Brands
Qoruz now allows brands, influencers to connect directly
MUMBAI: Marketing technology company Qoruz has added a ‘Zero Commission Network’ to its platform, which will allow brands to directly engage with micro-influencers, experts, and celebrities for their marketing campaigns. Under the network, influencers will be able to share their campaign fee with the brands on Qoruz’s platform directly thus eliminating the dependence on agents for commission-based influencer outreach.
The network will also be a host of celebrity agencies like Kwan, HC Media, and IOS India along with a vast list of verified popular celebrities among youths like Rannvijay, Karan Wahi, Hoezaay to name a few. The network holistically covers celebrities from various backgrounds such as sports, films, television, music, comedy, art and culture, and more.
Qoruz co-founder Praanesh Bhuvaneshwar said, “Major brands across the world acknowledge the value of influencer marketing and making it an important pillar of their external communication strategy. The new feature added by Qoruz will help brands plan their campaigns at the most optimal cost, using a single interface. With our approach, we are certain to become the partner of choice for more brands and their communication partners for their influencer marketing campaigns.”
Apart from cost-effective influencer discovery, quick and easy outreach, Qoruz’s proprietary AI-powered, multi-contextual engine also offers data-rich analytics about audience demographics, content and overall campaign performance. To add more credibility, Qoruz manually verifies influencers registered on its platform. Some of the well-known clients of Qoruz include PepsiCo, Future Group and MSL, Edelman.
Brands
Komerz acquires Glassbox to launch creative commerce model in India
Brand storytelling meets AI-driven distribution as Komerz targets $345bn digital market
MUMBAI: London-headquartered commerce platform Komerz has acquired brand and marketing consultancy Glassbox, creating a single integrated system that blends creativity, distribution, and measurable sales.
The move introduces a new “creative commerce” model, combining AI-powered infrastructure, brand strategy, and performance measurement within one platform. By connecting upper-funnel brand building with lower-funnel conversion and repeat purchases, the combined entity aims to provide brands with a seamless growth engine.
Komerz Global CEO Ramesh Krishnamurthy said, “Creative commerce must operate across the funnel. Contextual content, data-led activation and distribution must function as one accountable growth engine.”
Komerz global COO Siddharth Shankar added, “Creative without distribution is theatre. Distribution without brand equity is discounting. Bringing both together lets brands build equity while driving measurable growth.”
Glassbox, founded in 2021 by Geetanjali Bhattacharji and Anil Nair, works across brand strategy, marketing transformation, and integrated communications. Bhattacharji said the integration reflects how “brand building must evolve from episodic campaigns to always-on, data-informed commerce frameworks.”
Komerz, valued around $330 million, operates across the UK, Europe, Asia, and North America. The acquisition will help multinational corporations manage complex global portfolios while enabling challenger and D2C brands to scale across India’s digital commerce market, projected to reach $345 billion by 2030.
With this deal, Komerz is strengthening its global “creative commerce” footprint, following its recent acquisition of US retail measurement firm Pathformance, and positioning itself at the intersection of creativity, commerce, and technology.
