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  • Vivek Makker returns to NDTV as national revenue head

    Vivek Makker returns to NDTV as national revenue head

    NEW DELHI: NDTV has brought back seasoned sales leader Vivek Makker as national revenue head for NDTV India, NDTV Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh and NDTV Rajasthan, entrusting him with the task of supercharging advertising revenues across its flagship Hindi news network.

    Makker knows the terrain well. From 2012 to 2022 he climbed the NDTV ladder to become national head of NDTV India, shaping strategy and client relationships in the intensely competitive Hindi news segment. He now returns after a three-year stint at News Nation, where as executive vice-president he steered national sales, digital marketing and customer experience.

    His earlier career spans nearly every corner of India’s broadcast and out-of-home market. At Star India he managed northern-region sales, while at JSL Media he headed the outdoor revenue function. At Times Innovative Media he was part of the core team that launched airport advertising in Delhi and Mumbai in 2007, taking monthly billings from zero to Rs 10 crore within a few years. He recruited and retained a high-performing team and built direct relationships with top developers such as DLF, Emaar and Unitech, as well as brands from Volkswagen to GM and BMW.

    Makker started out in media marketing at Hindustan Times in 1999, later moving to Star TV to handle marquee real-estate and IPO clients. Across these roles he earned a reputation for meticulous client servicing, sharp sales strategy and the ability to build lasting partnerships in a sector known for churn.

    The NDTV executive say his mandate is clear: grow advertising share in Hindi heartland markets while deepening ties with national advertisers and agencies. With more than two decades of experience and a track record of turning fledgling revenue streams into major profit centres, Makker is expected to give NDTV’s Hindi channels fresh commercial momentum as the network readies for the next phase of expansion.

  • Ford India elevates Kapil Sharma as GM – consumer marketing

    Ford India elevates Kapil Sharma as GM – consumer marketing

    MUMBAI: Ford India head of communications Kapil Sharma has been handed over the additional mandate of general manager – consumer marketing, said the company on Thursday.

    In this new role, Sharma will also be responsible for steering the Ford brand and business forward with integrated marketing and communications efforts. He takes over his new role on 1 June. 

    Sharma joined the American multinational carmaker in September 2013 as manager, corporate communications. He moved on from BMW India where he was manager – press and corporate affairs.

    In a career spanning over 15 years, he has worked at Genesis Burson Marsteller, and Mileage Communications.

  • Damon Xi new UCWeb India GM

    Damon Xi new UCWeb India GM

    MUMBAI: UCWeb, an Alibaba Mobile Business Group Company, has announced the appointment of Damon Xi as the general manager for UCWeb India. The move will make Damon in charge of the strategic alliance and business development for the company in India.

    UC Browser has reached a milestone of 100 million MAUs in India and with a market share of 57% (as per Stat Counter), UC Browser is the largest mobile browser in India.

    Alibaba Mobile Business Group general manager of overseas business Kenny Ye said, “Bringing in Damon will enable the team in India to work and keep up with the dynamicity. Damon with his strategic abilities and immense managing associations in the internet industry is the ideal candidate.”

    Damon was earlier working for Tencent and has over 12 years of professional experience in internet and telecom industry. He said, “The decision to head UCWeb in India could not come at a better time. The Indian mobile internet landscape is the most exciting place to be at.”

    With a strategy of digitising entertainment, UCWeb in India recently collaborated with various entertainment based activities be it movie promotions with “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”, TV Shows with its partnership with Colors TV shows such as Jhalak Dikhla Ja and Bigg Boss or Book Releases with Chetan Bhagat’s recent bestseller, One Indian Girl.

  • Damon Xi new UCWeb India GM

    Damon Xi new UCWeb India GM

    MUMBAI: UCWeb, an Alibaba Mobile Business Group Company, has announced the appointment of Damon Xi as the general manager for UCWeb India. The move will make Damon in charge of the strategic alliance and business development for the company in India.

    UC Browser has reached a milestone of 100 million MAUs in India and with a market share of 57% (as per Stat Counter), UC Browser is the largest mobile browser in India.

    Alibaba Mobile Business Group general manager of overseas business Kenny Ye said, “Bringing in Damon will enable the team in India to work and keep up with the dynamicity. Damon with his strategic abilities and immense managing associations in the internet industry is the ideal candidate.”

    Damon was earlier working for Tencent and has over 12 years of professional experience in internet and telecom industry. He said, “The decision to head UCWeb in India could not come at a better time. The Indian mobile internet landscape is the most exciting place to be at.”

    With a strategy of digitising entertainment, UCWeb in India recently collaborated with various entertainment based activities be it movie promotions with “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”, TV Shows with its partnership with Colors TV shows such as Jhalak Dikhla Ja and Bigg Boss or Book Releases with Chetan Bhagat’s recent bestseller, One Indian Girl.

  • Leo Burnett ups Rich Stoddart as worldwide CEO; Tom Bernaddin named chairman

    Leo Burnett ups Rich Stoddart as worldwide CEO; Tom Bernaddin named chairman

    MUMBAI: Publicis Communications has made an important leadership transition at Leo Burnett Worldwide.

    Effective 1 February, 2016, Leo Burnett North America CEO Rich Stoddart will be taking over as CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide. He will, however, continue to hold his post as Leo Burnett North America CEO.

    Leo Burnett chairman and CEO Tom Bernardin will remain chairman through June 2017. Both Bernardin and Stoddart also serve on the Publicis Communications ComEx and Stoddart is one of the U.S. country leads for the new organisation led by Publicis Communications CEO Arthur Sadoun.

    “Leo Burnett is a leading force within Publicis Communications. We want to make sure that this brand and its unique culture are stronger than ever as we pursue our ultimate goal – to be the indispensable creative partner to our clients,” Sadoun said. “Maurice Lévy and I are both confident that Rich is the best person to incarnate Leo Burnett on this new journey and lead the teams to great successes for our clients and our agencies. And we know we can count on Tom and his wealth of experience to actively help the Publicis Communications ComEx achieve its objectives.”

    Bernardin joined Leo Burnett Worldwide as CEO in 2004 and the following year hired Stoddart back to the agency to run Leo Burnett Chicago. Under Stoddart’s leadership, Leo Burnett North America has seen significant growth and client acquisition, strong integration and collaboration across business units including Arc, Lapiz and Rokkan while delivering some of the most effective and integrated campaigns for clients including Allstate, GM, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, P&G and Samsung.

    “Rich Stoddart is an incredibly talented business leader, a tremendous champion for creativity and talent and my obvious successor. I’m very proud, after 11 years, to have been the longest serving chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide since Leo Burnett the man. After 40 years in the business, it is the perfect time to pass the reins to Rich. As chairman of Leo Burnett, I will assist both Rich and Arthur in the continued success of Leo Burnett and of the new Publicis Communications,” said Bernardin.

    “I’m so energised by the opportunity to lead this global company and the amazing talent within it during a time of unprecedented change, opportunity and reinvention,” Stoddart added. “In partnership with Arthur and Tom, we will deliver upon the promise and potential of Leo Burnett – ‘the best in the world bar none.’ To me this means the very best talent, the very best work and the very best business results for our clients.”

    Stoddart will remain based at Leo Burnett global headquarters in Chicago.

  • Leo Burnett ups Rich Stoddart as worldwide CEO; Tom Bernaddin named chairman

    Leo Burnett ups Rich Stoddart as worldwide CEO; Tom Bernaddin named chairman

    MUMBAI: Publicis Communications has made an important leadership transition at Leo Burnett Worldwide.

    Effective 1 February, 2016, Leo Burnett North America CEO Rich Stoddart will be taking over as CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide. He will, however, continue to hold his post as Leo Burnett North America CEO.

    Leo Burnett chairman and CEO Tom Bernardin will remain chairman through June 2017. Both Bernardin and Stoddart also serve on the Publicis Communications ComEx and Stoddart is one of the U.S. country leads for the new organisation led by Publicis Communications CEO Arthur Sadoun.

    “Leo Burnett is a leading force within Publicis Communications. We want to make sure that this brand and its unique culture are stronger than ever as we pursue our ultimate goal – to be the indispensable creative partner to our clients,” Sadoun said. “Maurice Lévy and I are both confident that Rich is the best person to incarnate Leo Burnett on this new journey and lead the teams to great successes for our clients and our agencies. And we know we can count on Tom and his wealth of experience to actively help the Publicis Communications ComEx achieve its objectives.”

    Bernardin joined Leo Burnett Worldwide as CEO in 2004 and the following year hired Stoddart back to the agency to run Leo Burnett Chicago. Under Stoddart’s leadership, Leo Burnett North America has seen significant growth and client acquisition, strong integration and collaboration across business units including Arc, Lapiz and Rokkan while delivering some of the most effective and integrated campaigns for clients including Allstate, GM, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, P&G and Samsung.

    “Rich Stoddart is an incredibly talented business leader, a tremendous champion for creativity and talent and my obvious successor. I’m very proud, after 11 years, to have been the longest serving chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide since Leo Burnett the man. After 40 years in the business, it is the perfect time to pass the reins to Rich. As chairman of Leo Burnett, I will assist both Rich and Arthur in the continued success of Leo Burnett and of the new Publicis Communications,” said Bernardin.

    “I’m so energised by the opportunity to lead this global company and the amazing talent within it during a time of unprecedented change, opportunity and reinvention,” Stoddart added. “In partnership with Arthur and Tom, we will deliver upon the promise and potential of Leo Burnett – ‘the best in the world bar none.’ To me this means the very best talent, the very best work and the very best business results for our clients.”

    Stoddart will remain based at Leo Burnett global headquarters in Chicago.

  • Network18 appoints ad guru Prasoon Joshi as additional director

    Network18 appoints ad guru Prasoon Joshi as additional director

    MUMBAI: Network18 Media & Investments has appointed National Award winning Indian lyricist, screenwriter and ad-guru Prasoon Joshi as additional director.

     

    Designated as an independent director, Joshi’s term is for a period of five years.

     

    Network18’s Board of Directors at its meeting held on 15 January, 2016 confirmed the appointment.

     

    Joshi is currently McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific chairman as well as the agency’s India CEO. 

     

    He is credited with marrying creativity with scale and giving McCann’s work in India a distinct cultural edge. Joshi has worked on mainstream brands like Coca Cola, Mastercard, J&J, Perfetti, Nestle, GM, Metlife, Pears, Star TV, Maggi re-launch as well as NDTV, Marico, Dabur and Britannia amongst others.

  • BBC Worldwide signs a deal with AXN India

    BBC Worldwide signs a deal with AXN India

    MUMBAI:  BBC Worldwide in India today announced a deal with AXN India providing the broadcaster with more than 60 hours of BBC’s factual entertainment and drama programmes. Titles comprise of four series of Top Gear, two series of Orphan Black and three series Sherlock. The deal includes the presale of Top Gear (series 21 & 22), Orphan Black (series two), and Sherlock (series three). All programmes will be seen exclusively on AXN India throughout India and its subcontinent.

     

    BBC Worldwide Asia, SVP and GM and content lead Myleeta Aga commented:  “This new acquisition by AXN is the largest we’ve had with the broadcaster to date.  I’m very excited that viewers in India will now have access to some of the most popular and high quality drama and factual entertainment programmes that have come from BBC in the past year or so. Top Gear is the world’s largest and most popular motoring programme and is the ‘most watched factual programme’ in the world, according to the Guinness World Records. Sherlock has won multiple awards and catapulted its stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Martin Freeman (Watson) to international stardom. The first series of Orphan Black has received critical acclaim, won a number of accolades and has made a break-out star of Tatiana Maslany.”

     

    Talking about their association with BBC Worldwide, AXN India programming head Arpit Mankar, said: “We are very happy to extend our relationship with BBC. The first of our BBC acquired programmes, Sherlock (series one) will premiere on AXN India on 4 November on the Mon-Thu 9.30 pm time band.  We are confident that the series will be well received by our audiences; so much so that we’ve already ordered Sherlock series three even while it’s in production. Top Gear has innumerable fans in India and we are happy to now be the home of the latest series of Top Gear in India. Orphan Black has received such great reviews that we’ve acquired both series’ – even though series two is still being shot. The thriller is bound to take viewers by surprise!”

     

    Top Gear (series 20) started airing in mid October every Friday 9 pm while Sherlock (series one) will launch on November 4. Orphan Black is set to premiere first and exclusively on AXN this December.

  • Summit: Dscoop Latex Summit, Shanghai

    Summit: Dscoop Latex Summit, Shanghai

    MUMBAI: Dscoop Latex Summit was hosted in Shanghai as a part of the Annual Shanghai International Ad & Sign Expo which specifically focused on the Sign and Display segment.

    The platform was an opportunity for Regional Print Service Providers (PSP's) to learn about- Brands, Emerging Trends in Consumer and Shoppers Space, Trends of World Wide Print and Decoration market, Perspective and Strategies on Employing Powerful Sign & Display and also how to support this eco- system better in Asia Pacific.

    Mohit Sharma, Associate Vice President, TracyLocke made a presentation and spoke on 'Emerging Shopper Trends which Re-Define the Retail Landscapes'. To summarise his presentation:-
    – How On-Line is impacting the Brick and Mortar Space and new era of Consumerism and Shopper phenomenon are pushing the brands and retailers to the edge. 

    -How Retail is in the middle of flux and living in defining moments.
    – The emergence of new economies and how this new global power equation is shaping the shopper mind space in South West Asia.

    – The challenges Brands, Retailers and Marketers are facing to make the experience and brand more relevant and how the strategic alliances and partnerships are effecting the position of the brand.
    – Co-Creation, Content and Collaboration are the 3 pillars of Retail Engagement and powerful enough to craft new brand stories. 
    – Shoppers and Consumers due to digital transparency are getting more sensitive to Eco Sensitive and thus Eco Friendly solutions are becoming imperative for stakeholders ay every point.
    – Optimization is not only required for business survivals and competitive edge but accountability taken by shoppers and consumers from the brands. The new generation of Brands and Shopper experience will be laid on the cool quotient which is not style but being green and optimal.

    He also showcased a few case studies which brought out the aspect on how to create relevance of brands through using technologies, substrates and products at the Retail Landscapes and creating impactful and powerful experiences

    Commenting on Mohit's session at Summit Martin Carballo, Director & GM, Sign & Display, Asia Pacific & Japan, HP, said, "Influencers like you are indeed needed to drive this industry transformation for the sake of the print service providers' business".

    Commenting on the experience Mohit Sharma, AVP TracyLocke said, "It was an eye opening and fantastic exposure. A must for the Retail Consultants. HP as a market leader has created a platform on which Print Service Providers, HP and other service providers come together on regional level and discuss the "Emerging Trends" in the Industry and in the flux of events "How Maximize on Opportunities.

    Such events provide exposure to various facets of the Industry and gives immense in-depth knowledge of various domains and appraise on the importance of Collaboration. In my various discussions I have made a point that three emerging consumer trends which are impacting and re-defining the retail landscapes and thus creating a flux for the Brands, Marketers and Intermediaries and thus giving rise to new set of opportunities and challenges are – Happiness, Health and Humanity.

    Dscoop Seminars
    These Dscoop seminars which HP supports are part of an ongoing series of educational efforts on the power and impact of innovative digital print.

    (Dscoop (Digital Solutions Cooperative) (global community of graphic arts business owners and technical professionals who use HP Indigo and Scitex equipment) is focused on educating and connecting its members with each other and with HP to improve members' business growth, efficiency and profitability.)

  • TechShastra wins Blaupunkt India’s social media duties

    MUMBAI: New-Age software and digital marketing company TechShastra has won the social media mandate for German car infotainment and sound maker and marketer Blaupunkt.

    The agency will manage social media interaction on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs and other collaborative media on the digital platform.

    Balupunkt India director Pankaj Jagwani said, “We are happy to partner with TechShastra as our digital agency. Having recently announced our re-entry in India, we are looking at launching several products in the near future. With TechShastra‘s expertise and knowledge on our side, we are sure we will be able to understand the minds of our customers and communicate with them effectively.”

    TechShastra CEO Nishith Shah said, “Blaupunkt has always been known for their high levels of consumer connect. By using the digital platform we would be able to further enhance that and build brand recall and engagement.”

    Germany based Blaupunkt has a nationwide presence in aftermarket (accessories retail and OE dealership) segments. An infotainment partner to passenger car OEs including VW, Audi, Bentley, GM, Proton, Hyundai, Kia, Tata, Mahindra as well as a number of commercial vehicle providers including Fuso, Isuzu, Fendt, Lada, Claas CAT etc, Blaupunkt provides a range of high-end infotainment, multimedia and navigation solutions.

    Other clients in TechShastra‘s kitty include Unilever, Nestle and HDFC bank. The agency is the force behind campaigns such as the Nestle Morning Band, Surf Excel-Fulfill A Wish and Maggi Guess the Taste.