Mumbai: With ad volumes of 5022.9 (against last week’s 4557.7), FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) was the top advertiser in the ninth week of 2022 (From 26 February to 4 March), according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) data. It was followed by Reckitt Benckiser at 2360.97.

All set to ride the upcoming summer wave and the next IPL season, beverages company Coca-Cola India delivered ad volumes of 1359.02 to emerge as the third most prolific advertiser.

Procter & Gamble, Cadbury’s India, ITC, Pepsi Foods (G), GSK Group of Companies, Colgate Palmolive India, and Tata Group followed, in that order.

There were four summer beverage brands (all from The Coca-Cola Company) in the Brands list this week, as compared to three in the eighth week. The top slot, however, was taken by Harpic Power Plus 10X Max Clean with ad volumes of 432.48 (‘000s).

Delivering ad volumes of 362.9, Thums Up jumped from the sixth spot in the eighth week to the second place this time. Last week’s leader Maaza slipped to the third position at 338.63. Coca-Cola and Sprite were at number five and ten, respectively.

Sabse Pehle Life Insurance bagged the fourth slot, while Clinic Plus Shampoo, Surf Excel Easy Wash, and Meesho App clinched the sixth, seventh and eighth spots, respectively.

Isha Foundation’s 'Mahashivaratri Sadhana' was the new entrant in ninth place. Mahashivaratri was celebrated on 1 March this year.