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Thursday 17 September 2026 marketing · daily

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Smartphone growth slows, but challengers keep gaining
Marketing News

Smartphone Slowdown: How Challenger Brands Are Winning India

India's smartphone shipments fell 10% in Q2 2026, yet Nothing doubled shipments and Motorola grew. Inside the marketing playbook challengers are using.

8 Sep · 4 min
CBI Books Subhash Chandra in ₹1,322 Crore LICHFL Case
Media

CBI Books Subhash Chandra Over ₹1,322 Crore LICHFL Loan Case

CBI has registered an FIR against Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and eight others over an alleged ₹1,322 crore loss to LIC Housing Finance.

7 Sep · 3 min
A24's Secret Holmes Doc Is a Scarcity Marketing Masterclass
Media

Secret Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Premieres at Telluride

A24's surprise Telluride premiere of a Nathan Fielder-Lance Oppenheim film on Elizabeth Holmes shows how secrecy has become a marketing weapon.

7 Sep · 3 min
JioHotstar Doubles Down on Malayalam This September
Media

JioHotstar Bets on Malayalam With Two September Premieres

JioHotstar adds Prince of Mollywood (Sept 11) and Vismaya Mohanlal's Thudakkam (Sept 18) to its September slate, both in five languages. Why it matters…

7 Sep · 3 min
D2C brands split on creator spend as AI copyright line is drawn
Marketing News

D2C Brands Split on Creator Spend as AI Copyright Rules Shift

D2C brands are rewriting influencer budgets, India's Copyright Office draws an AI authorship line, and YouTube pushes deeper into living-room prime time.

7 Sep · 4 min
Jio Platforms IPO Roadshows Set to Begin
Media

Jio Platforms to Begin IPO Roadshows Next Week: Report

Jio Platforms is set to start investor meetings for a November IPO that could raise up to $4 billion, per a Bloomberg report. Why…

7 Sep · 3 min
Muthoot MCred Names George Paul, Vigneshwaran Subramanian
Marketing News

Muthoot MCred Names George Paul, Vigneshwaran Subramanian

Muthoot MCred has appointed Dr. George Paul as Internal Ombudsman and Vigneshwaran Subramanian as Chief Risk Officer to sharpen grievance redressal and governance.

7 Sep · 2 min
Vijay Sales Names Rahul Dravid Brand Ambassador
Marketing News

Vijay Sales Signs Rahul Dravid as Brand Ambassador

Vijay Sales has named Rahul Dravid its brand ambassador, with the cricketer fronting TV, digital, in-store and festive campaigns through the year.

7 Sep · 3 min
ITW Universe Bags India–Japan T20I Rights
Media

ITW Universe Wins India–Japan T20I Broadcast, Ad Rights

ITW Universe has bagged exclusive global production, broadcast and commercial rights for the first-ever India vs Japan men's T20I on 22 September 2026.

7 Sep · 3 min
Rado turns Hrithik Roshan into a watch designer
Campaigns

Rado’s ‘The Search’ Puts Hrithik Roshan in the Design Studio

Rado's new brand film 'The Search' casts Hrithik Roshan as a co-creator, tracing a memory into the Centrix Open Heart Diamonds timepiece.

7 Sep · 3 min
YAAP bags Parle Candy Culture creative and media mandate
Agencies

YAAP Wins Creative and Media Mandate for Parle Candy Culture

YAAP has been named digital and media partner for Parle Candy Culture after a multi-agency pitch, covering creative, content, creators and media buying.

7 Sep · 3 min
Moroccanoil serves up Aryna Sabalenka as global ambassador
Marketing News

Moroccanoil Signs Aryna Sabalenka as Global Ambassador

Haircare brand Moroccanoil has named tennis star Aryna Sabalenka its Global Brand Ambassador, deepening its play at the beauty-sport-wellness intersection.

7 Sep · 3 min

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