Stories on 4th Jun 14

Rebuilding Leo Burnett India
CEO Saurabh Varma on how he hopes to transform the agency into a contemporary powerhouse
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/06/rebuilding-leo-burnett-india/

MG 'Ambi' Parameswaran to be AAAI president
FCB Ulka Advertising chief M G Parameswaran is set to be the next President of the Advertising Agencies Association of India. A formal announcement of this is to be made soon
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/06/mg-ambi-parameswaran-to-be-aaai-president/

Shekhar Gupta to join India Today as Vice Chairman and Editor-in-Chief
The outgoing Indian Express editor-in-chief will Vice Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of all of the India Today group's news, business publications and news TV, digital brands. He will report to Mr Purie
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/06/shekhar-gupta-to-join-india-today-as-vice-chairman-and-editor-in-chief/

Metal wins mandate of Medimix Soap
The account will be handled by the agency's Mumbai branch
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/06/metal-wins-mandate-of-medimix-soap/

BARC appoints Prime Focus Technologies for Play-out Monitoring Service
PFT's Play-out Monitoring Service will input reliable data in to BARC's Audience Measurement System for monitoring content, promos and TVCs across channels
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/06/barc-appoints-prime-focus-technologies-for-play-out-monitoring-service/

ASCI upholds complaints against 68 erring ads
Advertisements in Personal and Healthcare sector category again emerged as the category which accounted for a majority of Advertisements (44 out of 68) against which complaints were upheld
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/06/asci-uphelds-complaints-against-68-erring-ads-across-categories/

Grey pockets Fenesta; Mark Flory appointed as Art Head and Senior CD
The account will be handled from the agency's Delhi office
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/06/grey-pockets-fenesta-mark-flory-appointed-as-art-head-and-senior-cd/

Saugata Bagchi joins Quasar as Reg Head, West & South
Saugata will report into Gaurav Nabh, Business Head, Quasar and will be based out of Mumbai
http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/06/saugata-bagchi-joins-quasar-as-regional-head-west-south/

Talenthouse India partners with Max for video contest
The winner will get an opportunity to collaborate with the leading brand and to showcase his/her work on their social channels

http://www.mxmindia.com/2014/06/talenthouse-india-partners-with-max-for-video-contest/

Stories on 31st Jan '13

Captains cool on M&E revenue
CEOs of the media and entertainment sectors are bullish about the sector’s revenue growth, notes a PwC survey
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40566


'Consumer confidence in mcommerce at all-time high'
BuzzCity research expects Indian mCommerce activity to grow, with 53% of consumers having already shopped via mobile
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40472

Jaldi 5 with Ashish Mishra: 'Great deal of confusion in brand consultancy sector'
Interbrand's Ashish Mishra tells MxMIndia about the agency's strategy for the Indian market and what one can expect from it in the near future
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40563

Shailesh Kapoor: There's a music programmer in all of us!
Shailesh Kapoor on the thankless job of a music programmer which appears so easy that anyone can try his or her hand at it, only because who's to tell whether it was done well or not
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40565

India TV announces Yuva Awards
India TV has announced the first Yuva Awards, planned to honour India's future by instituting recognition for the most promising young faces of the nation. The awards will be given on Feb 18 in New Delhi
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40602

Debrief: Headlines Today: Interactivity won't bring in freshness
Perhaps the viewers will enjoy one show a day based on this theme, but if Headlines Today wants to make this a core strategy, then they could be headed for trouble
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40562


Anil Thakraney: Let's go after Mr Juvenile
One more 'Justice for Jessica Lal' moment has arrived for the Indian media. Now, only intense media scrutiny will put some pressure on the judiciary to follow the spirit of the law, and not its letter, at least in this case
 http://www.mxmindia.com/2013/01/anil-thakraney-lets-go-after-mr-juvenile/


Ian and Goz to lead Digitas and Razorfish APAC as ECDs
Creative wiz team Ian Shepherd and Richard 'Goz' Gostelow have joined the Asia Pacific senior leadership team of Digitas and Razorfish Asia Pacific networks as regional executive creative directors, based in the Hong Kong office of Digitas and Razorfish
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40567


Saugata Bagchi, Bijoe George get wider roles at Tribal DDB, Rapp India
Bijoe George, VP, Rapp, will now handle Rapp India's operations in the West and South. Saugata Bagchi, VP, Tribal DDB, will now be in charge of the West & South operations for Tribal DDB through the Tribal DDB presence in Mumbai and Bangalore
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40568

Reinterpret the Anthem, win a prize
Talenthouse India is bringing together India's youth to crowdsource the National Anthem, with the movement 'My Nation My Anthem'
 http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40564
 

ANCHOR | One Big Idea by Sanjay Pareek
Outdoor requires systematic improvement to become a media of choice
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40561

ANCHOR | One Big Idea by Mitrajit Bhattacharya
How print can buck the trend and last forever
http://www.mxmindia.com/?p=40560

Stories on 13th Aug

MxM Mondays: Why do marketers not spend enough on digital media?
While spends may be shifting to digital globally, in India, television and print still rule. Sigh
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/mxm-mondays-why-do-marketers-not-spend-enough-on-digital-media/

It's Bloomberg TV India from today
The business news channel has dropped the 'U' from its name with effect from today...
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/its-bloomberg-tv-india-from-today/

Ranjona Banerji: Plagiarism... a common affliction with senior journalists
Get someone junior to do the leg work because you're so busy being a celebrity, obviously you don't have the time to do it yourself
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/plagiarism-a-common-affliction-with-senior-journalists/

Mediaah! History will also record Zakaria as a plagiarist
Fareed Zakaria's act of plagiarising from a New Yorker article is unfortunate, though not the first by a high profile editor
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/mediaah-history-books-will-also-record-zakaria-as-a-plagiarist/

Karbonn Mobiles mandates Taproot for its creatives
Taproot to devise a unique communication strategy to strengthen the brand imagery of Karbonn Mobiles in the domestic and global telecom market
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/karbonn-mobiles-mandates-taproot-for-its-creatives/

L&K strengthens top deck with Rana Barua as COO
Other than Mr Barua, Samir Datar and Amardeep Singh have joined as Senior VP Strategic Planning and Chief Creative Officer (North & East) respectively
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/law-kenneth-strengthens-top-deck-with-rana-barua-as-coo/

Dheeraj Sinha to head planning @ Grey
He will head planning for South and South East Asia
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/dheeraj-sinha-to-head-planning-grey/

LifeCell appoints Edelman for PR
Mandate aimed at increasing concept awareness and market penetration
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/lifecell-appoints-edelman-for-pr/

The Anchor: 5 things to change in social media advertising
Brands on social media are akin to your friends. There is a reason you follow brands and hence, they hence should engage with you as your friends would, says Krishna Kumar
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/the-anchor-5-things-to-change-in-social-media-advertising/

Anil Thakraney | 18 Again: A question of ethics
The main issue however is this: Should mass media be used to promote such a deeply personal product?
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/anil-thakraney-18-again-a-question-of-ethics/

AdStrat: Chill Out Surprise
Behind every great commercial is super strategy. Every week, MxMIndia brings you the brief and the strat as given by the client and whatever else that went into creating a winning ad
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/ad-strat-chill-out-surprise/

Gangs of Wasseypur 2: Too long, too violent!
Every week, Deepa Gahlot casts a critical eye over media reviews of Bollywood releases... in Reviewing the Reviews
http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/08/gangs-of-wasseypur-2-too-long-too-violent/