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Pink Lemonade Communications wins digital mandate for Kurl-On
Mumbai: Global full-service, integrated marketing and communications agency Pink Lemonade Communications has won the digital mandate for Kurl-on. With this collaboration, the mattress brand aims to grow its reach and engagement on the internet as well as plan and execute an array of offline marketing activities that include – conceptualization, content writing, editing, and proofing, as well as the design and layout of their offline branding collateral.
The agency will handle their digital marketing on all platforms, do their search engine optimization, and run campaigns for them on their various platforms, while also researching and analysing their performance & engagement to grow and optimise their presence on each of the respective platforms.
The brand collaterals will include invitation certificates, canter vehicle branding, flyers, brochures, standees, e-mailers and product catalogues. In addition, Pink Lemonade will do a brand campaign for them biannually and assist them with product launch campaigns.
Speaking of this collaboration, Kurl-on head brandcomm Prashant Deshpande said, “We wanted an agency that would bring alive the spirit of the Kurl-On brand for the Indian digital audience and we made the right decision by choosing Pink Lemonade for the job. They have spent time understanding our brand language and imagery, and have successfully helped us reach out to our customer base in creative ways. They are aware of the type of content that will appeal to the younger audience as well as the older audience. Their work ethic and hands-on approach to the project have made this partnership very successful for us. We look forward to a long-term working relationship with them.”
Pink Lemonade founder and chief storyteller Tina Garg said, “At Pink Lemonade, we do a deep dive into the clients that we work with to truly understand the character and persona of the brand. Through our comparative analysis and strategies, we can position the brand for impact. We believe this is one of the key reasons why our approach aligned with Kurl-on’s expectations. We are excited to work with a household name like Kurl-On, one of the largest players in the Indian mattress industry.”
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Ethical AI must benefit society, not dominate it, says WFEB chief Sanjay Pradhan at IAA event
At Mumbai event, ethics expert urges businesses and governments to shape AI responsibly
MUMBAI: Artificial intelligence may be racing ahead at lightning speed, but its direction must still be guided by human conscience. That was the central message delivered by Sanjay Pradhan, president of the World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB), during the latest edition of IAA Conversations held in Mumbai.
The session was organised by the International Advertising Association (IAA) and the Artificial Intelligence Association of India (AIAI) in association with The Free Press Journal at the Free Press House on 7 March. Addressing a packed audience, Pradhan called for stronger ethical leadership to ensure AI remains a tool that benefits humanity rather than one that governs it.
“Artificial intelligence has rapidly become one of the most powerful technologies humanity has created,” Pradhan said. “It is unlocking breakthroughs in medicine, science and creativity at a pace unimaginable just a few years ago.”
But he warned that the same technology carries serious risks. AI, he noted, can amplify disinformation faster than facts can travel, compromise privacy, deepen discrimination and disrupt millions of livelihoods. Referencing concerns raised by AI pioneers such as Geoffrey Hinton, often called the godfather of AI, Pradhan stressed that the real challenge is not whether AI will shape the world, but whether humans will shape it with ethics and wisdom.
Structuring his talk around four guiding questions, why, what, how and who, Pradhan introduced the audience to WFEB’s emerging AI Ethics Partnership, a global platform aimed at advancing responsible artificial intelligence. He outlined four priority concerns that demand urgent attention: disinformation, bias and discrimination, data privacy and job security.
To make the idea of ethical AI easier to grasp, Pradhan offered a simple metaphor. Ethical AI, he said, is like a three layered cake. The outer layer represents the visible value ethical AI creates for businesses and society. The middle layer is organisational culture that moves ethics from written codes to everyday practice. The innermost layer, however, is the most crucial, the conscience of individual leaders.
Drawing from Indian philosophical thought through WFEB co-founder Ravi Shankar, Pradhan noted that while artificial intelligence can reproduce stored knowledge, true intelligence is boundless and rooted in conscience, creativity and compassion. Practices such as breathwork and meditation, he suggested, can help leaders develop the calm clarity needed for ethical decision making.
The event also featured a discussion with Maninder Adityaraj Singh, chief of staff and head of innovation at Rediffusion Brand Solutions Pvt Ltd, and Yash Johri, lawyer, Supreme Court of India.
Opening the session, IAA India chapter president Abhishek Karnani, highlighted the need for industries to understand and engage with AI responsibly.
“AI has to be befriended and understood,” added Rediffusion managing director and AIAI national convenor Sandeep Goyal. “Its ethical use will determine whether it becomes a friend or a foe.”
As AI continues to reshape industries and societies, Pradhan ended with a simple but powerful call to action. Businesses, governments and individuals must work together to ensure that the algorithms shaping the future reflect human values rather than just cold logic.
