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Maxus Bangalore devises campaign for Tanishq with Maa TV
MUMBAI: Tanishq has joined hands with Maxus to capture the Southern market as the must-have jewellery brand for weddings through the agency’s innovative campaign. Tanishq has been integrated with Maa TV.
“Tanishq has an extensive range of regional wedding jewellery for all different communities – a little known fact and essential to communicate. The brand TVC does try to address this, but only that much can be said in a single TVC. The Maxus content team created a win–win association with Maa TV’s editorial team and created a coup of sorts – getting the channel’s most popular faces to create a stunning showcase of the Telegu brides’ must have Telegu jewellery pieces, assuring Andhra/Telengana women that they will get the most spectacular regional range at Tanishq. The Maa protagonist giving their assurance adds immediate believability and trust, something that would otherwise take long to create,” said Maxus India South head Sanchayeeta Verma.
Speaking about the initiative, Titan jewellery division general manager – marketing Deepika Tewari added, “We are delighted to be a part of this one-of-a kind initiative by Maxus in collaboration with Maa TV. Over the years, we have built a very strong bond with the Telegu community and look forward to growing our relationship by continuing to offer best-in-class jewellery. The Telegu wedding collection by Tanishq brings to life the ancient traditions of the Telegu community in true Tanishq form. We understand the importance of jewellery pieces like Vaddanam and Vanki for a Telegu bride, and are proud to showcase our wedding collection spread across traditional gold ornaments to deck the bride in her finest.”
The campaign featured various soap actors who are big decision influencers in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana market. Furthermore Maxus Bangalore also co-created integrated branded content with the Maa TV.
As a part of the integrated brand campaign Maxus ESP along with Maa TV selected the three most popular faces of the channel namely Jyoti (Ashta Chamma), Sirisha (Kanchana Ganga) and Meghna (Sasirekha Parinayam) to create a vignette. Maxus was involved in the entire creative process of casting, scripting and production of the vignette. The vignette will be promoted by Tanishq exclusively on the digital platform.
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upGrad acquires Internshala in 90 per cent stock deal to own career funnel
Deal aims to scale Internshala’s revenue from Rs 45 crore to Rs 100 crore
MUMBAI: upGrad has acquired Internshala, the world’s largest internship and early-talent marketplace, in a bid to stitch education, skilling and employment into a single career pipeline.
The transaction, announced on 26 February, is structured as a 90 per cent stock-swap, with the financial terms undisclosed. The deal deepens upGrad’s push to control the full career lifecycle, from learning to hiring, at a time when India’s skilling economy is under pressure to deliver outcomes, not just credentials.
Founded in 2010, Internshala claims more than 34 million registered users and 450,000 employers, with roughly 3 million active applicants each year. Over 40 per cent of its users come from tier 2 and tier 3 cities, and most of the platform’s traffic is organic. The company currently reports an annual revenue base of Rs 45 crore.
Under upGrad’s ownership, Internshala is expected to scale aggressively. The company aims to grow the platform’s revenue to Rs 100 crore and beyond, backed by increased investment in product development, AI-led talent matching and enterprise hiring solutions.
Internshala will continue to operate as an independent brand, led by its founder and CEO Sarvesh Agrawal, while tapping into upGrad’s technology stack, distribution and learning ecosystem.
“Education and employment in India have operated in silos for too long,” said upGrad head of corporate strategy and growth Chirag Samdaria. He said the acquisition strengthens the earliest and most consequential stage of the career journey, where intent is high and outcomes can be shaped.
Agrawal described the deal as a natural convergence of learning and opportunity, adding that the partnership would allow Internshala to skill millions of candidates and supply pre-trained talent to employers at scale.
Investec acted as exclusive financial adviser to Internshala.
The acquisition marks a strategic milestone for upGrad as it seeks to position itself not merely as an education provider, but as an end-to-end workforce development platform aligned with India’s evolving labour market.
