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RepIndia wins the social media mandate for Harman Kardon, JBL, and Infinity
Mumbai – RepIndia, the leading digital marketing agency renowned for its innovative and data-driven strategies, proudly announces its recent collaboration with JBL, a global audio powerhouse. RepIndia has secured the social media mandate for JBL, including the management of Harman Kardon and Infinity brands, solidifying its position as a go-to agency for digital-first brands.
Renowned for its extensive global presence, JBL consistently establishes industry standards by delivering unmatched audio experiences. Recognised for its state-of-the-art technology and unwavering commitment to innovation, JBL has chosen RepIndia to amplify its social media footprint and engage with a broader audience.
RepIndia chairperson & co-founder Ayesha Chenoy, the driving force behind the agency’s success, expressed her enthusiasm for the collaboration, “Repindia started 2024 with an absolute bang by winning the JBL account. Even pitching to the client was nothing less than making music. Here’s to doing one of the world’s best brands justice!“
JBL’s head of digital marketing, Akhil Sethi, shared heartfelt anticipation, stating, “Collaborating with RepIndia marks a significant step for JBL. Our goal is to craft a digital presence that mirrors JBL’s heritage while simultaneously captivating our audiences in India and transferring the equity the brand owns globally to this region with as much dominance and drive. This partnership reaffirms our commitment to leading the digital landscape with expertise and innovation, ensuring JBL’s continued prominence in the digital sphere.”
In addition to overseeing JBL’s social media platforms, RepIndia will spearhead the development and expansion of JBL’s exclusive community, known as the JBL Clan on Facebook. This initiative underscores RepIndia’s commitment to offering comprehensive digital services and reaffirms its position as a strategic ally for brands committed to growth.
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Abhay Duggal joins JioStar as director of Hindi GEC ad sales
The streaming giant brings in a seasoned revenue hand as the battle for Hindi television advertising heats up
MUMBAI: Abhay Duggal has a new desk, and JioStar has a new weapon. The media and entertainment veteran has joined JioStar as director of entertainment ad sales for Hindi general entertainment channels, adding 17 years of hard-won revenue experience to one of India’s most powerful broadcasting operations.
Duggal is no stranger to big portfolios or bruising markets. Before joining JioStar, he spent a brief stint at Republic World as deputy general manager and north regional head for ad sales. Before that, he put in three years at Enterr10 Television, where he ran the north region for Dangal TV and Dangal 2, two of India’s leading free-to-air Hindi channels. The north alone accounted for more than 50 per cent of total channel revenue on his watch, a number that tends to get attention in any sales meeting.
His longest stint was at Zee Entertainment Enterprises, where he spent over six years rising to associate director of sales. There he commanded the Hindi movies cluster across seven channels, owned more than half of north India’s revenue across flagship properties including Zee TV and &TV, and closed marquee sponsorships across the Indian Premier League, Zee Rishtey Awards and Dance India Dance. He also handled monetisation for the English movies and entertainment cluster and the global news channel WION, a portfolio that would stretch most sales teams twice his size.
Earlier in his career Duggal closed what was then a Rs 3 crore single deal at Reliance Broadcast Network, one of the largest in Indian radio at the time, before that he helped launch and monetise JAINHITS, India’s first HITS-based cable and satellite platform.
His edge, by his own account, lies in marrying data and instinct: translating audience trends, inventory signals and client demands into long-term partnerships built on cost-per-rating-point discipline rather than short-term deal chasing. In a media landscape being reshaped by streaming, fragmented attention and AI-driven advertising, that kind of rigour is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable.
JioStar, which blends the scale of Reliance’s Jio platform with the content firepower of Star, is doubling down on its advertising business at precisely the moment the Hindi GEC market is getting more competitive. Bringing in someone who has spent nearly two decades doing exactly this, across some of India’s most watched channels, is a pointed statement of intent. Duggal has spent his career turning audiences into revenue. JioStar is clearly betting he can do it again, and bigger.
