FCB Group India rebrands as FCB India, revealing a unified agency identity.
FCB Group India has rebranded to FCB India to simplify its structure and align with global branding. As part of this change, the former FCB India sub-brand is now called…
Publicis Groupe reports 9.4% revenue rise in Q1 2025, with 4.9% organic growth.
Publicis Groupe reported a robust Q1 2025, with net revenue rising 9.4% to €3.54 billion and organic growth hitting 4.9%. The growth was driven by record new business wins across…
Havas India names Prashanth Challapalli Chief Digital & Innovation Officer.
Havas India has appointed Prashanth Challapalli as Chief Digital & Innovation Officer for Havas Creative Network India. Based in Mumbai, he will report to Group CEO Rana Barua. In this…
Britannia appoints Tilt Brand Solutions as its brand and communication agency.
Britannia Industries has appointed Mumbai-based Tilt Brand Solutions as its official brand and communication agency for its Cakes, Rusk, Bread, and Croissant portfolio. Tilt will lead the brand strategy and…
Anita Kotwani Named Chief Client Officer, Dentsu South Asia
Dentsu South Asia has appointed Anita Kotwani as Chief Client Officer for the region, in a move that underscores the company’s commitment to deepening client relationships and driving strategic business…
Amit Wadhwa Appointed CEO of Dentsu Creative & Media Brands, South Asia
Dentsu South Asia has named Amit Wadhwa as Chief Executive Officer, Dentsu Creative & Media Brands, South Asia. In this expanded leadership role, Amit will oversee dentsu’s creative and media…
Subway moves US creative account to Leo New York.
Subway has appointed Publicis’ Leo New York as its new lead creative agency in the U.S. after a competitive review, replacing incumbent Dentsu. The shift aims to drive a “new…
WPP named Heineken’s global shopper marketing & commerce partner.
WPP has been selected as Heineken’s global shopper marketing and commerce partner, expanding their collaboration across the Heineken® brand portfolio, including Heineken® 0.0 and Heineken® Silver. Led by VML Amsterdam,…
Questions grow as CCI’s ongoing probe shakes the ad and media industry.
The CCI’s investigation into top media agencies in India, including GroupM, Dentsu, Madison, Publicis, and IPG, has raised more questions than answers. Speculation surrounds whether agencies were colluding to overcharge…
MINI names Jung von Matt as global creative agency.
MINI has named Jung von Matt as its lead creative agency for international campaigns, with operations led from London and Zurich. The agency won the account after a competitive pitch,…
FCB India secures creative mandate for Dulcoflex.
FCB India has won the creative mandate for Dulcoflex, a leading brand in digestive health, following a multi-agency pitch. The agency will drive integrated marketing campaigns to strengthen Dulcoflex’s position…
Ogilvy Melbourne Names Ant Simmons ECD
Ogilvy Melbourne has appointed Ant Simmons as Executive Creative Director, following Hilary Badger’s departure to Leo Australia. Simmons, who joined in late 2023 as Group Creative Director, was promoted for…
GroupM TYNY 2025: Data clean rooms are key for privacy-first marketing.
As privacy regulations tighten, data clean rooms are set to become essential for marketers in 2025, according to GroupM’s TYNY 2025 Report. Advertisers can use clean rooms to enhance audience…
GroupM consolidates leadership under CEO Brian Lesser, eliminating global CEO roles across agencies.
GroupM is centralizing its operations by eliminating global CEO roles across major agencies like EssenceMediacom, Mindshare, and Wavemaker, aiming to unify under Global CEO Brian Lesser’s vision. This restructuring focuses…
Publicis Groupe Malaysia appoints Amit Sutha as CEO.
Publicis Groupe has appointed Amit Sutha as the new CEO for its Malaysia operations. He will report to Amrita Randhawa, CEO of Publicis Groupe Singapore and Southeast Asia. Before joining…
Tejal Kumta Pradhan Joins Dentsu India as Senior Vice President – Account Management & Customer Service, Sokrati
Dentsu India has announced the appointment of Tejal Kumta Pradhan as Senior Vice President – Account Management & Customer Service for its Media Practice, Sokrati. This strategic hire reflects Dentsu’s…
Premjeet Sodhi appointed Global Lead for Measurement & Analytics at OpenDoor.
Premjeet Sodhi has been appointed Global Lead for Measurement & Analytics at OpenDoor, WPP’s dedicated division managing Amazon’s account. Announcing the move on LinkedIn, Sodhi expressed his excitement to drive…
WPP appoints Deepa Jatkar of Wavemaker as head of its Amazon-focused unit in India.
WPP has appointed Deepa Jatkar, formerly of Wavemaker, as India head for OpenDoor, a specialized unit created to manage Amazon’s media account. Amazon’s media business, considered the “Global Media Pitch…
Publicis Groupe appoints Lalatendu Das as CEO of Publicis Media South Asia.
Publicis Groupe South Asia has appointed Lalatendu Das (LD) as CEO of Publicis Media South Asia, a newly created role. Previously the CEO of Performics India, LD will continue reporting…
Mario Muredda appointed Global CEO of Ogilvy Health.
Ogilvy has appointed Mario Muredda as Global CEO of Ogilvy Health, succeeding Kim Johnson, who is leaving to pursue new opportunities after three successful years. Muredda will oversee all aspects…
Neha Mishra is the new Chief Talent Officer at FCB Kinnect.
FCB Kinnect has appointed Neha Mishra as Chief Talent Officer, a role she will also hold for FCB/SIX India. She previously served as Chief People Officer at VMLY&R. Neha will…
Hiral Talekar Takes on Senior Role at EssenceMediacom India, Leaving Mark at Inventive Media.
In a notable career move, Hiral Talekar has transitioned from her role as Co-Founder at Inventive Media to become the Senior Investment Director at EssenceMediacom India, one of the world’s…
Dentsu reveals plans for worldwide innovation lab expansion.
Dentsu has announced the global expansion of its innovation initiative, Dentsu Lab. New Labs will open in London, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, with more planned for 2025. Sven Huberts…
EssenceMediacom names Vivek Das as Managing Partner and MFG (Google) Lead for India and South-East Asia.
EssenceMediacom, GroupM’s newest media agency, has appointed Vivek Das as the new Managing Partner and MFG (Google) Lead for India and Southeast Asia. Vivek succeeds Vinish Mathews, who is now…
EMGEE Group appoints BigBrandTheory (BBT) as its new branding agency.
EMGEE GROUP, a leading real estate developer in India, has announced the appointment of BigBrandTheory (BBT) as its official branding agency. BBT will focus on strategic innovation and creativity, developing…
Publicis Media secures L’Oreal UK’s account, previously held by EssenceMediacom X.
EssenceMediacom X, a media agency known for managing conflicting accounts, has lost one of its largest clients, L’Oreal UK and Ireland, to Publicis Media. This shift occurs as EssenceMediacom is…
EssenceMediaCom secures media mandate for Wonder Cement.
GroupM’s media agency, EssenceMediacom, has secured the media mandate for Wonder Cement, following their collaboration with BCCI to become the official umpire partner for the Indian Premier League (IPL). Wonder…