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OUTLOOK: Ad industry growth will come from new markets: WPP chief
Says digital media will drive growth; bullish on India operations. Bangalore, Sept. 3 The growth for the advertising industry will come from the new markets in Asia and Latin America, said Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP, the advertising and ...

TRENDS: Truck sales rise 13% in August
Kolkata, Sept. 3 Having posted an 8 per cent growth in July after almost a year, truck sales (including multi-axletrailers) increased by 13 per cent to 17,549 units in August compared to the same period last year, according to the ...

RETAILING: Barista Coffee to add 100 stores in India
Barista Coffee Company Ltd is brewing widespread expansion plans in India by adding 100 stores entailing an investment of Rs 40 crore every year, according to its Chief Operating Officer, Mr Sanjay ...

EVENTS: Markibrand in Delhi tomorrow
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CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES: Spice, Virgin may bid to be MTNL’s 3G franchisee
PSU eyes majority stake in Nigeria Telecommunications. New Delhi, Sept. 3 A number of players including the B. K. Modi-promoted Spice Group and the UK-based Virgin Mobile have shown interest in rolling out 3G mobile services on a franchisee ...

STRATEGY: Apparel retailers ready to woo customers after Q1 numbers
Bangalore, Sept. 3 Apparel retailers, who witnessed a turnaround in the first quarter of this year, are bullish about the road ahead and are sewing plans to woo ...

M-COMMERCE: Send SMS, Pepsi can will pop out of machine
RCOM, E-CUBE VENTURE. Chennai, Sept. 3 Reliance Communications, as part of its mCommerce initiative, plans to launch an SMS-based vending service in collaboration with E-Cube, an embedded software ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Johnson & Johnson launches Neutrogena
New Delhi, Sept. 3 Johnson & Johnson India on Thursday announced its foray into the beauty and skincare market with the launch of its brand ...

RETAILING: VF Arvind scouting for retail partners
Bangalore, Sept. 3 VF Arvind Brands, the joint venture between VF Corp and Arvind, is scouting for partners to scale up the retail business of premium brands Kipling, Jansport and ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Ranbaxy to market generic calcium drug in US
New Delh, Sept. 3 Ranbaxy has announced an agreement with Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC to market and distribute generic version of calcium drug Rocaltrol in the US. Overall market sales for calcitriol softgel capsules and oral liquid were ...

From Brand Line

BRANDS: Serving up an Ace
The success of Tata Motors’ mini-truck Ace has redefined the segment in which it operates.. Four years ago, when Tata Motors launched the Ace, the mood at the ceremony had been one of curiosity. The product in question was a mini-truck; ...

PACKAGING: Packaged in history
Vimal Kedia’s products and packaging museum in Bangalore can fill one with a deep sense of nostalgia of how things were.. Who would ever think that an aluminium tiffin carrier or a tin of baby food would be a collector’s item ...

INTERVIEW: “The idea of a brand is different from branding”
Kiran Khalap of chlorophyll on the consultancy’s 10-year-journey. On the eve of celebrating its 10 years, chlorophyll, the brand and communications consultancy, recently launched an online corporate brand alignment tool - litmosi, ...

BRANDS: Why is my favourite brand going downhill?
Jet Airways, which stood for smart and courteous service, now seems to have hit an air-pocket.. I have always been a great admirer of Jet Airways. I have had nothing but praise for this company that to me and several others epitomises ...

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Enemy of our own making
Businesses have only themselves to blame for creating a disillusioned lot of customers.. Two-time Pulitzer prize-winning historian Barbara Tuchman starts her book The March of Folly by firing off a series of questions. Each of these questions ...

BOOKS: Marketing cuts in turbulence
When the time comes to make cuts, marketing always seems to get the first swipe, and new product development the second, find Philip Kotler and John A. Caslione. The authors rue that such a response is always a mistake because it destroys ...

BOOKS: Formula preparation
In My Story (www.harpercollins.co.uk), Lewis Hamilton captures the details of plant visits as part of his training and development. “I visited all the different departments and engineers both ...

BOOKS: Response to innovation
A bad consumer response in creative development research isn’t necessarily the end of the world, says Jon Steel in Truth, Lies & Advertising: The Art of Account Planning (
NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Clean wheels
Xenos Technologies has launched a new range of car care products, one of whose features is low pH/alkaline effectiveness. The Auto Glass Cleaner is meant for clear and tinted windows. It contains no ammonia, making it safe for users ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: LED light in
Cosmo Floor has launched the Eyeleds range of LED lighting systems. The range comprises Eyeleds for interiors, Power Eye, Colour Eye, Eyeleds Outdoor Professional and Eyeleds Quartz (for textured flooring). The LEDs are available in round, ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Extreme acting
Jotun Paints has announced the launch of its premium industrial product – Jotatemp 650. This high-build coating has been developed to prevent corrosion of industrial equipment operating in extreme conditions. This coating product is able ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Daily grind
Morphy Richards has launched the Icon DLX Mixer Grinder. It has a 750 Watts motor. It has a 90-degree, three-speed function that comes with three multi-utility jars and break-resistant polycarbonate jar handles and dome caps. It comes with ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Pasta fest
Domino's Pizza India has launched pasta. The range is available in Tangy Red (tomato-based) and Cheesy White (white sauce-based) in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian versions. The vegetarian and non-vegetarian pastas are priced at Rs 69 ...






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