Archive for February, 2010

IIM-L student bags Rs 75 lakh offer from trading co

Ajit Joshi (29) has started planning for a life in Muscat. This former consultant with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu who went to IIM Lucknow, has recently landed…

Casting the Net wider

By 2013, India will have a billion mobile users and be the third largest Internet user. So marketers cannot ignore new media anymore, said speakers at the recent CII Brand Summit..

Adani Group MD arrested in duty evasion case

Central Bureau of Investigation today said it has arrested Rajesh Adani, Managing Director of Adani Enterprises, a part of the Rs 26,000 crore Adani group…

Microsoft says Google acts raise antitrust issues

Microsoft Corp made its most vehement and public attack on Google Inc on Friday, calling its internet rival’s actions potentially anti-competitive…

Hanging in there

An advertising message for a leading textile brand sailed into my residence the other day. It came in through the front door, was shown the way to my bedroom..

What The PE Industry Wants From The FM

Budget, per se, may be a non-event, but they are looking for broad policies having a bearing on investments.

For the Love of advertising

Tim Love, Vice-Chairman, Omnicom, says new media complement the old, and that doomsday predictions about the latter haven’t come true..

Ad Review: Get your eyes checked

When you clearly Khan’t see the bigger picture…
Get your eyes checked at Sankara

Advertising Agency: Bushtail, Bangalore, India
Creative Director: Jeevan Sebastian
Art Director: Deepak Dev
Copywriter: Shikha Gupta
Illustrators: Kallyan Kumar, Deepak Dev
Published: November 2009
Based on current events: Shiv Sena banning the screening of “My Name is Khan”, after the main actor made pro-pakistan remarks.

Fake IPL Player ready with book ahead of IPL 3

There’s a lot more information within the journalistic community than what makes its way to the morning newspapers.

Venture Capital Industry Bodies Merge

Indian Venture Capital Association has announced the merger of Global India Venture Capital Association with itself.