Stories on 3rd Aug '15

Commonsense was my only qualification: Bobby Sista
This year's recipient of the AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award calls for an Abby for gender sensitivity
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/commonsense-was-my-only-qualification-bobby-sista/

Pepperfry appoints Motivator as Media AOR
The account the online furniture brand is estimated to be Rs 80-100 crore
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/pepperfry-appoints-motivator-as-media-aor/

M G Parameswaran re-elected President of AAAI
Nakul Chopra, CEO-South Asia, Publicis Communications Pvt Ltd, was re-elected Vice-President of the Association
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/m-g-parameswaran-re-elected-president-of-aaai/

McCann bags creative biz of Incredible India
The account was earlier handled by Ogilvy
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/mccann-bags-creative-biz-of-incredible-india/

The Social Street announces launch of retail unit
The newly launched retail practice, at TSS will primarily focus on bringing in more transparency and a ROI driven output with technology-enabled solutions for our clients
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/the-social-street-announces-launch-of-retail-unit/

Viacom acquires stake in Indian regional networks
With this acquisition, Viacom Inc. will hold 50 per cent of Prism TV and the remaining 50 per cent interest will continue to be owned by the Network18 Group
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/viacom-acquires-stake-in-indian-regional-networks/

Amith Prabhu: The Public Relations person par excellence
The late APJ Abdul Kalam was a man of integrity and this is something we all must learn from. Integrity is not an attribute found easily in today’s time and age, writes Amith Prabhu

http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/08/amith-prabhu-the-public-relations-person-par-excellence/

Stories on 21st Feb '14

Chill! Facebook won't let WhatsApp lose its mojo
And how behind the rise of mobile messaging platform is IIT-ISB alumnus Neeraj Arora
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/02/chill-facebook-wont-let-whatsapp-lose-its-mojo/

Laadli media and advertising awards presented
The National Level Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2012-13 were presented on Thursday
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/02/laadli-media-and-advertising-awards-presented/

TRAI gets into the act on FM Phase III, issues 'recommendations'
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued recommendations on 'Migration of FM Radio Broadcasters From Phase II to Phase III'
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/02/trai-gets-into-the-act-on-fm-phase-iii-issues-recommendations/

Anand Chakravarthy joins Maxus as West Head
The former business head at Big CBS has joined media agency major Maxus as head of the western region
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/02/anand-chakravarthy-joins-maxus-as-west-head/

Shailesh Kapoor: Fact Check: Daily Soaps - Regressive or Progressive?
The majority, and the top success stories amongst Hindi GEC shows, have worked on the opposite premise - that of progress and change, writes Shailesh Kapoor
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/02/shailesh-kapoor-fact-check-daily-soaps-regressive-or-progressive/

Ronnie Screwvala sets up Unilazer Sports; Supratik Sen to head biz
The former Disney UTV head Ronnie Screwvala's Unilazer Ventures has hired seasoned sports marketer Supratk Sen as its CEO for Unilazer Sports
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/02/ronnie-screwvala-sets-up-unilazer-sports-supratik-sen-to-head-biz/

Jaideep Shergill | A PR award at Goafest: About time!
But if ad agencies were to win the awards as it happens at some events, the purpose of the awards would be defeated and the PR industry would have, in fact, suffered a setback, cautions Jaideep Shergill, CEO, India, MSLGroup
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/02/jaideep-shergill-a-pr-award-at-goafest-about-time/

FremantleMedia launches CEO's Got Talent
Proceeds from the show to be aired on CNBC-TV18 will be go to the Genesis Foundation

http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/02/fremantlemedia-launches-ceos-got-talent/