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Mudra (and DDB) call it “a New Consumer Knowledge Model”, a New Methodology that offers “Local Perspective on Future Cultural Trends in India”. If you're interested in the jargon, it's a “global trends network that aggregates small signs of social change to effectively predict cultural and behavioral shifts while assessing both the global and local impact of these societal swings.”

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 12:28 PM

At the time of filing this article, Colvyn Harris of JWT was in New York, Josy Paul of David was in Indonesia, Prasoon Joshi had just returned after judging the Asia Pacific Ad Fest in Thailand, CVS Sharma and Meera Sharath Chandra of Tribal DDB were in London, Raj Kurup of Grey was on his way back from Malaysia, Senthil Kumar of JWT was shooting in Sri Lanka, and O&M's Piyush Pandey was the closest to home, in Goa. People from the Indian advertising fraternity are going places.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 12:26 PM

Radio Disney’s first 10 years have taken it from broadcast to content on satellite radio, cable TV and video-on-demand. Now coming this June – ad-supported podcasts.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 9:21 AM

The call of the rural markets is proving irresistible for General Motors India (GMI), now in the midst of rolling out three models of the Aveo - E, L and LS - replacements for the Corsa.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 9:20 AM

S Kumars Nationwide's (SKNL) lifestyle suiting brand Reid & Taylor has firmed up plans to expand its retail footprint in the country with a renewed focus on the ready-to-wear segment.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 9:19 AM

Sifymall.com, the online shopping portal from Sify Ltd, on Friday announced that millions of GPRS mobile users would be able to buy a wide range of products and services over their phones starting March 17. SifyMall has tied up with JiGrahak, a mobility solutions provider, for this and will be using JiGrahak’s m-commerce/m-payment platform – NGPay (Next Generation Pay).

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 9:18 AM

Sifymax has launched a city-centric website, bangalorelive.in, with a host of features, including news and events, entertainment, celebrities, lifestyle, commerce and politics. The site will showcase original Bangalore-centric video content. The innovative presentation employs net jockeys, and the interactivity is enhanced by blogs.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 9:17 AM

Clickjobs.com, the jobs vertical from the Bharat Matrimony group, has announced the launch of HRmeet.com, an online platform aimed at bringing together the best HR minds through shared ideas, knowledge and best practices.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Mar 18, 2006 9:15 AM

Zee Cinema will present the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images’ (MAMI) 8th International Film Festival Mumbai (IFFM) (to be held from March 23-30, 2006) in association with Adlabs and co-sponsored by Zee Studio and DNA After Hours. The Zee Group has committed to support the film festival for the next three years.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 9:14 AM

Anupam Saxena, former IPO head at Concept Delhi, has joined Sobhagya Advertising as General Manager. Saxena will be responsible for business development and execution at Sobhagya. Saxena has brought along with him his Concept team members to Sobhagya.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 9:11 AM

The radio operators, who have been allotted frequencies under Phase II of FM expansion, formally created the Association of Radio Operators of India, the FM radio industry body, on Friday. An 11-member ‘Constituent Assembly’ was formed to propose the constitution of the association.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 9:10 AM

Anil Dhupar, CEO of Nai Duniya, has put in his papers. He is joining Sahara Samay as Brand Manager from March 18. He will be looking after the Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh markets and will be based in Indore.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 9:07 AM

WorldSpace, Inc on Friday reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2005. The satellite-based digital radio service finished the year with 115,306 subscribers. The company added 40,235 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2005, an increase of about 160 per cent over the 15,545 subscribers added in fourth quarter of 2004.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 18, 2006 9:06 AM

Monika Bhattacharyya, after spending close to nine years with Star India, has moved on and is now working as a PR consultant. At the time of quitting Star, Bhattacharyya was Assistant VP, Publicity. Based in Mumbai, she used to look after the publicity of Star Plus, Star Gold and Star Utsav. She began her career with the Taj Group of Hotels as a PR Executive based in Delhi. She spent close to three years with Taj before joining Star.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 8:40 AM

Rahul Johri has been recently promoted as Senior Vice-President, Advertising Sales, Discovery Networks India. His role will include looking after the company’s overall growth strategy and new ventures in the region. He will continue to lead the company’s national sales team. In addition, he will also spearhead the public relations department. Johri will continue to report to Deepak Shourie, MD, Discovery Networks India.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 8:38 AM

Anil Singh has joined Dainik Bhaskar as General Manager, Operations. He will primarily look after the newspaper’s circulation in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana. This is Singh’s second stint with the Bhaskar Group. He began his career with the group as Product Manager. After a stint of three years, Singh moved to Dainik Jagran as Senior Manager, Product Marketing. He moves back to Bhaskar after four years.

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2006 8:34 AM