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Software helps ad, PR agencies demonstrate ROI
PITTSBURGH : H2, a leading integrated marketing and Internet solutions firm, is licensing proprietary new software designed to help advertising and public relations agencies demonstrate real return on investment (ROI) to their clients.
WebPerformer is the first tool of its kind to offer marketers and their clients a way to unite, analyse and understand all their online marketing efforts in one easy-to-read, graphical report. For the first time, search engine optimiation, e-mail marketing, web site traffic analysis and online advertising results can be viewed holistically, at the click of a mouse.
With WebPerformer, marketers can see a client’s e-marketing results month-by-month and even over the year. WebPerformer’s Search Engine Optimisation function shows marketers how a client’s web site ranks on every major search engine, demonstrating which search terms are high ranking and where rankings could be improved. Its online advertising analysis capabilities allow marketers to see how ads have performed, by campaign, and spanning the year.
The tool’s resource library and online newsletter keep marketers and their clients up on the very latest in online marketing news.And because WebPerformer is customised to reflect an agencies’ brand, PR and advertising agencies can increase value and strengthen client relationships.
Clients need to know they are getting a genuine return on their online marketing dollars, quickly and clearly. They don’t have time to weed through complex and often irrelevant data, or access several different analysis tools to uncover the answers they need. And that’s why WebPerformer was developed. It’s by marketers, for marketers and therefore clients can understand their progress instantly. Agencies and companies alike have been effectively using WebPerformer for over a year.
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Kotak Mahindra Bank appoints Ramesh Iyer to board
Veteran financier replaces Ashok Gulati, who retires in March
MUMBAI: Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced a change to its board of directors, with independent director Ashok Gulati set to retire at the end of his term on 5 March.
The company said it has appointed Ramesh Ganesh Iyer as an additional and independent director for a four-year term, effective 17 February, subject to shareholder approval.
Iyer brings more than four decades of experience in financial services. He spent much of his career at Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, where he served as vice chairman and managing director before taking on the role of president for the financial services sector and member of the group executive board at Mahindra & Mahindra. He retired from the group in April 2024.
During his tenure, Iyer was instrumental in expanding rural and inclusive finance initiatives, scaling the company’s assets and customer base. He also led the creation of subsidiaries in rural housing finance, insurance broking and asset management, and oversaw international joint ventures.
Iyer holds a commerce degree and a doctorate of letters, and currently serves on the boards of several listed and unlisted companies.
The board meeting approving the changes was held in Mumbai on February 17 between 6.30 pm and 6.50 pm.
