marketing > advertising/branding Advertising/branding Incredible India pavilion at China International Travel Mart attracts visitors 03 November 2007 Publicis Groupe''s PR arm Manning Selvage & Lee''s to acquire top Indian PR firm Hanmer & Partners 02 November 2007 Kingfisher Airlines Names Deepika Padukone as Brand Ambassador 31 October 2007 Timex Watches rebrands itself Timex Group 31 October 2007 VSNL to be rebranded Tata Communications Limited 31 October 2007 Louis Philippe targets youth with sub-brand Lp 27 October 2007 Donear Industries postpones retail launch to December; appoints cricketer Yuvraj Singh as brand ambassador 26 October 2007 HBO wants to be known as a brand in India, rather than a TV channel 26 October 2007 Royal Classic looking at Middle East and South Asia (MESA) markets 26 October 2007 TCL introduces "Health TVs" this Diwali 23 October 2007 Kodak launches spectacle lenses 19 October 2007 Philips to add to its product range; Chalks out aggressive advertising budget 19 October 2007 United Spirits'' Bagpiper outpacing Diageo''s Johnnie Walker 19 October 2007 Hidesign to tap Chinese market with range of acessories 17 October 2007 Kores enters gift-marketing segment, launches metal pens 17 October 2007 Arvind Brands targets the south; plans brand extension in to footwear, watches 16 October 2007 Ricky Ponting is the new brand ambassador for Valvoline Cummins 16 October 2007 Lowe steals the show with Grand Effie at Advertising Club, Mumbai 13 October 2007 Angry with ad-rate hike, advertisers threaten TV boycott 12 October 2007 Nokia Siemens Network transfers Berlin radio access R&D operations to Wipro Technologies 12 October 2007 Future Group planning an ad spend of Rs50 crore 11 October 2007 US Polo Association ties up with Arvind Mills 11 October 2007 Amway India launches TV campaign 09 October 2007 Fiat India seeks new advertising agency 08 October 2007 Greg Norman Collection signs licensing agreement with Better Than Before (BTB) 08 October 2007 Saying ''cheers'' to India, UB Group kicks off McDowell promo tour 08 October 2007 Goodbye, Chrysler, no go, Benz, says Daimler - but shareholders don''t like it 04 October 2007 Dish TV signs up Shah Rukh Khan 04 October 2007 Reebok for long-term association with sportspersons 04 October 2007 Wipro launches quad-core desktops 04 October 2007 Zenith laptops below 25k 04 October 2007 Cow-Girl comes to town: Wrangler targets Indian women for its Wrangler Girl brand 03 October 2007 Tata Tea is waking up India with Jaago Re campaign 03 October 2007 BIG 92.7 FM rolls out TV campaign with Abhishek Bachchan as brand ambassador 29 September 2007 BSNL to change colours as part of brand strategy 28 September 2007 Sagarika Ghatge, aka Preeti Sabharwal, Reebok''s "Chak de" brand ambassador at Women''s World 28 September 2007 Kishore Biyani''s Future Group to infuse Rs750 crore for ''Brand Factory'' 27 September 2007 Oberoi Towers to be rebranded Trident Towers; terminates Hilton alliance from Trident 26 September 2007 Carlsberg launches premium beer in India 24 September 2007 Incredible India bites into Big Apple 24 September 2007 The business of Twenty20 cricket advertising - a Monday with dollar signs! 24 September 2007 From Maxtouch to Orange to Hutch to Vodafone, but Coke still bets on the Orange; Fanta has a new ad campaign 22 September 2007 Flying Machine prepares to fly long haul with Abhishek Bachchan on board as brand ambassador 20 September 2007 Lara Dutta and Bobby Deol to endorse ''Pantaloons'' 20 September 2007 Star seals the deal for an exclusive Vodafone rebranding campaign 20 September 2007 Vodafone to ''Make The Most Of Now'' with Hutch essence 20 September 2007 It''s a dog''s life: Hutch''s pug survives, the brand goes 19 September 2007 Publicis buys Capital Advertising 19 September 2007 Ads on Delhi Metro through Reliance Anil Dirubhai Ambani Group''s BigStreet 18 September 2007 FritoLay plans aggressive campaigns, to add variants to its brands 18 September 2007 Adidas ''Originals'' comes to India 17 September 2007 Aston Martin, Apple iPod, YouTube, Bang and Olufsen tops UK Superbrands'' Coolbrands list 14 September 2007 Reliance ropes in A R Rehman, Vishwanathan Anand, Aamir Khan for Vimal relaunch 14 September 2007 Something for luxury retailers to aspire to: Selfridges creates "The Wonder Room" 13 September 2007 Future Media signs ad-deal with Inox multiplexes 12 September 2007 Mudra DDB bags VW India account 12 September 2007 Leo Burnett is Bacardi''s new brand manager 11 September 2007 Moser Baer India launches optical disk drives; aims to capture 20-per cent market 11 September 2007 TV 18 Rebranded: now called Network 18 11 September 2007 Hindustan Unilever to set up ''hairwash domes'' to promote Dove 04 September 2007 DTH operators can pick channels of choice, rules TRAI 03 September 2007 China's Avic 1 floats public competition to find a name for its new aircraft 01 September 2007 Audio hardware maker Sonodyne plans a comeback 30 August 2007 Globus appoints Kareena Kapoor its new brand ambassador 29 August 2007 $3 billion worth of deals concluded at the Moscow air show 27 August 2007 Image makeover on at Union Bank 23 August 2007 Movie Channel MAX appoints TBWA as its creative agency 22 August 2007 Advertising Standards Council of India prohibits surrogate liquor ads 21 August 2007 Air India''s advertising campaign to promote non-stop US flights 21 August 2007 Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy''s Fendi to open six stores in India 20 August 2007 Microsoft completes acquisition of aQuantive, creates advertiser and publisher solutions group 14 August 2007 UTI Bank officially becomes Axis Bank 30 July 2007 Google ranked fastest growing brand: Interbrand survey 28 July 2007 Maruti Udyog to be known as Maruti Suzuki India 26 July 2007 ITC extends the Ashirwad range to spices 26 July 2007 ITC launches new campaign for Mint-O-Fresh Cool Green 26 July 2007 WPP eyeing acquisitions in India 12 July 2007 Coke's deft Olympian manoeuvre 19 June 2007 eBay pulls out advertisements from Google 16 June 2007 Asian Dhall rebrands itself 15 June 2007 HLL''s Unveils new corporate identity 09 June 2007 Ceat starts brand restructuring 11 May 2007 No managment changes in Lintas India at present: Prem Mehta 11 May 2007 New ad campaign from Citi 07 May 2007 UTI Bank to change name to Axis Bank 30 April 2007 Google dethrones Microsoft as top global brand 27 April 2007 ZenithOptimedia launches digital advertising arm 20 April 2007 Advertise with us 26 March 2007 Advertise with us 26 March 2007 Image overhaul for Jet Airways 24 March 2007 IOC told to stop using Red Cross symbol 16 February 2007 Rajesh Ananthasubramanian to head Brand Portrait''s US, Canadian operations 08 February 2007 Tata only Indian brand to figure among global top 250 08 February 2007 Brand India vies for top global charts by next decade 06 February 2007 Ambani brothers in fray for ICC sponsorship bid 24 January 2007 Kingfisher Airlines is Toyota's official F1 racing team partner 15 January 2007 J Srinivasan: The rubber baron 28 December 2006 TTK LIG: A global scale company and not a contract manufacturer 28 December 2006 How to understand the brand 27 December 2006 Firstsource reflects ICICI Onesource's philosophy 23 November 2006 PUMA and Ducati team up with new cooperation 07 November 2006 Grey Worldwide is first Indian advertising agency to win an Euro Effie 28 September 2006 FCB-Ulka Healthcare introduces new service 24 September 2006 World's largest Wrangler store in Bangalore recreates 'urban cowboy image' 23 August 2006 CEOs as brand ambassadors for cars? 18 August 2006 Coke retains top slot in BusinessWeek / Interbrand global brand rankings 01 August 2006 Realty''s latest fad 28 July 2006 Wockhardt acquires Dumex with Protinex, Farex brands from Royal Numico NV 30 June 2006 Indian brands must establish national advantages 27 May 2006 Subex Systems'' new brand signature highlights strategic focus 23 March 2006 Intel unveils new brand identity 03 January 2006 Suzuki Motor seeks injunction against 10 "Suzuki" brands 08 December 2005 Bharat Forge-Kalyani Group unveil new corporate identity 26 November 2005 AT&T begins life afresh with a new corporate logo 21 November 2005 Space TV yields ground to Tata Sky 14 November 2005 Tata Indicom launches India''s best-prepaid plan on True Paid 20 September 2005 Britannia New Zealand to launch new cheese flavours; 15 September 2005 Hindustan Lever launches spiced tea 02 September 2005 Jim Beam Brands acquires Teacher''s scotch whisky in India 11 August 2005 LG announces Onam festive offer on 'My PCs' 05 August 2005 Johnnie Walker celebrates 200th birthday of John Walker 25 July 2005 Wockhardt becomes only pharmaceutical Superbrand in India 20 July 2005 T-Sky to be the Tata-Star DTH service 08 July 2005 GSK makes a ''horlicks'' out its media meet 17 June 2005 Yamaha launches Fazer variants 13 June 2005 Texport Electronics to launch plasma TV 30 May 2005 Swift show of aggressive pricing 26 May 2005 A780 : Motorola''s next generation offering 26 April 2005 Coke launches Maaza in pineapple and orange variants 26 April 2005 Rajesh Exports to enter branded jewellery market 21 April 2005 The 1,00,000th Ford Ikon rolls out 05 April 2005 Coca -Cola launches new ''Thanda Series'' ad campaign 31 March 2005 Blaupunkt launches the first Blaupunkt Brand Shop in Mumbai 28 March 2005 Tata Tele signs up Sania Mirza as brand ambassador 19 March 2005 MSN India invites entries for the Cannes Cyber Lions Awards 11 March 2005 It''s time stupid: JWT 10 March 2005 Legends of photography to grace NewSchool 2005 17 February 2005 Amway India launches skincare range 09 February 2005 Hindustan Motors launches new Lancer Lx 09 February 2005 S Kumars enters men''s readymade segment 01 February 2005 Western Union signs three-year contract with ESPN STAR Sports 25 January 2005 150 brands vie for CII''s brand award 20 January 2005 Tamil movie to promote Old Secret rum 12 January 2005 Ayurveda unlimited: The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy expands 27 December 2004 BPL launches CampusZone to net college users 18 December 2004 Kerala adfest-2004 inaugurated 03 December 2004 Madison forays into in-film advertising 23 September 2004 Hyundai launches premium hatch back Getz 16 September 2004 Tata Motors launches Indigo Marina 16 September 2004 Toyota to launch Innova in India next year 16 September 2004 Oscar comes up with new schemes in consumer electronic products 03 September 2004 Medicine Shoppe ties up with Oriental Insurance 31 August 2004 Dainik Bhaskar Indian Marketing Awards 30 August 2004 Coca-Cola India's wins a gold trophy for innovative marketing 21 August 2004 Nissan launches X-Trail sports vehicle 19 August 2004 World Phone ties up with Rediff for wider distribution of its VoIP calling cards 19 August 2004 Tata Honeywell puts dealer business online by launching iStore 19 August 2004 Sara Lee Apparel launches Hanes in India 18 August 2004 Goodlass Nerolac wins two Emvies 17 August 2004 Optimum Media Solutions (South) on a winning spree 11 August 2004 Gillette Introduces the New Ultra Comfort Shaving Gel 11 August 2004 Godrej Consumer Products launches Cinthol perfumed deodorant sprays 07 August 2004 Samsung launches prelims of World Cyber Games at Hyderabad 06 August 2004 Audience Measurement and Analytics launches Asia''s first online TV audience rating service 05 August 2004 Close-Up ties up with Kyon! Ho Gaya Na to reach out to its audience 26 July 2004 Gucci eyewear 10 July 2004 Pepsi set to reach out to consumers with mega "toss ka boss" initiative for icc champions trophy, 2004 03 July 2004 Gillette introduces MACH3Turbo 01 July 2004 Fruit juices go local 23 June 2004 Business Superbrands 2005 10 June 2004 Changing model 05 June 2004 Mattel Toys launches Hot Wheels 'Hot 100' 29 May 2004 Aiwa launches 22 new personal audio products 29 May 2004 Americans to get a taste of India 19 May 2004 Dabur Foods launches Real Junior for children below 6 years 15 May 2004 A contrarian launch strategy 10 May 2004 Henkel Spic now challenges HLL and P&G with price cut 07 May 2004 Knorr Annapurna’s Soupy Snax gives break-time moments a fresh perspective 05 May 2004 Time to dream smart 04 May 2004 5-day summer extravaganza by APTDC 28 April 2004 Pepsi launches summer initiative for 7UP consumers 28 April 2004 Essilor launches Airwear 24 April 2004 EURO RSCG bags Capgemini branding campaign 21 April 2004 Capgemini launches a new global brand campaign 20 April 2004 HLL rolls out consumer promotion campaign 16 April 2004 HLL rolls out consumer promotion campaign 16 April 2004 Delhi Advertising Club awards 14 April 2004 Coke reshuffles brand priorities 13 April 2004 Finding Ms Bigbuy 10 April 2004 Godfrey Phillips launches Maxus brand 10 April 2004 First professional family event management company launched 10 April 2004 Coca-Cola launches Vanilla Coke 08 April 2004 Hutch launches over 250 Java-based mobile games 07 April 2004 Prof Jagdish Seth talks on new frontiers in brand building 07 April 2004 Southern star Chiranjeevi launches Thums Up Mega Thunder celebrations 06 April 2004 Mastercard, Citibank & MTV launch new form of plastic 05 April 2004 Predictable tale 30 March 2004 Coke may sign up Mammootty: But he’s thanda… 23 March 2004 Whirlpool''s new launches aimed at mass market 21 March 2004 BenQ launches new media campaign 16 March 2004 Maaza to be available in small packs 04 March 2004 New wash in the mid priced detergent market 01 March 2004 EC Bans election related advertisements on TV 28 February 2004 A few home truths 20 February 2004 Coca-Cola reaches out to over 200 villages in AP 17 February 2004 Images speak with Miguel Ferre 14 February 2004 Sasi Advertising launches advertising academy 09 February 2004 Marico Industries launches Parachute Shampoo in AP 31 January 2004 Hyderabad to be venue of Agritex ''04 29 January 2004 P& G fires a salvo with Rejoice in the shampoo wars 29 January 2004 Maddy hires IMG to manage his commercial affairs 27 January 2004 Redington to market Wipro Infotech products 27 January 2004 Lord Krishna Bank goes for major brand makeover with new logo 22 January 2004 Smirnoff sports a new look 15 January 2004 New Rin powder launched 05 January 2004 Godrej is No 1 Ayurvedic soap available at an attractive price 03 January 2004 Kotex Leak Guard launched 29 December 2003 One-stop shop for branded wear Go Bananas opens in Hyderabad 29 December 2003 The condom experience 23 December 2003 Rasna tops list in most trusted brands survey in beverages 22 December 2003 Hatsun Agro plans new brand strategy 20 December 2003 HLL Launches Sunsilk Naturals 17 December 2003 Godrej Tea introduces new value packaging in tea industry 10 December 2003 Holding the high ground 06 December 2003 MUL''s Upgraded Grand Vitara 06 December 2003 Narayanamurthy leads the pack 24 November 2003 Express call 11 November 2003 FairGlow soap for Rs 5 07 November 2003 Honda launches new City 07 November 2003 Godrej Renew launched 06 November 2003 Rasna Shake Up launched 29 October 2003 Oakleyoffer to get 'real' 27 October 2003 Pioneer Embroideries to set up Hakoba Fashion Galleries chain 27 October 2003 8 PM Bermuda rum launched 20 October 2003 Jagdish Sheth predicts economic invasion of India by US 15 October 2003 Cartier eyewear now in India 13 October 2003 Mountain Dew dudes are back 13 October 2003 Tender-coconut water brand Elaneer a threat to Pepsi, Coke 13 October 2003 Tender-coconut water brand Elaneer a threat to Pepsi, Coke 13 October 2003 Elle unveils six new styles in its eyewear collection for women 01 October 2003 Pepsi forays into new business with Aquafina Bulk Water 29 September 2003 Ad spend to grow by 12-15% soon; Zee Telefilms to benefit 22 September 2003 EIH focuses on image building 20 September 2003 Online ad industry cheers up 15 September 2003 Ad Club exhibition honours those who made a mark in Cannes 13 September 2003 Dr Batras' unveils new products 04 September 2003 Nerolac consumer scheme 03 September 2003 TAG Heuer launches its first eyewear collection: Sport Vision 03 September 2003 Alto repositioned with price cut 02 September 2003 Mindshare to handle media buying account of Reid & Taylor 01 September 2003 Superbrands India honours its first crop of consumer toppers 30 August 2003 Energy booster 29 August 2003 Oakley unveils five new models of trendy eyewear in India 28 August 2003 Timex declared superbrand 28 August 2003 Fiat India unveils Palio NV 26 August 2003 Nerolac Paints unveils strategy; Bachchan is brand ambassador 26 August 2003 JK Tyre's Jet-Trak Mahayatra 26 August 2003 Bloom, gloom, boom 23 August 2003 EFFIE Awards held 23 August 2003 Blue Dart named ''Superbrand'' 19 August 2003 Brand inequity 17 August 2003 Yahoo! presents Effie Awards 14 August 2003 JK Tyre, Maruti excel in test 09 August 2003 Timex signs Brett Lee as brand ambassador for Billenium 09 August 2003 Brand with Bollywood 29 July 2003 Driving the brandwagon 29 July 2003 Mixed tunes 27 July 2003 LG Electronics unveils a new range of washing machines 23 July 2003 MTS storms the market with new-generation water heaters 23 July 2003 Amitabh Bachchan is Reid & Taylor's new brand ambassador 17 July 2003 Spitz launches Power Horse 17 July 2003 Cargill launches ActiLite oil 10 July 2003 Horlicks gets new flavours 10 July 2003 Pantene Long Black launched 10 July 2003 Ajanta Health launches a slew of oral care, cosmetic products 08 July 2003 Pond''s casts its magic again 30 June 2003 WPP Media walks away with Media Agency of the Year award 30 June 2003 Changing flavours 28 June 2003 And the hatchback sails on 24 June 2003 Vend it like Beckham 22 June 2003 Zee, Turner expand alliance 20 June 2003 HR managers morphing into business strategists: Seminar 17 June 2003 Madison Comm to handle media buying account of Fun Republic 17 J