The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 31, 2008

MARKETING

STRATEGY: Automakers draw up strategies to beat high interest regime
To sharpen focus on finance arms, take up aggressive cost reduction. Mumbai July 30 The Indian automobile industry is gearing up for a bumpier ride in the coming months. With a hardening of interest regime round the corner and a debilitating ...

BRANDS: ITC’s paper trail
Paper products, especially notebooks, continue to appeal to this division of the cigarettes-to-hotels major which has exited the greeting cards business.. Good wishes are always in demand, but what with the Internet and SMS delivering us ...

RETAILING: Design is in the detail
Store design should communicate the values of the brand, says this retail design expert. Retail design is all about unlocking the energy of the store, says Anirudha P. Mukhedkar, CEO of Restore Solutions. This Bangalore-based store branding ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Dalmia Group to launch Leonardo Gold
Diversified group Dalmia Continental Pvt Ltd held a preview of Leonardo Gold, an extra virgin olive oil to be launched soon. “The gourmet extra virgin olive oil is intended for the most oil selective applications and will be launched pan ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: CavinKare forays into South Indian snacks segment
Products to be initially launched in TN. Chennai, July 30 Shampoos to foods company CavinKare Pvt Ltd is all set to launch a range of traditional South Indian snacks. To start with, it will introduce mixture, murukku (in ...

INSIGHT: Brand India revisited
The stock market reverses of the recent months that mar the outlook for India prompt this piece.. We have been noticing a renewed interest in Brand India, though the couple of articles I have read in the international media have been less than ...

STRATEGY: Students catch eye of travel agents, airlines
Mumbai, July 30 Students travelling abroad for studies are fast catching the interest of airlines and tour operators alike. ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Brics Securities launches Capital Guaranteed Scheme
Portfolio will invest in Nifty-linked derivative instruments, debts. Mumbai, July 30 Mumbai-based financial services firm Brics Securities Ltd on has announced the launch of a capital guarantee portfolio scheme “BRICSecure NLD 1” ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Jyothy Laboratories enters laundry services biz
Mumbai, July 30 Jyothy Laboratories is making a foray into laundry services with an initial investment of Rs 40 crore. A new subsidiary company, Jyothy Fabricare Services (JFSL), has been floated to create a fabric care retail brand under the ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Ultra Motor launches `Marathon'

STRATEGY: Premium car makers woo customers with smart finance options
New Delhi, July 30 Premium car buyers who may be having a second thought about making their purchase mainly due to interest rates climbing may be in for a surprise as there are attractive financing options that could lower their borrowing cost ...

STRATEGY: Phoenix Group plans Rs 2,000-cr expansion
Chennai, July 30 Phoenix Group, a Rs 1,500-crore conglomerate with varied business interests including hotels, real estate and floriculture, has drawn up expansion plans involving an investment of up to Rs 2,000 crore in the next two ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: LIC launches policy for women
Mumbai, July 30 LIC has launched an insurance policy designed exclusively for women called Jeevan Bharati-I. The policy is essentially a money back policy with a term of 15 or 20 years. Besides critical illness and accident benefit riders, it ...

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: Jagran Prakashan Q1 net declines
New Delhi, July 30 Media company Jagran Prakashan’s profits during the first quarter were down 8.82 per cent to Rs 31.65 crore compared to the corresponding quarter the previous year. ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: New Educomp tools
New Delhi, July 30 Educomp Solutions Ltd has launched ETEN programme to address the employability training needs of students across the country in areas of accounting, soft skills, English language and coaching for CA and accounting ...

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES: Warner, BIG Music ink deal
Mumbai, July 30: BIG Music & Home Entertainment has announced the company’s appointment by Warner Home Video as its exclusive home video licensee for India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. BIG Music & Home ...