Lack of Diversity, Inclusion in advertising; Women stereotyped, abysmally low representations of LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, senior citizens

The joint report provides new insights on Indian advertising’s D&I representation versus global practice (leveraging data from the 2023 Global MONITOR survey) and a wealth of original findings on Indian advertising trends accommodating D&I. (Representative Image: Michał Franczak via Unsplash)

ASCI and the Unstereotype Alliance Unveil Study on Diversity & Inclusion in Advertising reveals startling truths about portrayal in ads.

2023: Rise to Twitter, fall to X; A detailed analysis

With the acquisition of Twitter, the South African-American-Canadian citizen said that he would make the platform’s algorithm open-source, combat spambots and promote free speech.

How Elon Musk picked a $44-billion social media business and what he is doing with it.

Byju Raveendran likens current crisis to war on multiple fronts, says true entrepreneur is a war leader

The meeting came amid a precarious liquidity crisis for the once-feted edtech, as it tries to raise money via multiple channels to keep operations going. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

In a leadership huddle, CEO Arjun Mohan unveiled Byju’s 3.0, where he stressed the need to sell the right products to the right people without maximising sales.

Indian Gen Z are trend-setters: Instagram study

The report states that marketers should collaborate with agencies that prioritize authentic, data-driven influencer strategies, offer real-time monitoring and insights, and prioritize brand safety. (Representative Image: Laura Chouette via Unsplash)

Among other trends, nearly a third of Gen Z respondents in India picked ‘bad taste in memes’ as their top turn-off.

Subhash Chandra turns 73; a look at his life and times

The Zee-Sony merger announced in December 2021 is set to create a media powerhouse worth $10 billion. (Image sourced via Forbes India)

Under Chandra’s leadership, the Zee TV network has grown exponentially. It today consists of 90 channels that reach around 1.3 billion people spanning 174 countries.

The human mind is the most powerful tool to ever exist: Infosys’ NR Narayana Murthy

For a company like Infosys, the only insurance it has is the ability to innovate. Murthy said that as long as CEOs encourage such thinking among employees, then one need not worry about ChatGPT. (Image sourced from Forbes India and YouTube)

N. R. Narayana Murthy, co-founder and chairman emeritus, Infosys and Nikhil Kamath, co-founder, Zerodha about AI technologies gaining prominence and if and how it will cause a disruption to businesses.