Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

SAMCO Group onboards Prashant Gupta as RankMF’s national sales head

This strategic appointment of Prashant Gupta amplifies SAMCO Group’s dedication to pioneering advancements in mutual fund distribution and wealth creation.

Prashant Gupta has held pivotal positions at mutual fund firms, including Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund (ABSLMF) and ICICI Prudential AMC Ltd (ICICI Pru).

Adobe: Gen Z’s accept terms and conditions without reading

GenZ remain the most fearful of agreeing to a hidden clause. Forty six percent of people are fearful that they are agreeing to auto-renewal of services when they hit ‘Agree’ on terms and conditions. (Representative Image: Cytonn Photography via Unsplash)

As per the report, one in 10 Gen Xers have been stuck in a contract they can’t get out of due to not thoroughly reading it.

Wardwizard Innovations appoints Tarun Sharma as president – marketing and branding

Tarun Sharma held the position of head of strategic marketing for enterprise business (B2B) at Vodafone Idea, where he played a role in establishing Vi Business as a preferred partner through strategic marketing programs.

In his new role, Tarun Sharma will spearhead the organisation’s strategic market planning and adopt an all-encompassing approach towards achieving unmatched effectiveness in marketing endeavours.

Google brings its generative AI search experience to India

YouTube will begin to require creators to disclose when they’ve created realistic altered or synthetic content, and will display a label that indicates for people when they’re watching this content. (Representative Image: Mitchell Luo via Unsplash)

Google is also introducing a slew of India-focused features within the AI search experience including voice input, language toggle, and the ability to listen to the responses.

Zoo Media appoints Satya Koniki as Head of Global Delivery

Satya Koniki's His previous work includes establishing Microsoft Ad-Support Centers in Costa Rica in 2022 and four WPP Hubs globally within a year for Team Nokia in 2010.

Satya Koniki’s role involves overseeing operations worldwide, beginning with Indian centres and later expanding to different regions.

InMobi: 54 percent Indian consumers prefer hybrid shopping

The playbook recommends use of multiple retail media formats to help enhance reach and performance, including video ads and display ads in conjunction with native ad formats. (Representative Image: Lucrezia Carnelos via Unsplash)

As per InMobi’s annual festive trends report, 84 percent have increased their online shopping budgets compared to last year.

L&K Saatchi & Saatchi onboards Samir Shanbhag as Business Head and EVP

Before joining L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, Samir Shanbhag was with Rain Creative, Dubai where he was part of the founding team and instrumental in establishing Rain as an independent creative agency.

In his new role, Samir Shanbhag will spearhead brand and business solutions’ development and lead overall business efforts.

JSW group reportedly eyeing EV car launch in the Rs 15-20 lakh range

The report also added that the company is in the race to pick a stake in MG Motor India, the British marque owned by China’s largest carmaker Shanghai Automotive (SAIC). (Image source: Moneycontrol)

In January this year, it was reported that the conglomerate had been considering a foray into the manufacturing of electric vehicles.