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Spotted: Gen AI sticks with you, but not in the way you expect

Mumbai, Dec. 22 -- As the world's consumer artificial intelligence (AI) race is heating up, Big Tech contenders have been plying us with ads on how their generative AI tools can ease our lives, from h... Read More


Backlash to boom: Why brands are betting big on generative AI ads

Mumbai, Dec. 21 -- In early December, fast-food chain McDonald's released a Christmas Special advertisement, just like many brands do during this time of the year. While most brands seek to evoke warm... Read More


Celebrities, viral campaigns-how to brand land and sell it online too

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- Real estate firms have long preferred traditional advertising and marketing messages-choosing billboards over Instagram ads and sticking to celebrity endorsements and the promise... Read More


Mint Explainer: How and why is the government promoting homestays in India?

Mumbai, Dec. 16 -- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India's Union minister for tourism and culture, on 15 December informed the Lok Sabha, through written replies, of the government's initiatives to promote ... Read More


Explainer: A Lok Sabha MP was caught vaping. Is it legal to do so?

New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- A complaint lodged in the Lok Sabha has brought Indian laws around vaping into focus. Vapes or e-cigarettes are banned in India, yet a Member of Parliament (MP) was allegedly usi... Read More


Budweiser ties up with ICC in AB InBev's first cricket outing with a 2-year sponsorship contract

Mumbai, Dec. 11 -- AB InBev, the maker of Budweiser beer, announced a two-year sponsorship contract with the International Cricket Council on Thursday, spanning men's and women's tournaments in all fo... Read More


We celebrate the fact that we are different: Snap Inc CMO

New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- Snap Inc. has not had a chief marketing officer since 2023; until Grace Kao was promoted to the role earlier this year. She has a difficult balancing act to pull off: to keep the... Read More


Why advertisers can't get enough of Ba***ds of Bollywood memefest

New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- When Parvaiz tried to impress Emraan Hashmi with an off-key version of 'Kaho na kaho' in The Ba***ds of Bollywood, the homage to Bollywood's 'serial kisser' went viral. But the ru... Read More


Observer Effect: Why media measurement remains perpetually broken

New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- Last week, the Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) was hit by a scandal-Malayalam news channel Twentyfour News accused the Council's employees of colluding with a rival cha... Read More


Mint Explainer | How Omnicom's acquisition of IPG will change Indian advertising

New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- Two of the advertising world's Big Four holding companies- Interpublic Group and Omnicom-officially merged this week. The combined entity, formed almost a year after the Omnicom ... Read More