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Koovs.com appoints Carat Bengaluru as media AoR
MUMBAI: Fashion e-store Koovs.com has appointed Aegis Media‘s Carat Media Services as its media AoR following a multi agency pitch. The agency‘s Bengaluru branch will be handling the account.
Carat‘s south operations were started three months back and this is the second win for the office since then, the first being Wipro‘s OOH and digital account.
Koovs.com director Rajesh Kamra said, “We were delighted to see the response we received from Carat on the brief and their huge passion for our business. Their tools and technologies as well as their approach to media completely took us by surprise as they were truly business focused. We are pleased to have them as a partner and are sure that they would contribute significantly to our business growth.”
Carat Media SVP – south Joydeep Raha added, “Our thorough understanding of the online consumers with respect to their attitudes and aspirational needs was critical in recommending customised media solutions for Koovs as an online lifestyle portal bringing in the best solutions in luxury & lifestyle. We look forward to partnering Koovs in their endeavours and will leave no stone unturned to deliver cutting edge Integrated solutions for the brand.”
Carat India managing director Kartik Iyer said, “I am delighted to partner with Koovs.com, which is India‘s fastest growing ecommerce site and thank Rajesh Kamra for reposing faith and confidence in our cutting edge media solutions, backed by relevant consumer insights.”
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McDonald’s India CBO Arvind RP exits after seven years
The chief business officer exits after a stint that took him from marketing to leading South India operations.
MUMBAI: Arvind RP is out. The chief business officer of McDonald’s India has stepped down from the fast-food giant after more than seven years, and is currently serving out his notice period.
It is a significant exit. Arvind joined McDonald’s India in 2019 as director of marketing and communications, a fairly conventional brief, but steadily accumulated responsibilities until he was running the profit and loss for the company’s entire South India operation, with store operations, new outlet development, marketing, human resources and training all falling under his remit.
In a LinkedIn post, he was characteristically warm about his time there. “Looking back, many of the moments that stand out in my career aren’t just about outcomes or milestones; they’re about the incredible people who were part of the journey,” he wrote, adding that he had been “lucky to be surrounded by fantastic team members.”
Before McDonald’s, Arvind spent six years at skincare chain Kaya, where he led marketing and analytics, overseeing brand-building, product innovation and digital and customer relationship management. His career spans a remarkable sweep of Indian industry: retail at Levi Strauss & Co, consumer goods at Britannia Industries, and automobiles at TVS Motor Company, where he also took an international posting in Jakarta.
With 25 years of experience across quick-service restaurants, beauty, fashion and FMCG, Arvind will not be short of takers. The only question is who moves first.
