The addition of Spotify to the French advertising holding group's client roster makes this the second mega media account that Publicis Groupe in India has bagged following a global realignment.
This was a big win and an equally intriguing one, given that PepsiCo has chosen to end its 30-year partnership with WPP Group-owned agencies including Mindshare and Wunderman Thompson. Here's the full picture on the pitch, loss and win.
A total of 121 Indian entries made it to shortlists this year at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
A total of 17 India entries are shortlisted across Glass, Titanium, Innovation, Radio and Audio, and Health and Wellness Lions
In an interview to CNBC-TV18's Shibani Gharat, Bobby Pawar of Publicis, Sonal Dabral of DDB Mudra India, Shripad Kulkarni of Vizeum India, Saurabh Verma of Leo Burnett and KV Sridhar of SapientNitro, gave their take on what is the best that they see in the advertising industry.
This week on Storyboard, Storyboard Editor Anant Rangaswami speaks to MEC's Global CEO, Charles Courtier on the rapid transformation in the media agency business. Storyboard also had an exclusive conversation with Nadia Chauhan, Joint Managing Director and CMO of Parle Agro who spoke about the repositioning of Appy Fizz.
One of the most discussed and awarded campaigns this year was the 'Like A Girl' campaign. The film created by Leo Burnett Canada for Procter and Gamble's feminine hygiene brand 'Always' addresses the age old gender bias
Leo Burnett's APAC Chairman & CEO, Jerek Zeibinski was in India this week. He spoke with Storyboard's Editor, Anant Rangaswami on how the agency has changed post the big management rejig a year and a half ago.
Nearly a year after quitting Leo Burnett, Arvind Sharma launched his entrepreneurial venture, the online saree shopping site, IndiaSariHouse.com. Storyboard caught up with Arvind Sharma, Landor's Lulu Raghavan and Former Axis Bank CMO Manisha Lath Gupta to understand what it takes to get women to buy sarees online.
As the July 1 deadline for digitisation in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai approaches, direct-to-home or DTH operators see this as a huge opportunity to increase their subscriber base.