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Coca-Cola?blur=25

WPP will not bid for Coca-Cola’s North America media account

e4m Staff Sep 12, 2026 5:01 PM

OpenAI Limits Ads for Competing AI Tools on ChatGPT Platform?blur=25

The change was not publicly announced. Doug Wyatt, Senior Director for Americas Media at Adobe, confirmed the notification to media outlets

e4m Staff Sep 12, 2026 4:32 PM

Why big brands are betting on regional faces to drive festive sales?blur=25

India’s festive markets are increasingly being shaped by regional cultures, with local creators helping brands build cultural relevance, consumer trust and drive discovery and sales

Shalinee Mishra Sep 12, 2026 8:45 AM

Week in Ads?blur=25

From Shah Rukh Khan and Sachin Tendulkar to AI, folklore, father-son banter, and festive storytelling, here are the campaigns that caught our attention this week

Aryendra Khan Sep 12, 2026 8:12 AM

Deep Balsara Promoted to Programmatic Director at NZME?blur=25

He previously served as Programmatic Manager at New Zealand Media & Entertainment

e4m Staff Sep 11, 2026 4:40 PM

Ajay Gupte?blur=25

Gupte’s journey serves as a reminder that enduring leadership is built through curiosity, adaptability and the willingness to embrace new challenges

e4m Staff Sep 11, 2026 4:26 PM

Pratham Hegde, Founder, Truelift?blur=25

At e4m D2C Summit, Pratham Hegde, Founder, Truelift, spoke in a session titled ‘Think Incremental! Optimizing Ad Spend for Demand Creation Vs Demand Capture’

e4m Staff Sep 11, 2026 9:08 AM

Publicis Wins LVMH Media Account for APAC Region Starting 2027?blur=25

However, Publicis Groupe will not handle the account for Japan, which is under Dentsu

e4m Staff Sep 10, 2026 6:16 PM

Vipul Kumar Joins Live Times as New VP of Sales?blur=25

Vipul Kumar brings more than 20 years of experience in business development and sales

e4m Staff Sep 10, 2026 4:30 PM

Delhi HC Halts Beco's Controversial Ad Campaign Against HUL?blur=25

As per reports, the judge said that 'comparative advertising can place a rival’s product in an unfavourable light, but crosses the legal line'

e4m Desk Sep 10, 2026 4:21 PM

Monika Shergill , Netflix India?blur=25

Netflix India’s VP, Content, spoke on the platform’s shift from a premium-first perception to ‘Netflix for all’, microdramas, why it continues to explore cricket properties in India to invest and more

Kanchan Srivastava Sep 10, 2026 9:29 AM

Creativity?blur=25

Dr. Annurag Batra writes that advertising’s shift to Mumbai and Bengaluru risks weakening India’s regional creative diversity

Annurag Batra Sep 10, 2026 9:27 AM

Will Regulatory Scrutiny Transform the Advertising Industry??blur=25

One investigation does not make an industry-wide case. But it raises a larger question: as advertising becomes more complex, will the business behind the business face greater scrutiny?

Dr Annurag Batra Sep 10, 2026 9:23 AM

Pamela Gupta Elevated to Senior Director of Brand Solutions at TBWA Lintas?blur=25

Prior to this, Gupta served as Brand Services Director at MullenLowe Lintas Group

e4m Desk Sep 9, 2026 11:51 AM

CCI Closes WinZo-Google Antitrust Case Amid New Gaming Law Changes?blur=25

The complaint also covered Google’s advertising policies and payment warnings displayed to users attempting to make payments to WinZo through Google Pay

e4m Staff Sep 9, 2026 11:34 AM

Ajit Mohan Exits Snap, Marking End of an Era in India's Digital Media?blur=25

Ajit Mohan’s career arc maps the country’s own journey from linear TV to streaming to social and performance advertising

e4m Staff Sep 9, 2026 10:25 AM

Is the Mumbai-centric agency model finally breaking??blur=25

Talent, culture and business are spreading beyond Mumbai. Agencies are now asking if the metro-first structure that built Indian advertising can hold

Aryendra Khan Sep 9, 2026 9:25 AM

Coca-Cola and Publicis Reassess Media Partnership After PepsiCo Win?blur=25

Publicis's new global media mandate with PepsiCo is prompting a fresh look at its existing U.S. and Canada arrangement with rival Coca-Cola

e4m Staff Sep 9, 2026 9:23 AM

Why Celebrities Still Matter in the Creator Economy?blur=25

As audiences fragment across platforms, experts weigh in on why iconic celebrities remain valuable

Sandhi Sarun Sep 9, 2026 9:16 AM

Apple's Marketing Mastery: How It Turns Conversations Into Sales?blur=25

Apple establishes the story; media, creators, analysts, fans and sceptics then tear it apart, extend it and keep it alive

Shantanu David Sep 9, 2026 8:50 AM

Akshay Kumar?blur=25

As Akshay Kumar turns 59, his three-decade advertising journey shows how a celebrity can continually reinvent his brand persona

e4m Staff Sep 9, 2026 8:40 AM

Ronan Harris Appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Snap Inc.?blur=25

The former Google executive has led Snap’s EMEA business for nearly four years

e4m Staff Sep 9, 2026 7:59 AM

Ganapathy?blur=25

Guest Column: Ganapathy Viswanathan, Independent Comm. Consultant & Author, writes about how customer centricity and culture build lasting trust

Ganapathy Viswanathan Sep 8, 2026 6:24 PM

Pavitra Gupta Appointed VP and GM at InMobi India?blur=25

Gupta joins the adtech company after a three-year stint at venture capital firm RTP Global

e4m Staff Sep 8, 2026 6:23 PM

IT Department Expands Tax Probe to Bioscope and Crayons Networks?blur=25

The investigation is understood to involve examining alleged off-balance sheet and financial transactions, along with government and political-led advertising campaigns

Imran Fazal Sep 8, 2026 1:25 PM

Lifelong Launches Foot Massager Campaign on Noida Metro Aqua Line?blur=25

The campaign has been planned and executed by Vertoz, which holds exclusive advertising rights across the selected Aqua Line station inventory

e4m Staff Sep 8, 2026 1:06 PM

Cannes Lions 2026 Report Reveals 4 Key Trends in Brand Creativity?blur=25

Cannes LIONS has published its Creativity Report 2026, identifying trends behind this year's award-winning works, from fair value exchanges to radical transparency

e4m Staff Sep 8, 2026 11:49 AM

Why OTT Platforms Are Embracing Billboards for Marketing Success?blur=25

As OTT platforms compete for attention, OOH is emerging as more than a media buy, with launches designed to travel from the street to social

Sandhi Sarun Sep 8, 2026 9:36 AM

AI Recommendations?blur=25

As ChatGPT ads go live in India, marketers are drawing a hard line between paid placement and earned AI recommendation, and racing to earn it

Aryendra Khan Sep 8, 2026 8:46 AM

newspaper?blur=25

Non-print revenue at newspaper groups has grown rapidly post-Covid and now accounts for around 25–30% of overall revenue, with events, digital subscriptions and OOH emerging as key growth levers

Kanchan Srivastava Sep 8, 2026 8:15 AM

Ganesh Chaturthi?blur=25

Guest Column: Ganapathy Viswanathan, Independent Comm. Consultant & Author, explores why regional festivals are becoming powerful mktg moments for brands seeking cultural relevance & consumer connect

Ganapathy Viswanathan Sep 8, 2026 8:13 AM

Ankit Tandon Takes Charge as National Lead at Taboola India?blur=25

Prior to this, Ankit Tandon was with Affinity Global as Director, Advertiser Sales

e4m Desk Sep 7, 2026 6:29 PM

Tanmay Maheshwari Becomes Deputy President of Indian Newspaper Society?blur=25

The Amar Ujala Managing Director moves up from his role as Vice President of INS

e4m Staff Sep 7, 2026 4:19 PM

HUL CEO Priya Nair Defends Product Safety Amid Beco Dispute?blur=25

HUL MD and CEO Priya Nair was responding to a query at HUL’s Capital Markets Day

e4m Staff Sep 7, 2026 3:05 PM

Mayuresh Dubhashi Joins Saatchi & Saatchi India as Chief Creative Officer?blur=25

In his new role, Mayuresh will partner with Kartik Smetacek, Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi India

e4m Staff Sep 7, 2026 11:29 AM

Festive Creator Economy?blur=25

Brands are looking beyond Diwali, treating Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja and Navratri as distinct cultural and consumption moments for festive creator campaigns

Shalinee Mishra Sep 7, 2026 9:37 AM

Dentsu's Tax Scrutiny: Implications of Royalty Payments for Advertising?blur=25

Dentsu’s tax probe could have implications beyond one agency, as scrutiny of royalty payments, IP & cross-border charges raises prospect of a wider examination across advertising networks

Imran Fazal Sep 7, 2026 9:26 AM

Advertising Data: A New National Security Concern for India?blur=25

US military is disabling mobile advertising IDs after reports that commercial location data was used to track personnel in the Middle East; exposes how ad targeting infra can be a surveillance tool

Shantanu David Sep 7, 2026 8:58 AM

SRK?blur=25

From big brand transformations and celebrity-led campaigns to nostalgia, humour, purpose and culture, these are the ads that made the cut this week

Aryendra Khan Sep 5, 2026 8:56 AM

Print?blur=25

Education, auto and services dominate print advertising, while jewellery, insurance, mutual funds and healthcare emerge among the fastest-growing categories

e4m Staff Sep 4, 2026 4:40 PM

Dentsu IT probe widens: ‘Royalty pivot’, election and government campaigns under scanner?blur=25

e4m was the first to report that the ‘royalty pivot’ was emerging as a key angle in the Dentsu IT probe

Imran Fazal Sep 4, 2026 4:01 PM

The Trade Desk Restructures, Reduces Workforce by 15% for Growth?blur=25

As per CEO Jeff Green, the restructuring will see The Trade Desk organise employees into smaller teams

e4m Desk Sep 4, 2026 12:47 PM

India's Copyright Office Rules on AI-Generated Advertisements?blur=25

Legal voices say, in brand or agency workflows authorship may depend on prompting, iteration, selection and editing but the prompter cannot automatically be treated as the person who caused the work

Shantanu David Sep 4, 2026 9:10 AM

Shahad Anand on the Impact of Context in Advertising Success?blur=25

At Pitch CMO Summit 2026 in Bengaluru, Shahad Anand, Business Head, Skylight Mediakart, makes the case for combining contextual relevance with creativity to win attention

e4m Staff Sep 3, 2026 5:36 PM

How Astrology Predicts Advertising's 30-Year Reinventions?blur=25

Vikkramm Chandirramani, astrologer, psychic and Founder of Futurescopes, decodes some of advertising’s most important periods of reinvention and the astrological patterns behind them

Vikkramm Chandirramani Sep 3, 2026 2:56 PM

Raid?blur=25

Around 20 Income Tax officials entered Dentsu’s Mumbai office on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the operation

Imran Fazal Sep 3, 2026 12:30 PM