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Hashtag Orange onboards seven clients in two months
Mumbai: Gurugram-based integrated digital marketing agency Hashtag Orange has been on a winning spree with multiple pitch wins in the recent two months. The agency bagged mandates across several key accounts including GMR Hyderabad International Airport, Monte Carlo, Rock-It, Hype Ryno, EDGE by Pearl Academy, HOUSR co-living and Tulips Hygiene.
The agency is expanding its footprints to other markets starting with Hyderabad from where the GMR Hyderabad International Airport business will be managed for their creative, media and social media marketing mandates.
Speaking on their multi-fold growth and future-plans, Hashtag Orange founder Mukesh Vij said, “Our focus has always been to deliver value to the clients across categories and verticals, while being an employee first organisation. With much done, and a lot more in the pipeline, we are eyeing 5X growth in the current financial year. Godspeed to us all!”
Hashtag Orange co-founder & chief creative officer Amit Shankar added, “Technology led creative solutions have been the key pillars of our ongoing success delivering some disruptive campaigns for different brands. We have always seen digital marketing through a new age consumer engagement by exploring multiple channels that precisely gives us an edge over others.”
The agency has been consistent in proving their creative prowess ever since they started in 2018. Their recent works include Father’s Day campaign featuring Ayushmann Khurana and Piyush Mishra developed for The Man Company, a male grooming brand; a high-on-quirk product campaigns for Carrier Midea Air Conditioners and Tulips Hygiene brand launch.
Hashtag Orange chief growth officer Gaurav Singh said, “This has been a great year for us. We have won mandates for brands across different categories which clearly demonstrate our capability to offer solutions which go beyond communication and address a real business challenge through our inhouse creative, technology or effective digital marketing. This year, we have also significantly strengthened our teams and hired some of the bright minds across verticals. With this growth curve, we are excited and confident of taking Hashtag Orange to newer heights in times to come.”
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Google rolls out $15B AI, education and connectivity plan for India
AI tools for 11 million students, new subsea cables, and a national skilling push.
NEW DELHI: Google is backing its words with action. In a major push to future-proof the world’s most populous nation, Google DeepMind has partnered with the Indian government on a large-scale AI initiative.
Announced by CEO Sundar Pichai at the India AI Impact Summit, the deal is less of a gentle nudge and more of a full-throttle sprint into the digital age. Part of Google’s $15 billion commitment to South Asia, the plan aims to weave artificial intelligence into the very fabric of Indian daily life, from the deep ocean floor to the back of the classroom.
The most heart-warming slice of this digital pie is the focus on the next generation. Google is partnering with 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs, effectively dropping high-tech AI tools into the laps of roughly 11 million students.
The goal? To introduce generative AI assistance in schools, ensuring that the homework of the future is powered by more than just caffeine and late-night panic.
While the kids are busy with AI in the classroom, Google is busy under the sea. The newly minted India-America Connect Initiative involves laying down serious hardware, specifically, new subsea cable routes.
These digital arteries will link India to Singapore, South Africa and Australia. By adding four more strategic fiber-optic routes connecting the U.S. to the Southern Hemisphere, Google is essentially building a “data superhighway” to ensure India’s AI capabilities don’t get stuck in traffic.
Knowing how to use a tool is just as important as owning it. To bridge the gap, Google is launching its most ambitious skilling program yet: the Google AI Professional Certificate. This program is designed to help the workforce master AI without needing a PhD in robotics.
With full-stack connectivity and a massive investment on the table, India isn’t just joining the AI race; it’s looking to set the pace.
