5 January 2004

Volume: 6
Issue : 60
















Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Martin Sorrell predicts good year for ad industry
WPP Group chairman and CEO Sir Martin Sorrell, in a recent interview with Fortune magazine, has opined that one of the biggest pressures on clients today is the lack of inflation. He said, "A nice bit of inflation - let's say four or five per cent - would give pricing flexibility."...More

AXN drives brand into motorsport arena
AXN has decided to take the action sport route in a bid to further connect with the viewer. This month onwards, the channel is airing action from the World Rally Championships...More

MAX's Prakash Ramchandani joins Zee Cinema
The New Year marks a new beginning for Sony MAX manager - marketing Prakash Ramchandani as he joins Zee Cinema as assistant vice president (marketing) from today, 2 January 2004...More

Jaikishin quits Godrej to join HLL as manager media
As the new year dawned, so did a new job for Godrej Consumer Products group manager media Jaikishin Chaproo. Chaproo has quit Godrej to join Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) as manager media effective today...More


Pogo officially launched but not to be seen
Pogo, seems to have become a victim of the CAS saga. It debuted on 1 January but is available only in a few markets...More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
FMCG ad spend to give media a big push in '04
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Park to set up a Rs 100-cr hotel in Mumbai
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Choice aims to double hotels to 50 in 2 yrs
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Source: Brand Equity & The Economic Times


Online Advertising SeenPicking Up In 2004 More
When Wal-Mart Met HLL
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Surya Roshni Strategy To Up Lighting Biz Revenue
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Source: The Financial Express


`Celebrity tax' puts cos, ad agencies in a bind
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Hind Lever relaunches `Rin Shakti'
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Source: The Hindu Business Line


2004: What the media sector has in store More
Retrospect 2003: About moves and countermoves
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Retrospect 2003: Six Lions, one ad congress and a few good ideas
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Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Other Newslinx
International

International
Shanghai ties up phone lines of illegal advertisers
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Source: straitstimes.asia1.com.sg

Comcast Bars Marijuana Issue Ad
More
Source: www.infoshop.org

Ministry to look into AirAsia’s advertisements More
Source: www.nst.com.my


Infomercial exercise machines put to the test More
Source: www.cfcn.ca


Chick-fil-A postpones cute-cow ad campaign More
Source: www.sunspot.net


As banks get bigger, their ads think small
More
Source: www.boston.com


AirAsia under fire over `misleading' advertisements More
Source: www.bangkokpost.com


Appeals court upholds limits on California doctor advt More
Source: www.sfgate.com













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