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Mudra arms to handle Emirates’ media duties
MUMBAI: Mudra West, a strategic business unit of Mudra India, has won the creative mandate for Emirates airlines.
The digital duties of the aviation company is going to be handled by Tribal DDB India, a SBU of DDB Mudra..
The mandate was handed out to Mudra following a multi-agency pitch.
Mudra West president Arijit Ray said, “Emirates is one of the most prestigious global brands in the aviation space. It has built a formidable reputation as a world class airline over the last decade or so. We look forward to working closely with the brand team to build and consolidate the position that the brand has owned over the past few years. What is also significant is that it was a integrated pitch effort and Tribal DDB will work closely with the brand team on the digital strategy & creative”.
Since Emirates is the official partner of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, Mudra West will work with its brand team in order to develop a communication package for this event.
Tribal DDB India president Max Hegerman said, “This effort was about as seamless as it gets. It was really about thoroughly developing an idea – and from Tribal DDB India‘s perspective, bringing it alive in the digital space. We enjoyed partnering with Mudra, and are incredibly excited to be working side-by-side with them on an account as prestigious as Emirates. Especially since digital appears to be a very important part of their marketing mix.”
The account will be handled out of the Mumbai offices for both Tribal DDB India and Mudra West.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
