The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, November 22, 2003

Marico offers skincare for brides, grooms
FMCG major Marico's `Kaya Skin' clinics have tied up with the online wedding resource, weddingsutra.com, to offer a range of skincare solutions for brides and grooms. These include facial packages, free online consultations and a ... More

EVENTS

`Media owners must create new engaging business models'
MEDIA is getting more fragmented. There are shifts in media consumption, and consumers are seeking a more active role in creating content — so, media owners will need to get serious about commerce and consumer involvement to stay relevant ... More

`Right branding can take Indian films global'
AT the film marketing summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), producers, directors, distributors and other experts from India and abroad made a strong case for the large potential that exists for Indian cinema ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

BA unveils discount offer on Kolkata route
FLY with British Airways (BA) non-stop and direct to London from Kolkata every Wednesday till December 31 this year and get 33 per cent off on the printed airfare in economy class and a 50 per cent on a business class ticket. Besides, a ... More

Goodlass consumer contest
KOCHI: Goodlass Nerolac Paints Ltd has announced its mega consumer scheme - the Nerolac Excel Enduring Homes Contest - in the State . In this contest, consumers have to paint their house with Nerolac Excel and send in a photograph ... More

AirTel launches `Sachin' offer
KOCHI: AirTel has announced the launch of `Sachin Se Poochho Aaj Kya Jeeta' offer. Under this offer, AirTel's prepaid customers both new and existing stand to win prizes ranging from a Ford Ikon to Kinetic mobikes to VCDs or free ... More

DIRECT MARKETING

Hutch direct sales campaign pays off
"The opinion moulders, whom we addressed, opened up for us and helped Hutch to build on the campaign." More

Amway to focus on nutrition, cosmetic areas to drive growth
AMWAY India, one of the largest direct-selling companies in the country, plans to launch 11 new products. It will also start local manufacturing of most of products in the nutrition and wellness categories between now and August next year. Mr ... More

TRENDS

DD News makes private channels sit up, rejig ad revenue plans
THE heat seems to be on the private news channels after the national broadcaster launched its full-fledged news channel and garnered substantial viewership numbers in the first week itself. Star News, for one, is anxious about its final ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Reliance Info offers global SMS at Rs 2
RELIANCE Infocomm has launched international short messaging service (SMS) at a special launch price of Rs 2 per SMS, which it claims is the lowest international SMS rate in the country as compared to the Rs 5 charged by other service ... More

Brand Quest

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