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Ipsos appoints Deepak Singh as marketing business head
MUMBAI: Ipsos has appointed Deepak Singh as executive director and head of Ipsos Marketing business in India. He will be based out of Ipsos Bengaluru office and will report to Ipsos Research MD Amit Adarkar.
“Ipsos InnoQuest, Ipsos MarketQuest and Ipsos UU WSBL’s under Ipsos Marketing umbrella comprise a significant part of our business. In order to drive Client satisfaction and aggressive business development amongst our Marketing WSBL Clients, we have created a new leadership role in India which Deepak will head,” said Adarkar.
Singh will be responsible for P&L of Ipsos Marketing business in India except Ipsos Healthcare. Ipsos InnoQuest head and executive director Vidya Sen, Ipsos MarketQuest head and executive director Shubhranshu Das and Ipsos UU head and executive director Rinku Patnaik will report to him.
“I am delighted to join Ipsos Marketing business, which helps clients to transform insights into a distinctive competitive advantage. Our specialists offer simple, intuitive solutions built on powerful philosophies and always linked to business outcomes,” said Singh.
He added, “Integration of Ipsos Marketing business in India will help us better coordinate and our aim will be to provide our clients end-to-end marketing research solutions in order to help them uncover people insights and motivations on their markets, innovate and position their brands, and maximise sales to get the best return on investments.”
Prior to joining Ipsos India, Singh was officer at Kantar Japan responsible for non-Japanese global accounts based at Tokyo. Immediately before that he was working as TNS India as managing director – south, looking after south India and Sri Lanka business based out of Bangalore.
Singh is not new to Ipsos as he has previously worked with Ipsos India as executive director and country manager based at Mumbai after an internal relocation from Ipsos Singapore in 2007.
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Pulse launches 7th Loyalty Day with #PulseUpYourDrink campaign
Runs May 1 to 15, invites fans to create drinks, 100 winners get merchandise.
MUJMBAI: If candy had a cocktail hour, Pulse is ready to stir things up literally. The Dharampal Satyapal Group’s confectionery brand has rolled out the seventh edition of Pulse Loyalty Day, anchored by a new digital-first campaign, #PulseUpYourDrink, running from May 1 to May 15, 2026. The idea: turn a tangy candy into a creative ingredient, and let consumers do the mixing. Tapping into a growing trend of flavour experimentation, especially among Gen Z and millennials, the campaign invites fans to create mocktails and beverages using Pulse candy. The format leans heavily on user-generated content, with participants encouraged to share their creations on social media by tagging @passpass_pulse.
To kick things off, a set of chefs will introduce Pulse-inspired mocktail recipes, setting the base for fans to remix and reinterpret. Actor Mannara Chopra joins the campaign to amplify reach, signalling a continued focus on youth engagement.
The activation is designed to play out across the digital ecosystem, with nano and micro influencers driving participation and conversation. As an added incentive, 100 participants will win Pulse-branded merchandise, blending fandom with rewards.
Pulse, which has led the hard-boiled candy segment for the past nine years, is increasingly positioning itself as more than just a product leaning into culture, community and online behaviour. Loyalty Day, now in its seventh edition, has evolved into a recurring digital moment where consumers actively co-create the brand narrative.
The strategy is clear: keep the flavour familiar, but the engagement fresh. Because in today’s attention economy, even a candy needs to stay in the mix.
