Arati Menon Carroll &Amp; Prasad Sangameshwaran In Mumbai

Stories by Arati Menon Carroll &Amp; Prasad Sangameshwaran In Mumbai

Indian hotels with unique designs

Indian hotels with unique designs

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2007

An increasing number of hotels in India are giving rooms a new look.

Ad gurus upstaged by new names in Asian rankings

Ad gurus upstaged by new names in Asian rankings

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2007

The rankings are based on the performance of ad agencies and ad men at major international creative advertising awards like Cannes, The One Show, D&AD and Clio.

Tata Sky beats cricket blues

Tata Sky beats cricket blues

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

India may be out of the World Cup, but some cricket fans are willing to pay a whopping Rs 29,100 to buy two seats for the final match.

HLL sells Sangam to Spinach

HLL sells Sangam to Spinach

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

Move raises doubts about the viability of the business model in organised retail.

Ad firms welcome Zee's cricket league

Ad firms welcome Zee's cricket league

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2007

Even as the World Cup debacle lingers on everyone's mind, advertising agencies have welcomed Zee group chief Subhash Chandra's announcement of a parallel cricket league in the country.

Cricket viewership falls 56% in 3 years

Cricket viewership falls 56% in 3 years

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2007

Curiously, according to the Indian Readership Survey, the number of homes with access to cable and satellite television has surged 36 per cent from 38 million households in 2003 to 52 million this year.

HLL plans to top ice cream market

HLL plans to top ice cream market

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2007

Hindustan Lever Ltd, the consumer goods behemoth, is realigning its strategy by entering new retail hotspots such as malls and multiplexes in a big way.

Admen deserting industry in droves

Admen deserting industry in droves

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2007

Companies respond to crisis by drawing talent from all pools.

Lornamead bets big on India

Lornamead bets big on India

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2007

After acquiring brands such as Yardley from Procter & Gamble and Finesse and AquaNet from Unilever, Lornamead , the UK-based personal care products company, betting big on India.

Rich toys for big boys

Rich toys for big boys

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2007

As daunting as the prospect of public scrutiny and taxman inquisition is, India's wealthy seem to have a steadily expanding list of top-dollar extravagances.

Advertising executives get freebies

Advertising executives get freebies

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

After clients, advertising agencies are now offering freebies, well, to their own men.

F&B companies are out to cut your flab

F&B companies are out to cut your flab

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

A range of healthy variants are being launched across categories in the Rs 25,000 crore ($ 5,680 million) F&B space in India.

Mudra lays eyes on outsourcing market

Mudra lays eyes on outsourcing market

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2007

After exploring marketing solutions as a business opportunity, domestic advertising agencies are now looking at outsourcing as a revenue generator.

Europe in a Mumbai lane

Europe in a Mumbai lane

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2007

Mumbai's Pallate design studio is stepping into the major league with exciting modern European design.

Will the Hutch pug survive?

Will the Hutch pug survive?

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

However, Misra added that Vodafone will need to follow this transition up with a highly visible multimedia campaign in the initial two months. "This will instill confidence among consumers that their brand is in the right hands," he said.

Videocon nears Italian deal

Videocon nears Italian deal

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2007

Bonino told Business Standard that the Italian delegation, which included almost 400 top Italian CEOs, was extremely bullish on enhancing business ties with India.

Tatas may hive off water business

Tatas may hive off water business

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2007

The Tata group is looking to spin off its bottled water business into a separate company.

Why Mumbai's Chor Bazar is buzzing

Why Mumbai's Chor Bazar is buzzing

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2007

Antique dealers around the country are getting cannier.

Coming, private label from Videocon

Coming, private label from Videocon

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2007

As Videocon expands its presence in consumer durable retail, the company has followed it with the launch of its private label under the Next brand.

Videocon submits revised bid for Daewoo Electronic

Videocon submits revised bid for Daewoo Electronic

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2007

The Videocon Industries-led consortium has submitted a revised bid to the creditors of Daewoo Electronics for buying their stake in the South Korean electronics major.