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Colgate Vedshakti highlights connection between Oral Health with Overall Health
Mumbai: Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited announced “Mooh Swachh Toh Aap Healthy” (A pure mouth means a healthy you) campaign for its premium Ayurvedic toothpaste Colgate Vedshakti.
The campaign highlights the role of the mouth as the gateway to our body and how an unhealthy mouth, can increase the possibility of bacteria entering our system leading to higher risk of several health issues. Colgate Vedshakti promises to not only clean but purify the mouth for better Oral and Overall health.
The high decibel campaign kick-started with the launch of a TV Campaign on March 4, 2020, in 10 regional languages including Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, and Tamil. The TVC features a young girl child dressed as her mother, determined to educate her father about the harmful effects of poor Oral Health. The campaign is being amplified further across mediums like Print, Digital & Social Media. To ensure widespread reach, the brand will also promote the campaign through brand engagement with top Instagram influencers across states.
Speaking about the campaign, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited VP marketing Arvind Chintamani said, “At Colgate, we are committed to enable better Oral Health for all. With the launch of this campaign with Colgate Vedshakti, for the first time we are throwing light on the inherent connection between oral & overall health. Colgate Vedshakti brings together a unique combination of Ayurvedic ingredients to provide holistic oral care to ensure better overall health.
Researched and designed in India, Colgate Vedshakti offers customers the goodness of a unique blend of natural ingredients such as – Aloe Vera, Clove, Honey, Tulsi, Neem and Amla together with Colgate’s oral care expertise, to effectively cleanse, purify and deliver multiple benefits and protection against teeth and gum problems.
Created by Redfuse Communications, Red Fuse ECD Delna Sethna said, “How do you communicate extremely logical, science-y facts in a way that even children would understand them? You get children to disseminate them for you. Their universe of make-believe opened so many avenues for us to explore. Their sincerity in delivering our message draws you in from the second one.”
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Estée Lauder to shed 10,000 jobs as new boss bets on digital shift
The cosmetics giant raises its profit outlook but stays silent on a possible merger with Spain’s Puig, as job cuts deepen and a three-year sales slump weighs on the turnaround
NEW YORK: Stéphane de La Faverie is not done cutting. Estée Lauder announced on Friday that it plans to eliminate as many as 3,000 additional jobs, taking its total redundancy programme to as many as 10,000 roles, up from a previous target of 7,000 announced a year ago. The company, which owns La Mer, The Ordinary, Tom Ford, and Aveda, employs roughly 57,000 people worldwide. The mathematics of what is now being contemplated is stark.
The fresh round of cuts is expected to generate a further $200 million in savings, bringing the total annual savings from the programme to as much as $1.2 billion before taxes. That money, De La Faverie has made clear, will be ploughed back into the turnaround.
A CEO in a hurry
De La Faverie, who took the helm in January 2025, inherited a company that had endured three consecutive years of annual sales declines. His response has been to move fast and cut deep. A significant portion of the latest redundancies reflects his push to reduce headcount at US department stores, long a cornerstone of Estée Lauder’s distribution model but now a channel in structural decline. In their place, he is accelerating the shift toward faster-growing online platforms, including Amazon.com and TikTok Shop, a pivot that is reshaping not just where Estée Lauder sells but how it thinks about its customers.
The numbers are moving in the right direction
Despite the pain, there are signs the medicine is working. Estée Lauder raised its profit outlook for the remainder of the fiscal year, guiding for adjusted earnings per share in the range of $2.35 to $2.45, above analyst estimates and a notable step up from the $2.05 to $2.25 range it had guided for in February. Organic net sales growth is expected to come in at 3 per cent, the company said, at the high end of the range it set out in February.
The share price tells a mixed story. After De La Faverie took charge, the stock surged nearly 60 per cent, buoyed by investor optimism that a longtime company insider could finally arrest the decline. But 2026 has been rougher: the shares have fallen 27 per cent this year, weighed down by disappointing February results and the overhang of unresolved merger talks with Spanish beauty giant Puig Brands SA. The company gave no additional details about those discussions on Friday, leaving the market to guess.
Silence on Puig
The proposed tie-up with Puig remains the most consequential unknown hanging over Estée Lauder. A deal with the Barcelona-based group, which owns brands including Carolina Herrera and Rabanne, would reshape the global luxury beauty landscape. But with nothing new to say and a turnaround still very much in progress, De La Faverie is asking investors to trust the process.
Three years of sales declines, 10,000 job cuts, and a merger that may or may not happen. At Estée Lauder, the overhaul has barely started.
