Category: Brand Makers

Suniel Shetty: Those who have their cash flow and business plan in order will survive

Actor turned investor, Suniel Shetty had recently posted on LinkedIn about edtech firm Byju's layoffs. He had said that startups should "think long term. Think sprint vs marathon. Think Rahul Dravid. Stable and slow are just as great," he said after Byju's laid off 2,500 employees. He had also shared tips about how to make companies survive the economic downturn

Actor-turned-investor Suniel Shetty shared what he looks for in startups while investing, the current funding scenario and which categories he would like to put his money in.

Former Nestle marketing executive Ankit Kapoor joins Ananta Capital as chief marketing officer

An FMCG leader with almost over 15 years of experience in leading businesses and brands across countries, categories and companies, as the head of marketing for chocolates & confectionery, Ankit Kapoor led Nestle’s global brands - KitKat, Milkybar, BarOne along with E-Commerce and Modern Trade for the business unit.

Ankit Kapoor spent over six years at FMCG major Nestle where he led global brands – KitKat, Milkybar, BarOne along with e-commerce and modern trade.

Prasoon Joshi becomes Uttarakhand’s brand ambassador

Furthermore, social consciousness in the youth and creators today, is immense. They are fully aware of the power they enjoy. This generation is conscious and conscientious, both, Joshi said.

Prasoon Joshi is respected for his contribution to popular culture and for framing public consciousness in India through his work and content creation across advertising, poetry, songwriting, and cinema.

Short video platform Josh’s country manager Rubeena Singh quits

Singh joined Josh, a homegrown short video platform in October 2021. Prior to this Singh was the chief executive officer of Dentsu Group-owned digital-first media agency iProspect, where she spent four years.

Prior to this, Singh was the chief executive officer of Dentsu Group-owned digital-first media agency iProspect, where she spent four years.

Nithin Kamath weighs in on Mercedes executive linking SIPs to low sales

Kamath has several times spread awareness on deepfakes and how they can be misused and the consequences can be grave. (Twitter via @CNNnews18) (Image source - Twitter via @CNNnews18)

Nithin Kamath was responding to a statement made by Mercedes India sales and marketing head Santosh Iyer where he claimed that if the money saved for SIP was diverted toward the luxury car market, the business would improve tremendously.

Dentsu hires Unmesh Pawar as chief people officer for India and South Asia

Unmesh has more than 25 years of experience in diverse aspects of human resources, with an early foundation in services and consulting. He has built differentiated capabilities for well-known brands such as Accenture, Mastek, Tata, and Peerless by designing and deploying innovative talent management practices. Previously, he served as KPMG's chief people officer, guiding the brand through a period of rapid change, and delivering on a progressive people agenda.

Sunil Seth, who has been supporting the network as human resource director-South Asia, will continue to maintain his role in Dentsu India. He will report to Pawar and focus on the people function’s operations.

GroupM Media India’s Prasanth Kumar is AAAI’s new president

The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) is a not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed trade association of advertising agencies, formed in 1945, to promote their industry interests so that they continue to make an essential and ever-increasing contribution to the nation.

The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) is a not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed trade association of advertising agencies, formed in 1945, to promote their industry interests so that they continue to make an essential and ever-increasing contribution to the nation.