After covering more than 150 cities and towns in India, PRinIndia, a media delivery organization, has now set its footprints across six other countries – China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
RK Swamy Hansa has entered into a sales and marketing arrangement with Portland-based viaLanguage. The new entity, HANSAviaLanguage, will build partnerships with Indian companies with global ambitions to address all their internationalisation needs.
Automotive battery brand Amaron Batteries has appointed Optima Advertising, a Chennai-based full service ad agency, to handle its online advertising mandate following a multi-agency pitch. Optima will devise a complete strategy to manage Amaron Batteries’ online image.
The Orissa Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) Ltd has invited offers under ‘technical bids’ and ‘price bids’ from advertising agencies and media owners for hiring hoardings at selected locations for a period of one year. The EMD required is Rs 5,000.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited bids from agencies for leasing out ad display rights on various skywalks in and around Mumbai. The total space being offered is approximately 50,000 sq. m. The contracts shall be awarded for a period of two years.
Once led under the editorship of Munshi Prem Chand and being associated with Mahatma Gandhi, ‘Hans’ has been keeping alive the spirit of Hindi literature. Now celebrating its Silver Jubilee year, the Hindi literary monthly magazine is looking for expansion but is hampered by lack of resources. ‘Hans’ Editor Rajendra Yadav speaks about the magazine’s long journey.
Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL) has reported an 18 per cent growth in net profit and 7 per cent increase in revenues for Q1 of FY10-11. Revenues of the company in Q1FY11 stood at Rs 2,318 million as compared to Rs 2,166 million in first quarter last fiscal, while PAT stood at Rs 912 million.
In its bid to strengthen its position in India, PS Bedi Group, a well-known name in the logistics business, has chosen Noshe Group as its 360 degree advertising partner. The logistics company had called for a pitch that had seen the participation of quite a few agencies, including Noshe Oceanic.
While there are quite a few awards to recognise print and TV advertising work, not enough recognition has been given to work done in the field of radio advertising. Keeping this in mind, the exchange4media Radio Advertising Awards (ERAA) have been set up. The 1st Annual ERAA is being held in Mumbai on October 7, 2010. The work done should be for the period July 2009 and June 2010. Last date for receiving entries is September 20, 2010.
JWT has seen the exits of two senior hands. After a 17-year stint with JWT, Anuja Chauhan has bid adieu to the agency as Executive Creative Director. Also to quit the agency is Elvis Sequiera, who was with JWT for three years. He was Vice-President.
Close on the heels of re-evaluating the creative mandate for its mainline products, Tata Teleservices, in association with Wolff Olins, has now called for a creative pitch for the soon-to-be launched retail chain across India. According to industry sources, the company is looking for 360 degree marketing solutions, including online and offline aspects, for the brand’s telecom retail business.