artificial-intelligence
As generative tools fold shoots, adaptations and VFX into the creative desk itself, agency leaders are split on how much of the traditional production department will actually survive
Guest Column: Shantomoy Ray, Founder & Director of K Factor Communications, explores the opportunities & challenges of AI-generated content & whether it is driving creativity or digital oversaturation
Shantomoy Ray Aug 1, 2026 8:34 AM
Manish Sharma, PR Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Key Communications explores how the communications profession is evolving beyond generating headlines to becoming a strategic business function
Manish Sharma Jul 24, 2026 4:40 PM
Devang Shah, Chief Business Officer – Consumer, Industrials & Commerce, CXM at dentsu India, writes about how organisations are moving beyond AI adoption to focus on financial discipline
Devang Shah Jul 24, 2026 9:10 AM
Guest Column: In part two of this series, Renuka Naj and R. Chandra Mouli discuss how AI is forcing agencies into their biggest restructuring in decades, reshaping workflows
Renuka Naj & R. Chandra Mouli Jul 23, 2026 8:46 AM
In the absence of binding legislation, ad agencies are increasingly adopting self-regulation
Imran Fazal Jul 22, 2026 8:59 AM
Ankur Parmar, CMO of Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd, says AI is reshaping search, customer journeys and agency relationships, changing how brands are discovered, built and trusted
Sandhi Sarun Jul 14, 2026 8:59 AM
As Google pushes AI deeper into planning, creative and measurement, marketers weigh the promise of smarter campaigns against the need for human oversight
Shantanu David Jul 13, 2026 8:39 AM
The report says digital adoption has helped nearly 60% of MSMEs achieve double-digit revenue growth with AI expected to unlock up to 30-35% improvement in profitability for businesses
e4m Staff Jul 8, 2026 12:06 PM
At Cannes Lions 2026, AI was no longer the headline act. The focus shifted to how technology can solve real problems, elevate craft and deliver meaningful creative outcomes
Aryendra Khan Jul 8, 2026 9:21 AM
According to industry forecasts, India's intelligence advertising revenue, the category built around AI-powered search and discovery, is forecast to cross 2.5 billion dollars in 2026, growing 9%
Anuja Jain Jul 6, 2026 9:09 AM
Guest Column: Ganapathy Viswanathan, Communication Consultant & Author, examines why AI demands a rethink of agency remuneration, with value creation replacing time-based billing as the key metric
Ganapathy Viswanathan Jul 3, 2026 8:05 AM
The RBI has proposed a comprehensive regulatory framework to govern the use of artificial intelligence and other decision-making models across banks and financial institutions
e4m Staff Jun 26, 2026 11:52 AM
The image, which has been widely shared online, purportedly showed Tripathi riding on a motorcycle with a man
e4m Staff Jun 20, 2026 12:48 PM
Speaking at the Pitch CMO Summit in New Delhi, Nikhil Bansal outlined how marketers can adapt to changing consumer behaviour as AI-powered tools increasingly influence online experiences
e4m Staff Jun 18, 2026 1:08 PM
Customer service is no longer support—it is the brand’s strongest driver of trust, loyalty, and growth, writes Ganapathy Viswanathan, Communication Consultant & Author
Ganapathy Viswanathan Jun 17, 2026 5:31 PM
AI search rewards what was actually said about your brand, not what you paid to say about yourself and that distinction is turning marketing strategy on its head
Anuja Jain Jun 12, 2026 8:57 AM
Guest Column: Arpit Srivastava, Associate Director with Xiaomi Technology India, writes on how AI content and AI-driven web traffic are reshaping the internet into a machine-to-machine ecosystem
Arpit Srivastava Jun 11, 2026 11:33 AM
She emphasized that while algorithms are designed to maximize engagement and profits, newsrooms operate on values such as moderation, calibration, and editorial judgment
Data points show zine publishing, indie bookstores and vinyl records rising sharply globally, indicating growing demand for human-made media over digital abundance
Anuja Jain Jun 3, 2026 3:28 PM
Guest Column: Ganapathy Viswanathan, Independent Communication Consultant & Author, explores the growing influence of AI across the communications landscape
Ganapathy Viswanathan Jun 3, 2026 9:12 AM
Barak Turovsky is a product and business leader with over 25 years of experience
Marketing veteran Shubhranshu Singh writes that Meta’s AI-driven restructuring signals that artificial intelligence is beginning to replace human talent at the core of the marketing and media business
Shubhranshu Singh May 21, 2026 8:42 AM
Over 43 publishers — including leading news platforms in India — among the world’s 50 biggest English news websites witnessed sharp declines in web traffic, as per Press Gazette-Similarweb data
Kanchan Srivastava May 20, 2026 8:32 AM
The platform is widening access to its facial likeness monitoring tool as social media companies face growing pressure to tackle AI-generated impersonation and synthetic media abuse
e4m Staff May 18, 2026 4:54 PM
As conversational AI reshapes consumer behaviour, platforms are beginning to prioritise response time, predictive engagement and operational efficiency over traditional performance metrics
Anuja Jain May 14, 2026 9:08 AM
Guest Column: Bhuvan Lall shares insights on India’s soft power potential, highlighting how AI and social media could amplify its global cultural influence and reshape its international narrative
Bhuvan Lall May 13, 2026 12:30 PM
Industry estimates suggest the broader AI-in-sports market could approach nearly $50 billion by 2033
Imran Fazal May 13, 2026 8:47 AM
As India's digital commerce market hurtles toward a $185B valuation, the industry is confronting a quiet but consequential inflection point. Speed got platforms here. Trust will decide who stays
Anuja Jain May 11, 2026 3:57 PM
As AI co-pilots take over advertising’s execution layer, persuasion is becoming a system of continuous, algorithmic probability management. The industry is only starting to grasp what that means
Anuja Jain May 5, 2026 9:03 AM
As discovery shifts beyond app stores and automation takes over acquisition, India’s non-gaming marketers are being forced to rethink visibility, value, and what real performance actually means
Anuja Jain Apr 30, 2026 9:00 AM
OpenAI will continue to share revenue with Microsoft until 2030 under the existing terms, although the total amount will be capped
e4m Staff Apr 28, 2026 8:40 AM
Deepali Naair, Global Head of Brand, Mktg & Corp Comms, Biocon, speaks with Shripad Kulkarni on GenAI, collapse of the strategy-execution divide — & why the principles of mktg have never mattered more
Shripad Kulkarni Apr 28, 2026 7:58 AM
As agencies race to claim the 'AI-first' badge, a harder question is emerging: is the technology actually changing how work gets done, or just how it gets sold?
Aryendra Khan Apr 27, 2026 8:33 AM
As machine-led systems dominate media decisions, marketers are being pushed out of execution and into judgment, even as transparency gaps widen
Anuja Jain Apr 9, 2026 9:56 AM
Chandrika Jain, Marketing Director at Lenovo India, speaks about how AI has helped bring centuries old and deeply rooted art forms to life
Anushka Roy Choudhary and Simran Sabherwal Apr 7, 2026 1:02 PM
Grapes Worldwide Co-founder and Global CEO Shradha Agarwal on building brands that endure in an era of viral chasing, AI hype, and first-party data
Aryendra Khan Apr 2, 2026 9:25 AM
Laurent Thevenet, Head of Creative Technology APAC at Publicis Groupe, shares how the advertising industry is navigating AI and beyond
Steve Wozniak questions AI’s depth, says current systems lack understanding, emotion and intent
e4m Staff Mar 31, 2026 2:52 PM
As AI handles the grunt work, Indian agencies wrestle with a harder question: Is efficiency quietly becoming the enemy of great ideas?
Aryendra Khan Mar 31, 2026 9:26 AM
Nearly 200 protesters, including researchers, academics and AI safety advocates, took part in the march
e4m Staff Mar 24, 2026 3:56 PM
With AI-led discovery reshaping visibility and new content ecosystems driving engagement, India’s traditional marketing model is giving way to a more integrated, outcome-driven system
Anuja Jain Mar 21, 2026 2:55 PM
As regional content scales, new voice AI benchmarks expose accuracy gaps, pushing brands to rethink how they build for India’s linguistic complexity
Anuja Jain Mar 20, 2026 9:36 AM
As agentic AI compresses journeys and reshapes discovery, brands are being pushed to move beyond traffic metrics and build trust in a world where decisions are increasingly delegated to machines
Anuja Jain Mar 19, 2026 9:41 AM
Speaking at an industry event, Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, raised concerns around the growing misuse of digital advertising channels for frauds and scams
e4m Staff Mar 19, 2026 9:33 AM
At the e4m Pitch CMO Summit 2026, brand leaders unpacked what it truly means to capture and keep consumer attention in a world reshaped by artificial intelligence
e4m Staff Mar 17, 2026 3:17 PM
Shalini Rao, Chief Marketing Officer of BIAL, discusses how value will depend on intelligent AI use, Gen Z’s impact on workplaces, the need for leaders to stay agile, adapt to change and more
Shalini Rao Mar 17, 2026 9:34 AM
Industry leaders say AI is reshaping content creation, but success will hinge on balancing scale with audience trust
Aditi Gupta Mar 17, 2026 9:27 AM