5 Feb 2003 Volume: 4 Issue : 31













Todays Newsbreakers India
2002 Ad Agency Review
"SMS was the big breakthrough of 2002..." - Alyque Padamsee
It's time for some GodSpeak once again. Former Lintas boss and advertising and marketing guru Alyque Padamsee is gung-ho about the explosion in radio and SMS in 2002...More



Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch

Women more interested in TVCs than Superbowl : Survey
comScore Networks which claims to be the standard in Internet behavioural measurement, has reported an analysis of consumer behaviour associated with Super Bowl XXXVII...More

MAM Special Report
Only Vimal

Vimal - the name stands out in the annals of Indian advertising as a brand well developed and projected. The credit naturally goes to Mudra, which developed and nurtured the brand when branding as a concept was still in its infancy in India...More


Headlines
Specialist channels' content triumphs
The latest TAM AdEx study focuses on the content that got the audiences versus content that got the moolah in 2002...More

IBF raises CAS rollout issue with Prasad
Broadcasters also pleaded for opening up of DTT and terrestrial transmission to private participation, a la FM radio...More


15 m. watch Granada's Michael documentary

Granada has sold the rights to ABC, which won a bidding war with NBC after forking out a reported $ 4 to $ 5 million...More

'Disney Hour Kids Awards 2003' in March
If awards for adult "performers" can become annual fixtures, why not for kids. Buena Vista Television India has announced that it is all set for the Disney Hour Kids Awards 2003, scheduled to be held in March 2003...More


Workshops to address CAS in Mumbai, Delhi
Confusion may still shroud the actual implementation of conditional access in the country, but the industry cannot be faulted for not trying its bit to clear the air...More

Middle East Broadcasting to launch 24-hour news channel in mid-February
: Satellite broadcaster Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) will launch a 24-hour Arabic news channel, Al Arabiya, in mid-February with an estimated investment of US $200 million to compete with Al Jazeera, the Qatar based channel...More



World Cup 2003 Special
Cricketers ride World Cup bandwagon on TVCs
With World Cup cricket 2003 just three days away, the advertising world is all geared up with its cricket-centric ads...More

Hutch, Nimbus hatch deal to offer WC cric-pix
For the first time in India, a live action event will be brought to the mobile device in near real time. Hutchison has launched the first ever General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) based video delivery onto subscribers' mobile phones, which will commence with video action from the Cricket World Cup 2003...More


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Other Headlines
Siemens Invests In c2w Venture Mobile2win In China More
Thomson Cashes In On World Cup Fever More
Global Award For Welingkar Institute Of Management More
Indian, Global Brands To Vie For Superbrands Status More
Southern Retail Major Vivek To Expand Reach
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Krishnamachari Srikanth To Bat For Birla Sun Life More
Shriram Group To Hawk AMP Sanmar Life Products
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Source: Financial Express

Vindhya Valley to market honey, papad More
Marketing's new ISM
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Sex, the opium of the masses?
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IRDA To spend over Rs 9 cr on nationwide media blitz
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Man and superbrands
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Field marketing: A breed apart
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Source: The Economic Times

Pepsi unveils new World Cup TV commercial
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BBC bid to sharpen brand awareness More
Retail and entertainment take up most realty space
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Frito-Lay signs up new brand ambassadors
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Source: The Hindu Business Line

NIIT buys e-Gurucool for Rs 15 crore More
New tool for in-stadia ads
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Enfield banks on ‘radical new style’ bike
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MAA Bozell rules out merger in India
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Source: Business Standard

Budget wish list: Cut excise on consumer durables More
Ranbaxy launches new anti-AIDS drug in India More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com


TBWA\Anthem wins Rs 5-crore Iqara broadband account More
JWT, Delhi, wins new business worth Rs 30 crore
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"Cult brands polarise people - some love the brand, others don't." - Matthew W Ragas, co-author of The Power of Cult Branding-
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Source: www.agencyfaqs.com
Thought for the day

"The effectiveness of advertising depends on the amount and kind of product information available to consumers .... advertising will be more successful the more impoverished the consumer's information environment".
- Michael Schudson

Other Newslinx International
International Headlines
HP Pulls NASA Ad More
RV Industry Treks Out National Effort More
Colgate Says New Products, Marketing Boost Profit
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Kmart, Fleming Terminate Grocery Supply Pact More
Reebok Dares To Bare Rivalry With Nike
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Burger King Initiates Plan To Bolster Franchisees
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Source: www.brandweek.com

5 Chosen to Pitch A.G.Edwards More
CCG Considers Sale of Australian Assets More
Momentum to Add to Work for American Express
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MediaCom Promotes Executives in Asia Pacific Region
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Source: www.adweek.com

Cordiant on verge of break-up
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Jackson provides pay day for ITV More
TV ads 'a waste of money'
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Advertising boost for Chrysalis More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

Avenue A Named Agency Of Record For Casino Operator More
Colgate Concedes Laundry Battle To P&G More

Source: www.adage.com












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