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American Swan ropes in Unmukt Chand as brand ambassador
MUMBAI: Global online fashion and lifestyle company American Swan has announced its association with cricketer Unmukt Chand as its sports brand ambassador. The ethos of American Swan resonates with young achievers who have defined their own path and have become exceptionally successful in their respective fields.
American Swan offers an array of trendy and chic products that boasts of highest quality and standard. With a design team based out of Europe, the collection combines a fresh mix of American cool and European chic. The product detailing, packaging and fulfillment is at par with the international standards.
American Swan director and CEO Anurag Rajpal said, “We are delighted to announce our association with Unmukt Chand as the sports’ ambassador for our digital& social media campaigns led by our social media community on Facebook: American Swan Fashion Country. Unmukt comes across as a go-getter, who is passionate and confident about his undertakings. He is someone the youth can relate to, someone who inspires them to believe in their dreams for the sake of achieving their goals. I am sure this alliance will emphasize on the positioning of our brand that celebrates the aspirations and ambitions of young achievers.”
American Swan is a brand that has been built with a keen sense of passion: a passion to create a quality product, a passion to build a vibrant and attractive lifestyle brand, a passion to make it a viable business opportunity. It intends to target the young audience especially between the age group of 25 to 34 as it feels there is a need to bring in the right set of products to match their style and sensibilities keeping the price range attractive still.
Chand said, “I am very excited to be associated with American Swan and it’s a great honor to be able to connect with the youth & inspire them to chase their dreams and script their destinies. I think American Swan is poised to become a benchmark lifestyle brand in the digital space and beyond by offering consumers a vast range of fashion forward and unparalleled quality products. With campaigns like these it is just going to raise the bar for other home-grown fashion and lifestyle brands, undoubtedly. ”
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Hemlata Sharma joins ONEOTT Broadband as chief business officer
Former Zee Media distribution head to steer growth, partnerships and strategy
MUMBAI: Hemlata Sharma has joined ONEOTT Broadband as chief business officer, bringing with her more than three decades of experience across television, telecom and media distribution.
Sharma most recently served as head distribution, research & CRM at Zee Media Corporation Limited, where she worked closely with editorial and senior management while overseeing distribution, consumer research and customer relationships for 14 news channels including Zee News, WION, Zee Hindustan and Zee Business, along with ten regional state channels.
In that role, she led nationwide distribution across platforms such as DTH, Hits, IPTV, cable networks and DD Free Dish. She also drove consumer research and strategic insights on a pan India scale, analysing content performance, anchor impact, programme slots and audience behaviour to guide editorial decisions and programming strategy.
Her portfolio also included managing one of the largest alliances with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and overseeing the global distribution monitoring of Wion across North America, Mena, Europe, Africa, APAC and Australia.
Earlier, Sharma briefly served as head sales and distribution at Triplecom Media Pvt Ltd, an engagement driven OTT platform bringing together content, gaming, music and advertising for the entertainment distribution ecosystem.
Her earlier career includes a senior vice president stint at Ten Sports Network, where she played a key role in relaunching the sports broadcaster as an independent bouquet comprising Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action and Ten Golf following the Zee takeover. During this period, she moved from vp west to head strategy for cable and dth and later national head retail distribution, helping build the network’s retail distribution vertical across India and launching dedicated golf and football channels.
Before that, Sharma spent over six years at Bharti Airtel as general manager operations for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. She initially led marketing and corporate communications before moving into sales leadership, where voice sales grew by 86 per cent and revenues by 96 per cent. She later headed business operations, expanding annual business volumes to Rs 100 crore while significantly reducing operational costs.
Sharma began her long association with the media distribution ecosystem at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited as regional head sales and distribution for central India. During that period, she played a role in the early rollout of pay television channels including Zee Cinema, HBO, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, while also contributing to the launch of Siti Cable in key central Indian cities.
With her new role at ONEOTT Broadband, Sharma is expected to focus on strengthening business strategy, expanding partnerships and driving growth across the company’s broadband and digital distribution ecosystem.
