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Isobar India to nurture future strategists with ‘KickStrat’
MUMBAI: Isobar India, the digital agency from the house of Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN), has announced the launch of ‘KickStrat’, an internship opportunity to foster future strategists.KickStrat is the most comprehensive and exclusive 24-week training programme that allows young and budding talents to explore account planning and strategy as a significant career choice. The advertising industry demands new talent that can think fast, smart, and different. Keeping this in mind, the ‘KickStrat’ programme promises to transform new talent into proficient and effective strategists for the future.
Isobar south Asia group MD Shamsuddin Jasani said, “We are excited to launch this program and train our future strategic leaders. We intend to enable 'strategic planning' for interested candidates who can think fast and think hard. This program will help transform new talent into capable strategists for the future. At Isobar, we believe in nurturing culture and a value system that is unique and will help the industry at large.”
“We are excited to launch this program for all the budding brand strategy planners. As we see a shift in the entire communication landscape where everyone is looking at driving transformation, planners will play an important part in driving strategic relationships with clients and help in long-term development and retention. There is a huge dearth of talent, and this program aims to enable and nurture new talent,” added Isobar India COO Gopa Kumar.
“The industry has steadily moved away from the traditional model of account planning. Today, strategy is at the core of collaboration. It is present at every intersection of different functions. We, at Isobar, believe in nurturing talent, and with KickStrat, we want to build capable new-age strategists who can lead not just from the front but from the center,” opined Isobar India lead – north, account planning Mamtah Sabherwal.
The beginning is always challenging to shape a successful career. Thus, Isobar India has decided to establish that pillar for those young minds who are ready to dive into the world of new learning and discoveries. This 6-month program involves a unique blend of intensive classroom learning, live projects, research, and a variety of assignments. After the first three months of rigorous classroom training and research projects, the chosen few will advance to the next three months of on-the-job training, which may eventually lead to a full-time position, if lucky. In these times of fewer opportunities, the agency believes that the launch of this program will help train and build future strategic leaders.
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Generali Central Insurance launches ‘Happy Women’s Pay’ campaign
Insurer reframes Women’s Day around equal pay with real employees in focus.
MUMBAI: Generali Central Insurance just swapped bouquets for balance sheets because this Women’s Day, the real gift is a paycheck that doesn’t discriminate. Generali Central Insurance, the joint venture between global insurer Generali and Central Bank of India, has launched a bold new campaign titled ‘Happy Women’s Pay’ ahead of International Women’s Day. The initiative shifts the conversation from symbolic appreciation to systemic accountability, placing equal pay at the centre of the celebration.
The campaign film features eighteen real women employees of the organisation, using evocative slam poetry to contrast traditional Women’s Day gestures flowers, cupcakes, corporate greetings with a deeper call for equal treatment that lasts all year. It underscores that true recognition means fair pay and opportunity every day, not just on 8 March.
Generali Central Insurance chief marketing for customer & impact officer Ruchika Malhan Varma said, “For us, International Women’s Day is not about symbolic gestures but about driving change that lasts all year. With Happy Women’s Pay, we shift the focus from appreciation to accountability, placing equal pay at the heart of true celebration.”
Mullen Lintas (the agency behind the film) chief creative officer Ram Cobain added, “Words have power, and sometimes a single word-swap is all it takes to invert a day. We used slam poetry juxtaposed on real women from Generali Central Insurance to bring it alive. It’s raw and real just like a campaign on real change ought to be.”
The campaign aligns with Generali Central Insurance’s broader vision of building fair, future-focused and accountable institutions. By leading with its own workplace practices and featuring actual employees, the brand demonstrates that meaningful gender equality starts internally before it can influence society.
In a year when Women’s Day cards are plentiful but pay parity remains elusive, Generali Central Insurance isn’t just joining the conversation, it’s rewriting the greeting to say: equality isn’t a once-a-year wish, it’s a 365-day wage.
