The knowledge component and managerial competence gives Indian companies an edge to be competitive, says B S Prakash.
Bisleri International to launch a fizzy mango drink called Fonzo in April
The list includes Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel - firms that investors feel are most likely to come up with the next big innovation.
While 89 per cent of executives in India said innovation was key to economic growth, in the US, only 72 per cent said innovation was important.
National team jerseys made by Adidas are top of fans' shopping lists, followed by German flags, hats, balls, scarves and beer, while branded World Cup products such as watches and bed linen are much less popular, the survey showed.
The actor is ready with the Kannada film which also stars Anjana Sukhani and Yuvika Choudhary.
One of the oldest living brands in the country, Horlicks has been innovative in its approach, which helped it survive intense competition
The actor has inked an endorsement deal with a new Telecom entrant.
The second leg of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola kicked off in Kolkata on Friday. The star attraction, aside from the Trophy itself, was Germany legend and FIFA World Cup-winning captain Lothar Matthaeus, who led the unveiling at the trophy's first-ever visit to India.
Amul, non-government organisations reach out to buyers through the virtual world, which is free.
Traditional heavy spenders on cricket properties Vodafone, car maker Hyundai Motors, Reliance Communications and soft drink major Coca-Cola have decided to stay out of the bidding for the sponsorship of the Indian cricket team with the Board of Control for Cricket in India setting a steep base price to Rs 510 crore for a four-year deal for one of cricket's most coveted sponsorships.
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Whether they live away from their families or with them, all CEOs struggle with work-life balance, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Internet search engine giant Google has emerged as the world's number one brand and is also the first one to touch the $100 billion value mark, despite the tough economic environment.According to the fourth annual BrandZ top 100 most valuable global brands ranking, Google is the number one brand with a value of $100 billion and is way ahead of Microsoft which is at the second rank with a value of $76.2 billion.
Coca-Cola in India in partnership with Know & Grow with Derek has launched of Limca Book of Records Quiz 2009.
'George Fernandes will always be remembered in history as the man who successfully called the railway strike.'
If you have fever over 105 degree Fahrenheit, experience sweating and fatigue, it could be signs of malaria, warns Dr Ajay Aggarwal.
Food is genetic medicine, and the kind that your ancestry has eaten for centuries is your best bet.
The awards were given by the UN's body on women for their work on principles of women's empowerment and helping champion gender equality.
Recalling his glorious exploits in arid Sharjah, especially his famous 'Desert Storm' knock of 143 against Australia to help India romp into the final of a tri-nation ODI event in the late 1990s, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday described how physically tough it was.
Jon Wilkins, founding partner of Naked Communications, which gives communication consultancy to some of the world's biggest companies such as Coca-Cola, Nestle and Nokia, is looking for people to set shop in India. Initially, he wants to work with only three people here, who have an entrepreneurial spirit & an understanding for brand strategy. He is attracted to India for 3 reasons - India is ready for change, ad market here is growing rapidly and new channels are opening up.
With Doordarshan opting out of the simultaneous coverage of the India-South Africa three-test match series, sports channel Neo Sports the exclusive telecast rights holder for the series hopes to rake in Rs 70 crore in advertising revenue. Neo Sports has eight on-air sponsors (two co-sponsors and six associate sponsors). Coca-Cola, Airtel, Hero Honda, Pidilite and Asian Paints are putting about Rs 26-28 crore, while the remaining amount will come from spot selling.
Leading TV channels will see a blackout of spot advertising from midnight tonight after Hindustan Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Airtel, Pepsi, Coca-Cola and Reliance Communications, among others, directed their media-buying agencies not to book such advertisements on 16 news and entertainment channels, including NDTV, Network 18, Zee News, Star News, starting October 16.
Cola wars are pass, it's things like mobile phone services that are the real competition for Coke products, said Neville Isdell, chairman and chief operating officer of Coca-Cola, the world's largest beverage company. In India, strategy is no longer about competing with global rival PepsiCo or other local soft drink brands. Instead, it's about influencing consumer choice away from such purchases as rock-bottom pre-paid mobile cards to buying a Coke product.
The high court, while directing the companies to make 'a complete and full disclosure', had asked them to either declare that soft-drinks did not contain pesticide residues. Challenging th HC order, the two MNCs had moved the apex court in August 2005 on the ground that such a disclosure could not be printed on their bottles without fixation of standards by the central government.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have already announced plans to enter the milk-based beverages segment in the country. Reliance Retail, which has entered the diary segment with Dairy Pure, its milk brand, may also expand into niche categories. Industry observers believe that Bharti Retail may also be working its way towards marking an entry into the dairy space.
Sales of refrigerators were higher this year versus last year.
Google's comments echo figures released recently by AT&T and O2, which carry the iPhone exclusively in the US and UK respectively.
Novak Djokovic beat Gael Monfils as inaugural champions Micromax Indian Aces signed off their IPTL campaign with a 15-29 defeat against Musafir.com UAE Royals in Dubai on Saturday.
Coca Cola has got a clean chit from TERI for eco compliance. Its report said Coke meets with all Indian regulatory requirements.
Mature markets globally have either become saturated or have slowed down. The emerging markets have therefore become strategically important for these companies. The contribution of Indian operations to the global sales of these multinational behemoths is still small -- 1.5 to 3 per cent -- but this share is bound to grow given the buoyancy in the Indian market.
Valued at Euro 35 billion, Nokia is the world's fifth most valuable brand, after Coca Cola, Microsoft, IBM and General Electric. With annual turnover at 3.6 billion euro, India contributed nearly seven per cent to Nokia's total global revenues of 51 billion euro in 2007. Nokia has invested $ 210 million for setting up a manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu and the Indian facility is 1 of the best among 9 Nokia factories. It has estimated 100mn new phone subscribers in India.
There is also a growing realisation amongst companies that very small children are not able to comprehend communication properly.
Health drinks such as Ribena, Lucozade and X-35 Body fuel may soon become the household names, as PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Amul and GlaxoSmithkline are planning to introduce these drinks.
The ideological distance between people like him and the Left parties that espouse his cause is wider than the circumference of the earth.
Advertisers across product categories are using advergaming to push their brands
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