Global advertising major WPP Group plans to hike stake in Indian arm Ogilvy & Mather to majority 74 per cent by acquiring over 220,000 shares from existing employee shareholders.
Global communications giant WPP has appointed Ranjan Kapur as WPP country manager in India. He succeeds the late marketing guru Shunu Sen.\n\n\n\n
This is the first time Hill & Knowlton, part of the WPP group that has several joint ventures in advertising, is venturing into India in this area. The Hong Kong-based company has presence in more than 41 countries across the globe. The PR business has been attracting the attention of international agencies and many have already set up JVs or signed partnerships with Indian players.
Whatever happens to WPP, the marketing communications business will no longer be the same again, says Sreekant Khandekar.
WPP also plans to introduce 24/7 Real Media, a digital marketing firm, in India and the rest of Asia.
When the WPP chief Martin Sorrell advocates his ad agencies to compete for client businesses with his "kiss-and-punch" philosophy, design companies owned by the WPP group have collaboration on their minds.
The billionaire businessman said foreign direct investment inflows play a key role in shaping a country's brand image.
An interview with Martin Sorrell, one the advertising world's biggest names.
An interview with Landor's executive creative director Peter Knapp.
Earlier this year, ad agency Leo Burnett returned to the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, after a gap of six years and hired six graduates as strategy planners.
Top agencies JWT and Ogilvy are conspicuous by their absence from the list of agencies picking up the maximum business in 2006, even as those like Euro RSCG and Grey Worldwide have made a comeback.
'Devika is a people's person, who simply loves what she does. This reflects in her work; the insights she brings to the table and the way she interacts with people and clients. She has the demeanour of a good captain. Her success is well-deserved.'
'As the world changes, we will be on a constant change programme too,' advertising agency J Walter Thompson Global Chief Executive Officer Tamara Ingram and South Asia CEO Tarun Rai tell Viveat Susan Pinto.
The brothers, who began their ad journey a decade apart from each other, Piyush in 1979 and Prasoon in 1989, will be the eighth recipient of the award.
AP Moller-Maersk, one of the affected entities globally, operates the Gateway Terminals India at JNPT.
What will be the first instance of the matter moving beyond industry fora, ad agency Brand David, part of the WPP-owned Ogilvy group, has taken smartphone manufacturer Vivo to court over a campaign it claims resembles a piece of work it presented to the company earlier.
An astute advertising professional, he took Ogilvy & Mather India to the number one position after coming on board as managing director in 1994
According to Paris-based RECMA, GroupM controls over 40 per cent of the Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion) that marketers spent on print, TV, and other mass media and below-the-line activities, in India.
He's 68, but he shows no signs of slowing down. Ranjan Kapur, country manager, WPP India, has the additional responsibility of Bates India now as its chairman, but the former head of Ogilvy & Mather has taken it up in earnest.
Grey Global group, a part of the WPP Network, is in talks with interactive media companies in India for acquisitions.
Jeff Bezos tops Harvard Business Review list on financial parameters but stands 87th overall.
The branding exercise is estimated cost Rs 100-200 crore to the Tata Group.
Viveat Susan Pinto & Niraj Bhatt in conversation with Nirvik Singh, chairman and CEO, Grey Group.
The IT major is donning a new face for the changing times, says Ayan Pramanik.
The IT major is donning a new face for the changing times, says Ayan Pramanik.
Reports suggest that Russia's biggest oil company, Ukraine's international airport as well as global shipping firm AP Moller-Maersk have been impacted by the attack.
Trust today means more than the belief that a brands' products will work as advertised; consumers want to believe that the company truly cares for its customers.
Huffington Post has grand plans for India.
Britain's vote to leave the European Union means uncertainty for markets and companies as London initiates at least two years of negotiations with the EU.
The scandal stemming from longtime USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's sexual abuse of young female athletes could take a financial toll on the sports federation for years, sponsorship executives said.
Some investors warned of a coming British or even global recession as sterling collapsed to hit its lowest since 1985.
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