Author: Indrani Bose

We love creativity but will keep annoying you if you cross the line: Rohit Kumar Singh

Rohit Kumar Singh says, "We also must realise that this regulation versus innovation debate is something the whole world is struggling with. If you regulate too much, then technology will not develop. If you regulate too less, then it is harmful."

Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs highlighted inflation management, especially in terms of commodities, and protecting the interests of consumers.

Philips expands local manufacturing of personal health products in India to serve local demand

With a commitment to cater to the evolving needs of consumers by providing tailored solutions, Philips is manufacturing a range of hair care essentials including hairdryers, hair straighteners, and hairbrushes in the beauty category. (Imaged sourced from CNBC)

The company has expanded production at its co-manufacturing site in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, which will now produce mother and childcare products in addition to the beauty and grooming products already being made at the site.

Find out key consumer trends from Uber’s 10-year journey

Over 30 percent say mobility offered through multiple modes is the single most loved aspect of Uber. Avoiding car maintenance or driver salaries ranks second while freeing up time during commute is the third most loved aspect. Nearly 55 percent say that sustainable mobility will become mainstream over the coming decade. (Image sourced from Moneycontrol)

Uber’s research states that 72 percent say that availability of ridesharing options has made them re-evaluate purchase of a personal vehicle.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Interactive Avenues’ Eshwari Pandit and Shilpa Sudhakaran

Eshwari Pandit (left) has been behind interesting initiatives like ‘Prime On Your Plate,’ a fun quiz game that was played by over 1 million users on the Swiggy. Shilpa Sudhakaran (right) currently leads renowned brands at IPG Mediabrands India such as Mahindra & Mahindra Auto (personal vehicles, trucks, buses, electric and commercial behicles), Mahindra Finance, ITC Personal care, Tourism Australia, Machos Hint and Skechers.

Eshwari Pandit is working on inculcating an environment of ‘conscious creativity’ and Shilpa Sudhakaran is building a 20 plus member team and is a strategy expert.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Madison’s Chinmay Chandratre and Siddhi Goyal

Chinmay Chandratre (left) hacked Google Search by using a smart word-play, leveraged from the misspellings of the biggest competition to launch the client’s new product. Siddhi Goyal’s (right) noteworthy campaigns are “Missing I” for Tata Salt where clutter breaking media innovation was done across all integrated media platforms.

Chinmay Chandratre and Siddhi Goyal are changing traditional media agency codes by working on modern tech-led brand work. Here’s how.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Leo Burnett India’s Ayshwarya Sharma and Durgesh Amble

From picking 50 plus metals at several domestic and international awards like Cannes Lion International festival of creativity, D&Ad, Spikes Asia, The One Club Awards, The Clio, Goafest, and IAA Awards to designing the India’s first jersey inspired by fans, Durgesh Pragati Satish Amble (left) has multiple achievements in his kitty. One of Ayshwarya Sharma’s (right) impactful works is ‘The Missing Chapter’ for P&G’s menstrual hygiene brand Whisper. The campaign won the Sustainable Development Goals Grand Prix at Cannes, following to win the Grand Prix at Epica, The Glass Award for Change at Spikes a Graphite D&AD.

While Ayshwarya Sharma, brand strategy partner, Leo Burnett India, is focused on creating ideas in the areas of sustainability and social change; Durgesh Pragati Satish Amble, creative director, Leo Burnett India’s work often hit the social media charts.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: McCann Worldgroup India’s Utsav Khare and Rathish Subramaniam

At the age of 3, Rathish Subramaniam (left) got into advertising as a baby model for Johnson & Johnson. After two decades, he finds himself doing the same thing - behind the camera. Utsav Khare (right) acknowledges both his life partner and work partner, Gourav’s contributions to his professional journey and thanks them from the bottom of his heart.

Utsav Khare’s work spans almost all categories of products and services, while Rathish Subramaniam got into advertising as a baby model for Johnson & Johnson. The rest, as they say, is history.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Ogilvy India’s Abigail Dias, Rajneesh Bolia and Karunasagar Sridharan

Abigail Dias (left) found recognition at prestigious industry awards. The most recent being Dove’s ‘Stop the Beauty Test’ campaign that won a silver lion for creative strategy at Cannes, a gold at the WARC awards for Asian strategy, silver at the APAC Effies and a shortlist for a Glass Lion at Cannes this year. Rajneesh Bolia’s (middle) projects include Cadbury’s Celebrations ‘Shahrukh Khan My Ad’ which won Cannes Lions 2023 Grand Prix, Grand Prix at MAD Stars 2022, one Titanium, two Gold, one Silver, one Bronze at Cannes 2022, among other awards. Karunasagar Sridharan (right) has been recognized at award shows like Cannes Lions, One Show and Clio, and has brought home over 60 international awards and nominations, and 100 plus local awards.

The Ogilvy trio has won global awards for brands like Cadbury, Dove and Coca-Cola. Here’s what makes them YoungGuns to watch for.