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  • Wing Communications wins PR mandate of Xiphias Immigration

    Wing Communications wins PR mandate of Xiphias Immigration

    Mumbai: PR agency Wing Communications, which offers strategic and integrated communications, announced that it has won the communications mandate for Bangalore-based consultancy Xiphias Immigration, which provides innovative solutions to meet the immigration needs of its clients.

    Xiphias Immigration offers services including investment immigration, corporate and skilled migration, and study abroad. Wing Communications will cater to the brand’s strategic PR, media relations, corporate PR, and reputation management requirements across India through perceptive campaigns.

    Xiphias Immigration MD Varun Singh commented, “Wing Communications is a group of contemporary innovators who venture beyond the obvious. It is a great partner to lead our communications because of their proven credentials, diverse expertise across industries, and ethics and values to undertake the business sincerely. We look forward to enhancing our communication and perceptibility percentage in the immigration realm with the help of the Wing’s team, which is seamlessly networked across the nation as well as internationally and has exceptional industry stewardship and expertise in expressing a company’s worth while connecting them to tangible results.”

    Wing Communications CEO and co-founder Shiva Bhavani said, “Xiphias is an immigration consultancy that is breaking new ground in the field of immigration in India with its cutting-edge solutions to address the immigration needs of its clients and strong relationships in popular immigration destinations across the world. We are extremely proud and excited to be associated with this new-age consultancy and handle its PR and communication strategies.” 

    He added, “To be a partner with this transformational brand that works on the foundations of integrity, honesty, professionalism, collaboration, and accountability will be a privilege for Wing Communications. Our goal is to facilitate and fervently meet their communication objectives, press coverage opportunities, and brand image-related expectations by leveraging the best of our skills and expertise. We will eagerly anticipate and execute the required responsibilities to assist the brand in expanding its online presence and in its quest for speedy growth.”

  • China Based Vendors Gaining Ground In Tier 2 And Tier 3 Cities: IDC

    China Based Vendors Gaining Ground In Tier 2 And Tier 3 Cities: IDC

    MUMBAI: According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) monthly city level smartphone tracker, the Tier 1 cities namely – Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata accounted for 26.4 percent of the entire smartphone market in Q1 2016 as compared to 29.9 percent in Q4 2015 clearly indicating that the smartphone market is gradually deepening towards Tier 2 And Tier 3 cities.

    Click to Tweet: China based vendors gaining ground in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities says IDC #IDCIn
    According to Navkendar Singh, Senior Research Manager, IDC India, “As Tier 1 markets saturate, the next growth frontiers for smartphone players are clearly the smaller cities and towns. China based vendors have understood this trend and are gradually building & investing significantly in the offline distribution network in Tier 2 cities and beyond. This really shows that the offline channel remains significant and the vendors have understood that offline must go hand in hand with the online channel.”

    China based vendors have already captured more than 20 percent of the smartphone market in 25 Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities of India and are expected to penetrate further as their offline presence increases.

    “Majority of the sales for the China based vendors like Lenovo, Motorola, Xiaomi, LeEco are still coming from the online channel in these cities due to their superior positioning as quality brands, with a value for money proposition. Others like Oppo and Vivo are expected to grow in coming months in these markets with their huge marketing spends and increasing retail presence” adds Singh.

    Customers across the city tiers are getting future ready, by choosing more 4G than 3G devices, with more than 65 percent of the smartphones being 4G compatible across all city tiers. Also, with Telecom operators gradually increasing the 4G footprint and promoting 4G services, this is expected to see exponential growth in coming months.

    “In Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, China based vendors are eating into the 4G device share of global brands, with almost 40 percent of the demand being generated by them” says Varun Singh, Market Analyst, Channels, IDC India. “This is a clear indication of the acceptance of said brands in these markets with their affordable & quality smartphones” adds Singh.

    Price parity between offline & online channels has been a constant concern for the traditional distribution channel. “While online exclusive models will continue to generate demand, the new government regulations forbidding the predatory pricing and dominance by a few sellers on the e-commerce marketplace will help in bringing back the pricing hygiene across channels and a level playing ground for all brands” says Upasana Joshi, Senior Market Analyst, Channels, IDC India.

  • China Based Vendors Gaining Ground In Tier 2 And Tier 3 Cities: IDC

    China Based Vendors Gaining Ground In Tier 2 And Tier 3 Cities: IDC

    MUMBAI: According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) monthly city level smartphone tracker, the Tier 1 cities namely – Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata accounted for 26.4 percent of the entire smartphone market in Q1 2016 as compared to 29.9 percent in Q4 2015 clearly indicating that the smartphone market is gradually deepening towards Tier 2 And Tier 3 cities.

    Click to Tweet: China based vendors gaining ground in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities says IDC #IDCIn
    According to Navkendar Singh, Senior Research Manager, IDC India, “As Tier 1 markets saturate, the next growth frontiers for smartphone players are clearly the smaller cities and towns. China based vendors have understood this trend and are gradually building & investing significantly in the offline distribution network in Tier 2 cities and beyond. This really shows that the offline channel remains significant and the vendors have understood that offline must go hand in hand with the online channel.”

    China based vendors have already captured more than 20 percent of the smartphone market in 25 Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities of India and are expected to penetrate further as their offline presence increases.

    “Majority of the sales for the China based vendors like Lenovo, Motorola, Xiaomi, LeEco are still coming from the online channel in these cities due to their superior positioning as quality brands, with a value for money proposition. Others like Oppo and Vivo are expected to grow in coming months in these markets with their huge marketing spends and increasing retail presence” adds Singh.

    Customers across the city tiers are getting future ready, by choosing more 4G than 3G devices, with more than 65 percent of the smartphones being 4G compatible across all city tiers. Also, with Telecom operators gradually increasing the 4G footprint and promoting 4G services, this is expected to see exponential growth in coming months.

    “In Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, China based vendors are eating into the 4G device share of global brands, with almost 40 percent of the demand being generated by them” says Varun Singh, Market Analyst, Channels, IDC India. “This is a clear indication of the acceptance of said brands in these markets with their affordable & quality smartphones” adds Singh.

    Price parity between offline & online channels has been a constant concern for the traditional distribution channel. “While online exclusive models will continue to generate demand, the new government regulations forbidding the predatory pricing and dominance by a few sellers on the e-commerce marketplace will help in bringing back the pricing hygiene across channels and a level playing ground for all brands” says Upasana Joshi, Senior Market Analyst, Channels, IDC India.

  • Polish actress Natalia Janoszek to make Bollywood debut

    Polish actress Natalia Janoszek to make Bollywood debut

    NEW DELHI: Polish actress Natalia Janoszek is the latest entrant in Bollywood.

     

    Janoszek, who was crowned Miss Bikini Universe at a pageant in China, is making her Bollywood debut in Flame.

     

    Flame is produced by Varun Singh and directed by Rajiv Ruia. The movie, which has nine international film festival awards and nominations, is set to be released shortly.

     

    It is a story of the transformation of a simple meek woman, who blooms into a confident human being and finds the strength to fight for her belief, love and humanity.

     

    Singh said, “We needed an international artist for the role so when we were looking for a suitable face from Hollywood we found Natalia Janoszek the Polish actress in China where she had won the Miss Bikini Universe 2013 contest. Natalia has immense potential to prove her mettle here in Bollywood and she fits the role better.”

     

    Speaking about her Bollywood debut, Janoszek added, “The movie is a perfect vehicle for my entry into Bollywood. I have always wanted to be part of Bollywood as I am a dancer at heart and Bollywood is the right platform for me to showcase my talent. I am here to stay and want to do many Bollywood movies in the coming years.”

     

    Janoszek has worked in American film Coachella Massacre and is a former Miss Poland.

     

    Flames also stars Hrishitaa Bhatt, Hemant Pandey and Rajkumar Kanojia and Hollywood actor John Delong.