Mobavenue’s success can be attributed to the passion, dedication and commitment of two entrepreneurial minds: Kunal Kothari, Founder and Chief Growth Officer and Tejas Rathod, Founder and Chief Operating Officer.

Starting their entrepreneurial journey at the age of just 17, the duo has been able to build Mobavenue - a successful bootstrapped MarTech and AdTech company. Recently, their efforts have been rewarded as they were honoured by Forbes (Asia) in their list of 30 Under 30 - Class of 2023, in Media, Marketing and Advertising.

Kunal and Tejas met each other during their college days. Deciding to go bootstrapped, the duo set out to disrupt the advertising industry with a $100 cheque from Google Adsense, which they earned through freelancing and started a digital marketing company in 2014. Both believed there was a better way to deliver ads while keeping a privacy-first approach - as they used to see ads based on their online activity, eventually founding Mobavenue in 2017.

Mobavenue 2.0 is a growth and tech platform that empowers brands, agencies, and media publishers with Madtech (MarTech and AdTech) solutions to drive growth, engagement, and monetisation. The company's product suites are purpose-built to drive brand performance and help brands throughout their consumer journey with a privacy-first approach. The company also helps brands with Digital Transformation to deliver an unparalleled brand experience to their consumers.

Mobavenue, which started in a small office with just a few people, has become a thriving global enterprise with over 120 employees in 10 different locations - Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Sydney, London, and New York. The company has partnered with 300+ brands across various industries like banks and NBFCs, fintech, B2B, D2C, retailers, e-commerce, gaming, and OTT brands.

"Building and scaling Mobavenue to what it is today wasn't an overnight success and tested our entrepreneurial will. It took 12 years of dedication, coupled with challenges and setbacks, for us to reach on high grounds we stand today," said Kothari.

With a bootstrapped budget, the pair invested all their time and energy into building Mobavenue from the ground up. It was no easy feat, but they managed to make it work despite all the odds. "Over the years, the right talents became a part of us, contributing to the shared vision that moved us forward," Kothari adds.

The duo have also been honoured with the Businessworld 30 under 30 Award. They have steered their company to win other notable awards, such as the "Most Promising Agency of the Year 2022" and the "Performance Agency of the Year 2023.”

“Being recognised as an honouree in the 30 Under 30 Forbes Asia list is a remarkable achievement for us. This honour is the high point of consistent hard work, relentless nights and the unwavering support of my team, colleagues, and associates. I am excited to leverage this recognition to inspire and empower other aspiring entrepreneurs to pursue their passion," said Rathod.

Rathod and Kothari are also angel investors in the Indian startup ecosystem, with 50 investments in tech, AI, and new media companies. The company is now working towards contextual advertising, cookie-less solutions, and other relevant growth and martech solutions for businesses and publishers.

Teads has released the findings of its recent attention meta-analysis, which has further proven the practicality of attention as a new measurement metric, and underscored actionable ways for companies to leverage attention for improved brand lift and campaign outcomes across the funnel.

Through this research, Teads was able to validate the four drivers of attention – Quality of Media, Ad Experience, Relevance, and Creative – identified through joint research with major holding companies, and provide key insights into each, as measured by Lumen and Adelaide.

Teads found that quality premium publishers, such as Condé Nast and news publishers, outperform on attention metrics, with quality Teads content driving attention levels at least three times higher than Facebook, according to multiple measurement sources. Additionally, Teads' premium ad formats deliver attention comparable to YouTube, with a 15% higher APM (attentive seconds per 1,000 impressions) target compared to Lumen's December 2022 benchmark, while also being better perceived and more efficient.

Moreover, Teads extended outside of digital media by measuring CTV within an omnichannel campaign across its digital and CTV inventory. Teads identified +21% lift in omnichannel attention compared to the digital-only benchmark, according to Adelaide. In one campaign, by optimizing with high attention media across all channels, a brand drove 42% stronger lifts against Teads’ in store-visitation benchmarks.

Teads' research revealed that the four drivers of attention have a validated relationship between in-market attention measures and campaign outcomes – across different measurement partners, different verticals, and that maximizing attention can result in greater brand lift.

Jean-Paul Edwards, Managing Director, Product, OMD Worldwide said: “Attention has always been core to effective communication. At OMG, we have focused for several years on how we can effectively manage optimal delivery of the required attention for any given brief. Building on numerous attention testing programs, we have created a framework of attention parameters bespoke to each brief with tools to optimize decisions across planning, placement and creative execution. Our deep involvement with the Teads Attention Program supports that understanding, generating uplifts in attention to delivering stronger brand metrics and sales performance.”

Lastly, there is significant room for optimization on media and creative to increase attentive reach and dwell time, indicating that the adaptation of the creative to the platform and the relevance of the placement and context further enhance attention levels, with early studies showing a 20% uplift in attention across the flight of a campaign.

Srijoni Dutta Gupta, Consumer Marketing Manager, Estee Lauder EMEA said: “With the help of Teads’ team of experts, our Spring ’23 Supreme moisturizer campaign was a successful approach to strategically optimizing existing campaign assets while expressing our new consumer insights-driven storytelling in a much more impactful, measurable way. Teads understood our needs, providing valuable consumer testing data and fine-tuning turnkey deliverables for our markets.”

With increased focus on action driven by Attention Measurement, Teads is keenly focused on developing insight in three core areas: CTV and how to maximize attention on the TV screen, the intersection of context and attention as a component of measurement and planning in a cookieless world, and activation opportunities, particularly around product development to ensure highly attentive, efficient campaigns that deliver on outcomes across channels.

Liset Otten, Global Digital Activation Manager, JDE said: “The findings from our initial attention pilots with Teads conducted in the UK and Germany have inspired further roll out of attention measurement product to 10+ markets. We see significant opportunity to reduce wastage in digital buying and ensure that we are reaching people and not just devices. While we continue to move through the stages of our phased approach to testing and evaluating the attention metric, we strongly encourage markets to consider participating, as feasible.”

Caroline Hugonenc, Senior Vice President, Research & Insights, Teads adds: “What is truly unique with Teads Attention Program is that we are enabling clients to test, learn and measure outcomes related to attention on live campaigns. From these findings, we have seen clients embrace attention and build a competitive advantage as the industry aligns on a standard definition of attention as a metric. To support them in their journey, we will keep on innovating on the measurement solutions that we are proposing but also on the integration of attention metrics in the activation and planning stage."

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This World Asthma Awareness month, Cipla launched its general patient & public awareness initiative – ‘Tuffies’ – directing more targeted awareness on improving respiratory care amongst children, especially those living with asthma. Overcoming myths and stigma associated with chronic respiratory diseases like asthma and its treatment, the Tuffies campaign is targeted at engaging children between the ages 5 through 10 yrs of age and their caregivers. Sonali Bendre launched the campaign by unveiling the Tuffies Comic Book and introducing the Tuffies Team, a group of relatable, young, adventurous characters.

A widespread non-communicable disease, asthma is the most common chronic condition among children affecting nearly 7.9% of Indian children, with about 80% of asthmatics experiencing symptoms during the first 6 years of their life. Insufficient awareness about the disease, misconceptions and perceived myths associated with its cornerstone treatment i.e. inhalation therapy, have resulted in many cases of asthma going undiagnosed and even untreated. All this ultimately results in poor control of asthma, leading to a significantly impacted quality of life that includes frequent hospitalizations and missed school days.

The Tuffies Comic Book features - Vicky, an aspiring detective who lives with asthma but does not let it hold him back, along with his sister Mini, best friend Gullu and Vicky’s trusted companion Mr. Puffy. These characters will remain central to the Tuffies campaign. The comic book will showcase the Tuffies team as they tackle challenging situations and solve mysteries in their hometown with Mr. Puffy providing guidance and motivation through his mantra ‘Breathe in and count to ten, breathe out and let go of doubt’. Through their adventures, the campaign aims to spread the message that asthma should not limit a child's potential, as long as they take the right treatment and adhere to it. While the campaign launches with the comic book, an animated video series is to follow.

Speaking on the launch of the campaign, Dr. Vikas Gupta, India Rx Head, Cipla Ltd. said, “Patients are at the heart of everything we do at Cipla, and this ethos is reflected in the efforts we have made to transform the lives of those living with asthma. Through our public awareness campaigns, we have made significant strides in raising awareness about the condition and trying to set the record straight on one of its recommended treatments i.e. inhalation therapy. Broadening our focus and for the effective management of this condition in the country, we’re excited to launch the ‘Tuffies’ campaign. With this campaign we aim to inspire children to overcome limitations and help create more open channels of communication for caregivers to make informed decisions in consultation with their child’s physician. This further deepens our efforts to bring about a positive change in people’s perception towards asthma and its treatment”.

Adding her thoughts actor Sonali Bendre said, “Cipla’s work in the asthma awareness space has over the years sparked a social movement that has served as inspiration for asthmatics across the country. And now, with the Tuffies campaign, the company extends its focus toward helping children with asthma and their parents by; combating misinformation related to the condition, enabling informed decision-making, and encouraging children to overcome their limitations. Launching the campaign with a comic book, which can entertain and inform is truly a smart way of spreading awareness about a health condition, especially amongst little ones. And as a mother, it gives me immense delight to be able to lend my voice and platform to a campaign, that has such a strong message and cause.”

Prasad Ajgaonkar, CEO of animation studio iRealities who along with his team conceptualised the Tuffies campaign characters and storyline said, “We’re happy to have been able to contribute to Cipla's efforts to promote better respiratory care in the country. Our expertise in children's animation and engaging storytelling has allowed us to spread a message of positivity and hope to children living with asthma, through this campaign. Tuffies is a great example of how creative storytelling can be used to effectively reach out and connect to an audience.”

Over the years Cipla has championed awareness around asthma through its #BerokZindagi campaign, using a multitude of creative formats and platforms to spark social conversation, engage the public and inspire change for asthmatics across the country. With the Tuffies campaign, Cipla dives deeper into specific patient cohorts urging children with asthma to unlock their true potential and empowering their parents to help them do so.

The Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans match on Tuesday has clocked the highest ever concurrent viewership on JioCinema, the network has said.

The final overs of the second innings of the match saw the concurrent viewership on JioCinema touching 2.5 crore. CSK made its way to finals by winning the playoff match by 16 runs. 

The previous viewership record on JioCinema is 2.4 crore, registered during the CSK versus RCB match on April 17. 

JioCinema has been free streaming IPL matches for all viewers. 

“In terms of engagement, JioCinema continues to set new benchmarks every day. The total video views on the platform have already crossed over 1300 crore video views, setting a world record. The streaming app has been adding millions of new viewers for IPL on a daily basis. The average streaming time per match per viewer has already zoomed past 60 minutes,” said JioCinema in a release.

In terms of sponsorships and advertisers, JioCinema has roped in 26 marquee sponsors.

Amit B Wadhwani's Buffering Mediatech has been successfully amplifying over 200 movies within ground-breaking time.

It’s been a highflying last financial year for Buffering with quite some of the top Bollywood releases being amplified by Buffering Mediatech. With Ram Setu - Akshay Kumar, Mili - Jahnvi Kapoor, Phone Bhoot - Katrina Kaif, Cirkus, PS2, Chatrapathi, Bholla, Drishyam 2, Zara Hatke Zara Bach Ke to name a few. Buffering adds to the fast growing list of latest releases amplified as Buffering as Media-Tech partners.

‘’My goal has always been very singular; give people what they want! Our services have always been tailor-made to appeal to them. But, the most important part is to convince the consumer. Make the consumers feel that they're making an absolutely right choice with the offered strategy.’’ as quoted by Founder & Director Amit B. Wadhwani.

Meanwhile, Darshini Khatri, one of the co-founders says, “When availing services or procuring solutions, every brand wants to feel confident that they made the right choice. For some purchases, that means getting the best possible value. For others, it means getting a specific set of features. Brands put a lot of energy into making sure that buyer's remorse doesn't haunt them after making a decision. At Buffering, we ensure our partners get the best of both worlds.”

Buffering is a data led media tech platform that is revolutionising the Media Tech industry. With a humongous reach of 400 Mn prospective consumers on a pan India basis, Buffering provides the perfect blend of online and offline media with digital technology. As a brand, Buffering has been able to acquire users across the country through extensive ATL/BTL activities along with digital and social media activation campaigns.

‘’Cinema dynamics coupled with data & technology is an unexplored industry which has a huge revenue potential & is an extremely profitable business. The Buffering has become a commendable model which will redefine amplification of content in the media & entertainment industry in India. I loved the focus on detailing in spite of keeping scale in mind' states young Krishiv L. Tekchandani - Co-Founder, Buffering.

With a whopping 100% YOY growth in terms of the number of amplification campaigns, Buffering targets more than 200 campaigns for movies, OTT shows, web series, music album launches and others in the current year. The last quarter has already seen Buffering increase its footprint in the sports and entertainment industry with exclusive campaigns for the Women's Premier League 2023. Forecasting a comfortable turnover of 100 Crores in the current financial year confidently. 

Buffering’s presence in the outdoor marketing space is unparalleled. It provides access to more than 19,500 active outdoor hoarding sites across premium locations of the country including presence in metros, Tier I, Tier II and Tier III cities, state and national highways that helps in establishing the presence of your brand. Not just hoardings,it can also provide high visibility options across airport terminals, autorickshaws, and other such unconventional options. Unlike other players, it co-invests in the facelift of brands through outdoor and digital media in marketing campaigns. This helps the brand provide clients with up to around 40 - 50% discount on the outdoor marketing cost as compared to any other player in the market. 

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Times Now Navbharat has risen among the top 3 Hindi news channels on YouTube, clocking an impressive 355 million views in April and registering a phenomenal 422% cumulative growth.

Times Now Navbharat offers innovative content formats to viewers across platforms. On the back of the fastest news, exclusive news breaks and most viewed prime-time shows - News Ki Pathshala and Sawal Public Ka, the channel has built a strong resonance with the viewers, driving high-decibel engagement across platforms.

With a series of digital exclusives that integrates the channel’s broadcast and digital content, Times Now Navbharat has been offering well-rounded insights on every major news story, combined with comprehensive coverage of key events such as the Atique Ahmad murder and ground-breaking original reportage like Operation Sheesh Mahal expose.

Rohit Chadda, President & COO – Digital Business, Times Network said, “This is a remarkable feat for a new entrant in the Hindi News category. With its unparalleled news content and interactive show formats, Times Now Navbharat has consolidated its position as the preferred destination for Hindi news on YouTube. This milestone reinforces our commitment in building new levers of digital engagement with our viewers and we are confident to continue to achieve new milestones."

JioCinema, the official digital streaming partner of TATA IPL 2023, has claimed that it has received 1300 Cr. video views in the first five weeks of the tournament, and more than 60 minutes average user time spent per match.

“The blockbuster performance of IPL on Digital has delighted viewers and advertisers alike. This season, the number of sponsors during IPL's digital streaming reached 26, the highest ever for any sporting tournament. With a real-time number tracking system that enables advertisers evaluate their reach on Digital, the advertiser response has reached an overwhelming number, which is in the range of 400 this season,” read a press release.

Speaking on the value of IPL advertising on digital, Jaya Jamrani, CMO, Castrol India, said “Our segments are very varied but IPL on digital has allowed me to be able to focus and drive the right content to the right audience through targeted marketing. The level of personalization and the targeting that you can achieve is amazing.”

“It’s great consumer experience that's adding a lot more numbers. Forget Hindi and English, which is quite common, but there's Bhojpuri and even Punjabi, which are actually giving a lot more numbers. From a language perspective, it's great immersive stuff for marketers,” said Vishal Chinchankar, CEO, Madison Digital.

Sudhir Shukla, COO - Hypermarkets, More Retail added, “The ability to personalize the campaign at scale is what is phenomenal about IPL on digital. Of course, there are great numbers, but the quality of the impact is absolutely fantastic. On digital we've seen the concurrency numbers, now concurrency numbers go up when a certain batsman comes in to bat, match after match. And the ability to make the most of such a moment is phenomenal.”

Speaking on interest from a variety of brands to advertise on digital this season, Amardeep Singh, CEO, Interactive Avenues said, “IPL on Digital has democratized TV for the advertisers. Earlier, to advertise on TV, you needed huge budgets. Now you don't need huge budgets to advertise on TV.”

According to the recent TAM report, CTV ad spots have shown a 20% growth, indicating the growing trend of viewers preferring the convenience and flexibility offered by CTV platforms, with premium Digital offerings of TATA IPL including 4K, multi-cam, 360-degree viewing, at an unprecedented scale, at no cost.

Speaking on CTV advertising, Singh added, “We're looking at anywhere between 25 million to 40 million CTV households being reached. And what we've seen in the end metric, CTV advertising performs better as compared to a regular ad on the mobile”

Speaking on advertisers’ gain with the surge in digital viewership of TATA IPL, Anil Jayaraj, CEO, Viacom18 Sports said, “Advertisers are the big winners this season and that’s the way it should be. Through JioCinema, advertisers are reaching the right audiences at the right price. JioCinema has opened doors for a lot of advertisers, smaller brands and companies to join the bandwagon, what use to be the exclusive preserve of top 100 advertisers.”