Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

Influencer Marketing: Industry welcomes govt’s new guidelines for celebrities, social media influencers

Capgemini anticipates that leveraging digital technologies will enable Albertsons Media Collective and its clients to achieve a 20 percent faster speed to market. Ad. (Representative Image: Pablo Zuchero via Unsplash)

Titled “Endorsements Know-hows!”, the new guidelines state that endorsements must be made in simple, clear language, and terms such as “advertisement,” “sponsored,” “collaboration” or “paid promotion” can be used.

2023 expected to be a banner year for television news channels

This initiative seeks to safeguard the interests of brands while fostering healthy relationships between advertisers and agencies. (Representative Image: Jon Tyson via Unsplash)

The resolution of the ratings controversy surrounding BARC has brought relief to those in the business of news. According to media planners and buyers, with the implementation of new measures to improve transparency and accountability, advertisers can now make more informed decisions, resulting in more effective campaigns and greater return on investment.

BYJU’s Divya Gokulnath on making genderless leadership a global agenda for an inclusive future

Despite modest gains in representation over the last decade, women are still dramatically underrepresented in corporate setups, especially in senior leadership. While a recent McKinsey & Company study says that more businesses are prioritizing gender diversity, corporate culture and policies don't always reflect that - and it affects employee job satisfaction and the time they spend at the company.

A simple web search for the definition of leadership returns over 130 million results. But what stands out among all these millions of theories is the gradual shift in emphasis from “who” the leader is to “what” the leader does. While some may posit that a leader’s success is determined by a combination of values… Continue reading BYJU’s Divya Gokulnath on making genderless leadership a global agenda for an inclusive future

Our women’s cricket team will create icons which will inspire the next generation: RCB chairman Prathmesh Mishra

Responding to Storyboard18's question, cricketer Smriti Mandhana said WPL is the right step in the direction of equal pay for women in sports. “Equal pay was an amazing move by the BCCI, and I would like to thank them for this step. We have witnessed how the IPL for the men’s team has benefited them. I hope that the same luck favors the women’s cricket team too. The Women’s Premier League is starting and is the next big step for the women’s cricket team in India. I hope this leads them in the right direction,” she said. (From left to right: RCB captain Smriti Mandhana, and RCB chairman Prathmesh Mishra)

At the launch of Women’s Premier League (WPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore chairman and chief commercial officer of Diageo India, and RCB’s captain Smriti Mandhana talk about gender inequality and pay disparity between men and women cricketers.

Havas Group India appoints Tarun Jha as Havas Creative India’s chief executive officer

Tarun Jha was leading the marketing and product planning function for the Indian market, setting marketing and communications strategy. (From left to right: Rana Barua, Group chief executive officer, Havas Group India; Tarun Jha, CEO, Havas Creative India)

Previously, Jha held the position of head of marketing at Škoda Auto India, where he spent 15 years including a three year stint in Prague, Czech Republic.

CXO Moves: Google promotes Sapna Chadha, Kotak Mahindra gets a new CMO; Plus, changes at TBWA\India, BBH India, Emami

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Homi Battiwalla, Sapna Chadha, Jayant Kapre and Kavita Nair)

People shuffle at Publicis Worldwide, Diageo India and Samsung India too. Catch all the executive moves in the world of brands and agencies. Find out who’s moved up, in and out.

Weekly Shorts: Tips on influencer marketing for services-based businesses

Influencer marketing for the service sector is more complex than product-based promotions. Service-based businesses have intangible products in most cases, which puts the customers at a buying risk because they don't know what they're getting before actually getting the service. (Representative Image: Roberto Nickson 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.

Throwback: When Captain Cook challenged the undisputed leadership of Tata Salt

Towards the end of the film, the shot of the brand’s pack appears, and the voice of dubbing and voiceover artist Brij Bhushan is heard where he says, ‘Extra free flow Captain Cook namak’. “Since we had already said everything, I was of the opinion that we do the voiceover and packshot of the ordinary salt. That is when Nitish interjected, ‘That would be taking too much of a risk. We are already making a commercial that does not have a precedent. So, don’t go that far,’” filmmaker Prasoon Pandey says.

Tata Salt commanded 80 percent market share till Captain Cook entered the scene in 1992 and began to threaten its dominance. Lintas was roped in by DCW Homes Products, the brand’s parent company, to come up with a commercial that would make the brand memorable and improve awareness in the market. Storyboard18 got in touch with the creative folks who played a key role in making the advertisement iconic.