Relevance of ad bodies, JioCinema's IPL boom, CA secy on influencer guidelines, elections & AdEx, Benetton CEO, cola makeovers and Insider gossip
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Let's address the dinosaur in the room: New-gen ad leaders say ad clubs and industry bodies are caught in a time warp. They demand credibility, agility and relevance. Younger CXOs believe that the ad industry associations and bodies need to shift their focus on what matters to young professionals and work on addressing various challenges that modern agency businesses are facing.
Saumya Tewari asks how relevant are industry bodies. Read here.
Brand Makers
Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, speaks exclusively to Storyboard18's Tasmayee Laha Roy on influencer marketing guidelines, violators, crypto ads, and more here.
CXO Moves
Key executive moves this past week.
Read more about these executive moves in CXO Moves.
Also, find out who moved up, in and out at Paytm, Meta, Mars, Mullen Lintas, IBM, Infectious, 82.5 and more here.
Quantum Brief
Pepsi’s new logo to be rolled out across packaging to retail to all touch points in the US first and then across the world.
Designed in-house.
And inspired by the fact that when Pepsi asked people to draw the logo they wrote ‘Pepsi’ inside the globe.
It’s a throwback to the retro logo.
Everything is a remix!
Find out more about the logo change.
And look who's back!
The missing great Indian cola, Campa, is back and ready for the future: Elephant Design's Ashwini Deshpande tells Storyboard18's Kashmeera Sambamurthy . Elephant Design, the design consultancy behind the redesign of Campa, says research showed that there was some fondness for the name, but not for the visual identity. The brief was to break the status quo in India, she says.
Read more about the brand revamp. the brand revamp.
Media Mavens
State elections will boost news channels revenues this year, says Amol Dighe , CEO, Investments and Business Development, Madison Media. In this Storyboard18 - Media Mavens dialogue with Saumya Tewari , Dighe talks about adex growth, big shifts in the media landscape and why broadcasters are looking at integrated ad deals.
JioCinema's IPL Blockbuster
Jio Cinema's IPL debut breaks records with 6 crore unique viewers and 2.5 crore downloads in a single day. The record breaking debut of the platform on IPL is another success added to the platform’s sports streaming history after FIFA World Cup. Read more.
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Watch & Listen
Iconic global fashion brand Benetton is on a mission to be cool again. Massimo Renon, chief executive officer of Benetton Group , got into an exclusive conversation with Storyboard18's editor Delshad Irani to explain the new vision and creative direction for Benetton and the transformation of the legendary brand. Watch.
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How It Works
India’s growing nutraceutical market gets influencer push
An analysis by the International Trade Administration projects that by the end of 2025, India’s nutraceuticals market will be worth USD 18 billion, with dietary supplements accounting for 65 percent of the market
Much before dietary supplement brand Power Gummies brought actor Shraddha Kapoor on as brand ambassador, it had an army of social media influencers in place, who built the brand presence across platforms.
The brand, which launched in India in 2018, targets millennials and GenZ customers (18 to 35 years of age) who prioritise grooming and self-care.
Hair gummies, protein powders are getting a major influencer push as brands eye India’s growing nutraceutical market.
While such brands have swamped the market, there have been many complaints about misleading promotions by influencers as well, as Saumya Tewari discovers. Read the full story.
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?? Share The Spotlight: Swati Bhargava , co-Founder of CashKaro & EarnKaro, discusses revolutionizing the affiliate and performance marketing industry in India and highlights the achievements of a terrific set of women. Grapes’ Shradha Agarwal on intrapreneurship, aspirations, and the woman she wants to spotlight. Catch this week's #ShareTheSpotlight . Read here and join the movement.
Storyboard18 Insider
A legacy agency's fate, a dramatic U-turn, celebrity tantrums and a popular caterer
A lot can happen in a year: Recently, a senior marketer was stunned during a pitch meeting for a high decibel sporting property. The reason for his astonishment was the deck that was presented and the full u-turn in it from singing hosannas of the digital medium as the present and future of consumption to now shouting praises of the TV medium to deliver entertainment and engagement for the full family. Clearly, this 'hum saath saath' family TV viewing pitch didn't go down as well as they intended.
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