Brands
Prega News brand ambassador Kajal Agarwal launches ‘Expert Pregnancy Care Solution Partner’ in south
Mumbai: Prega News, India’s leading pregnancy detection card with 85 per cent Market share from the house of Mankind Pharma launched its expert pregnancy care solution range with renowned celebrity Kajal Agarwal for Southern market.
The brand aims to expand its presence in the southern region and elevates the brand proposition of providing products that are required during pregnancy. The brand has been rigorously focusing on the South Market for the last three years, resulting in exponential growth in markets like Karnataka, increasing from 65% (As per MAT March 22) to 85% (As per MAT March 24).
During the event, Kajal Agarwal highlighted the crucial role of early pregnancy detection in safeguarding the health and well-being of both mother and baby.
Prega News is known for providing the most accurate results, and with production expansion, the brand provides a comprehensive reproductive range. She also shared her thoughts with the audience about the wide array of unbranded products available in the market that provide inaccurate and unreliable results.
The brand offers a holistic pregnancy care solution for the pre-, during-, and post-pregnancy phases, comprising six thoughtfully curated products developed after years of research.
1. Preconception Phase
- Ova News Ovulation Detection Kit: Identifies the five most fertile days to maximize chances of conception.
- PregaHope Preconception Tablets: Provide essential iron and folic acid to support the body during the pre-conception phase.
- PregaHope Fertility Lubricant: Aids couples in enhancing their fertility for better chances of conception.
2. During Pregnancy or Pre-Natal Phase
- Prega News and Prega News Advance: A hassle-free pregnancy test kit with an easy-to- use thumb grip, removing the need for containers or droppers. It offers rapid pregnancy tests in a single test.
- Prega News Value Pack: Includes two pregnancy test kits, two urine containers, and two gloves, ensuring a convenient and hygienic testing process.
3. Pre-Natal and Post-Pregnancy Phase
- PregaHappy Anti Stretch Mark Cream: It reduces stretch marks and itching during both pre-natal and post-natal phases.
The event was attended by over 70 influential mom influencers, including Meghana Raj, Lasya Manjunath, Anjali Ttota , Nisha Agarwal, Sujatha Shivakumarr , Sanjjanaa Galrani ,keerthi Jai Dhanush and many others. These influencers hold strong prominence in key regional markets such as Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Karnataka, which amplified the event’s reach and visibility.
Mankind Pharma associate VP, Sales & Marketing Joy Chatterjee said, “Since the launch of our entire Pregnancy care range as Expert Pregnancy Care Solution Partner last year in North, East and West Market with a renowned Bollywood celebrity Sonam Kapoor along with 55 popular mom influencers like Smriti Khanna, Anita Hassanandani, Mahi Vij Pooja Banerjee, Kishwer Merchant to name a few. We have received tremendous support and love from our target audience. We are proud to have established a niche in this segment by offering essential products for the different stages of pregnancy. To increase awareness, we have partnered with our brand ambassador, Kajal Agarwal, who will help us forge a deeper connection in the South Indian market. Through her influence, we aim to reach and better serve the community of mothers in this region”.
Speaking on the launch, regional brand ambassador (South) Kajal Agarwal said, “Motherhood is a beautiful journey that begins with the joy of discovering you are pregnant. During this phase, it is important that an individual relies on an accurate pregnancy detection tool. Prega News has been one of the most trusted pregnancy detection kits in India for decades, and it’s an honor for me to represent this esteemed brand.
The brand has been able to create a benchmark for itself in the category, and the new range of products are designed to empower women throughout their journey to becoming mothers.
Prega News has evolved into a go-to brand for women trying to conceive, providing reliable support every step of the way”.
Brands
Uber launches hotel bookings feature in partnership with Expedia
From hotel bookings to room service at your door, the ride-hailing giant is making its boldest push yet into everyday life
CALIFORNIA: Uber is done being just a taxi app. At its annual GO-GET product event, the world’s leading mobility and delivery platform unveiled a sweeping set of new features designed to plant itself at the centre of how people travel, eat and shop, hotel bookings included.
The headline move is a partnership with Expedia Group that lets Uber users in the United States book hotels directly within the Uber app, with access to a catalogue that will eventually grow to more than 700,000 properties worldwide. Uber One members get 10 per cent back in Uber One credits on all hotel bookings and savings of at least 20 per cent on a rolling list of more than 10,000 hotels globally. Vacation rentals from Vrbo, Expedia Group’s home-rental brand, will be added later this year. The partnership is expected to expand beyond the United States. From June, Uber rides will also be integrated directly into the Expedia app, with push notifications sent to travellers ahead of hotel check-in to book discounted Uber rides for the duration of their stay.
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive of Uber, framed the expansion in terms of the modern condition. “Uber is becoming an app for everything, helping people go, get, and now travel all in one place,” he said. “We’re all living through a moment of real cognitive overload: too many apps, too many decisions, too much noise. At the end of the day, our job is to help people reclaim their time, spending less of it managing the logistics of life and more of it actually living.”
Ariane Gorin, chief executive of Expedia Group, struck a similarly ambitious note. “Travel should feel effortless, and this partnership gets us one step closer to offering a seamless traveller experience,” she said. “By connecting our two-sided marketplace with Uber, we’re bringing Uber rides directly into the Expedia app and Expedia Group’s lodging inventory into the Uber app through our Rapid API technology. Together, we’re helping travellers spend less time planning and more time enjoying the journey.”
Beyond hotels, the product announcements come thick and fast. Travel Mode, available within both the Uber and Uber Eats apps, offers curated recommendations on local favourites, tourist destinations, OpenTable restaurant reservations and on-demand delivery to hotel rooms. Uber One International means the membership programme now works globally, allowing members to earn credits on rides abroad that can be redeemed once back home. A new Shop for Me feature lets users request items from any store, even those not listed on the app. Eats for the Way allows riders in select cities booking an Uber Black or Uber Black SUV to have a drink or snack waiting for them in the car. Voice Bookings, powered by artificial intelligence, lets users book a ride conversationally, without touching their phone. And a redesigned One Search bar consolidates results for places, food and items across the entire Uber platform in a single query.
Uber has now logged more than 72 billion trips since it launched in 2010. The question it is now answering is what comes after the ride. The answer, apparently, is everything else. Whether users want a hotel in Paris, a coffee in the back of a car or a snake plant from the local garden centre, Uber would very much like to be the one to provide it. The app economy’s land grab has a new front-runner.
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