Stories on 24th Mar '15

Soon Consumers will be Regulators...
... was the consensus at an ASCI seminar with John Hegarty, Marc Mathieu,Shantanu Khosla,Santosh Desai, Paritosh Joshi,Sanjeeb Chaudhari & Bobby Pawar in attendance
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/03/soon-consumers-will-be-regulators/

Telling the truth in ads always works
Says BBH founder and creative whiz John Hegarty in an interview on the sidelines of the ASCI seminar last week
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/03/telling-the-truth-in-ads-always-works/

Ranjona Banerji: When journos fried community believing cooked up claims
It was a rare journalist who questioned Ujjwal Nikam because in today’s India that can be akin to sedition, writes Ranjona Banerji
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/03/ranjona-banerji-when-journos-fried-community-believing-cooked-up-claims/

GroupM India rules at the eMMies 2015
This year India shares 'Country of the Year' with GroupM Philippines
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/03/groupm-india-rules-at-the-emmies-2015/

Zirca Digital offers advertising options on Skype in India
Engaged audiences and new ad formats open up new possibilities for brand advertisers on Skype
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/03/zirca-digital-offers-advertising-options-on-skype-in-india/

Kasthuri TV unveils new logo as part of repositioning exercise
Apart from this, Kasthuri TV has lined up four new shows to be launched by mid-April this year
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/03/kasthuri-tv-unveils-new-logo-as-part-of-repositioning-exercise/

Vishal Ahluwalia to head Bangalore office at GREY
He will be reporting to Sunil Lulla, Chairman and Managing Director GREY group India
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/03/vishal-ahluwalia-to-head-bangalore-office-at-grey/

Deepak Mukarji appointed Group Advisor, Oil & Gas at Perfect Relations
In his role, he will provide sector expertise to all the Perfect Relations group companies
http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/03/deepak-mukarji-appointed-group-advisor-oil-gas-at-perfect-relations/

Viscomm wins RMAI Award
The event was held at Hotel Taj Vivanta in New Delhi on March 20, 2015. The Flame Awards is recognised as the Oscars for the Indian Rural Marketing business

http://www.mxmindia.com/2015/03/viscomm-wins-rmai-award/

Stories on 14th Jan '14

The term 'media agency' is a bit outdated: CVL Srinivas
A freewheeling chat on his first year as CEO of GroupM South Asia, a lookback at 2013, plans for 2014 and the focus on digital
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/01/the-term-media-agency-is-a-bit-outdated-cvl-srinivas/

Ajay Kakar is Head of Jury at APAC Effie Awards 2014
The Chief Marketing Officer - Financial Services, Aditya Birla Group and Head of Effie Awards India 2013 has been invited to be a Head of Jury at the APAC Effie 2014
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/01/ajay-kakar-is-head-of-jury-at-apac-effie-awards-2014/

Vijay Karnataka asks people to "stop adjusting"
A new multiple media campaign by Vijay Karnataka asks citizens to take on corruption and inefficiencies
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/01/vijay-karnataka-asks-people-to-stop-adjusting/

DDB Mudra revitalises Livon Hair Gain's hair promise
A new TVC from Livon Hair Gain Tonic attempts an emotional connect with consumers
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/01/ddb-mudra-revitalises-livon-hair-gains-hair-promise/

Ranjona Banerji: No 'fine and dry' puhleez, dear BBC!
The BBC World Service weather reports on India needs to get real, notes Ranjona Banerji. And the English news channels must think of a world other than Arvind Kejriwal and AAP
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/01/ranjona-banerji-no-fine-and-dry-puhleez-dear-bbc/

Anand Thakur joins Aidem's Zirca as sales head
Aidem's recently launched digital brand solutions arm Zirca has appointed Anand Thakur as National Sales  Head

http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/01/anand-thakur-joins-aidems-zirca-as-sales-head/

Stories on 5th December

Very challenging times for radio: Rana Barua
Red FM COO Rana Barua speaks about FM phase III and how radio can emerge stronger from the current slowdown
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/very-challenging-times-for-radio/

The Anchor: Piyush Pandey picks his 6 all-time favourite Dev Anand numbers
'Dev Anand was mortal?' went one Facebook reaction, and indeed it seemed as if the 'evergreen hero' would sing and dance his way through life forever. Adman Piyush Pandey lists but half a dozen of the eternally memorable songs picturised on Dashing Dev
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/the-anchor-six-favourite-dev-anand-numbers/

Change is the biggest challenge, says Divya Gupta (now @ Dentsu Media)
Divya Gupta talks about the road ahead for the media industry.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/change-the-biggest-challenge/

RAMcheck: Some surprises in 4-metro stats for Aug to mid-Oct
Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) on December 2 released its latest radio listenership figures for Week 35-38 and Week 39-42. Some highlights
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/latest-ram-numbers-throw-up-some-surprises/

Emgee group gives Quadrant creative mandates
In a multi-agency pitch, EMGEE Group has provided Quadrant Communications with the creative mandates for their property in Goa called Anantham.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/emgee-group-gives-quadrant-creative-mandates/

Reviewing the Reviews: The Dirty Picture
Every week, Deepa Gahlot casts a critical eye over media reviews of Bollywood releases… in Reviewing the Reviews
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/reviewing-the-reviews-the-dirty-picture/

Moneycontrol.com launches first app for iPad
The new moneycontrol.com iPad app will provide enhanced real-time access to financial markets.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/moneycontrol-com-launches-first-app-for-ipad/

Aidem Ventures to handle sales for The Economist online in India
Aidem Ventures has been appointed as the media representative for The Economist online business in India.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/aidem-ventures-to-handle-sales-for-the-economist-online-in-india/

AdStrat: Humming Girl
Behind every great commercial is super strategy. Every week, MxMIndia will bring you the brief and the strat as given by the client and whatever else that went into creating a winning ad. AdStrat is compiled by Shubhangi Mehta.
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/humming-girl/

Thakraney: Sony after KBC. Reality shows must face the music
Are reality shows over-hyped in the desi entertainment channels? Are they worth all the effort and the expenditure? Is too much expectation being loaded on them?
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/hard-knocks-reality-shows-must-face-the-music/

Raking up Ramanujan
In Freaking News, Ranjona Banerji reviews the fare on primetime news and the morning papers
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/raking-up-ramanujan/

Why need govts when u have anchors & editors?
In Freaking News, Ranjona Banerji finds there's confusion everywhere... in the papers and the news channels
http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/why-need-govts-when-u-have-anchors-editors/