Branks – pranks by brands, but do they work?HUL's 'Vim Black for Men' campaign had its hands in the right cliché-cleaning liquid, but the 'joke' fell flat and did not quite wash.
24 Dec, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
Need to dishwash our sense of humourThe commercial shows a young man at a gym trying to get brownie points from a woman working out by saying how he's tired after having helpe...
14 Dec, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
Milind Soman faces criticism for endorsing dishwashing liquid for menMilind Soman was criticised for advertising vim liquid for males.
12 Dec, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
Parle continues to be India's top FMCG brand - Kantar Report"Growth is largely driven by food brands since the frequency of essentials such as milk are significantly higher. Big brands continue to do...
28 Jul, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
HUL’s Dapada unit becomes 1st FMCG factory in India to be recognised as an ‘Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution Lighthouse'Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) announced that its Dapada factory, manufacturing home care products including Surf excel, Rin, and Vim, ha...
30 Mar, 2022, 02.53 PM IST
HUL introduces 'Smart Fill' machine to reduce plastic wasteThis initiative offers consumers an option to reuse their plastic bottles by refilling products from HUL's brands like Surf Excel, Comfort ...
09 Jul, 2021, 08.32 PM IST
HUL cuts prices of select products post GSTUnder the GST regime, tax credit system is reducing the absolute margins available to modern trade retailer and they are asking to retain a...
03 Jul, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
HUL pulled up for misleading Vim bar adAs a responsible marketer and member of ASCI, we have always complied with ASCI guidelines and recommendations. We will suitably modify the...
13 Dec, 2016, 03.17 PM IST
How smaller brands are beating nationally leading ones in specific geographiesStrange are the ways of marketing. Brands, which are leaders nationally, trail other relatively smaller players in specific geographies.
25 Dec, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
Amazon India launches household supplies store as new categoryWith the household supplies store, the category will now offer 40,000 products from 5000 Indian & international brands, Amazon said.
27 Aug, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
Tata Steel to build 15 mn pound furnace at UK plantTata Steel has confirmed plans to construct a new GBP 15 mn furnace at its South Yorkshire plant in the UK.
23 Oct, 2013, 05.44 PM IST
- HC stops Hindustan Unilever from publishing disparaging commercials
The Indian arm of UK-based Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, the makers of famous antiseptic brand 'Dettol', had moved the court alleging Hindus...
14 May, 2013, 09.30 PM IST
- Hindustan Unilever joins ad war against Reckitt over liquid soap
HUL has launched a print ad that claims its Lifebuoy liquid soap gives better germ protection than the rival’s Dettol antiseptic formulatio...
11 Mar, 2013, 10.53 AM IST
Ad war: Dettol's campaign on kitchen cleaning product shows rival HUL’s Vim dishwash liquidIn a first for Reckitt Benckiser, the launching commercial for its Dettol Kitchen dishwashing and kitchen cleaning gel shows rival Hindusta...
18 Feb, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Reckitt Benckiser takes war with HUL to kitchens, enters dishwashing space with DettolThis would pit the 80-year-old Dettol directly against Vim, that has been dominating the dishwashing space for close to 100 years.
13 Feb, 2013, 05.46 AM IST
- HUL: Street cheers Q2 show, but challenges remain
HUL’s efforts in invigorating its biggest product segment finally paid off, with the company managing to extract strong growth from its soa...
01 Nov, 2011, 06.32 AM IST
- ASCI pull up top FMCG cos for misleading ads
Hindustan Unilever, Henkel India and Proctor and Gamble have been pulled up by the advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) for mislead...
02 Jan, 2008, 03.36 PM IST