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Mudra Max bags BPCL’s media account
MUMBAI: Mudra Max has bagged media duties of state-run oil firm, Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL).
The account will be handled out of the agency‘s Mumbai office. Lintas Media Group (LMG) was the incumbent agency.
BPCL called for a pitch in the month of August. Incidentally, the Fortune 500 company has Lowe — LMG’s creative agency — on its roster. LMG had won the account from MEC (Mediaedge:cia) in 2008.
BPCL, one of the oldest public sector petroleum and refining organisations in India, calls for media and creative pitches every three years. In May, it had added Law & Kenneth to its existing roster of three incumbent agencies — Lowe Lintas, Saatchi & Saatchi and Euro RSCG. In the media pitch nearly 11 agencies participated; LMG, Maxus and MEC made it till the last round.
In November 2010, Scarecrow Communications was hired by BPCL to handle its retail initiatives.
Recently, Mudra Max has been on quite a roll, bagging the big accounts of World Gold Council and Ashok Leyland.
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TCS and ServiceNow join forces to fast-track AI in enterprises
New partnership aims to turn clunky workflows into smart, self-learning engines
MUMBAI: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and ServiceNow have teamed up to help businesses move from AI experiments to full-scale adoption. The multi-year partnership will see TCS building industry-specific AI solutions on the ServiceNow platform, transforming slow, manual processes into intelligent, autonomous workflows that learn and improve over time.
Enterprises are eager for smarter ways to handle back-office functions like HR, finance, supply chain, procurement, and employee services. With this collaboration, TCS will offer AI-led solutions that bring together trusted AI, modern workflows, and deep industry knowledge, helping businesses work faster, smarter, and more efficiently.
ServiceNow president and chief product officer Amit Zavery said, “Enterprises need partners who can combine innovation, execution, and governance. Together with TCS, we are embedding AI directly into workflows, modernising legacy systems, and driving measurable results.”
TCS executive director and COO Aarthi Subramanian added, “Companies are ready to move beyond pilots to enterprise-wide transformation. Our partnership will embed intelligence across IT, operations, and customer functions, unlocking speed, efficiency, and lasting advantage.”
The solutions are designed to break down silos, giving organisations a holistic, insight-driven view. HR operations, for instance, could shift from fragmented services to a smooth hire-to-retire lifecycle, boosting productivity and engagement. Similarly, order processing could evolve from a slow, multi-step cycle into a fast-moving engine that drives revenue and cash flow.
TCS is already ServiceNow’s largest user for IT Asset Management, rolling out the system across thousands of devices in just three months. Both companies will also invest in co-innovation labs, solution showcases, and joint go-to-market initiatives to bring these AI capabilities to clients.
With this partnership, enterprises can look forward to workflows that think for themselves, helping businesses stay ahead in the AI era.
