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Shivanand Shenoy joins MRSS India
MUMBAI: MRSS India, the Indian arm of market research agency Majestic MRSS, has brought on board Shivanand Shenoy as a senior director for client servicing.
Shenoy will be supervising the IT, online and FMCG verticals for MRSS. He will also be heading the new vertical of ‘Digital Research’.
The verticals that Shenoy will look into will mainly revolve around social networking sites and mobile penetration.
Shenoy said, “Market Research is no more only about questionnaires and telephonic surveys. When the largest section of consumers are into social networking and mobile phones, so in order to make them understand we need to speak in their own language. Thus we need to use modern ways to gather more information and reach the target audience. MRSS India is pioneer is getting many technologies to India. This not only helps to reach the target audience in easy and most convenient way but also helps in filtering and sorting the information gathered.”
MRSS India chief mentor and principal adviser Sarang Panchal added, “We believe that embracing digital is the new marketing imperative. It is a game changer, and how companies will win, moving forward.”
Shenoy is a senior marketing professional with over 15 years of experiencing in analyzing the markets and the overall scenario for various industries. He specialises in providing market/consumer insights to companies in services, IT – hardware and FMCG industries.
In the past he has been associated with companies like A.C. Nielsen, Intel Corp, DHL Express and Reliance Industries.
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Lego brings Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé, Vinicius together
Campaign clocks 314 million views ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 buzz.
MUMBAI: Four legends, one frame and not a single tackle in sight. Lego has pulled off a crossover few thought possible, uniting Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior in a single campaign ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 only this time, they’re building dreams brick by brick.
Titled “Everyone wants a piece”, the campaign features the quartet assembling a Lego version of the World Cup trophy, before placing miniature versions of themselves atop it, a playful nod to football’s ultimate prize. Shared widely across social media, the ad carries a pointed disclaimer: it is not AI-generated, a subtle but telling signal in an era where even reality is often questioned.
The numbers tell their own story. The campaign has already crossed 314 million views on Instagram across the players’ accounts, with fans hailing it as a rare, almost nostalgic moment particularly for the reunion of Messi and Ronaldo, whose last shared campaign ahead of the 2022 World Cup became one of the platform’s most-liked posts.
Beyond the film, Lego is extending the play with exclusive, player-themed sets tied to each of the four stars, part of a broader football-led programme designed to ride the global momentum building towards 2026. The idea, as echoed by the players themselves, leans into the parallels between football and play experimentation, creativity, failure, and triumph.
Messi described the sets as a way to bring on-pitch moments into an imaginative, hands-on world, while Ronaldo called the transformation into a Lego figure a rare honour, blending sport with storytelling. Vinícius, meanwhile, struck a more personal note, recalling childhood moments of building with Lego and framing creativity as a universal language that transcends borders.
The timing is no accident. With the 2026 World Cup set to run from June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and featuring an expanded 48-team format, global anticipation is already building. Argentina, led by Messi, will enter as defending champions, adding another layer of intrigue.
For Lego, the campaign does more than celebrate football, it taps into its mythology. Because when icons become figurines and rivalries turn into play, the beautiful game finds a new kind of pitch. one built, quite literally, by hand.
