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Ashish Bhasin, Founder, The Bhasin Consulting Group and former CEO Asia Pacific Dentsu, remembers Usha Bhandarkar as one of the true architects of India’s modern advertising era
e4m Staff Jan 7, 2026 11:21 AM
As global players exercise caution, India's advertising industry is likely to feel a domino effect, say some industry watchers; others are hopeful of recovery from festive season spending
Kanchan Srivastava Jun 24, 2025 8:28 AM
We asked industry leaders to share their thoughts on Mark Read’s announcement to step down as WPP CEO, on what lies ahead for the agency and the industry as a whole
e4m Staff Jun 18, 2025 9:08 AM
Industry leaders foresee a moderate growth in the current fiscal, following back-to-back setbacks— stock market crash and the RBI’s downgrading of GDP growth forecasts
Kanchan Srivastava Apr 10, 2025 8:52 AM
Ashish Bhasin, Founder of The Bhasin Consulting Group, recalls his association and interactions with Bhaskar Das
Ashish Bhasin Jan 15, 2025 3:36 PM
Vivek Bhargava, Co-founder, Consumr.ai, on his association with Ashish Bhasin and how he became his friend, philosopher, and guide
Vivek Bhargava Dec 18, 2024 10:32 AM
Janak Sarda, Director of BFF Foods India, on his association with Ashish Bhasin as the industry veteran celebrates his 60th birthday
Janak Sarda Dec 17, 2024 6:09 PM
Yesudas S Pillai, Founder Y&A Transformation and Strategic Advisor Channel Factory, on Ashish Bhasin’s leadership, his people skills and philosophy
Yesudas Pliiai Dec 17, 2024 5:29 PM
The star-studded evening was a perfect blend of elegance and revelry, with industry veterans, close friends, and family coming together to raise a toast to Bhasin’s remarkable journey and achievements
e4m Staff Dec 17, 2024 2:02 PM
Ashish Bhasin, Founder-The Bhasin Consulting Group, remembers being struck by Ratan Tata’s gentlemanliness and humility
e4m Staff Oct 10, 2024 2:04 PM
Co-founder and Chairman of RD&X, Ashish Bhasin, speaks to e4m about the loss of veteran adman Bobby Sista
e4m Staff Jul 29, 2024 8:24 AM
These allocation could enhance economic activity and ad industry growth, provided implementation is effective, say experts
e4m Staff Jul 24, 2024 9:01 AM
Adman Brendan Pereira, who passed away on July 21, had a great flair for creativity, aesthetics and photography combined with excellent people skills, remember industry colleagues
e4m Staff Jul 22, 2024 8:59 AM
The advertising and marketing fraternity is hopeful of a growth-oriented budget that puts more money into the pockets of the consumer
Sohini Ganguly Jul 15, 2024 9:10 AM
India’s awards tally at Cannes Lions has shrunk to 18 this year, from 25 in 2023 and 47 a year before. The downward trend has sparked a debate about the state of India's creative prowess
Kanchan Srivastava Jun 24, 2024 8:24 AM
The development doesn't bode well, say experts, who believe that consolidation is the way forward for the industry
e4m Staff Jan 22, 2024 3:13 PM
While the TV industry relies on large advertisers, SMBs are driving the tech platforms' ad growth, say experts
Kanchan Srivastava Jan 22, 2024 9:04 AM
Bhasin will also acquire a significant minority stake in the agency over a defined period of time
exchange4media Staff Jun 1, 2023 8:32 AM
The company aims to provide mentoring for founders, CEOs and company boards to help turbo charge their business growth
exchange4media Staff May 24, 2023 7:54 AM
Industry watchers discuss the rationale behind roping in an eclectic mix of Bollywood stars and cricketing greats to promote India's biggest sporting event and what it means for the broadcasters
Aditi Gupta Mar 31, 2023 9:00 AM
We bring you a roundup of the news that made headlines this past week
exchange4media Staff Jun 18, 2022 8:21 AM
Advertising and media veteran Ashish Bhasin says that the demise of his ex-boss Da Cunha has left an eternal void
exchange4media Staff Jan 10, 2022 1:33 PM
e4m’s pick of some major changes at the top in brand, agency, print and OOH domains
exchange4media Staff Dec 31, 2021 2:10 PM
Arvind Sharma was conferred with the 'AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award' for his outstanding contribution to the advertising industry across both the art and science of advertising
exchange4media Staff Dec 22, 2021 6:49 PM
Previous winners of the honour include Subhas Ghosal, Alyque Padamsee, Mike Khanna, R K Swamy, Piyush Pandey, Sam Balsara, Prem Mehta, Roda Mehta, Ram Sehgal, Madhukar Kamath
exchange4media Staff Nov 15, 2021 1:21 PM
Bhasin has put in his papers as he has obtained admission for the Harvard Advanced Management Program
exchange4media Staff Nov 12, 2021 3:09 PM
Huijboom is the global CEO for media and global clients and will continue to spearhead India operations until the group finds a new CEO
Naziya Alvi Rahman Sep 16, 2021 9:02 AM
We bring you a roundup of the news that made headlines this past week
exchange4media Staff Sep 11, 2021 8:43 AM
He has cited other preoccupation and commitment as the reason
exchange4media Staff Sep 10, 2021 6:57 PM
Be it exits, elevations, restructurings or appointments, the agency has been in news consistently since the beginning of the pandemic
exchange4media Staff Sep 6, 2021 9:03 AM
Calls the news, published by a business portal, ‘baseless, unverified, wrong, and untrue’
exchange4media Staff Sep 4, 2021 8:37 AM
Guha, MD of 9X Media, former president of TOI Group & board of directors of BCCL and Bollywood producer, breathed his last on Aug 21 after a short battle with liver cancer
exchange4media Staff Aug 23, 2021 8:47 AM
Bhasin, CEO APAC and Chairman India, dentsu international, talks about recovery, restructuring and, of course, resilience in the pandemic
Naziya Alvi Rahman Jun 30, 2021 9:03 AM
Industry watchers note that the suspension of IPL will have a huge impact on ad revenues with brands having to pull back campaigns and the overall market sentiment getting affected
Misbaah Mansuri May 5, 2021 8:51 AM
Kapoor was an integral part of many of Amul’s memorable campaigns and the launch of a number of its brands
exchange4media Staff Apr 14, 2021 10:41 AM
Alongside overall economic growth, no increase in taxes is also a big relief for the sector
exchange4media Staff Feb 2, 2021 8:55 AM
Mehrotra will continue to fulfil her duties as MD, Media Group, Singapore
exchange4media Staff Jan 4, 2021 10:48 AM
We bring to you a collection of guest columns written by industry leaders for exchange4media in 2020
exchange4media Staff Jan 1, 2021 8:45 AM
Previously, Bhasin has also served as Head of Jury for the APAC Effie Awards 2017
exchange4media Staff Dec 16, 2020 12:28 PM
As Shankar sets out on the next chapter of his professional journey, friends and colleagues from the industry recount his many contributions to the media and entertainment landscape of India
exchange4media Staff Oct 9, 2020 8:45 AM
Ashish Bhasin, CEO, APAC, Dentsu and Chairman, India, says Shankar never hesitated to state his mind bluntly, even on difficult issues
exchange4media Staff Oct 8, 2020 1:39 PM
Based in Mumbai, Mehra will report into Zhengda Shen, President of Merkle APAC for his additional role
exchange4media Staff Oct 1, 2020 10:33 AM
Bhasin, CEO, APAC & Chairman India Dentsu Aegis Network, was speaking to Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now, during the 16th episode of Visionary Talk Series
exchange4media Staff Oct 1, 2020 8:02 AM
Adland reflects on Anupriya Acharya's ascent as the first woman president of the AAAI in 35 years after Nargis Wadia took on the mantle in 1976-77 and Tara Sinha in 1984-85
Naziya Alvi Rahman & Misbaah Mansuri Sep 23, 2020 8:48 AM
Other elected members to the executive committee include Anand Bhadkamkar, Kunal Lalani, Mohit Joshi, Pranav Premnarayen, Rana Barua and Vivek Srivastava
exchange4media Staff Sep 22, 2020 9:57 AM
Bhasin looks fondly at highlights from his illustrious journey with AAAI and how the body has evolved with the changing times
Misbaah Mansuri Sep 14, 2020 8:18 AM
Top media planners say the Indian Premier League coming along with the festival season is expected to boost ad spends and lift consumer sentiments that have been subdued this year due to the pandemic
Misbaah Mansuri Aug 10, 2020 8:00 AM