Category: Brand Makers

CXO Moves: Nykaa ropes in Unilever exec as its private label CEO quits

Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem. (Representational image: Thomas Le via Unsplash)

Home Credit, Amazon, Wondrlab, FCB, Ogilvy, Honasa, Wunderman Thompson and more, beef up their executive cadres. Here’s a round-up of the people who are in, out and in-between in the past two weeks.

Bookstrapping: Hul Hul – The suppression of the Santal Rebellion in Bengal, 1855.

What’s absolutely astonishing about the rebellion of 1855, is that the Santals fought for a region that they were passing through. (Image: Cover of Peter Stanley's book. Amazon India)

The plot, stratagems and alliances of the rebellion itself, form the bulk of the book by Peter Stanley. Meet new heroes you probably haven’t heard of. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars

Frenemies turned partners: How CMO-CFO union is helping firms achieve growth

Interactive Avenues is tasked with expanding the brand’s consumer reach and engagement in digital medium and ultimately strengthening Dawaat in the consumer packaged food segment. (Representational image: Claudio Schwarz via Unsplash)

The relationship between finance and marketing is evolving into a symbiotic one, giving rise to a new jodi No.1 in the brand marketing ecosystem – the CMO-CFO partnership.

Simply Speaking: Brands Need Editors. Here’s Why.

Stories serve as fundamental ingredients in allowing people to create a shared sense of being. Shared stories lead to shared values which in turn leads to a shared world view. This calls for attention to the goings on in the world as an Editor would give it. (Representational image Mayur Deshpande via Unsplash) 

The rise of brand journalism signals an exciting time in media, and it shows no signs of slowing down.

There will be a complete change in how people perceive real money gaming: Deepak Gullapalli

Deepak Gullapalli, Founder & CEO, Head Digital Works

In an exclusive chat with Storyboard 18, Deepak Gullapalli, Founder and CEO, Head Digital Works talks about change in messaging, growing marketing spends, getting Shah Rukh Khan as brand ambassador and perception change around real money games

What Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick teaches us about leadership

'Ahab, who's the captain of the ship, is a charismatic leader and he loves his people, but he's driven by personal ambition to take revenge on the whale. And he basically sinks the ship.' (Representational image: Zoltan Tasi via Unsplash)

Leaders on leadership and how to build careers: Godrej’s Sudhir Sitapati shares a business lesson from a classic and what he looks for in young leaders.

The communication business today is a meme. Transient. Flippant. Momentary. Joke

Any pitch that the clients call is a free show and two dozen agencies line up to mount a variety entertainment show. (Representational image: Markus Winkler via Unsplash)

Why is it that the brands have started to have fun at the cost of the agencies? writes Naresh Gupta, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Bang In The Middle. Read on

CXO Moves: Ad executive returns after edtech stint, Dentsu Creative gets a CEO, Dabur loses its digital head

Accenture appointed Devyani Ozarde as managing director - media and entertainment, and Ashutosh Bhatt has joined Ananta Capital as operating partner and chief growth officer, among other key people movements this week. (Representational image: Mohammad Bagher via Unsplash)

Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. Here’s a round-up of the executives who are in, out, and in-between in the past two weeks.