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
- Boost, not the secret of Gandhi's energy
Soon, Sachin Tendulkar would join Kapil, with the tagline now stating that Boost was the secret of their energy. Virender Sehwag, M S Dhoni...
22 Jun, 2022, 11.38 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
21 MBBS students test COVID positive in KarnatakaAccording to college authorities, random tests were conducted among 250 students staying at a hostel, who were exposed to the virus.
05 Jan, 2022, 02.35 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
Perfect scientific alibi undone by scienceThe discovery that their genes make some people late risers yields the perfect excuse.
14 Aug, 2019, 09.01 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
Are charges against Somnath Bharti's dog a new era of law enforcement?The case portends to be a landmark if it charges a dog as an accessory to attempted murder further widening the concept of ‘person’ under t...
17 Sep, 2015, 06.39 AM 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
Is it fair for warring brands to claim their ads are in public interest?An ongoing marketing war between Reckitt Benckiser’s Dettol and HUL’s Vim and Lifebuoy over germ protection has gone nasty with both firms ...
13 Mar, 2013, 08.33 AM 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
- 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