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The cost of fame: why Bold Care found A-listers cheaper and more effective than the Meta ad algorithm

Mumbai, March 8 -- Sexual wellness brand Bold Care's first brush with virality was in 2024, when it released a saas bahu style soap opera ad starring actor (and investor) Ranveer Singh, along with adu... Read More


As cricket attempts to go global, Omnicom FUSE bets on cricket-music blend

Mumbai, March 2 -- As the International Cricket Council (ICC) increasingly seeks global brand partnerships and takes cricket to wider audiences, leading sports marketing agency Omnicom FUSE is betting... Read More


Amazon cuts seller fees, again; escalates fee war with Meesho, Flipkart

Mumbai, March 2 -- Amazon India has waived seller commissions on all goods priced under Rs.1,000, expanding a policy first introduced in April for products priced under Rs.300. The e-commerce firm sai... Read More


Crocs bets on India as top-6 global market, targets Gen-Z

MUMBAI, Feb. 26 -- Once dismissed as an "ugly" shoe, Crocs is now betting big on India. The American clog and sandal brand has made the country a top-six priority market globally, signalling its ambit... Read More


Spotted: Shoes try on Kriti Sanon

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Four months ago, mass market shoe brand Campus dropped a peppy number starring Hindi film actor Kriti Sanon. The ad tried to bust myths about "strong" women, by literally burstin... Read More


Advocacy and storytelling is the cornerstone of our marketing: Tourism Australia's Nishant Kashikar

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- Indian tourists flying out for the first time are flocking to southeast Asian countries, while the well-travelled make their way to Europe and North America, combining travel wit... Read More


As Indian advertising outperforms global markets, WPP focuses on AI

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- When WPP Media releases its annual report on the state of the advertising industry, the focus is typically on evolving expenditures. This time, it was somewhere else. At the med... Read More


Won't promote Goa as a 'cheap' destination, says state tourism minister

Mumbai, Feb. 10 -- Even as the debate on the decline of Goa as a tourist destination rages on, the state's tourism minister is confident of its growth, and says the state is now demonstrably a "luxury... Read More


Mahesh Bhupathi courts cricket-a second innings with 'legends league'

Mumbai, Feb. 9 -- Young fans gathered in a sunny sports stadium chanting 'DJ Bravo! DJ Bravo!' is not an everyday sight in Goa, a state traditionally obsessed with football. It's unusual still, given ... Read More


Why Hyundai hitched its wagon to the ICC as cricket aims to go global

Mumbai, Feb. 9 -- Hyundai Motor Company has returned to the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a premier partner for two years after a decade-long hiatus. This time, the partnership is global, inv... Read More