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Mumbai couple wins Pepsi’s ‘Ticket to Cricket’ contest
MUMBAI: Cricket enthusiasts are still getting opportunities to win trips to South Africa! In keeping with the World Cup cricket fever, the official ICC World Cup sponsor Pepsi along with Blue Foods Restaurant, announced the names of the winners of “The Ticket to Cricket” contest.
According to an official press release, Vivek Vyas and Krupa Purohit are the lucky winners who won a trip to South Africa for watching the second semi-finals on 20 March 2003.
In association with Blue Foods Restaurant, Pepsi had organized a contest, wherein consumers dining at any of the Blue Foods Restaurants namely ( Bombay Blue, Noodle Bar and Cream Centre) had to drink their favourite soft drink – Pepsi and fill a lucky draw entry coupon.
The release quoted Nepean Sea Road residents and Pepsi contest winners Vivek Vyas and his wife Krupa Purohit as saying: “It’s a dream come true and thanks to Pepsi and Blue Foods we are getting the opportunity to watch the World Cup action live. We would love to see India playing in the semi-final and to be there to cheer our great cricketers.”
Pepsico’s head for western region Satendra Aggarwal says: “Pepsi has always been associated with the game of cricket. It has been Pepsi’s belief to give its consumers nothing but the best. This contest is one of our many innovative campaigns to make it possible for the consumers to watch big time cricket which is the world cup”.
Pepsi has always added a lot of fun and excitement in Mumbai. Pepsi launched the World Cup fever with its “Men In Blue” campaign. Pepsi has added a musical note to its world cup campaign with a specially composed, peppy number “Aa Yeah O” by none other that the hugely popular Adnan Sami which features Indian cricketers and other Pepsi brand ambassadors.
Pepsi also rolled out “The World Cup Ke Shikari” contest, in association with SET MAX, Nickelodeon and MTV, giving six young cricket fans a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead the Indian Cricket Team on to the ground during the Cricket World Cup 2003.
There is more action left as Pepsi will fly down four winners of the Pepsi Predikta Jackpot for the World Cup finals, who will then play for the Predikta Jackpot live on television.
Brands
Beep App launches Gen-Z career platform, clocks 30,000 plus placements
Pune startup turns scrolling into career action with learn-explore-earn model
PUNE: Beep App has rolled out its newly positioned career-focused app aimed at Gen-Z users, as it looks to bridge what it calls a growing gap between exposure and employability among young Indians.
Formerly known as EventBeep, the platform is built around a simple but timely idea: turning everyday scrolling into meaningful career action. The app targets students and early professionals, offering a unified space to explore career options, learn relevant skills and access internships and job opportunities.
At a time when short-form content dominates screen time, Beep is attempting to flip the script by embedding structured, career-oriented insights within a familiar scroll-based interface. The idea is not to disrupt user behaviour, but to redirect it.
The platform spans a wide range of fields, including artificial intelligence, product management, design and data analytics. It provides users with insights into role expectations, required skills and step-by-step career pathways, supported by inputs from industry practitioners.
At the heart of the offering is a “learn, explore, earn” model that integrates discovery, skill-building and hiring into one ecosystem. The company says this closed-loop approach is already gaining traction, with over 30,000 placements facilitated so far.
“Gen-Z does not lack ambition; what they often lack is structured direction,” said Beep App founder and CEO Saurabh Mangrulkar. “The Beep App is designed to organise that exposure into actionable pathways so users can move from intent to execution with greater confidence.”
The launch comes amid a broader shift in India’s job market towards skills-first hiring, where practical experience and demonstrable capabilities are increasingly valued alongside academic qualifications.
Founded in 2021, Beep App has grown steadily within the student ecosystem, connecting over 6.5 million users with opportunities across more than 1,500 colleges and 7,800 hiring companies.
Looking ahead, the company plans to deepen its content across emerging sectors, expand its hiring network and build more personalised career pathways tailored to user behaviour.
As Gen-Z continues to navigate a complex and fast-evolving job market, platforms that can turn curiosity into clarity may well shape the next wave of career discovery.
