Susan Wojcicki steps down as YouTube’s CEO; Neal Mohan takes over

Since 2015, Neal Mohan has been the chief product officer, and has looked after YouTube products, user experience, trust and safety on a global level. He has managed creation and enforcement of platform policies, and has been accountable for overall business success and growth of YouTube. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Neal Mohan is armed with an experience of more than two decades and has worked across Accenture, DoubleClick, Microsoft, MMA Global, Google, 23andMe and Stitch Fix.

How small and mid-sized Indian ad agencies find their mojo, and grow

Agency executives believe that these days pitches are not worth it. As a result, many small and mid-size agencies are refusing to participate in a pitch if they aren’t paid for the time and effort they put into creating ideas and strategies. (Representative image by Craig McLachlan via Unsplash)

Independent creative shops stay away from pitches if they do not get paid for the time and effort they put into developing strategies and creatives.

Weekly Shorts: How influencer seeding can boost brands’ SEO efforts

Influencer seeding can help increase brand awareness by reaching a larger and more targeted audience. Increased brand awareness can have a positive impact on SEO by increasing the number of people who search for the brand or its products online. (Representative Image: NisonCo PR and SEO 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.

Blinkit adds new feature for brands to create custom shops on its app

In a blog post the company stated, brands can create different kinds of content and sections as per their sense of relevance to their presence on the platform, or what their customers might prefer.(Representative Image: Kelly Sikkema via Unsplash)

Blinkit’s this feature will allow brands to create micro stores and promote their products, track analytics on customs landing pages, implement their own design language and create different kinds of content.

Facebook to give users more details on the ads they see

The Mark Zuckerberg-led company said the FTC has failed to meet its burden to present evidence establishing a relevant antitrust market and proving that it has included all reasonable substitute services in its market definition. (Representative image by Dima Solomin via Unsplash)

The social media giant has launched an updated version of its “Why am I seeing this ad?” tool which now includes information on how they use machine learning to deliver ads.

Transparency about brand associations emerges as top reason for influencer trust: ASCI

Other key findings of the report include six out of 10 respondents claiming they spent at least two hours on social media daily. Around 90 percent of the respondents revealed they made at least one purchase based on influencer endorsement, while 61 percent claimed to have made three or more purchases. (Representative image by theregisti via Unsplash)

ASCI’s report also revealed that consumers stayed away from influencers when they sensed a lack of transparency, repetitive content, and over-promotion.

MC Stan: The latest celebrity brand to emerge from Bigg Boss 16

MC Stan has already got himself a deal from Amazon Mini TV and his managers are in the midst of a selection process to sign on more brands.

The rapper is the latest to benefit from a Bigg Boss boost with partnership deals and endorsements pouring in just 48 hours after winning the reality show. His talent management agency has received over 20 offers from brands.

HUL’s Surf Excel becomes $1-billion brand

HUL has been in the Indian market for over six decades. In 1985, it was removed from the top spot by homegrown detergent brand Nirma. In response, HUL launched Wheel detergent. Later in 2012, Ghari took the top spot. (Still from the #HaarKoHarao ad)

With a total sales of Rs 8,200 crore, Surf Excel also became HUL’s first brand to reach the milestone.