J Walter Thompson names Tarun Rai as its new South Asia CEOHarris will take up a global role as executive director, global growth and client development. Both Harris and Rai will report to Gustavo M...
14 Jan, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
- JWT rejigs top deck, elevates South India head Rajesh Gangwani
Gangwani's elevation comes nearly one year after Tarun Chauhan quit as managing partner and head of JWT Mumbai in September last year.
04 Aug, 2014, 05.24 AM IST
JWT to revert name to J Walter ThompsonIn India, the agency was known as J Walter Thompson till 1970, when it was renamed Hindustan Thompson Associates (HTA) after it became full...
05 May, 2014, 06.47 AM IST
2014 Elections: Congress signs up JWT for Rs 550-cr poll campaign; to counter Narendra Modi's 'claims'In its brief, Congress has asked JWT to play up Centre’s welfare schemes such as direct cash transfer and legislation on food security.
11 Sep, 2013, 08.31 AM IST
- JWT acquires majority stake in Activeark of Finland
JWT has acquired Activeark, one of Finland's most prominent digital marketing agencies and also Finland's largest digital agency.
10 Jul, 2012, 04.50 PM IST
- JWT acquires controlling stake in Hungama Digital Services
Leading advertising agency JWT today said it will acquire a majority stake in digital services agency Hungama Digital Services for an undis...
13 Jun, 2012, 05.08 PM IST
- Advertising agency JWT loses Sony to Hakuhodo Percept
After losing specific projects of Airtel and PepsiCo, advertising agency JWT has now lost a large client—Sony.
25 Feb, 2012, 07.01 AM IST
- JWT taps the problem at its root, Bobby Pawar to take over as chief creative officer
India's No. 1 agency, JWT, is counting on Bobby Pawar to stop the workflow towards Angelo Dias.
30 Dec, 2011, 04.54 AM IST
- JWT plans big-bang digital India foray
JWT India is making a major push into digital media business at a time when India Inc is rapidly increasing its spend on the digital media.
05 Oct, 2011, 04.37 AM IST
- Don't poach our employees, JWT tells McCann Erickson
India's largest ad agency, JWT, has asked its fast-growing rival, McCann Erickson, to refrain from poaching its employees.
28 Sep, 2011, 09.38 AM IST
- JWT Vs Taproot: ET story kicks up dirt
A Taproot spokesman said the company is developing a multimedia campaign for PepsiCo indipendently and there is “no collaboration” with JWT.
14 Oct, 2010, 12.51 AM IST
- PepsiCo ropes in Taproot for World Cup campaign
PepsiCo has hired creative agency Taproot India to manage brand Pepsi’s campaign for the upcoming cricket world cup, ending JWT India’s exc...
12 Oct, 2010, 12.57 AM IST
Bharti Airtel account moving to JWTAirtel has ended a 15-year-long relationship with its creative agency, Rediffusion Y&R . ET Now has learnt that the 400-cr account is movin...
11 Aug, 2010, 11.33 AM IST
Agencies need to work like newsrooms: President, JWT InternationalMichael Maedel, president of JWT International, believes the word ‘consumer’ no longer means what it used to. ET caught up with Maedal at C...
10 Apr, 2010, 01.02 AM IST
- Dias quits JWT to set up own shop
Roughly a month ago, when Brand Equity met JWT India NCD Agnello Dias, he rubbished the rumour that he was contemplating setting up his own...
16 Sep, 2008, 01.18 AM IST
- CEO Harris rings in the changes to give fresh thrust to JWT India
Less than a month after joint national creative director Josy Paul bid adieu to WPP’s largest Indian ad agency, JWT India CEO Colvyn Harris...
04 Jan, 2008, 12.28 AM IST
- JWT chief walks client focus talk
On his first visit to India, Bob Jeffrey, Chairman and CEO of JWT, is a happy man.
20 Oct, 2006, 03.37 AM IST