The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 21, 2005

O&M wins Bombay Ad Club award for 6th time in a row
OGILVY & Mather (O&M) has been voted as the Most Creative Agency status for the sixth year in a row by the Advertising Club of Bombay at its 38th Abby Awards held here. The agency has bagged 26 awards, including 7 gold, 16 silver, two specia More

ADVERTISING

Champions Trophy: ICC's plan to shift venue shocks sponsors
THE International Cricket Council's warning that it may shift the venue of the Champions Trophy (to be held in 2006) from India to Pakistan has sent sponsors into a tizzy. Incidentally, the official global partners for all ICC events till 2007 ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Air Arabia offers Mumbai-Sharjah service at Rs 2,999
IF you are summoned at short notice for an urgent business meeting to Sharjah, don't bother scouting for the best possible airfare. Just head for Sahar International Airport in Mumbai and purchase a `Go-show' fare ticket of Air Arabia, the ... More

BSNL's Holi packages for AP subscribers
MARKING Holi, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (Andhra Pradesh circle) has announced special packages that include unlimited broadband from DataOne (the broadband service arm of BSNL) and full talktime on Excel recharge coupons of Rs 551 ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Automartindia new showroom in Mangalore
MANGALORE: Automartindia has opened a showroom at Kottara Chowki in Mangalore. A company release said here that Karnataka Agencies is the authorised franchise of the company. It said that the showroom in Mangalore has been designed with ... More

RETAILING

Amaron PitStop in Kottayam
KOTTAYAM: As part of its expansion programme in Kerala, automotive battery major Amara Raja Batteries Ltd has launched an exclusive automotive battery outlet, the Amaron PitStop, in Kottayam. Amaron PitStops are also located in Kochi, ... More

BPCL opens RVI outlet at Nagole
HYDERABAD: As part of its new marketing initiative, BPCL has opened a `Retail Visual Identity' (RVI) outlet, the first in Andhra Pradesh, at nearby Nagole and plans to set up 1,000 such outlets by September. Speaking to newspersons after ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Vanaspati sales: FDA restraint on Gujarat Ambuja Exports
THE Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has "prohibited" the sale of vanaspati worth Rs 6-7 crore from Gujarat Ambuja Exports' Bhiwandi godown on suspicion of being sub-standard, according to Mr A. Ramakrishnan, FDA Commissioner. ... More

TRENDS

Exotic destinations at dream fares
THE Indian traveller will soon have the luxury of choosing the fares he pays for travelling abroad. The arrival of at least two low-cost airlines — Air Arabia, that will start daily flights between Mumbai ... More

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