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EG! Communications wins Growel’s 101 mall’s creative duties
MUMBAI: Marketing agency, Everything Goes! Communications has bagged the creative duties of Growel Group‘s mall, Growel‘s 101.
The agency will work on strategies on both annual and periodical basis.
The agency will look after the communication strategy of the mall including above-the-line (ATL), below-the-line (BTL) and outdoor advertising.
Besides, it will also develop creative communication forms for promotions and brand communications for the mall‘s service and marketing initiatives.
Everything Goes! Communications chief creative guardian Vijay Dewan said, “EG! Comm dons its experiential marketing hat to be able to conceptualise advertising, brand and activations solutions to meet the many challenges of a mall. We will be working closely with the mall team to create a distinctive creative plan for the mall.”
Growel‘s 101 VP Santosh Pandey said, “We are confident that they will understand the essence of our brand and will correctly and precisely communicate that with our target audience to help build a connect. Growel‘s 101 Mall looks forward to working as a team with EG! Comm to roll out its communication drive.”
“Our strategy is to understand the strengths of the property and leverage its unique features, including its grand European-style architecture, to create a winning communication that connects at multiple levels, finally resulting in increased footfalls, spends and loyalty,” explained Dewan
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Ogilvy appoints Carol Reed as Global Chief Innovation Officer
Advertising veteran joins to drive human-first innovation in an AI-powered world.
MUMBAI: Carol Reed has found a new creative canvas and this time, she’s bringing her innovation brush to one of advertising’s most iconic names. Ogilvy Group has appointed Carol Reed as its new global chief innovation officer. Reed, who previously served as Chief Innovation Officer at WPP Open X, brings deep expertise at the intersection of creativity, technology, media, and commerce.
In a note announcing her move, Reed said she was drawn to Ogilvy because of its unmatched legacy. “The most powerful thing AI can do is make human creativity more extraordinary not replace it,” she stated. “This is an agency with something no algorithm can replicate, a 78-year legacy of ideas that change culture and drive real business results.”
Reed will focus on building new products, platforms, and partnerships to amplify Ogilvy’s creative heritage for clients and its global talent network. She will work closely with Global CEO Laurent Ezekiel and global chief creative officer Liz Taylor.
Her career began at Publicis Groupe’s Digitas as an associate media planner. She later moved to Omnicom Media Group and rose to senior vice president and programmatic lead at Digitas, where she built an in-house programmatic team of over 40 members. Most recently, at WPP, she served as executive vice president for data and product marketing.
With her appointment, Ogilvy strengthens its innovation leadership as the industry navigates rapid advancements in AI and technology.
From building programmatic teams to championing human creativity in an AI era, Carol Reed has consistently stayed ahead of the curve. Her arrival at Ogilvy signals a fresh push to blend cutting-edge innovation with the agency’s legendary creative spirit.
