued the interest of Jeep, Motorola and Nykaa.com that have now associated with the show.

    Elated on the association FCA India, Head – Marketing, Rahul Pansare said, “We are delighted to partner with BFFs with Vogue. The Jeep brand has been celebrating the spirit of friendship in different parts of the world with authenticity, freedom, adventure and passion for more than 75 years. This property is an opportunity to engage and celebrate with many Indian personas which reflect the Jeep brand values. This season of BFFs with Vogue promises to be one filled with interesting exchanges between India’s most sought-after celebrities and their BFFs.”

    “At Motorola, we have always tapped into the passion points of our consumers, ensuring we are a part of their experiences, Movies and Fashion are two such passion points that we have been associated with. We are excited to partner BFF with Vogue on Colors Infinity in its latest season and give our consumers a peek into the lives of their favorite style icons, enjoying the new Moto X4, with a stunning glass & metal design that epitomizes style.” said Rachna Lather, Marketing Head, Motorola Mobility.

    Nykaa.com, Founder & CEO, Falguni Nayar added “Colors Infinity BFFs with Vogue is a great synergy with Nykaa with its unique candid appeal, that offers an insight into the people behind the stars. For Nykaa, it’s the perfect celebration of real conversation and real beauty.”

    Scaling up the promotional efforts on the show, COLORS INFINITY has devised a 360-degree marketing campaign across various platforms including print, radio, digital, on-air and on-ground. The channel is going beyond traditional promotional mediums and further reaching out to every corner of the country through innovative partnerships with brands like J.W. Marriott Hotels, Tommy Hilfiger, Playboy Club, Sabyasachi Jewelry, Jean-Claude Biguine, Mad Over Donuts and Gold’s Gym.