February, 2012

No bar: Coffee at home

No bar: Coffee at home

0 / February 29, 2012 8:32 AM

Cafe bar culture has been on an upswing in the country. But in-home coffee consumption still has not been as big as marketers would have liked to. However, over the past few months, coffee marketers (in-house coffee consumption) like Nescafe

New international tourist destinations woo Indians

New international tourist destinations woo Indians

0 / February 29, 2012 8:31 AM

With the ever rising disposable incomes and Indian tourists becoming more experimentative with their holiday options, international tourism players are leaving no stones unturned to pull them to the foreign lands. In the recent past, countries like South Africa, Zimbabwe,

Ford to focus beyond Ajay for its automatic Fiesta

Ford to focus beyond Ajay for its automatic Fiesta

0 / February 29, 2012 8:29 AM

Ford that launched the premium automatic powershift version of its sedan, Fiesta, yesterday, will focus not only Ajay, its representative target audience but his family too. Speaking to Pitch, Nigel Wark, Executive Director, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford India, said,

Amul girl too in Olympics fray

Amul girl too in Olympics fray

0 / February 28, 2012 9:02 AM

In the run up to the London Olympics, the Amul girl could be seen in the following days promoting the game. In an MoU with Indian Olympic Association, Amul will sponsor the Indian contingent to the London 2012 Olympic Games,

Lenovo ‘Think’s to target SMEs

Lenovo ‘Think’s to target SMEs

0 / February 28, 2012 9:00 AM

Moving beyond individual customers, Lenovo hopes to target the SME customers with the launch of its first Think store in Pune, targeted at the segment. The store spread across a total area of 450 square feet, will stock an entire

WSG to handle Cheteshwar Pujara’s ad and marketing duties

WSG to handle Cheteshwar Pujara’s ad and marketing duties

0 / February 28, 2012 8:59 AM

World Sport Group (WSG), a sports marketing, media and event management Company, has signed Indian cricketer, Cheteshwar Pujara, under its player management programme. Pujara is the third cricketer in the WSG fold after Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir. Commenting on

PMMAO 2012: TV Review: Sorry for Interruption

PMMAO 2012: TV Review: Sorry for Interruption

0 / February 27, 2012 8:45 AM

Television continued to be a medium of glory in 2011. Everything seemed right about it – the top genres such as general entertainment channels (GECs) and Hindi movies were innovating and competing aggressively. Infotainment was redefined to be factual entertainment

PMMAO 2012: TV Outlook: A blurred view

PMMAO 2012: TV Outlook: A blurred view

0 / February 27, 2012 8:44 AM

TV is still the most cost effective medium in India” – just about any Indian media observer quotes this statement every time the future of television and its effectiveness as a medium for advertisers is discussed. Industry leaders believe that

Realty bites

Realty bites

0 / February 27, 2012 8:33 AM

I had heard from my parents and elders that it takes a life time to build up your home, and a lifetime of savings to own it. I put my dad’s entire retirement provident fund and gratuity along with a

The greatest Indian marketing campaign

The greatest Indian marketing campaign

2 / February 27, 2012 8:31 AM

If we were to scan across our collective memories to recollect the great marketing campaigns that India has seen, we would find our mindscape strewn with innumerable brands hailing from categories as diverse as social awareness to commodities to consumer