media-plan
How advertisers are planning print campaigns without a common benchmark?blur=25

Guest Column: Ganapathy Viswanathan, Communication Consultant & Author, explores how the IRS was once the common language of print advertising in India, and how its absence has reshaped media planning

Ganapathy Viswanathan Jul 15, 2026 10:58 AM

Ketan Deorankar Joins Hybrid as Director of Growth for INSEA?blur=25

He has previously managed media planning and buying for BMW India across digital, print, OOH and partnerships

e4m Staff Jul 14, 2026 1:12 PM

Haresh Nayak, CEO, Connect Network Inc?blur=25

Guest Column: Haresh Nayak, CEO of Connect Network Inc., on why the next decade of marketing belongs to organisations that plan with intelligence, not assumptions

Haresh Nayak Jul 11, 2026 8:30 AM

The Impact of BARC Blackout on Creativity in Advertising?blur=25

With weekly TV ratings on pause, the industry is forced to confront a bigger question: Has advertising become too dependent on measurement to trust creativity?

Aryendra Khan Jul 9, 2026 7:32 PM

Prabhakar Mundkur?blur=25

Guest Column: Adman Prabhakar Mundkur explains why the suspension of television ratings has left the industry navigating without a compass

Prabhakar Mundkur Jul 8, 2026 1:37 PM

India's TV Ratings Revolution: Who Will Shape the Future of Viewing??blur=25

Dr Annurag Batra decodes the question of whether the industry is ready for an entirely new way of measuring audiences

Dr Annurag Batra Jul 8, 2026 11:30 AM

The Future of Television Measurement: Can a Single Currency Return??blur=25

Marketers and brand leaders are unanimous that TV measurement needs to go beyond traditional reach, frequency metrics by combining cross-media audience measurement with richer content intelligence

Shantanu David Jul 3, 2026 8:57 AM

Future of Marketing: Emphasizing Attentive Reach Over Simple Metrics?blur=25

Rochelle Chhaya, President, UM & Initiative, APAC, spoke to e4m on taking over the leadership, growth in India, the focus on AI and more

Simran Sabherwal Jul 1, 2026 9:31 AM

Commerce Media Revolution: Bridging Ads and Transactions in India?blur=25

As OTT platforms, Q-comm apps, creator ecosystems collapse the distance between content and checkout, a new media category is quietly taking shape, share industry heads

Anuja Jain Jul 1, 2026 8:41 AM

IBM Appoints Omnicom Media as Global Media Agency of Record?blur=25

The appointment includes media planning and buying responsibilities across the Americas, EMEA, Japan and APAC regions

e4m Staff Jun 30, 2026 11:32 AM

Air India?blur=25

The account was previously handled by Initiative, part of IPG Mediabrands

e4m Staff Jun 24, 2026 2:34 PM

Roadstar's Future as India's OOH Currency Depends on Agency Support?blur=25

With many agencies already on board, absence of GroupM/WPP Media and Omnicom, now strengthened by IPG, could still determine if Roadstar becomes India’s common OOH currency

Kanchan Srivastava Jun 23, 2026 8:16 AM

Lodestar UM Secures AMFI's Integrated Media Mandate?blur=25

Lodestar UM will lead AMFI's end-to-end media strategy, planning and buying responsibilities

e4m Staff Jun 19, 2026 11:10 AM

Annual Media Plans: Evolving from Fixed Roadmaps to Strategic Guides?blur=25

Industry leaders say the role of annual planning is changing and is increasingly becoming a strategic framework within which budgets, channels and investments are continuously tweaked

Shantanu David Jun 19, 2026 9:10 AM

e4m Connected TV Conference 2026?blur=25

At the e4m CTV Conference 2026, Kedar Ravangave, Head of Marketing at Kotak Mahindra Bank, noted that although algorithms influence what audiences watch, content continues to drive engagement

e4m Staff Jun 12, 2026 9:12 AM

Neha Sawhney, Yagnesh Ravi - Snap Inc?blur=25

Neha Jolly Sawhney, Head of Ad Revenue, and Yagnesh Ravi, Lead Ad Solutions at Snap Inc., discuss Snapchat’s growing adoption among advertisers in India

Sunidhi Vijay Jun 5, 2026 8:57 AM

Samsung Chooses Cheil India for Integrated Media Strategy?blur=25

Guest Column: Communication Consultant Ganapathy Viswanathan writes on how Cheil has spent years within the Samsung ecosystem & understands the brand’s processes, product hierarchy & priorities

Ganapathy Viswanathan Jun 4, 2026 10:02 AM

Anisha Iyer?blur=25

As CEO of OMD India and a Cannes Lions 2026 Media juror, Anisha Iyer believes the strongest media ideas are deceptively simple, and that complexity is often mistaken for craft

Aryendra Khan Jun 4, 2026 9:08 AM

Digital Advertising Thrives Amid Economic Uncertainty in 2026?blur=25

TAM AdEx’s Feb-April 2026 data shows one clear winner: digital. While TV, radio & print remained restrained or volatile, digital advertising stayed sharply above the average-month benchmark

Kanchan Srivastava Jun 2, 2026 8:33 AM

Shift from TV to Streaming?blur=25

A new study finds that the market's content intelligence gap actively suppresses budget confidence at every stage of the planning and trading cycle

Anuja Jain May 29, 2026 8:02 AM

Harsh Deep Chhabra?blur=25

Harsh Deep Chhabra, Global Head – Media at Godrej Consumer Products, discusses how FMCG companies are adjusting media strategies amid supply-side disruptions and geopolitical tensions

Imran Fazal May 28, 2026 9:25 AM

UNIFIED MEDIA MEASUREMENT?blur=25

Puneet Avasthi, Director, Kantar, speaks with Shripad Kulkarni on Media Compass — India’s first unified currency across traditional and digital media — and what it reveals about Indian media landscape

Shripad Kulkarni May 26, 2026 7:57 AM

Mars elevates Mahmoud Maghraby as Media Director - AMEA?blur=25

Prior to Mars, Mahmoud Maghraby was with EssenceMediacom as Client Managing Director & Head of Strategy for MENA

e4m Desk May 25, 2026 4:45 PM

Rama Paul?blur=25

Rama Paul has held key leadership roles across organisations, most notably at ABP Network and Dabur

e4m Staff Mar 27, 2026 11:23 AM

real estate?blur=25

Data from e4m dentsu Digital Advertising Report 2026 highlights that while overall real estate ad spends expanded 22% year-on-year, television’s share of the media mix stood at 42% in 2025

Aditi Gupta Feb 24, 2026 9:08 AM

Vivek Das?blur=25

Vivek Das, Chief Digital Officer of Madison Media, says that the launch of MbrAIn addresses gaps in media planning, helping brands drive growth with an AI-powered, full-funnel strategy

Sunidhi Vijay Jan 19, 2026 8:34 AM

Will retail media reshape media planning, measurement & commerce in 2026??blur=25

Experts say the next phase of retail media will be defined by how intelligently it is deployed: less about chasing scale and more about building sophistication

Pooja Yadav Dec 30, 2025 8:35 AM

Sam Balsara at e4m Confluence 2025?blur=25

At e4m Confluence 2025, the Madison World Chairman called for industry reinvention, urging agencies to move beyond traditional models and embrace creative integration

e4m Staff Nov 12, 2025 9:39 AM

Gopa Menon?blur=25

Guest Column: Gopa Menon, COO & Co-Founder, Theblurr, shares his views on creative-first era of media buying

Gopa Menon Oct 1, 2025 9:27 AM

WPP Media launches DECODE?blur=25

DCODE is a digital marketing playbook designed to serve as a compass for professionals navigating India’s ever-changing digital landscape

Anushka Roy Choudhary Aug 21, 2025 3:03 PM

Jasmin Sohrabji?blur=25

Jasmin Sohrabji, one of the most respected names in media and advertising, turns a year older

e4m Staff Jul 8, 2025 5:15 PM

Gen AI?blur=25

Programmatic advertising has made media buying automated, real-time and more measurable with AI offering real-time campaign insights for marketers, share industry players

Shantanu David Jan 3, 2024 8:21 AM

PK?blur=25

Kumar, who will soon be completing three years at the helm of GroupM South Asia, talks about the changing media and advertising landscape and its implications for the industry

Javed Farooqui Apr 12, 2022 8:36 AM

zee5 - madison media?blur=25

The agency will handle media planning, social media and creative development for ZEE5’s B2B marketing function

exchange4media Staff Oct 5, 2021 12:15 PM

IPA charter?blur=25

Agencies including Carat, Havas Media Group, Initiative UK, iProspect, MediaCom, Wavemaker & Zenith, which are responsible for more than £7bn in 2020 media billings, have committed to using IPA’s tool

exchange4media Staff Jun 9, 2021 6:14 PM

The Media Ant - Mukesh?blur=25

Agrawal, Co-founder, The Media Ant, said that the other big spenders on sports OTT platforms are FMCG, automobiles, beverages, and electronic appliances

Javed Farooqui Feb 11, 2021 8:25 AM

Tv?blur=25

At the unveiling of dentsu-e4m report, Jain, CRO, ABP Network, while speaking on 'how media planning can become screen agnostic,' also discussed 4 key trends that have emerged distinctly

exchange4media Staff Feb 5, 2021 9:06 AM

chimp&z?blur=25

The agency will render digital communication and creative design solutions to enhance the brand’s performance marketing

exchange4media Staff Oct 19, 2020 3:32 PM

dbase4media?blur=25

The partnership entails combining Dbase4media's Sales & Marketing services with Real Advertising’s leading Media Planning & Releasing services across North, East & Western Regions of India

exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2020 11:24 AM

Update Geotarget and Mirum India?blur=25

Mirum India will support Update Geotarget with a bouquet of digital services across Brand Planning, Media Planning and Social Media Management

exchange4media Staff Feb 24, 2020 3:01 PM

IdeateLabs and Häfele India?blur=25

The partnership consolidates the responsibility of creative, content and media with one agency

exchange4media Staff Feb 11, 2020 2:45 PM

Dentsu India Slingshot JBL by Harman?blur=25

The agency will now handle marketing communications, campaign design and media planning for the brands won

exchange4media Staff Jan 6, 2020 12:29 PM