Unacademy announces ESOPs buyback worth $10.5 million
Current and former employees, along with educators, who have vested ESOPs may liquidate between 20% and 100%
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Dentsu Webchutney wins digital and social media mandate for HK Vitals & bGreen
Both are HealthKart brands
Equitas Small Finance unveils new brand positioning 'Beyond Banking'
Through the beyond banking, Equitas goes all out on its strategy of addressing the heart and mind of the people
Winni ropes in Vivek Satya Mitram as Executive Vice President-PR & Communications
Mitram will drive brand strategy, communications & inte-grated marketing at Winni
Mindshare retains Unilever’s account in India; WPP keeps largest global chunk: Reports
More than $3 billion worth of business was up for grabs, according to media reports
Sridhar Ramasubramanian moves on from Publicis Groupe
Ramasubramanian, who took charge as the Chief Financial Officer of Publicis Groupe, South Asia in March 2020, stepped down exactly a year later
Indian Film Exporters Association is now Entertainment Content Owners Association of India
The association has also revamped its logo to reflect its refreshed identity
Criteo appoints Manuela Montagnana as Chief People Officer
Montagnana will replace Denis Collin, who held the role for three years
Google flags off program for digital news startups, expands News Showcase in India
The Google News Initiative has been created in partnership with global innovation lab Echos and DIGIPUB News India Foundation
Zapr, PubMatic partner to expand addressability footprint for marketers in India
The partnership will enable media buyers to build integrated TV & digital plans by leveraging Zapr’s rich audience segments across all digital screens & channels on PubMatic’s premium inventory
Top marketers, advertisers to discuss reigniting growth in the festive season
This discussion is organised by The Indian Society of Advertisers in association with Free Press Journal and Republic TV
GiveIndia appoints Sumit Tayal as COO to scale its operations
Prior to this, Tayal was the COO of data and insights firm Netscribes
Toonz Media Group taps former ZEEL executive Mukund Cairae as President
In his new role, Cairae will set up and grow the video distribution business in the linear as well as on demand products vertical
Rahul Dravid is brand ambassador for Piramal Realty
Dravid will associate with the brand for its portfolio of residential and commercial projects
Games24x7 announces partnership with The Script Room
The agency will serve as the brand's creative partner
Twitter tests 'Communities' feature to help users find like-minded people
Right now, the feature is limited but in the coming months, Twitter will allow more people to create Communities
Rohit Sharma is the brand ambassador for TAGG
The cricketer expressed his delight at being part of the 'TAGGster Community'
Print among most credible sources of info for consumers, brands, marketers: Havas
Havas Media Group India has released its latest whitepaper that decodes the effectiveness of print as a medium and the shifts in readership behaviour during the pandemic
Tata Power DDL appoints Sonia Sarin as Head of Group – Corporate Communications
Prior to this, Sarin was associated with Ketchum Sampark
FCB announces 'The Anil Kapoor Award For Excellence In Partnership'
On the birth anniversary of the celebrated adman, the group has instituted the award to recognise strategic partnership, something that Kapoor valued
Kevin Vaz to head entertainment biz at Disney; Gaurav Banerjee to lead content
Vaz's remit will include Regional channels, Kids & Infotainment, Star Plus, Star Utsav, Hindi Movies & the English cluster. Banerjee will spearhead content for HSM channels & Disney+ Hotstar
India has been lagging behind; exits part of ‘planned’ change: dentsu to e4m
In its first and detailed statement exclusively to e4m, dentsu India claims more senior-level execs are set to join the agency
DTH operators spar with broadcasters over pay channels on DD Free Dish
Operators, who have lost millions of low paying subscribers to Free Dish, allege that the practice goes against the principles of NTO 2.0 meant to provide a level-playing field and parity
BIGG BOSS Telugu Season 5 returns on Star Maa
Currently, over 20 brands have signed up on the show
Beam Suntory’s Oaksmith Gold wins big at international awards
The brand won across categories in two international alco-beverage awards of international repute