Data insights company, Kantar, taps Bata’s Alexis Nasard as CEOHe will replace Eric Salama, who stepped down in February this year, months after WPP sold 60% in Kantar to private equity firm Bain Capita...
Ayurvedic products less than 1 per cent of India's FMCG market: Kantar WorldpanelThe low sales contribution is despite more than a dozen leading companies flooding retail shelves with hundreds of natural and herbal varia...
Increased demand for groceries lifts household consumption to a two year high in April-JuneThe fast-moving consumer goods market expanded 4.3% in volume and more than 8.5% by value during the quarter, according to data from Kantar...
Millennials eager to raise a toast at 21Enlisting the reasons why 46% of respondents wanted a uniform drinking age of 21 years, a study by Kantar and NFX said it would enable them...
WPP to work with clients on how to reduce single use plasticAt the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, the WPP beach was buzzing with activity that included “candid” chats with executives from Faceb...
Admen’s alliance calls for online safetyThe alliance includes advertisers, tech platforms, media agencies of holding companies WPP, IPG, Publicis, Omnicom and Dentsu, media owners...
GroupM names Prasanth Kumar as South Asia head, Sam Singh quitsKumar will take up the new role with immediate effect, while Singh will leave GroupM at the end of next month.
Disruptions can’t dominate traditional media in India yet: Martin Sorrell, Founder S4 CapitalSorrell is looking out for some acquisitions in India as part of S4 Capital’s growth plan.
I remain a raging Indian bull, says Martin SorrellDigital transformation and disruptions are less apparent in India and the traditional media here are very strong and powerful, Sorrell said
HDFC bank most valuable indian brand, LIC followsHDFC Bank is 2018’s most valuable Indian brand followed by one of the country’s oldest brands, LIC. IT services major TCS took third place.
HDFC Bank is India's most valued brand for 5th year in a row: SurveyLIC comes in at the second spot ($19.8 bn) due to the key role played by its pension plan business, while TCS ranked third ($15 bn), having...
European shares rebound helped by financials; WPP downScor rose 7.3 per cent after the French re-insurer rejected a friendly takeover offer by Covea.
WPP ups investments in India; GroupM takes 100% control of MadhouseAs part of the investment, GroupM, the leading media investment group, will acquire remaining 50% stake in the mobile marketing agency Madh...
Noel Tata backs ad startup Interspace Communications, WPP Group also comes on boardTata scion to have personal investment in athlete-turned-media professional Adille Sumariwalla’s brainchild Interspace Communications.
- Corruption issue not to affect FDI in India: Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP Group
The ongoing anti-corruption stir could impact the govt structure in long-term, yet it would not impact FDIs here, says Martin Sorrell, CEO ...
- WPP Plc to acquire majority stake in Hyderabad-based Mindset
Global advertising and marketing services firm WPP Plc said its wholly-owned subsidiary in India, JWT, will acquire a majority stake in a H...
- Advertising firm WPP, '08 profit down 5.8 pc
Britain's WPP Group PLC, world's second-largest advertising company, reported that profits fell 5.8 percent in 2008 as a weak second half w...