Week in Review: Spotlight on the top account movements

Looking back, it has been yet another week of hectic account movements. The Jury for the e4m News Broadcasting Awards met this week to decide on the winners, who will be declared at a glittering ceremony in Delhi on August 27, 2011. Meanwhile, Andras Vigh, MD – Worldwide, Performics, the performance marketing agency unit of


Net 4 India Q1FY12 Net Profit Up 83%

Web domain and hosting service provider Net 4 India has posted a Profit After Tax of Rs  5.49 crore for the quarter ended June 3oth 2011, an increase compared to a profit of Rs 3 crore that it posted during the same quarter, last year. Profit Before Tax increased to Rs 8.15 crores for the quarter, up


MTNL Q1FY12 Results: Net Loss At Rs.850 Crore; Broadband ARPU At Rs.586

State run telecom service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has announced financial results for the quarter ended 3oth June 2011 (Q1-FY12). The company’s total income for the quarter saw a decrease of year on year, closing at Rs 843 crore in comparison to Q1-FY11’s Rs 971.6 crore. Net loss for MTNL for Q1-FY12 was Rs.


Tanla Q1-FY12 Results: Rs 17.65 Cr Loss, Revenue Down 32.86%

For the quarter ending 30th June 2011, Tanla Solutions has reported a total revenue of Rs. 51.08 crore, a major decline of 32.86% from Rs 76.08 crore reported for the same quarter last year. Tanla reported a loss of Rs 17.65 crore for the quarter, compared with a profit of Rs 20.77 crore for the same quarter


Euro RSCG assigned creative duties of Rohit Surfactants

Close on the heels of bagging the Mitsubishi and RB’s Paras Oral businesses, Euros RSCG has now added Rohit Surfactants, a Kanpur-based detergent firm that owns Ghari detergent brand, to its kitty. read more by clicking here …..


Judging process completed for e4m News Broadcasting Awards

Amid intense deliberations and dilemmas, the distinguished Jury for the e4m News Broadcasting Awards, under the Chairmanship of Shekhar Gupta, finalised the names of the winners in various categories. The Jury panel met in Delhi on August 11, 2011 to deliberate on the entries. All eyes are now on August 27, 2011, when the winners


Allied Blenders earmarks Rs 15 cr for marketing Officer’s Choice

Allied Blenders and Distillers has rolled out a new TVC for its flagship brand Officer’s Choice. The company has allocated upwards of Rs 15 crore as marketing spend of which 40 per cent will be for television, 20 per cent for OOH/ radio/ digital, while the balance 40 per cent is for BTL activities. read


A Dream is Born: Ambika Sharma launches Pulp Strategy

Embarking on the road to entrepreneurship, Ambika Sharma has started her own full service experiential marketing and communications agency – Pulp Strategy Communications. The agency will specialise in the B2C experiential marketing space, providing customised and measurable solutions to address specific brand marketing objectives via consumer connect modules. read more by clicking here …..


Rediffusion Y&R sells stake in OAP to Selvel, exits JV

Rediffusion Y&R has sold its stake in Outdoor Advertising Professionals (OAP) to Selvel Advertising. With this, Selvel now holds the majority stake in OAP. It was in 2002 that Rediffusion Y&R had become the third partner in OAP after Selvel and Abhijit Sengupta, CEO, OAP. read more by clicking here …..


Mahindra announces multi-media movement marketing drive

After the launch of its new brand position – expressed by the word “Rise” – in January 2011, the Mahindra Group has announced the launch of a multi-media movement – ‘Spark the Rise’ – which seeks to inspire and empower people across India to shape their own future. The Group intends to invest Rs 120