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Melt Update | 3 Mar | Publicis Groupe Merges Publicis WW India & Indigo Consulting’s Digital Marketing Teams & MORE

Ritwika Gupta, March 3, 2021

Meanwhile, Kantar has announced Deepender Rana as General Manager for the Insights Division in the South Asia region.

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Top News:

1. Publicis Groupe Merges Publicis WW India & Indigo Consulting’s Digital Marketing Teams

Publicis Groupe has announced the integration of Indigo Consulting’s digital marketing team with Publicis Worldwide (Publicis WW). As reported by campaign India, this move will make Publicis WW a 300-member agency, offering brand building communication services right from strategy to creative, across mainline, digital and social, with data at the centre.

2. Gaana CEO Prashan Agarwal Quits

Gaana CEO Prashan Agarwal is exiting the Times Internet-owned music streaming service. As noted by exchange4media, he joined Gaana as its CEO in May 2016. Prior to Gaana, he founded PropTiger.com and allcheckdeals.com.

3. ITC Food Awards Digital Mandate For Bingo to Havas Creative

ITC foods has awarded the digital mandate for Bingo to Havas Creative following a multi-agency pitch. According to The Economic Times, the mandate includes the complete portfolio of ITC’s salty snack offerings including sub-brands such as Bingo Chips, Mad Angles, Tedhe Medhe, NoRulz and any future launches. It includes digital campaign planning, social media management, and creative thinking for the brand across all digital platforms. The agency’s focus will be on further building and strengthening equity for the brand.

4. Kantar Announces Deepender Rana as GM, Insights Division, South Asia

Kantar has announced Deepender Rana as General Manager for the Insights Division in the South Asia region. As per afaqs, Rana succeeds Preeti Reddy who takes on the role of Chairwoman of Kantar South Asia. Most recently Rana led Kantar’s Insights business in Greater China.