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C K Harishkumar
C K Harishkumar, who was Senior Manager – Advertising, till recently, at The Printers (Mysore), has been promoted as Assistant General Manager – Advertising. He joined The Printers (Mysore) in May 2003, before which he worked at Nav Bharat, Bangalore. Starting his career with Getit Yellow Pages, he then moved to the ABP Group, with whom he spent three years in Bangalore.
Rahul Varma
Synovate, a leading global market research firm, has roped in Rahul Varma as Associate Director to handle its strategic sectoral research and new business development. He has moved from IMRB and has wide experience in FMCG, liquor, beverages, automotive, media and financial services sectors. Varma is a management graduate from Sydehnam Institute of Management, Mumbai, and holds a degree in mechanical engineering from RVCE, Bangalore. He has done stints with Tata Economic Consultancy Services, Daewoo Motors and ACNielsen.
V. Devarajan
Balaji Telefilms’ CFO V. Devarajan has joined Adlabs Films Ltd of the ADAE group. He ahd joined Balaji Telefilms as CFO in 2002. In his place, Balaji Telefilms has appointed Sandeep Jain, who was Senior Manager-Finance at SET Discovery as CFO.
Dale Moss
Dale Moss has been appointed COO of Jet Airways. He will be based in Mumbai. Moss will report to CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, and will be responsible for Passenger Sales, Cargo & Operation, Information Technology, IT Network and Communication. Moss, an American national, has over 20 years experience in the airline industry. His most recent appointment was as Director of Worldwide Sales & Marketing, Worldwide Cargo, for British Airways, based in London from 1998–2004.
Xerox plans to copy global mantra in India
Xerox India is changing the gears of its Indian subsidiary. It no more wants to be plain vanilla copier and printer company anymore.
GV Films to make 3D TV ads, serials a reality
3D television serials being made by GV Films Ltd — is not meant just to please the comic-book loving grown-up kids, but also to explore the hidden opportunities in three-dimensional ad-clips.
Shriram Transport Signs Dharmendra as Brand Ambassador
Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited, a leading player in the NBFC segment and India’s largest truck financing company, announced the signing up of veteran actor Dharmendra as its brand ambassador. The signup is for a period of one year, beginning May 2006.
Online research plays critical role in offline purchases: Yahoo!-OMD study
The Internet's greatest impact on shopping is in assisting consumers in the decision-making process, regardless of whether purchases are made online or at retail stores, according to a study by Yahoo! Inc. and OMD.
NGC’s new series ‘Nat Geo Reveals’ will see the unseen from May 14
‘Nat Geo Reveals’, which will premier on Sunday, May 14, at 8 p.m., would reveal inside information about places and subjects ranging from Bollywood, the Fire Service, FBI, the US Secret Service to religion, nature’s fury and casinos, among others.
Times Group picks up 1.42% in Air Deccan
Bennett, Coleman and Company has acquired 1.42 per cent in the country's first low-cost carrier Air Deccan. According to the company's draft red herring document filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the stake is valued between Rs 15.70 crore and Rs 18.31 crore.
Coke online thrust with ‘Sprite-itude’ experience zone
The highly interactive web zone is focused around the attitude of Sprite drinkers including Sania Mirza. Sprite consumers get a chance to do their own thing on the Internet, including creating their very own T-shirt slogan for Sania to wear.
Ten Indian finalists at Clio 2006; JWT’s Slim looks to score with five
JWT’s Slim campaign for Levi’s is proving to be a big draw at award fests. Five of the 10 finalist nominations from India at Clio 2006 are for this campaign. The other Indian finalists are from Saatchi & Saatchi (2), JWT (Chennai), Brand David, and O&M.
Dabur Foods launches ‘Coolers’ with an ad budget of over Rs 4 crore
Dabur Foods has provided a refreshing break from the heat with the launch of ‘Coolers’, available in aampanna, water melon-mint, lemon barley and rose-litchi flavours. The company has also lined up marketing initiatives to back up its latest launch.