Month: January 2023

Zivame’s Khatija Lokhandwala: Our latest campaign strengthens the positioning of body confidence

Zivame’s new campaign is targetting women who are experimenting with their looks and are looking to see how intimate wear can help her expand their wardrobe. (Stills from the ad)

Conceptualised by Leo Burnett, lingerie brand Zivame’s new ad showcases women across various life stages and different situations, confidently seizing the day.

Union Budget 2023: Advertising executives share their expectations in taglines

Union Budget 2023 expectations explained in taglines: It is the last full Indian Budget before the General Elections in 2024 and the mood is cautiously optimistic. Keeping their businesses and aam janta in mind, find out what ad janta really wants from the Budget. (Representational image: Peter Aroner via Unsplash)

From revisiting old ad taglines to infusing pop-culture references, advertising executives share their Budget 2023 expectations in honest taglines.

Is Jimny’s new ad a beginning of new-age storytelling for Maruti Suzuki?

The automaker had in October reported its highest-ever monthly sales at 1,99,217 units, a 19 per cent year-on-year growth. The country's largest carmaker had dispatched 1,67,520 units in October 2022.

Shashank Srivastava, senior executive director at Maruti Suzuki India on the genesis of the new Jimny campaign and the auto major’s push into the SUV segment.

Manu Jain quits Xiaomi group after 9-year stint

After joining Xiaomi in 2014, Jain had served in multiple roles. He was the smartphone brand's India region managing director for three years, from 2014 to 2017, and was subsequently appointed as the company's president for Indian subcontinent region. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Manu Jain had earlier served as the India managing director for Xiaomi, and since 2017, he was the company’s global vice president.

Unilever appoints Hein Schumacher as CEO; Schumacher will receive annual fixed pay of €1.85 million

Hein Schumacher says, "We have put a new leadership in place. We changed around 60 percent to 70 percent of the team. There's still some more change on that one to come. I think there are quite a number of things that are very different. I'm just a bit careful to call it out as a strategy."

Hein Schumacher will be appointed Unilever CEO Designate on 1 June 2023. He will succeed Alan Jope who announced his intention to retire from Unilever last year.

Will Women’s IPL be a moneyspinner like the Men’s IPL?

WIPL is now being looked at with a new lens by sporting pundits. Cricket is watched and played by millions of Indians. The Men's IPL made the game even more popular with audiences including millions of women.

Women’s IPL is a step in the right direction for gender equality and women’s empowerment: Rediffusion’s Red Lab report.

WinZO’s Saumya Singh Rathore: Gender gap is something you have to be mindful of at every level and in every conversation

Saumya Singh Rathore says, "We see close to 28 percent women representation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education but when it comes to the STEM workforce, there’s only 14 percent women, which means that while 28 percent women study science, only 14 percent actually end up opting for these jobs."

The co-founder at WinZO Saumya Singh Rathore talks about the disparity between men and women at the leadership level in gaming companies in India.