Omnicom restructures India leadership team after merger with IPGGlobal advertising giant Omnicom has restructured its Indian operations. Multiple agency brands are being retired, and leadership teams are...
03 Dec, 2025, 01.23 AM IST
Global cos eye majority in Madison's ad businessPublicis Groupe and Havas Network are both in discussions with Madison World, founded by Sam Balsara, to acquire a majority stake in its ad...
24 Mar, 2025, 12.00 AM IST
Publicis bags PepsiCo India’s Rs 600 crore media mandateOne of the largest advertisers in the country, PepsiCo India's media billing is close to ₹600 crore annually. WPP Companies, which held the...
29 Jul, 2022, 10.04 AM IST
Complaint filed against ad giant WPP for 'misrepresenting India map'The complaint said that the “whole J&K and Ladakh are missing from the India map” and that parts of India are “shown as part of China (Aksa...
15 Mar, 2021, 12.21 PM IST
Hillary Clinton, top execs of Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan attend Isha-Anand's pre-wedding gala in UdaipurDozens of chartered planes carrying celebrities flew into a sleepy airport.
10 Dec, 2018, 09.17 AM IST
Maxus India loses Titan Company account to Madison Media GroupMaxus India, part of GroupM and WPP global network had been managing the account for the last 12 years. Titan had called for a traditional ...
02 Feb, 2017, 06.48 PM IST
GroupM brings Essence digital to IndiaGroupM already has four agencies — MediaCom, Mindshare, Maxus and MEC — and is bullish on digital advertising. It estimates digital adverti...
25 Aug, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
India will be fastest growing advertising market in 2016, says Maxus CEO Lindsay PattisonLindsay Pattison said that India will be the fastest growing advertising market this calendar with total ad spend rising 15%.
03 Mar, 2016, 01.29 PM IST
Piyush is not Dead Yet. Neither am I, says WPP chief Sir Martin SorrellOn being questioned about the succession plan for both Pandey and him (since he’s 70 himself), Sorrell says, “We have succession plans acro...
30 Jun, 2015, 05.30 AM IST
Sam Balsara owned Madison Media negotiating with Dentsu, WPP for saleMadison Media, the only major Indian ad agency that doesn't still have a foreign partner, is negotiating with Japanese advertising behemoth...
21 Nov, 2012, 05.43 AM IST
- Ability to attract, retain talent biggest challenge for media agencies: Debraj Tripathy, MediaCom
In a freewheeling chat, Debraj Tripathy, MD, MediaCom India shares his viewpoints on the agency’s legacy, its USP and his viewpoints on the...
07 Aug, 2012, 08.26 AM IST
- Sam Balsara snaps up 51% in WPP arm Mediacom
P&G India decided to award its communication planning and buying AOR to the Madison-Mediacom combin while Sam Balsara has acquired 51% in t...
03 Apr, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- P&G India awards its communication planning and buying AOR to Madison-Mediacom
It is also learnt that, Sam Balsara, the principle shareholder of Madison Media group, has acquired 51% in the WPP owned media agency. Ads ...
02 Apr, 2008, 03.31 PM IST
- Grey India to snap up Chateux Hospitality
The WPP Group-owned Grey Worldwide India is set to acquire Delhi-based marketing services company Chateux Hospitality. Ads on the move
29 Mar, 2008, 12.35 AM IST
- Marketing cos develop a liking for S Asians
Multicultural or ethinc marketing agencies targeting the South Asian diaspora seem to be gaining flavour.
02 Jun, 2007, 12.49 AM IST
- Future to double retail footprint to 10-million sq ft
Future Retail, the country’s largest listed retailer, has aggressive plans to double its retail footprint from the existing 5 million sq ft...
07 Apr, 2007, 12.16 AM IST
- Publicis brings in media buying arm
The Rs 16,300-crore Indian advertising industry is gearing up for some tough competition at the media buying end of the business.
26 Feb, 2007, 02.53 AM IST