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A lollipop that kills boredom
MUMBAI: Alpenliebe Pop is the new ‘Anti-Boring‘ device. Perfetti Van Melle India (PVMI), the leading confectionery player which is known for its innovative products and clutter breaking advertising has launched a new TVC positioning its lollipop product, Alpenliebe Pop, as ‘Anti-Boring‘ device.
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The insight behind the ad stems from the fact that subjects like history and science are fascinating – but only to historians and scientists and not to the students who are forced to study them for their examinations. In the tongue-in-cheek ad film, Archimedes comes to life and offers the student an Alpenliebe Pop to deal with the boredom.
The creative idea behind Alpenliebe Pop is that it helps one get through dreary situations – whenever there is a really boring situation, one simply has to resort to an Alpenliebe Pop and avert the boredom.
Commenting on the launch, Perfetti Van Melle India director-marketing Nikhil Sharma said “In many markets across the world lollipops have a significant consumption amongst youth while in India it is dominated by kids. Seeing this as an opportunity, the challenge for us as leaders is to not only increase consumption among current users but also convert non-users to users. This communication is hence targeted specifically at the youth and is based on an insight that they can easily relate to.”
Ogilvy & Mather GCD Anurag Agnihotri said, “We borrowed the insight behind the ads from life. Every youngster, at some point or the other, grows bored of studying and says or at least thinks that if only he could get hold of the mathematicians, scientists etc. who formulated such complex equations, he would give them a piece of his mind.”
The product is available in three exciting flavors – caramel, cream strawberry and orange. Alpenliebe Pop looks set to be a product youngsters will latch on to in order to drive boredom out of their lives.
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Manindra Mohan joins CoinDCX as SVP & head – data & analytics
Former Amazon and Unacademy analytics leader to scale crypto insights
MUMBAI: India’s crypto exchange CoinDCX has appointed Manindra Mohan as SVP and head of data and analytics, bringing on board a seasoned data strategist at a time when the country’s digital asset market is entering a decisive phase.
In his new role, he will steer enterprise-wide data science, analytics and business intelligence initiatives. His mandate spans product, growth, risk and customer experience, with a clear brief to embed data-led decision-making into the company’s core as it scales across India and beyond.
Announcing the move, Mohan said he was “thrilled” to join CoinDCX, calling the Indian crypto market pivotal and ripe with opportunity. He thanked co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, along with Mridul Gupta, for the opportunity to help shape what he described as the future of finance.
He noted that architecting data solutions for a 24 hour global asset class presents a formidable challenge. Yet, he added, the chance to redefine financial access and drive crypto adoption “across every pin code in India” makes the task compelling.
Mohan arrives with nearly two decades of experience across technology, media and digital platforms. Before CoinDCX, he served as head of data science, analytics and BI at Carousell Group. Prior to that, he was SVP and head of analytics at Unacademy, where he built and scaled the analytics and insights function supporting product, sales, marketing and finance teams.
His earlier stints include heading analytics for Amazon prime video in India, where he oversaw data across product, acquisition, engagement and content, as well as serving as senior manager data sciences and advanced analytics at VMware and senior manager marketing and digital analytics at Dell Technologies. He began his career as senior business analyst at Cognizant, working on large scale crm and analytics implementations for global clients.
Colleagues describe Mohan as a builder of teams as much as models. From managing global analytics rollouts to leading large cross functional units, he has consistently combined statistical rigour with commercial instinct.
At CoinDCX, that blend could prove timely. As crypto exchanges navigate regulation, volatility and rising user expectations, data is no longer a back office function. It is the compass. With Mohan at the helm of analytics, CoinDCX is betting that sharper insights will translate into deeper trust and broader adoption in a market that never sleeps.
