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Kanwaljit Singh, Managing Director of India-focused venture fund Helion Ventures, has joined the Advisory Board of National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN). Singh has over 20 years’ experience in the areas of venture investing, marketing and business development across sectors in India. Singh and three other co-founders started Helion Ventures, a $350 million India-focused venture fund, in 2005. He has earlier worked in Carlyle and prior to Carlyle, Singh had worked for over 13 years in the marketing and business development functions of Intel and Hindustan Unilever.

e4m Desk Apr 5, 2008 10:28 AM

Komli Media has made two key appointments to its Advisory Board – Greg Stuart and Munjal Shah. Stuart is CEO of Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). IAB is the advertising industry’s premier bureau focused on helping Web publishers and advertisers sell interactive advertising more efficiently and effectively. Shah is the CEO and Co-founder of Like.com, which was set up in August 2004. Previously, he was CEO and Co-founder of eBay seller auction management service Andale. Shah had also been nominated as one of the top 10 ‘Up and Comers’.

e4m Desk Apr 5, 2008 10:26 AM

Usually associated with winter wear, Monte Carlo is out to reinforce its summer collection with a new television campaign featuring models sporting the ‘Summerz-2008’ collection in exotic locales. JWT, under the leadership of its Creative Director Shantanu Mukherjee has conceptualised the TVC, which breaks in the first week of April 2008.

e4m Desk Apr 5, 2008 8:52 AM

eBay India has announced an exclusive banner advertising association with Komli Media until March 2009 under which Komli would represent eBay India’s banner advertising inventory to interested brands and advertisers worldwide.

e4m Desk Apr 5, 2008 8:52 AM

Radio Mirchi has tied up exclusively with Ramesh Aravind’s third directorial venture ‘Accident’. ‘Accident’ is an action thriller inspired by real life incidents bringing about the thriller genre into Kannada films after a long time. The leading actors play the role of RJs in the movie. The music of the movie can be heard on Radio Mirchi.

exchange4media Bangalore Bureau Apr 5, 2008 8:51 AM

ClickJobs.com, part of Consim Info Pvt Ltd (formerly BharatMatrimony Group), has been rated the most user-friendly job portal by web users in a recent study conducted by JuxtConsult on job portals. JuxtConsult, an online research company, had conducted a detailed research on website user friendliness during January-March 2008.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Apr 5, 2008 8:50 AM

Escher Communications, a 50:50 JV between Source Strategic Communications (The Source) and iMatters, has announced its operational launch with 12 clients across retail, healthcare, technology, Internet and entertainment domains. Some of the clients include Glodyne, id8Labs, Manipal Cure and Care, EMA Partners, Saon Group, and Z Friction.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 5, 2008 8:50 AM

We have got used to seeing a variety of in-film brand placements, but Britannia Treat has gone a step ahead, placing its brand mascot ‘Funtoon’ in upcoming movie for kids ‘Hari Puttar, A Comedy of Terrors’. ‘Funtoon’ won’t remain in the background, but is said to play a vital role in the film.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 5, 2008 8:49 AM

JWT is ensuring that Agnello Dias is busier than usual. From a National Creative Director, the agency has now announced Dias as Chief Creative Officer. Colvyn Harris, CEO, JWT India, has confirmed the development.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Apr 5, 2008 8:48 AM

Fox Channels (India) Pvt Ltd (Fox India) has announced the entry of Fox Channels in India. Fox India has applied for licenses for a number of new channels with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. Fox India will be launching Fox Crime, Nat Geo Music, Nat Geo Adventure, Nat Geo Wild, FX, Nat Geo HD and Baby TV in India.

e4m Desk Apr 5, 2008 8:47 AM

Presentations by international speakers are a major attraction at GoaFest, and this year is no exception. Day one saw Scott Goodson, Founder & CEO, StrawberryFrog, speaking on how business had changed in advertising. According to Goodson, “First rule is anything is possible in the advertising world. Value in ideas is important, but execution is even more important.”

e4m Desk Apr 5, 2008 8:46 AM

For Jon Wilkins, Co-Founder, Naked Communications, the communications industry was undergoing an evolution, and the monkey media man, in simple words the believers of traditional media communicating the advertiser’s message effectively, would soon be extinct.

e4m Desk Apr 5, 2008 8:46 AM

The first day of GoaFest 2008 saw some fun, frolic along with some insightful thoughts from well-known names from the world of international advertising. One speaker that enthralled who gathering was Kevin Swanepoel, President, One Club, who took the audience through one of the best pieces of work produced for the Internet in both viral and banner advertising.

Rishi Vora Apr 5, 2008 8:45 AM

The sea, sun, sand and surf make a heady combination and when one has a generous sprinkling of the best of India’s advertising gathered at one place, it is celebration time with the GoaFest getting underway on April 4. The enthusiasm was palpable and one ad honcho even said that he was sure GoaFest would be bigger than Cannes in the next two years.

e4m Desk Apr 5, 2008 8:44 AM