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Mullen Lintas is Gionee’s creative partner; targets 10 per cent market share in India
MUMBAI Gionee Mobiles has appointed Mullen Lintas as its creative partner to carry out its ambitious plan for a high decibel marketing initiative in Indian market. Gionee’s Mobiles is targeting a market share of 10 per cent in India this fiscal. It plans to achieve this growth by launching a host of new models in the coming weeks. At present, the market share of Gionee is around 5 per cent. Gionee will look to flood the market with its new offerings especially during the ongoing cricket season.
The mandate given to Mullen Lintas is to build and popularize the brand in a highly competitive smartphone market. As the custodian of the brand, the agency will handle the strategy, planning and the creative responsibilities of Gionee Mobiles. Initial work has already started on the launch of the new identity and should be out in the market soon.
Commenting on the development, Gionee’s Mobiles marketing head Nomit Joshi said, “We are very excited to have Mullen Lintas as our creative partner. We are looking forward to great partnership and are confident that together as a team we will take brand Gionee to the next level of growth.”
On winning the new mandate, Mullen Lintas CEO Virat Tandon said, “The team at Mullen Lintas has immense category experience and has built mobile brands in the past. We see a great opportunity for Gionee in the Indian market as it is appropriately placed to be the next big player in the category. We are aligned to the ambitions of the brand and are excited about this relationship. We are happy to partner with them and are hopeful of a long & a fruitful association.”
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
