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Likee collaborates with Indus App Bazaar to expand reach
MUMBAI: Likee, the pioneering global short video creation platform from Singapore based BIGO Technology has announced the collaboration with Indus App Bazaar, India’s Largest Indigenous App Store, to expand Likee's reach in the Indian markets. Likee is now available on Indus App Bazaar for free download and usage. Indus App Bazaar currently caters to 60 million users every day and is a preferred app store among Indians who like to discover and consume digital content in their local or regional languages. As partners, both Likee and App Bazaar aims to achieve mutual objectives of content localization, enhancing user-experience with easy-to-use apps and encouraging diversity.
Likee is a highly-interactive short-video creation app, and the diverse content in local languages on the platform further improves the user experience. Likee’s constant endeavor is to offer content as per the preference of Indian youth, and therefore Likee’s past campaigns were focused on engaging with maximum users, in their regional languages. With the partnership, Likee aims to invite more users to create content in the language of their choice, share their life moments in engaging video formats and connect with like-minded people.
Indus OS Co-founder & CEO Rakesh Deshmukh said, "The consumption of video content is growing exponentially, spurring a sense of community beyond the frontiers of demography and languages. Our collaboration with Likee is a manifestation of a shared vision of reaching out to diverse emerging markets as well as connect with niche audiences. As a platform, Indus App Bazaar will help Likee to maximize localization of the mobile app, increase discoverability and strengthen hold into the local user market to drive downloads and help tap the unexplored potential."
Likee is a popular user-driven app, where user-generated content plays a primary role. Indus App Bazaar is famous among users for its simplified navigation, versatile user recommendation, and user-friendliness. Trending UGC apps such as Likee on App Bazaar will further enhance the user experience of the platform audience. Likee is one of the most preferred mobile apps among Indian youths and has emerged as the platform of choice to express creatively. In India, Likee is available in different Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam and Punjabi. By collaborating with App Bazaar, Likee has been successful in generating large numbers of downloads and also in getting maximum user recommendations.
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De Beers launches ‘A Diamond Is Forever’ centenary book
Visual retrospective traces 100 years of iconic slogan and cultural impact.
MUMBAI: De Beers just dropped a century’s worth of sparkle between two covers because when a four-word line becomes forever, even the book needs a forever title. De Beers Group has released A Diamond Is Forever: The Making of a Cultural Icon 1926–2026, a landmark visual retrospective celebrating 100 years of shaping the modern perception of natural diamonds. The book traces how the brand transformed diamonds from elite heirlooms into universal symbols of love, commitment and personal achievement, with rare archival material, campaign highlights and cultural commentary.
At its core is the legendary 1947 slogan “A Diamond Is Forever,” penned by N.W. Ayer copywriter Frances Gerety. The four words redefined diamonds as eternal promises, earning the title of the 20th century’s greatest advertising slogan from Advertising Age in 1999. The book explores how this idea and others like the “Two Months’ Salary” guideline and the “Right Hand Ring” influenced social rituals, female independence and consumer behaviour worldwide, including in India, where diamonds shifted from gold-centric traditions to emotionally resonant milestones.
Beyond marketing, it showcases collaborations with artists like Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Raoul Dufy, alongside icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. Later campaigns, including the 1990s “Shadows” series set to Karl Jenkins’ Palladio, reinforced diamonds as timeless and unique. The narrative also addresses today’s focus on provenance, sustainability and ethical stewardship, positioning natural diamonds as symbols of both enduring love and responsible luxury.
The book arrives as De Beers marks a century of innovation in luxury marketing, from the Great Depression to the era of conscious consumption, offering a rare window into one of advertising’s most enduring brand stories.
In a world where trends fade fast, De Beers didn’t just sell diamonds, it sold forever, and now it’s bound the proof in pages that will outlast even the hardest carat.
