Author: Priyanka Nair

CNN-News18 presents India’s biggest awards on news television, ‘Indian of the Year 2023’

The ‘Indian of the Year’ title will be awarded in categories such as Business, Sports, Entertainment, Youth Icon, Rising Sports Star, Social Change, and Climate Warriors.

The distinguished panel of jurors includes renowned figures such as screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar, former solicitor general of India Harish Salve, former Indian athlete and vice-president of Athletics Federation of India Anju Bobby George, chairperson of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Sanjiv Goenka, and environmental activist and lawyer, Afroz Shah.

Lava appoints Sunil Raina as the Interim managing director

With the successful launch of products like the Lava Agni, Blaze, and Yuva series, Sunil Raina has improved the brand's value proposition for consumers and developed brand loyalty.

Sunil Raina has over 20 years of expertise in product development, sales and marketing, strategy, and human resources. He has led a number of Lava’s company operations.

Bumble’s CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd logs out; Slack’s Lidiane Jones to replace her

Whitney Wolfe Herd (pictured left) launched Bumble in 2014 after an acrimonious departure from Match Group-owned rival app Tinder, which she had co-founded. Lidiane Jones (pictured right) has held senior business roles at Microsoft where she spent more than 12 years.

Jones will succeed Wolfe Herd as chief of Bumble on January 2, 2024 the company said.

Anand Thakur joins GroupM Nexus India as head of analytics, data and tech

In his new position at GroupM Nexus, Anand Thakur will lead automation initiatives across all GroupM applications and contribute to shaping the solution architecture.

Anand Thakur comes from Omnicom Media Group, where he held a key role overseeing various information technology functions such as software development, product development, UI/UX, and business solutions.

Snap’s CEO Evan Spiegel on AR, marketing and innovation

"I mean, there's a huge group of young people in India who are creating India's future right now. And I think augmented reality is going to be a key part of that. And so, you know, giving people augmented reality experiences to express themselves or to help people learn about the world, I think is a huge opportunity and whether that's partnering with brands to get more distribution or just building things for fun," Snap’s CEO Evan Spiegel.

“There’s an enormous amount of opportunity to reach the 200 million plus folks who are on Snapchat in India and growing,” believes Evan Spiegel.

Visionaries: Gan.AI’s Suvrat Bhooshan on potential of AI for marketers

In a competitive advertising landscape, standing out is crucial too. When we asked Bhooshan, how generative AI helps marketers create innovative and creative ads that capture the audience's attention, Gan.AI’s Suvrat Bhooshan said today brands are fighting for share of mind and attention of consumers.

In the first chapter of Storyboard18’s Visionaries, Suvrat Bhooshan, the founder of Gan.AI, spoke about how artificial intelligence can streamline marketing operations and more.

Zee News and Zee Bharat make comeback on BARC

Out of the top 10 brands present in 2023, 5 of them belonged to Reckitt Benckiser (India) and 3 belonged to Hindustan Unilever.

Data released yesterday was the first time that Zee showed numbers since September 2022.