Impact – 22 July 2018

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July 22> 2018 [ impactonnet.com ]

tista sen @tistathinks
Laughter is not the best medicine... the story is
the core. #Nanette and why comedy is all about
the anguish of living in an unreal world.

Mahesh Chauhan @mashchauhan
Amidst the football madness, Rafaaaa! Rafaaaa!.
#Vamos #Wimbeldon

K V Sridhar @kvpops
Even Ravindranath Tagore endorsed the brands
but not for money, for a purpose. #branding
#endorsment #BrandAmbassador @SrBachchan
@adigodrej @ngodrej

A SNEAK PEEK AT WHAT
THE INDUSTRY IS TWITTER-ING ABOUT

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ingaporean advertising
veteran Tham Khai
Meng was fired from his
long-time position as
worldwide Chief creative
officer of The Ogilvy Group.
The global advertising
agency's chief executive
officer John Seifert told
employees in a memo that
this followed an internal
investigation into complaints over Tham's behaviour.

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anaging Director
of Cannes Lions
International Festival
of Creativity, Jose Papa
will step down from his
role, since Ascential,
the parent company
of Cannes Lions, has
decided to do away
with the position of MD
altogether as per reports.
It is believed that Papa’s
exit follows disappointing figures with regards to
attendance of the Cannes Lions festival, which is
believed to have dropped by 20 to 25 percent.

Ogilvy CCO Tham Khai Meng
gets fi red post complaints
on ‘behaviour’

Jose Papa to step down from
his role as MD of Cannes Lions
Festival of Creativity

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am Balsara will
be inducted into
the IAA Hall of Fame
at the International
Advertising
Association
Leadership Awards.
The Hall of Fame is
the biggest honour
that the IAA bestows
in India & is reserved
for someone who
hasn't just built a great company, but has made a
significant contribution to the industry.

Sam Balsara to be inducted
into the IAA Hall of Fame
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cCann Health has
fired its Global
CCO Jeremy Perrott for
behavioural violations.
However the company
has declined to elaborate
on the exact nature of the
complaint or provide any
other detail. Perrott has
become the second big
creative leader in two days
to be abruptly fired for behavioural violations.

McCann Health fi res its Global
Chief Creative Offi cer
Jeremy Perrott

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ir Martin Sorrell
has completed his
first acquisition since
leaving advertising
agency conglomerate
WPP in April. His
new venture, S
Capital, has bought
Dutch digital
production company
MediaMonks in a
deal reported to be
valued at 300 million
euros ($352 million). Some of the other bidders include
WPP and Accenture Interactive.

Martin Sorrell beats WPP
in $350 million takeover of
MediaMonks

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iageo
Global
Travel and
Delhi Duty
Free have
collaborated
to create a
anniversary
installation
marking
110 years of
Johnnie Walker’s iconic Striding Man.

Johnnie Walker Striding Man,
celebrates its 110th birthday

(^14) IN OTHER
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he Syska Group has entered
the Wires and Cables
segment in India after a successful foray in the
LED Lighting, Mobile Accessories and Personal
Care appliances market. The company has
roped in Amitabh Bachchan as the brand
ambassador for Wires and Cables business
with campaigns to kickstart on television
screens very soon. To begin with, Syska will
enter the wires and cables sector in the west
region and will later spread to all India.
Syska Group ropes
in Big B as brand
ambassador

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