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Geeta Lobo, Ipsos Bengaluru Branch Head, additionally picks up two strategic roles – of Ipsos Global Science Organization India Ambassador & Social Intelligence & Analytics Head India
MUMBAI: Geeta Lobo, Ipsos Bengaluru Branch Head, has additionally donned two key hats – of India Ambassador for Ipsos Global Science Organization and Social Intelligence Analytics Head, for Ipsos India, with immediate effect.
Ipsos Global Science Organization (GSO) has been set up to provide clients with innovative solutions backed with the latest science. Ergo, the solid, scientific point of view relies on academic foundation and the lab for empirical validation. The GSO is working closely with academicians and university programs to derive breakthrough science and knowledge, across Ipsos services.
“The GSO team works to make sure that the Ipsos solutions have strong theoretical foundations and have been validated using scientific rigor, providing clients with pathbreaking, forward looking perspectives,” elaborated Geeta Lobo, Executive Director, Ipsos India.
Further, Lobo will be spearheading the India business for Social Intelligence Analytics (SIA), a key focus area for Ipsos globally. With the global acquisition of Synthesio, a social listening tool, SIA is now positioned to map and derive insights from user generated data on social media platforms, whether, text, pictures or videos, enabling clients with useful insights around their brands and consumer expectations.
“SIA brings together our powerful suite of insights frameworks and our data science expertise, blending artificial intelligence and human intelligence, to derive solutions for clients’ business issues,” said Geeta Lobo, Executive Director, Ipsos India.
The SIA team has been further beefed up by the addition of Sasha Francis, who has extensively worked in social intelligence.
Amit Adarkar, CEO, Ipsos India & Operation Director, Asia Pacific, is highly fired up and said, “Ipsos in its new positioning of Be Sure is foraying into new innovative solutions, with a strong focus, in enabling clients grow and forge ahead with transformative insights.The GSO will be particularly focusing on disciplines like Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Behavioral Science and Neuroscience. Likewise, Social Intelligence Analytics will be very useful to clients, as it will be a turbo charged combination of trawling through billions of conversations and unstructured data and deriving meaningful insights by employing highly competitive analytical frameworks. And Lobo will be working closely with teams and clients, pan India, for these offerings.”
Lobo, will have multiple reporting – for Ipsos Bengaluru Operations will report to Vivek Gupta, Managing Director, Ipsos innovation & Mumbai Business Head ; for Social Intelligence Analytics, will report to Amit Adarkar, Ipsos India CEO & Operations Director Asia Pacific and for Ipsos Global Science Organisation, she has a global reporting.
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Publicis acquires AdgeAI to sharpen predictive measurement in advertising
Deal integrates AI-driven content intelligence with Publicis production platform
MUMBAI: Publicis Groupe is doubling down on data-led creativity with the acquisition of measurement and content intelligence firm AdgeAI, a move aimed at helping brands understand what truly works in their campaigns.
Announced on March 12 in Paris, the deal brings AdgeAI’s analytics technology into Publicis’ AI-driven production ecosystem, allowing brands to measure and predict creative performance in real time. The company said the integration will help marketers move beyond guesswork and focus on content that delivers measurable business outcomes.
AdgeAI’s platform analyses engagement and conversion data across video and digital campaigns to pinpoint which creative elements resonate most with audiences. By identifying patterns that drive results, the system provides insights that guide content strategy and improve returns on marketing investment.
The acquisition comes at a time when brands are producing more content than ever before. While the tools to create campaigns have become faster and cheaper, many marketers still struggle to determine which messages actually drive sales.
Publicis Groupe chairman and CEO Arthur Sadoun, said brands today need clarity rather than just volume. “In the AI era, brands do not simply need more content. They need to know what works, and why, so they can scale their messaging across audiences, markets and platforms,” he said. He added that the acquisition turns creative measurement from a backward-looking report into a forward-looking capability that predicts outcomes.
Publicis production chief executive officer Deepti Velury, said embedding predictive intelligence into the production process will allow brands to create fewer but more effective assets. According to her, AdgeAI’s technology can analyse creative components at a granular level and identify patterns directly linked to campaign performance.
AdgeAI co-founder and CEO Eyal Ben Shalom, described the deal as a shift in how the industry approaches creative intelligence. By plugging its technology into Publicis’ broader platform, he said brands will be able to move at the speed of digital algorithms without losing the spark of strong creative ideas.
With the addition of AdgeAI, Publicis is positioning itself to close the gap between creativity and data, giving brands a clearer view of what clicks with audiences and what drives the bottom line.
