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eCommerce, jewellery brands among most advertised on television
BENGALURU: The annual ‘Big Billion Day’ and ‘Great Indian Festival sale’ will be back soon – and the respective players are quite noisy about them on television. Innovative creatives, rehashes of previous creatives are back to announce the big great deals that will be on offer. Flipkart’s annual Big Billion Day television communication has newer stories from kids acting as adults while Amazon.in speaks of getting big discounts without the effort of having to check out the best deals in the market to promote its Great Indian Festival sale.
The festival season in India is approaching, and, along with it offers from eCommerce players and jewellers. As decibels increase for attracting eyeballs and consumers, brands from these two genres are amongst the most advertised on television during the recent weeks according to Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly data.
In week 35 of 2017, (Saturday, 26th August 2017 to Friday, 1 September 2017), Amazon.in was the most advertised brand on television with 14,985 insertions and LalithaJewelly was the second most advertised brand with 13,856 insertions according to BARC’s weekly list ofTop 10 Brands Across Genre: All India (U+R) : 2+ Individuals. In week 36 (Saturday, 2 September 2017 to Friday, 8 September 2017), Lalitha Jewellery was the most advertised brand on television with a jaw-dropping 16,301 insertions followed by Amazon.in with 11,329 insertions at second place. Not far behind these two at rank 3 was Indian eCommerce player Flipkart.com with 11,900 and 10,130 insertions in weeks 35 and 36 respectively.
Both Amazon.in and Lalitha Jewellery have been present 15 times each during the first 36 weeks of 2017 in BARC’s weekly top 10 brands list. Of these, Amazon.in has been the most advertised brand for eight weeks, including during the first three weeks of 2017. Lalitha Jewellers has been the most advertised brand on television in terms of insertions for five of the first 36 weeks of 2017. Flipkart.com found itself in BARC’s weekly top 10 brands list for the first time in week 35 of 2017 and again in week 36 of 2017, as the third most advertised brand in terms of insertions during both the weeks.
Please refer to the chart below for the BARC’s list of most advertised brands in week 35 and 36 of 2017
While FMCG brands are the most advertised brands in general, as September 20 approaches viewers are likely to be bombarded with more and more eCommere ads.The period of Navratra’s and Diwali are considered as auspicious days for buying gold, automobiles, apparel, consumer durables, etc., by many Indians. Data for the most advertised brands over the next few weeksshould be quite interesting.
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Boeing appoints Barun as head of FP&A for global engineering function
Seasoned finance leader to steer budgets and strategy across global centres
BENGALURU: Boeing’s finance cockpit has a new pilot, and he is no stranger to turbulence or transformation. Boeing has appointed Barun as head of FP&A for global engineering, placing him at the centre of financial strategy for its worldwide engineering and technology operations.
Based in Bengaluru, Barun steps into a role that is as expansive as it is critical. He will serve as the primary finance lead for Boeing’s Engineering and Technology Centers globally, working closely with executive leadership to shape financial decisions, manage complex budgets, and design scalable finance processes that support the company’s growing engineering footprint.
In a note announcing his move Barun said, “I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Boeing Global Engineering. This opportunity is incredibly meaningful to me not just from a professional standpoint, but also for what Boeing represents globally.” He added that he looks forward to contributing to an organisation that continues to shape the future of aerospace and innovation.
Barun’s mandate spans strategic financial leadership, operational oversight, and stakeholder engagement. From directing large-scale budgets and schedules to influencing long-term organisational goals, the role blends financial discipline with business foresight. He will also lead cross-functional teams and partner with finance colleagues worldwide to support engineering programmes across geographies, including India.
The appointment caps a long stint at Juniper Networks, where Barun spent over a decade, most recently as finance senior manager. There, he led FP&A for global product business units and G&A functions, driving budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. He also played a key role in enterprise-wide transformation, including spearheading an Oracle to SAP ERP migration and building advanced analytics capabilities using tools such as Tableau and SAP Analytics Cloud.
His earlier career includes finance leadership roles at Sony India Software Centre, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Mphasis, where he focused on financial planning, governance frameworks, and operational efficiency across global delivery centres.
A chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Barun brings nearly two decades of experience across financial planning, digital transformation, and analytics-led decision making.
His appointment comes at a time when global engineering operations are becoming increasingly complex and distributed, requiring sharper financial oversight and agile planning. With Barun at the helm of FP&A for engineering, Boeing appears to be tightening its financial playbook as it looks to scale innovation with discipline.
