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RURAL MARKETING: 30% of new mobile users are from rural areas: TRAI
New Delhi, Oct. 9 The rollout of mobile services in rural areas is beginning to bring in the numbers for operators. Compared to a trickle of rural subscribers just a few years back, operators are now getting more than 30 per cent of their ...

ADVERTISING: Reality shows offer more drama for advertisers
Cricket series generating lukewarm interest but Neo hopeful. New Delhi, Oct. 9 Despite the fact that it’s a home series that is taking place since a while, and an India-Australia stand-off is second to none in excitement and drama, the ...

CONSULTING: Hexel-Swiss Health accreditation
Hexel Healthcare Consulting, provider of comprehensive consultancy services for the healthcare industry, has tied up with Sonnenhof Swiss Health Ltd to provide accreditation to hospitals and other healthcare institutions. The accredited hospital ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: JSW Steel outlet in Kochi
JSW Steel, a leader in galvanised and colour-coated sheets in the country, inaugurated the first JSW Shoppe in Kerala here on Thursday. Inaugurating the outlet, Mr Sharad Mahendra, Assistant Vice-President (Sales and Marketing), said that it ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Asianet launches Telugu channel
Asianet Television Network, which runs five channels in Malayalam and Kannada, has launched a 24-hour entertainment channel — Asianet Sitara — in Telugu on Thursday. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Mr Vijay Babu, ...

STRATEGY: Samsung upbeat on multimedia mobiles
Expects 40% sales from the segment; expanding service network by over 60%. Chennai, Oct. 9 With a slew of new models launched in the last few months and a few more in the pipeline, Samsung India is betting big on its mobile handset business. ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Biocon arm launches cancer drug in UAE
Bangalore, Oct. 9 NeoBiocon, Biocon’s Abu Dhabi-based joint venture, launched Abraxane, a nanotech- based drug for breast cancer, in the ...

STRATEGY: Cosmo to expand retail presence
Flooring solutions brand Cosmo Floors, part of Cosmo Granites Pvt Ltd, is planning to expand its retail presence with showrooms in Madurai and ...

STRATEGY: Now, play Manchester United word game mobiles
New Delhi, Oct. 9 Jump Games, the publisher and developer of mobile games, has launched Manchester United WORD IT! — a game dedicated to one of the world’s favourite football ...

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS: Rosebys signs up Soha Ali
Home d‚cor and lifestyle products firm Rosebys Interiors India has roped in Bollywood actor Ms Soha Ali Khan as its brand ambassador. The company will launch its exclusive chain of stores this month, starting from Punjab and West Bengal with ...

RETAILING: Triumph opens first stand-alone store
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STRATEGY: Tolins to launch LCV tyres
Kochi, Oct. 9 Kerala-based Tolins Tyres Pvt Ltd, manufacturer of re-treading material, is set to introduce LCV ...

From Brand Line

PACKAGING: Looks can sell
Arriving at packaging that combines style and functionality is today’s marketers’ challenge.. Sleek. Nifty. Stylish. Spiffy. Practical too. In a day and age when looks rule as much as substance, packaging is having its moment in the ...

STRATEGY: A phone of many parts
Nokia pulls out all the stops to promote its latest phone, the N96, touted as the iPhone killer.. It’s touted as the iPhone killer. It’s feature-rich and the firsts it claims for itself are many: As much as 24GB memory space, a ...

BRANDING: Perceived risk and branding
How can marketers inspire confidence when they launch new products?. Emerging markets such as India are unique. Unorganised markets in several categories, low penetration of products and a huge mass of consumers in the lower social strata ...

BRANDS: Revisiting Prof Levitt
How valid today are the views expressed in Prof Theodore Levitt’s classic article, The Globalization of Markets?. Given what is everywhere the purpose of commerce, the global company will shape the vectors of technology and globalisation ...

INTERVIEW: Marketing magnified
Every marketing action targeted at a customer is linked to that customer’s profit contribution.. “With the advent of customer-level strategies, every marketing action targeted towards a customer is linked to that customer’s ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Tex-tiles
H & R Johnson has launched, Hilighter Textile, a collection of tiles for walls inspired by the traditional textile designs of Indian mythology and culture. The tiles come in two sizes and designs of Gher and ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: More hues
Pergo has introduced 26 new colours adding to its existing sub- brands. The company has introduced three new colours in its Pergo Uniq range, the Original range will now be available in eight new colours, Sense will sport seven new ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Gift collection
Luxor has unveiled a gift collection, Luxor Expression Range, for this festive season. The range includes pens, key holders, multi-utility swiss knife, a notebook, chrome matt-finish calendar, cardholder, leather wallet with several pockets ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: All that jazz
LG Electronics has launched Jazz , a high-definition LCD television, LG 80, model in India. This TV comes with auto sliding speakers, 500w sound, built-in 3.1-channel virtual surround sound and in-built woofers. The 32-inch model is ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Home MTVishtyle
MTV in partnership with Portico New York has launched a collection of trendy home furnishings. This collection of bed sheets and comforters is priced between Rs 999 and ...

BOOKS: Men, the elusive consumers bookmark
Men take a SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) approach to shopping, says Mark Tungate in Branded Male: Marketing to Men ( www.vivagroupindia.com). “Get in, do the job, and ...






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