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Madison Media clinches media mandate for Nexus Select Malls
MUMBAI: Madison Media, India’s powerhouse communication agency, has secured the media agency of record (AOR) for Nexus Select Malls, marking another strategic win in the competitive retail marketing landscape.
The mandate covers a comprehensive media portfolio spanning TV, print, radio, cinema, outdoor, digital branding, and activation.
Nexus Select Malls, India’s first real estate investment trust (REIT) and a major mall operator with 18 properties across 14 cities, aims to amplify its brand presence through this partnership.
Nexus Select Malls CMO Nishank Joshi highlighted the agency’s potential: ““At Nexus, we are constantly evolving to stay ahead of the curve, ensuring that our shoppers find us wherever they engage with media. With our robust online-offline presence through our malls and a deep understanding of consumer behavior and media consumption habits that Madison Media has, we believe this partnership will further strengthen our integrated marketing approach across online and offline platforms. Their strategic insights and proven track record will help us amplify our brand communication, enhance shopper engagement, and drive footfalls across our portfolio of malls. We look forward to this partnership setting new benchmarks in omnichannel retail marketing.”
Madison Media Ace chief operating officer Vandana Ramakrishna added: “Our partnership with Nexus Select Malls presents an exciting opportunity to redefine omnichannel retail marketing. In today’s ever-evolving landscape, success lies in seamlessly integrating data, creativity, and strategic media to drive meaningful consumer engagement. With Nexus’s innovative approach and extensive retail presence, our goal is to localize effectively while simultaneously strengthening brand affinity and delivering tangible business results. Together, we look forward to setting new benchmarks in how retail brands connect with shoppers across platforms.”
The agency brings serious credentials to the table. Ranked as the world’s 4th largest independent media agency by RECMA, Madison Media has dominated qualitative rankings for four consecutive years
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.
