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BSG onboards Bollywood singer Sudesh Bhosle as brand ambassador
Mumbai: Signia, a player in the hearing aid industry has announced the launch of Brilliant Sound Galaxy (BSG) – the first store of its kind in India, where consumers can self-discover aspects of hearing, self-screen their hearing, experience hearing live with hearing aids and take an informed decision to enhance their hearing journey. The store was inaugurated by Bollywood singer and Signia cause ambassador Sudesh Bhosle along with Sivantos India CEO and MD Avinash Pawar.
Bhosle, a popular figure in the Indian entertainment industry known for mimicking a number of artist including Amitabh Bachchan will be endorsing the brand for multiple BSG stores across India.
As per WHO estimates in India, there are approximately 63 million people, who are suffering from Significant Auditory Impairment; this places the estimated prevalence at 6.3 per cent in the Indian population.
The BSG is an interpretation of modern-day hearing care that provides complete quality hearing care solutions for hearing-impairment. It is a completely new interactive concept with hearing experiences, iconic innovations, products and services and expert audiological advice under one roof, said the company in a statement.
BSG will be operated by Atharva Speech and Hearing Care, a professional company established in 1998 by Ashwini Raut and Vikas Raut. Atharva Speech and Hearing Care has five centres spread across Mumbai, Pune and Goa. These centers are equipped with the latest state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities and cutting-edge technology to optimise and fit hearing aids for all age groups.
“Inaugurating the BSG center is our commitment towards serving the hearing-impaired population. This step will help to create awareness and reduce the stigma associated with hearing aids. At our BSG, qualified audiologists will help in investigating the problem and provide specific solutions to improve the quality of life of the consumer,” said Raut.
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
