Shibani Gharat

Shibani Gharat

Stories by 'Shibani Gharat'

Defining Moments

Defining Moments: Rajiv Sabnis: Almost an army man

Rajiv Sabnis, president, DDB Mudra Group, attributes everything that he is today to his army background. Here, he shares a few defining moments from his life.
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Is there a glass ceiling?

The advertising and media businesses do not shy away from hiring women employees. So, why aren't there more women at the top of the tree?
Advertising

Meraj Hasan, VP, planning, Everest Brand Solutions, calls it quits

Hasan and his partner Anirudh Chohan have joined hands to launch 'Unsung Ones' to create poetry laced with acoustic guitar and harmonica.
Points of View

POV: Should creative sister agencies be more collaborative?

Should agencies within a group be more collaborative rather than being competitive in their approach? afaqs! finds out.
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From ads to feature films: The Big Rush

Agency creatives are making it big in all spheres of the film industry - writing, direction and music. Ad professionals turned movie-makers share their experience on the balancing act.
Advertising

Snickers throws a tantrum

The latest TVC for Snickers created by R K Swamy BBDO features popular actors Rekha and Urmila Matondkar as tantrum-throwing divas.
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Saatchi & Saatchi adopts new leadership structure; Priti Kapur roped in as ECD, Delhi

With this announcement, Saatchi Delhi will have an executive creative director for its Delhi branch for the first time. This will make the creative structure of the agency a two-ECD one, with Ashutosh Karkhanis in Mumbai and Kapur in Delhi.
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Ramanuj Shastry, CCO, Saatchi & Saatchi, decides to move on

Although his next move is unknown, it is learnt that Shastry is currently serving his notice period at the agency.
Advertising

Tea Board of India empanels JWT, Ogilvy and Grey

The empanelment follows a pitch process that took place in Kolkata.
Advertising

Brand Endorsers, Part I: What happens to Sachin now?

The first of a three-part series that looks at Sachin Tendulkar, Salman Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, each of whom has been in the news. First Sachin: Does Tendulkar need to re-position himself to be more relevant to brands post his retirement from one-day internationals? afaqs! asks the experts.