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Tata Motors expects strong sales this festive season, sets high hopes for new Nexon

Tata Motors' commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in Q4 FY24 were at 1,11,591 units, down 6 per cent over Q4 FY23. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Shailesh Chandra, MD (PV & EV Business), Tata Motors exclusively speaking to CNBC-TV18 on the sidelines of Nexon Launch said that the company feels that with factors like strong supply, continued demand and new launches, festive season demand will continue to remain strong.

Actor Deepika Padukone invests in specialty coffee chain Blue Tokai

This is not Deepika Padukone’s, or Ka Enterprises’, first investment in the Indian startup space. Since Ka was set up in 2014, Padukpone has invested in consumer-focused companies like Epigamia, Furlenco, Blu Smart, Bellatrix, Atomberg Technologies, Mokobara, Supertails, and Nua, with average cheque sizes learnt to range from Rs 3-5 crores. (Image source: News18)

Deepika Padukone’s investment, as yet undisclosed, has been made through her investment entity Ka Enterprises as part of Blue Tokai’s Series-B Funding Round.

The Advertising Club elects Havas’s Rana Barua as president

The expansion of Barua’s scope adds nine additional markets under his leadership in his new role as Group CEO India, South East and North Asia.

Partha Sinha will continue as a member of the managing committee as the immediate past president for the ensuing year.

Johnson & Johnson updates its visual identity; unveils its new logo

The new logo, colors, and font will be rolled out across all company materials, product packaging, and branding assets over time. (Image source: Johnson & Johnson website)

It is uniting both its medtech and pharmaceutical segments under the Johnson & Johnson brand name to demonstrate its collective power in healthcare.

Is WhatsApp going to start showing ads in chat screens?

The focus of the program is to implement a four-pillar approach – detection, prevention, reporting and driving awareness around the escalating spread of deepfakes along with building a critical instrument that allows citizens to access reliable information to fight the spread of such misinformation. (Representative Image: Mika Baumeister via Unsplash)

Reports have suggested that WhatsApp is going to show ads in chat screens. The Meta-owned messaging app however has denied it.

Srinivasan K Swamy elected as chairman of ABC

Srinivasan K Swamy has been a stalwart in the marketing services industry since October 1998 when he first joined the Executive Committee of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI).

Srinivasan K Swamy has been elected for the year 2023-2024.

Weekly Shorts: Instagram influencers for this holiday season

The next few months will be tricky for many brands and marketers. The holiday sale season will kick off next month with Halloween, followed by Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2023. The challenge be to create buzz leading up to the event with the help of the right influencers. (Representative Image: Maddi Bazzocco via Unsplash)

What’s buzzing in influencer marketing and the creator ecosystem? What’s the next big thing coming down the line? Catch the big trends and hot topics in our weekly shorts.

InMobi inks strategic partnership with climate action program Ad Net Zero

The Man Company's Jatin Luthra, brand marketing head stated, "By teaming up with Megalodon, we are confident that we can take our creative strategies to the next level and continue to provide our customers with exceptional experiences." (Image via Unsplash)

This collaboration underscores InMobi’s commitment to sustainability, aligning with Ad Net Zero’s mission to revolutionize the advertising landscape through decarbonization initiatives spanning ad production, distribution, and publication.

Coca-Cola adds AI flavour to its marketing and new products

According to a CNBC report, researchers at Coca-Cola collected key flavor preferences and trends to understand what consumers imagine and think the future tastes like. Then, that information was crunched by Coke’s artificial intelligence system to help develop flavor profiles and pairings. (Image source: Coca-Cola)

The beverage giant, recently, introduced a limited edition Coca-Cola Y3000 using artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the flavour and packaging.

TRAI releases Draft Registration of Consumer Organisations (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 for comments

The framework provides for using cross-sector cooperation in carrying out RS testing with the help of other ministries and agencies.(Image source: News18)

The proposed amendment would enable Authority to register capable consumer organisations having wider reach to work in more than five states! UTs under national level registration. It simplifies the registration process for such consumer organisations.