Stories on 29th Mar '17

Readers pay with their time...
Or so believes Paul Rossi, President, The Economist Group in a freewheeling interview when he was in India last month
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=101310

Sanjeev Kotnala: Smiley Bricks, anyone?
The real success will come when house builders and owners start insisting on SMILEY BRICKS... and finally when Brick Kilns are completely child labour free
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=101300

BARC India sets up independent disciplinary council under Justice Mukul Mudgal
6-member BARC India Disciplinary Council (BDC) to be headed by Justice MukulMudgal, Former Chief Justice, Punjab & Haryana High Court
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=101299

Jagran's RK Agarwal wins big at the FE CFO of the Year Awards 2017
The award was presented at a power-packed event held in Mumbai
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=101297

Love Matters joins hands with Ogilvy One to bash sexism in Bollywood songs
The shortcomings from the research catapulted the gaps in gender equality and violence against women, men and others in general
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=101294

My FM begins operations in Bikaner and Akola
Akola is the last station launch of the network bid during the Phase III auctions and was extravagantly celebrated
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=101296

Panasonic Batteries signs up PV Sindhu as brand ambassador
The sportstaras been signed on for Panasonic's battery division for the next three years
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=101293

Ranjona Banerji: Coverage that makes you laugh, and cry
The BJP is not happy with anyone who does not love it. But it has Gaurav Sawant and a whole host of other journalists to push its agenda, writes Ranjona Banerji
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=101286

Stories on 14th Mar '17

Time to show the door to Exit Polls?
Either editors don't listen to what reporters tell them or reporters doctor their reports to fit newsroom ideas, rues Ranjona Banerji
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100703

HDFC MF's fight against cancer in new TVC
Publicis Ambience, the agency on the brand, has conceptualised and executed the campaign
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100668

Famous Innovations appoints Namit Prasad to head Planning
Prasad comes with over 10 years of experience in Brand Planning & Strategy
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100676

Six months is all it takes to undergo change, affirms OLX in latest campaign
OLX releases new brand campaign derived from latest trends & consumer insights
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100674

Organic Harvest urges consumers to get closer to nature
Organic Harvest's new ad campaign promotes the belief that the closer you are to the nature, the better it is for your beauty regime
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100673

Amagi Media Labs announces the launch of Amagi Measure
Recently, Amagi partnered with India’s apex television viewership monitoring body - BARC India to monitor geo targeted TV campaigns
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100672

Ranveer Singh promotes #InLoveWithSwitzerland
The 'InLoveWithSwitzerland' campaign highlights the best experiences that one can have in Switzerland
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100671

Stories on 2nd Mar '17

Internet users to cross 450mn by mid-2017: IAMAI-IMRB
There is 60% internet penetration in Urban India while the number for Rural India is only 17% penetration, notes the report
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100291

Jaisurya Das: If I can't wear shorts to office, how different are we from BHU?
Media veteran and MxMIndia Contributing Editor Jaisurya Das responds to career-related (and sometimes personal) questions from readers
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100254

Total viewership jumps 18% as BARC updates TV universe
Joint industry body BARC India has released its weekly viewership data basis a revised Universe Estimate (UE)
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100311

Medulla hires from mainline agencies to "push boundaries" in healthcare
Joining Medulla are three key people from mainline advertising agencies to "push the creative boundaries in healthcare"
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100260

Ajay Chandwani on Montreux Switzerland Festival 2017 jury
The fest is scheduled at the picturesque Lake Geneva in Switzerland on April 20
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100253

Maruti's new engine roars in new ad
The new BoosterJet Engine delivers exceptional power and torque with lower emissions
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100261

Salt Brand Solutions hosts Facebook Live Pitch
The reason Salt chose to do so was because it believes the current processes are rational and flawed
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100258

Lokmat Sur Jyotsna Award is a platform for aspiring singers in India
Awards to recognise exceptionally talented singers and musicians
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100257

My FM celebrates a decade in Chandigarh
Hosted a big music and entertainment festival in the tricity
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100259

Willow TV strengthens portfolio with IPL 2017
Willow previously broadcast the IPL in 2014, at the time setting cricket viewership records in the United States
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100199

Red Label Tea out with another thought-provoking campaign
Tea can't cure Alzheimer's but it can cure loneliness
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100137

Kabir Bedi named brand ambassador for Sightsavers
Since 1966, Sightsavers has worked in their three core areas - Social Inclusion, Inclusive Education and Eye Health
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100136

Ranveer Singh to showcase attributes of Carrera as brand ambassador
Ranveer has been an ideal casting choice for his unique sense of style and attitude that perfectly blends with the brand’s image, notes a communique
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=100129

Stories on 27th Aug '15

BARC-TAM deal: Win-win for all
The deal between the two television audience measurement firms is a gamechanging one - for the industry and for themselves
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/barc-tam-deal-win-win-for-all/

BARC-TAM: Did the industry kill TAM?
Questions, questions: So TAM was made to exit, be it the politics of the industry or simply apathy? While it was set up by a joint industry body, how much did they monitor and guide TAM? Was there enough clarity, the way it is today? Did the politics between the stakeholders see TAM in?
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/barc-tam-did-the-industry-kill-tam/

BARC-TAM: We told you so! MxM broke the story...
The links to the two stories published by MxMIndia
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/barc-tam-we-told-you-so-mxm-broke-the-story/

Flashed yesterday: BARC to turn sole TV aud measurement co with TAM meters in tow
BARC India and TAM India will form a meter management company to supply raw data to BARC India
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/barc-gobbles-up-tam-audience-measurement-boxes-to-grow-to-34k/

Komli Media sells India business to Gurgaon-based SVG Media
Under the terms of the deal, Komli India will function independently alongside the existing businesses of SVG Media - Tyroo Technologies, DGM and SeventyNine
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/komli-media-sells-india-business-to-gurgaon-based-svg-media/

Siddhartha Mukherjee: What Biking taught me about Brand Communication Management
And how he tried to explore the learnings from biking and use them for Brand Communication Management
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/siddhartha-mukherjee-what-biking-taught-me-about-brand-communication-management/

Dear MxM by Jaisurya Das: My friends are dissuading me but is it okay to tie a Rakhi to my boss?
Senior media professional and Contributing Editor, MxMIndia Jaisurya Das responds ot reader queries on career and personal issues

http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/dear-mxm-by-jaisurya-das-my-friends-are-dissuading-me-but-is-it-okay-to-tie-a-rakhi-to-my-boss/

Stories on 30th Apr '15

Colors gains much as BARC releases Week 16 data. Life OK ahead of Zee in HGECs
Week 16 data from BARC India throws some surprises, including with the Hindi GECs!
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/colors-huge-gainer-as-barc-releases-week-16-data/

Zee is ahead of LifeOk in TAM's Week 17 data for Households & Individuals
TAM has released data for Week 17 (April 19 to 25) for CS Households and Individuals for HSM and All-India, offering a comparison between Week 17 and of the previous week (April 12-18)
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/zee-is-ahead-of-lifeok-in-tams-week-17-data-for-households-individuals/

BTL Baatein: Sanjay Tripathy, SVP & Head, Marketing, Product, Digital & E-commerce, HDFC Life. Powered by VISCOMM
BTL marketing becomes important because it provides the human interaction, which effectively solves problems related to understanding and trust, says Sanjay Tripathy, SVP & Head, Marketing, Product, Digital & E-commerce, HDFC Life
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/btl-baatein-with-sanjay-tripathy-of-hdfc-life-powered-by-viscomm/

Shailesh Kapoor: BARC Is Here: New Ratings, A New Era!
After a two-year long trailer, the film has been released, but it will reveal itself reel by reel, scene by scene, writes Shailesh Kapoor
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/shailesh-kapoor-barc-is-here-new-ratings-a-new-era/

Maxus rolls out dialogue engine MESH
It runs on the VSocial platform that reads environmental signals in real-time and keeps the agency and its clients one step ahead of the curve
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/maxus-rolls-out-dialogue-engine-mesh/

Don't get into advertising, get into culture: Vicki Maguire
The Deputy Executive Creative Director at Grey London and the Jury Foreman at the Kyoorius Advertising Awards got the audience to sit up and take notice when she said: "Don't ever have a Plan B
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/dont-get-into-advertising-get-into-culture-vicki-maguire/

Sanju Menon appointed VP @ Leo Burnett, Mumbai
Sanju joins Leo Burnett from Rediffusion Kolkata where he worked as the Branch Head
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/sanju-menon-appointed-vp-leo-burnett-mumbai/

Jaskaran Kapany quits ICICI Pru to as Paytm as VP Mktng
With over 12 years experience in the fields of advertising and marketing, Mr Kapany was VP, Marketing & Ecommerce, at ICICI Prudential Life prior to taking on Paytm portfolio
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/jaskaran-kapany-quits-icici-pru-to-as-paytm-as-vp-mktng/

SapientNitro announces senior-level appointments
Creative and client services hires continue to strengthen agency's ability to meet growing client demand for integrated creative and technology services
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/sapientnitro-announces-senior-level-appointments/

Hungama Digital unveils app for celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor
The app will be launched across Android, iOS & Windows
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/hungama-digital-unveils-app-for-celebrity-chef-sanjeev-kapoor/

Fourth Dimension to be exclusive adsales partner for the Yuvan Music Express
Fourth Dimension Media Partners has secured adsales rights for the exclusive musical night of little maestro Yuvan Shankar Raja being presented by Puthuyugam and Green Tree Solution on May
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/fourth-dimension-to-be-exclusive-adsales-partner-for-the-yuvan-music-express/

AdStrat: Volkswagen Jetta says it's 'Worth Everything' for new offering
Volkswagen, one of Europe's leading carmakers has been synonymous with its world renowned German Engineering. Volkswagen in India too has constantly innovated to launch best-in-class offerings that are high on build quality & have unmatched driving dynamics
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/adstrat-volkswagen-jetta-says-its-worth-everything-for-new-offering/

Bloomberg TV lines up innovative content for 2015
The channel has launched new content for its viewers
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/bloomberg-tv-lines-up-innovative-content-for-2015/

MakeMyTrip launches unique offering 'Uncancel'
Enables customers cancelling a trip, to reschedule it instead, at no extra cost

http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/04/makemytrip-launches-unique-offering-uncancel/

Stories on 18th Feb '15

Rajat Sharma UnLtd
How owner and face of India TV became one of India's most powerful editors
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/02/rajat-sharma-unltd/

Zee engages Interbrand for its Corporate Brand Valuation Study
The move is aimed at chalking a clear path for ZEE to achieve its goals set for the year 2020
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/02/zee-engages-interbrand-for-its-corporate-brand-valuation-study/

Publicis takes the hunger route for Maggi in new campaign
The campaign celebrates the age old bond between mother and child with a new-age twist
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/02/publicis-takes-the-hunger-route-for-maggi-in-new-campaign/

Rush for BARC's testdrive of BMW software
Participants of the training session were awarded certificates. All those in media planning/ buying/ research/ strategy can register for vacant seats if any, at:  http://www.barcindia.co.in/Roadshow-registration.html
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/02/rush-for-barcs-testdrive-of-bmw-software/

Sanjeev Kotnala: Let's Bid In The New IPL: The Idea Premier League
Franchise owners are departments or teams within your organisation. Each with a fixed innovation and experiment budget pre- allocated. What they bid are the ideas, processes and projects up on the auction table
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/02/sanjeev-kotnala-lets-bid-in-the-new-ipl-the-idea-premier-league/

Creation appoints Shashikant Someshwar to lead its India ops
Someshwar will lead a team of more than 30 consultants working across a broad portfolio of accounts
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/02/creation-appoints-shashikant-someshwar-to-lead-its-india-ops/

Rajnigandha unveils new TVC
Shares its journey of hard-work and commitment to quality
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/02/rajnigandha-unveils-new-tvc/

MTS' Internet Baby returns to popularize wi-fi offering
Creativeland has conceptualized the latest integrated campaign for MTS Homespot Instant WiFi

http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/02/mts-internet-baby-returns-to-popularize-wi-fi-offering/