29 Oct 2004
| by John Goodman, the chief executive of Ogilvy & Mather, India and South-East Asia
, India is a notable exception - the vast majority of its talent is homegrown....at Ogilvy India.
Despite politically correct posturing, there are still many opportunities for ex-pats in Asia as the markets expand. One market that has never seen an influx of foreigners, however, is India.
Directly after independence in 1947, most of the second-rate journeymen who had been dumped in India faded ...
20 Oct 2004
| by MediaWeek
channel that will offer general entertainment to India’s young urban audiences....Star One will launch on 1 November with over 21 original programmes across a range of entertainment genres. Peter Mukerjea, chief executive for Star India said: “The launch of Star One underscores our long term commitment to driving innovation and production quality while providing diversity ...
17 Sep 2004
| by MediaWeek
for Mumbai, the style capital of India and the centre of the Bollywood industry.
08 Sep 2004
The 14-year-old brand's shift in strategy will be followed by the introduction of four Cobra variants.
Its non-alcoholic beer will be the first to launch in the UK, with a roll-out later this autumn. It was developed in part to overcome India's law against advertising for alcoholic drinks.
Packaging ...
03 Sep 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON - CNN International is to launch 'Eye on India' week in association with Oberoi Hotels...awareness of India's rapidly changing role in the global, political and business environment.
Live and feature programming on India will feature throughout the week with a live televised forum hosted by CNN ...
debate over outsourcing.
Chris Cramer, managing director of CNN International, said: "Given India ...
18 May 2004
| by Staff,
, the high street bank, moves its mortgage operations to India....Abbey currently runs its mortgage operations as a joint venture with the IT services supplier EDS. That joint venture is now under review, as part of a drive by Abbey to revive its business by cutting costs and improving its service to customers.
Abbey transferred 400 jobs to India in January, closing offices ...
12 May 2004
No. 1 West India Quay, the 33-storey residential building in London's Docklands, has established
18 Mar 2004
, but the relocation of some UK customer service centres to India has caused real alarm. Scare stories in the tabloids ...
to Mumbai. Coming in the wake of BT's decision to handle some directory enquiry calls in India, these moves ...
in India or plan to do so. They are vulnerable to the charge that they are sacrificing the interests ...
13 Jan 2004
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
, said: "These figures show what we all knew anyway: businesses moving their call centres to India ...
for companies to move call centres to India has prompted an angry response from unions as well as reports ...