Wednesday, 16 January 2013

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ET Now- Brand Equity
Most admired personalities of 2012
14th January 2013
In this episode they have tried to decode and understand why today’s youths have chosen personalities like Narendra Modi, Vijay Mallya, Sharukh Khan and Salman Khan as their icons. In a poll conducted among youngsters aged between 15-23 years in Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Delhi the personalities who have made an impression on today’s youths are Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi in the category of ‘most admired politicians’, Ratan Tata and Vijay Mallya in ‘most admired business personalities’ and Salman Khan and Sharukh Khan in ‘most admired entertainment personalities’.
The episode has been aptly given the subtitle as “Goody two shoes-No good.” What is noteworthy is that all these personalities have been in some controversy or the other yet they are admired by today’s youngsters. The only non-controversial personality to have made it to the top 5 was Ratan Tata. The selection of these personalities by the youths has compelled experts to think if the current generation is resorting more to ‘top of the mind’ thinking or are they attracted to controversies and controversial personalities or have their moral standards become more and more liberal.
To Sum it up, the mantra with today’s youths seems to be ‘JO DIKHTA HAI WOH BIKHTA HAI’.


NDTV- Storyboard
12th January 2013
In this episode of Storyboard they have showed how the viewership of news channels has gone down in India post digitisation. The ratings calcuted by TAM show that viewership of Hindi news channels has gone down by 7%, English news channels by 15% and overall by 3%. The reason for the decline, experts say, could be the digitisation in metro cities. However they are hopeful that digitisation will bring about a positive change in the future.
The second part of the show tells us about the auto industry and the decline that it is facing. Auto Industry seems to be going through a rough ride inspite of spending heavily on print and TV advertisements. Marketing is set to be a challenge for the auto industries this year. The mantra for the auto industries this year is to relaunch and market its products in a more creative and effective way. The need of the hour is to increase the creativity quotient.


Brand equity ET now – most exiting brands of 2013
13th January 2013
A study conducted all across India’s major cities called ET’s most trusted brands
1.     Apple laptop
2.     Fast track watches
3.     Nokia mobiles
4.     Coke cola
5.     Adidas sports wear
6.     Samsung galaxy tab
7.     Mercedes Benz
8.     Sony cyber shot camera
9.     Apparel levis
10.Axe


Bharati Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor quits.
NDTV | Updated On: January 15, 2013 15:35 (IST)
·         India is the biggest market for Bharati, which also operates in Shri Lanka, Bangladesh & 17 South African counties.
·         Bharati Airtel Chief executive officer Sanjay Kapoor has quit the company on February 28th
·         The move comes a fortnight before Bharti Airtel is scheduled to report its third quarter policy.
·         Gopal Vitthal, Currently group director of special projects will take over as the companies India CEO, effective March.
·         Mr. Sanjay Kapoor was associated with Bharati from last 15 years


Maruti Suzuki to increase car prices by up to Rs.20,000 from tomorrow
PTI/ Jan 15th, 2013
·         India’s largest passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki India today said it will increase price of its vehicles across models  by up to Rs. 20,000/-
·         Said by India chief operating officer (marketing & sales) Mayank Pareek.
·         It is to offset the pressure of adverse currency fluctuation.
·         The company sells a verity of vehicles starting from Maruti 800 to the imported “Kizachi” at a price range starting from Rs. 2.09 lakhs to Rs. 17.52 lakhs.
·         In the second quarter of this fiscal, the company had posted a 5.41 % fall in net profit at Rs. 227.45 crore, hit by an unpredicted violence at Manesar plant and low sales and currency fluctuation.

Headline: Luxury goods makers like Dior, Gucci others gatecrash big fat Indian weddings
Dated: 11th Jan 2013
·         Source: ET Now
·         These brands are chalking out strategy ahead of the wedding season to shore up sagging sales in our country where luxury retail is yet to pick up. According to wedding planner Mohan, the host at a recent wedding ordered 75 sets of scarves and ties from Italy's Salvatore Ferragamo each priced at 25,000, to be given away to close friends. French footwear and bags brand Christian Louboutin has launched a special bridal footwear range in the country. The list of takeaway goodies at times includes liquor. A few of the clients have ordered blended whiskey bottles with the names of their special guests etched on them. It is about the ego of many people with deep pockets.
·         India's luxury market is expected to reach $14.73 billion by 2015, from an estimated $8.21 billion this year.
·         This ploy of international luxury brands, however, is also being seen as a threat to domestic brands' share of the wedding business, especially in the accessories and menswear segments.
Headline: Coca-Cola to address obesity in new ads, will they replicate their efforts in India?
·         Dated: 15th Jan 2013
·         Source: ET Now
·         Coca-Cola began a new television ad campaign aimed at getting on the healthy side of the national debate over obesity - a novel step for a company built on sugary soft drinks. The ad goes on to promote steps Coke has taken, like putting calorie counts on "the front" of its cans and other packaging and increasing the number of its brands sold in smaller cans, to help consumers make healthier choices.
·         The ads establish a link between the company and its products and obesity, which could be risky. It is the first time the company has gone on the offensive to tackle widespread criticism that sugary sodas are one of the biggest contributors to the obesity epidemic, and the ads drew criticism even before they were shown.
·         Michele R. Simon, a public health lawyer who writes frequently about the food and beverage business said “This is not about changing the products but about confusing the public. Coke is downplaying the serious health effects of drinking too much soda and making it sound like balancing soda consumption with exercise is the only issue, when there are plenty of other reasons not to consume too much of these kinds of products.”


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