Date-wise News
Jack Klues and David Kenny to guest edit exchange4media website
A lot is in store for our readers this week. Apart from detailed coverage on GoaFest 2009, exchange4media brings to its readers international industry stalwarts <b>Jack Klues</b> and <b>David Kenny,</b> who will guest edit the stories to be carried on our website on April 3, 2009. Both Klues and Kenny will also share with our readers their exclusive views on a variety of issues in the form of special editorials.
Neo Sports complains to ASCI against Ten Sports print ad; ad suspended temporarily
Neo Sports has complained to the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) against an ad of Ten Sports in which the latter claims to be the No. 1 sports channel. The complaint has been upheld by the ASCI Code and the industry body concluded that the claim in the ad was misleading in ambiguity. The ad has been suspended temporarily.
CNBC-TV18 in strategic print partnership with Mint
Comment: Abby leak – Time for someone to take responsibility
Ad Club Cochin announces winners of Pepper Awards 2009
Guest Column Retrofit: Kampani and Raju – different treatment
Fisheye Creative Solutions gets cracking on Levi’s
Fisheye Creative Solutions has bagged the creative duties to work on four campaigns for Levi’s. It is currently working on the Live Unbuttoned Campaign featuring Akshay Kumar. It may be noted here that JWT continues to be the AOR for Levi’s and has worked on the earlier Live Unbuttoned campaign with Akshay Kumar.
GoaFest 2009: With one more day to go, preparations reach a feverish pitch
GoaFest 2009 is all set to kick off with the Industry Leadership Conclave on April 2, 2009. Cavelossim Beach has become the hotbed of activities as it gears up to welcome the delegates. Creative Abby, that has registered an increase in its entries, has seen action in the press even before the Festival begins. Registrations are on full swing too.
After over 30 years, Bajaj Auto goes missing from India Today’s back cover
A sales deal ending usually doesn’t make much of a difference, but when a 30-year old relation ceases, it gets the industry talking. That is what the latest issue of India Today has managed – the back page of the India Today English magazine, that housed Bajaj Auto for the last three decades, saw a new advertiser in Raymond in the latest issue. It is understood that the ties were severed over ‘commercial issues’ disagreement, and that the back page would now see another major automobile player soon.
Structural changes at TME from April 2009
TME, the media arm of Rediffusion Y&R, has effected senior level changes in its structure. Dinesh Vyas has been given the charge of the Mumbai office, while the role of National Buying Head that was left vacant when Divya Radhakrishnan was made President of the organisation, has been assigned to Imran Karim.