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Hashtag Orange onboards seven clients in two months
Mumbai: Gurugram-based integrated digital marketing agency Hashtag Orange has been on a winning spree with multiple pitch wins in the recent two months. The agency bagged mandates across several key accounts including GMR Hyderabad International Airport, Monte Carlo, Rock-It, Hype Ryno, EDGE by Pearl Academy, HOUSR co-living and Tulips Hygiene.
The agency is expanding its footprints to other markets starting with Hyderabad from where the GMR Hyderabad International Airport business will be managed for their creative, media and social media marketing mandates.
Speaking on their multi-fold growth and future-plans, Hashtag Orange founder Mukesh Vij said, “Our focus has always been to deliver value to the clients across categories and verticals, while being an employee first organisation. With much done, and a lot more in the pipeline, we are eyeing 5X growth in the current financial year. Godspeed to us all!”
Hashtag Orange co-founder & chief creative officer Amit Shankar added, “Technology led creative solutions have been the key pillars of our ongoing success delivering some disruptive campaigns for different brands. We have always seen digital marketing through a new age consumer engagement by exploring multiple channels that precisely gives us an edge over others.”
The agency has been consistent in proving their creative prowess ever since they started in 2018. Their recent works include Father’s Day campaign featuring Ayushmann Khurana and Piyush Mishra developed for The Man Company, a male grooming brand; a high-on-quirk product campaigns for Carrier Midea Air Conditioners and Tulips Hygiene brand launch.
Hashtag Orange chief growth officer Gaurav Singh said, “This has been a great year for us. We have won mandates for brands across different categories which clearly demonstrate our capability to offer solutions which go beyond communication and address a real business challenge through our inhouse creative, technology or effective digital marketing. This year, we have also significantly strengthened our teams and hired some of the bright minds across verticals. With this growth curve, we are excited and confident of taking Hashtag Orange to newer heights in times to come.”
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Galgotias apologises after AI summit robot sparks backlash, blames ‘ill-informed’ representative
University says no intent to misrepresent innovation
NEW DELHI: Galgotias University has issued a formal apology after a controversy over a robotic dog displayed at the India AI Impact Summit led to scrutiny, backlash and the university’s exit from the venue.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the university said it “apologises profusely for the confusion created” at the summit, attributing the episode to an “ill-informed” representative manning its pavilion. The individual, it said, was unaware of the product’s technical origins and was not authorised to speak to the media.
The controversy erupted after online users identified the robotic dog as the Unitree Go2, a commercially available model made by Unitree Robotics, contradicting claims made during the event about its development.
Galgotias said there was “no institutional intent to misrepresent this innovation” and reiterated its commitment to academic integrity and transparency. It added that it had vacated the stall in line with organisers’ sentiments.
Events at the summit venue, Bharat Mandapam, took a dramatic turn as electricity to the Galgotias pavilion was cut, followed by barricades being installed around the stall. A video circulated by PTI showed workers at the site saying they were acting on instructions from their supervisor.
Summit organisers have yet to issue a detailed public explanation outlining the sequence of decisions that led to the stall’s shutdown, even as the incident fuels wider debate around claims, verification and accountability at high-profile technology showcases.
