Friday 16 November 2012

Stories on 16th Nov '12


Diamonds are wherever...
If the appointment of PR honcho and CMG + Weber Shandwick's Harris Diamond as Chairman & CEO of McCann Worldgroup is a success, we could well see a new leadership order in adland
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/diamonds-are-wherever/

Scarecrow Delhi wins Kohinoor Speciality Foods
Kohinoor Speciality Foods has appointed Scarecrow Communications, Delhi as its creative agency for its brand and product communication
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/scarecrow-delhi-wins-kohinoor-speciality-foods/

Jaldi 5 with M R Srinivasan: Chennai could need 3-6 months for digitization switch-over
M R Srinivasan, General Secretary, Chennai Metro Cable Operators Association (CMCOA) speaks to MxM India about how digitization is progressing, or not progressing in Chennai
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/jaldi-5-with-m-r-srinivasan-chennai-could-need-3-6-months-for-digitization-switch-over/

Paritosh Joshi: Channel brand or Programme brand?
Why do we still persist in thinking that channel brands can be all things to all people?
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/paritosh-joshi-channel-brand-or-programme-brand/

WATConsult wins Godrej Nature's Basket's digital and social mandate
WATConsult has won the social and digital duties of Godrej Nature's Basket, the gourmet retail venture of the Godrej Group
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/watconsult-wins-godrej-natures-baskets-digital-and-social-mandate/

@India, living in China: Burson-Marsteller finds out
Burson-Marsteller study finds huge missed opportunity for country promotion on Twitter
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/india-living-in-china-burson-marsteller-finds-out/

The Anchor: 5 reasons PR is better than advertising
It's not a tussle that is likely to be resolved soon - but Dipankar Zalpuri rolls up his sleeves in the PR corner
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/the-anchor-5-reasons-pr-is-better-than-advertising/

Anil Thakraney: Your demotivated, ill-trained staff
To all those heavily paid corporate leaders reading this: There's no point in splurging all those millions on slick advertising campaigns, there's no point in making tall claims in the ads, if you have failed to adequately train and motivate your task force
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/anil-thakraney-your-demotivated-ill-trained-staff/

Ranjona Banerji: When Times Now got it wrong
Bad news judgment is fine, but Times Now not only called the day wrong it also showed incompetence in the way it handled its news of the day, writes Ranjona Banerji
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/ranjona-banerji-when-times-now-got-it-wrong/

Signposts... November 16
Our daily feature 'Signposts' which as the name suggests will carry an assorted range of, ah, well, signposts
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/11/signposts-november-16/