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GenY Medium wins digital mandate for O2 Spa
MUMBAI: GenY Medium (GenY) has become the digital partner of O2 Spa by winning the latter’s digital mandate. O2 Spa, the largest day spa chain in Asia is present at over 70 locations, across 21 cities in India. Over a period of 12 years, the brand has become synonymous with wellness and salon services of global standards. GenY Medium is a full-service digital agency that enhances the digital presence of leading businesses by combining the art of marketing with the science of digital.
In accordance with the requisites of the mandate, GenY will focus on Omni channel marketing and online to offline (O2O) commerce for bringing in quality prospects to their sales strategy and goals. O2 Spa has given GenY a full-service mandate which includes digital brand building, performance marketing and deployment of marketing technology systems.
GenY Medium co-founder & CEO Yashwant Kumar said, “We are looking forward to working with O2 Spa. Being a category leader implies that the brand will need to push the envelope on digital. This is what excites us. We believe that our experience in applying marketing technologies can help us add significantly to the business. Our performance-driven approach and focus on leveraging the right set of technologies will certainly deliver the desired business results for O2 Spa.”
O2 Spa chief executive officer Ritesh Reddy Mastipuram said, “As our audience is most active on digital, our primary channel will be digital to reach out and engage with our audience. We are excited about having GenY Medium on board as our digital partner, as we needed a partner who understands this challenge and has delivered before. Their expertise in the digital space, especially their ability to marry art and science gives us much to look forward to.”
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One Hand Clap acquires Agenseed to enter distribution space
Creative agency expands into full-stack services with strategic buyout.
MUMBAI: One Hand Clap has decided to stop just clapping for great ideas now it wants to make sure they actually travel. The leading new-age creative agency and production house has acquired Agenseed, a seeding and distribution firm, marking its formal entry into the distribution segment. The move is aimed at expanding its role across the entire marketing value chain and unlocking new growth opportunities.
One Hand Clap expects the new distribution vertical to contribute up to 15 per cent of its overall revenues over the next 12–18 months, signalling a clear strategic shift beyond pure creative services.
Agenseed, founded by Monish Hardasani and Akram Malik, will function as the agency’s dedicated distribution arm. This acquisition strengthens One Hand Clap’s position as it aims to become a full-stack creative and distribution company in India’s rapidly growing digital advertising market.
With over 90 million posts shared daily on Instagram and brands allocating 25–35 per cent of their digital budgets to distribution and creator-led reach, amplification has become critical to campaign success. By integrating distribution early into the creative process, the agency hopes to help campaigns gain stronger cultural traction and momentum.
One Hand Clap founder Aakash Shah said, “The future of advertising is not just about executing great ideas, but about placing them intelligently. By owning both storytelling and distribution, we can drive greater impact for brands while opening up new revenue streams.”
Agenseed co-founder Monish Hardasani added, “The future belongs to ideas designed to travel. This partnership allows us to integrate distribution thinking at the source.”
Founded in 2019 by former AIB leaders Aakash Shah and Naveed Manakkodan, One Hand Clap has worked with major brands including Swiggy, Google, Netflix India, Crocs, Duolingo, CRED, Bumble, BGMI and Chetak. The agency also secured investment from Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath last year.
In an increasingly fragmented attention economy, this acquisition reflects a broader industry shift where agencies are building end-to-end capabilities to stay competitive. One Hand Clap is clearly clapping louder and ensuring its ideas now reach much further.
