Domino's effect: Mirabai Chanu eats the pizza and has a deal too!Domino’s, India’s largest organised food services brand, has inked a digital activation pact with Chanu. It’s the first brand deal the 26-y...
30 Jul, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
Chinese brands, endorsers may go slow on promotions; some pull out ads, some plan to play up make-in-India credentialsChinese brands and celebrities endorsing them run the risk of the anti-China sentiment if they go all out to promote brands in the prevaili...
18 Jun, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
Ad blitz: Brands look to encash events like elections, IPL, world cupAccording to industry insiders, topnotch endorsement fees average between Rs 4-8 crore annually.
04 Apr, 2019, 07.53 AM IST
Advertisements for products being reworked after ASCI puts onus of benefit-based claims on celebsThe guidelines say all endorsements or representation of opinions must reflect genuine, reasonably current opinions of individuals.
17 May, 2017, 01.16 AM IST
Pan Bahar reaches out to Pierce Brosnan’s team to sort out advertisement rowBrosnan had appeared on the front page of top newspapers earlier this month promoting Pan Bahar, triggering a controversy as pan masala oft...
22 Oct, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
A-listed stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol lend shine to smaller or regional brandsThe star of the recently released movie Dilwale is seen in Woosh advertisements on the sides of buses and on non-prime-time television spot...
06 Jan, 2016, 04.38 AM IST
Looking beyond A-listers: Marketers hire Kangana Ranaut, Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui to endorse brandsIn another ad, he urges his ‘younger sister’ to shift to Syska LED bulbs. “CFL nahin, aadat badlo!” is his exhortation.
03 Oct, 2015, 03.02 AM IST
Beyond IPL, a league of extraordinary sportsPotential sponsors have started to look at other sports such as kabaddi and football that have seen a growth in number of viewers, media pl...
29 Jul, 2015, 04.34 AM IST
How celebrities like Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgn dominate IPL 8 commercialsEvery third advertisement shown on television during live telecast of the ongoing IPL features a celebrity with Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgn b...
23 May, 2015, 02.45 AM IST
Hollywood's upcoming 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' emerges as most marketed movie in IndiaThe sequel to The Avengers expects to earn Rs 120 crore in retail sales from tie-ups with brands including Pepsi-Co’s Mountain Dew, Funskoo...
20 Apr, 2015, 05.57 AM IST
Guess signs up Priyanka Chopra as global brand ambassadorAmerican fashion brand Guess has signed Indian actress Priyanka Chopra as its global brand ambassador for next year.
29 Oct, 2013, 08.34 AM IST
Celebrities now include social media in endorsement contracts, get paid separately for tweetingSeveral big and small celebrities and sports stars have already started raking in the moolah through social media deals with brands.
17 Jul, 2013, 08.22 AM IST
Cos like Maruti, Coca-Cola & others shell out big bucks for motivational talks from celebritiesThere is a rush in India Inc to get real-life achievers to give motivational talks to steel up their employees in the face of mounting chal...
23 Apr, 2013, 12.18 PM IST
- Celebrity management firm Kwan in talks with CAA for a JV
Indian celebrity management and entertainment firm Kwan is in advanced talks to set up a joint venture with Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
17 Feb, 2012, 05.10 AM IST
- Celebrity managers new bosses of Bollywood stars; turn actors into big moneyspinners
Celebrity managers are not a new phenomenon in Bollywood; they have been around ever since the advent of the superstars.
05 Nov, 2011, 10.58 AM IST
- Sports a motivator for India Inc
More and more companies in India are seeking inspiration from sportsmen who excelled in their respective games.
03 Oct, 2010, 12.10 AM IST
- Celeb management firm Krossover poaches Priyanka Chopra from Percept
Krossover Entertainment, the newly founded celebrity management firm by ex-CEO of Percept Talent Management, Vinita Bangad, has bagged a tw...
08 Aug, 2010, 12.58 PM IST