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Mindshare India wins at the I-Com Data Creativity Awards 2018
Mumbai, 12 April, 2018: Mindshare, India’s largest media agency, a part of GroupM, won the award in the ‘Emerging Market Regions Award Category’ for their innovative campaign for CEREBRO, a content recommendation engine at the 9th edition of the I-Com Data Creativity Awards, part of the I-COM global Data Summit 2018 held at San Sebastian, Spain. Mindshare was the only Indian agency to win at this prestigious awards function. The award also contributed towards Mindshare Global winning the ‘Smart Data Agency of the Year’ and GroupM winning ‘Smart Data Agency Network of the Year’ titles respectively.
The awards are presented to organizations which bring competitive advantage to their clients through their creativity and by leveraging value from data.
Mindshare International also won Data Hackathon for Lufthansa.
Mindshare India won the award for a content recommendation & personalization solution called ‘Cerebro’ which was created to enhance their client Hindustan Unilever’s pilot for their OTT brand Krispy. ‘Cerebro’ helped Krispy to increase Monthly Active Users and stickiness to the platform. It recommends the type of content likely to drive viewership, the most suitable sources of the content and a personalized delivery of the content to consumers based on their content preferences.
Commenting on the win M A Parthasarathy, Chief Product Officer, Mindshare South Asia said, “This award is a testament to the focus on data & analytics of our team. Mindshare receiving the award among global competitors is particularly heartening, and shows we are leading the way on the creative use of data. We at Mindshare are very focused on delivering great quality and efficient results to our clients with our integration of data, technology and content and awards like this only encourage our efforts to push harder and set new standards.”
About Mindshare:
We were born in Asia in 1997, a start up with a desire to change the media world. Now we are a global agency with 116 offices in 86 countries and billings of $35bn (source: RECMA). We aim to be our clients’ lead business partner, to grow their business and drive profitability through adaptive and inventive marketing. We do this through speed, teamwork and provocation because in today’s world everything begins and ends in media. We create new things and have fun doing it. Mindshare is part of GroupM, the media investment management arm of WPP, the world’s leading communications services group. Visit us at www.mindshareworld.com and follow us on Twitter @mindshare_In and https://www.facebook.com/MindshareIndia/ and LinkedIn.com/company/mindshare.
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Hyundai launches updated Ioniq 5 with 84 kWh battery, 690 km range
Priced at Rs 55.7 lakh, adds design, tech and safety upgrades.
MUMBAI: Charge it up, stretch it out, Hyundai’s latest electric upgrade is going the distance, quite literally. Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has introduced an updated version of its Ioniq 5, packing in a larger 84.0 kWh battery that delivers a claimed range of up to 690 km (ARAI-certified), marking a significant leap in everyday usability for its flagship electric SUV.
Built on Hyundai’s Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), the refreshed IONIQ 5 aims to balance performance with practicality, reducing range anxiety while making long-distance electric travel more viable. The upgrade builds on a model that has already secured global recognition, including the World Car of the Year title.
The changes aren’t just under the skin. On the outside, the SUV gets a sharper, more futuristic look with redesigned front and rear bumpers, new skid plates, sporty alloy wheels, a revised rear spoiler and updated V-garnish lighting, all while retaining its signature Parametric Pixel design.
Inside, Hyundai has focused on making the experience more intuitive. The cabin now features a redesigned three-spoke steering wheel with illuminated pixel elements, dual 12.3-inch displays, and a reworked wireless charging pad integrated with physical controls for seat functions small tweaks that aim to improve day-to-day usability.
On the tech front, the IONIQ 5 gets Hyundai’s Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC), Controller Over-the-Air (C-OTA) updates, and now supports wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. New additions such as Active Sound Design and in-car payment integration for EV charging reflect a push towards a more seamless, connected ownership experience. Remote immobilisation via Bluelink has also been introduced as an added security layer.
Safety sees incremental upgrades too, with features like Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist (Rear) and side parking distance warnings enhancing manoeuvrability in tight urban spaces.
The updated IONIQ 5 is available in four colour options Gravity Gold Matte, Midnight Black Pearl, Titan Grey and Optic White with an Obsidian Black interior theme.
Priced at Rs 55.7 lakh (ex-showroom), the new IONIQ 5 positions itself as a more rounded offering, less about futuristic promise, and more about making electric mobility fit seamlessly into everyday life.
