Rannr, the sports and athleisure footwear brand from House of Lehar, has appointed actor Rajkummar Rao as its brand ambassador. Launched by Lehar Footwears, the brand draws on the company’s footwear manufacturing experience and is positioned around sports, running, walking and lifestyle footwear. Rao will feature in Rannr’s upcoming brand campaigns and consumer communication across … Read more
Deepak Singh has joined OpenAI as Partner Director – India, where he will focus on building and scaling go-to-market partnerships. He joins from Palo Alto Networks, where he served as Senior Director – Enterprise Business, India, and previously held leadership roles at Google and Amazon Web Services.
Partha Ghosh has joined JSW Group as Executive Vice President & Group Head of Communications, taking on the group-wide communications mandate. He previously served as Global Communications Head at Air India and will now oversee communications across JSW’s diverse businesses and initiatives.
Ameya Grover has been appointed Head of Category Planning & Strategy, Greater India at EssilorLuxottica. She brings experience across consulting, e-commerce and retail, having held leadership roles at JioMart and Amazon, following her early career at McKinsey & Company.
Ahead of its October 2 theatrical release, Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil has launched a nationwide marketing campaign across multiple consumer touchpoints. Presented in India by TV Asahi and released in association with PVR INOX Pictures, the film’s India marketing and licensing programme is led by Black White … Read more
Tempest Advertising’s Mumbai office has won the communication mandate for Mahyco International (MIPL)’s Philippines business. The agency is handling creative communication, social media and performance marketing for MIPL’s hybrid rice seed brands, MHC 2 and Ninety95, as they enter the Philippine market. Both brands had no existing social media presence or audience in the market, … Read more
MakeMyTrip has launched Price Drop Protection, an opt-in add-on that refunds the fare difference if a flight ticket gets cheaper after booking. Available for domestic and international flights, across one-way and round-trip journeys, it targets travellers who keep searching and delay booking in the hope of a better rate. Travellers can add the feature at … Read more
Myntra CMO Sunder Balasubramanian is moving on after nearly four years with the fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform. He joined Myntra in November 2022, and this week marks his last at the company. His next move is yet to be announced. Before Myntra, he held marketing leadership roles at Coupang and Disney+ Hotstar, following a … Read more
India’s connected TV (CTV) advertising market is set to match traditional television advertising by 2027, said Vivek Couto, co-founder, CEO and executive director of Media Partners Asia, at FICCI FRAMES 2026. He said India has around 65 million active CTV households, with CTV advertising at roughly $850 million, and expects the segment to reach TV’s … Read more
GOPIZZA has rebranded as GTGO, shifting from a single-category pizza business to a multi-brand Korean food and beverage platform. The change coincides with the company’s fifth anniversary. Founded in South Korea in 2016, it now operates across 11 countries. In India, GTGO runs more than 65 stores across three brands: GOPIZZA for pizza, Gochujang for … Read more