Brands
Sri Sri Tattva captures commitment of purity in latest campaign
MUMBAI: Health and wellness FMCG brand, Sri Sri Tattva has launched its new brand tagline ‘Shuddhta Ka Naam’ at the country’s most exciting tournament of the year, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018.
The brand reinforced its essence of purity through this campaign and aired three television commercials that captured the organisation’s purity of thought, action and products. The television campaign went on air from 7 April across all its networks.
Sri Sri Tattva showcased its commitment to maintain the trust built over years by communicating the significance of purity, good health and happiness in one’s life. The TV commercial indicates how everything done with pure thoughts always turns out to be good and ultimately highlights the authenticity and pureness of the brand’s high quality products.
Sri Sri Tattva MD Arvind Varchaswi says, “Sri Sri Tattva signifies the essence of purity. We have always strived to come out with responsible products that are of use to society at large and will continue to innovate and develop many more and live up to our communication.”
The advertisement picturises pleasant moments in one’s life and the choices made with a pure and good intent. It captures a wedding, honeymoon and hunger scenario in its TV commercials.
Madison World chairman Sam Balsara mentions, “I am delighted to have Sri Sri Tattva as our client. We have created three commercials for their products based on the essence of our understanding of their organisation – purity of thought leading to purity of action and purity of brands.”
The brand intended to highlight its proposition of pure thoughts and pure ingredients during the first match of IPL 2018 as the tournament would see pure excitement and pure energy from the crowd. IPL is large scale event and enjoys a viewership nationally cutting across gender, age and geography.
Madison BMB CEO and chief creative officer Raj Nair adds, “Sri Sri Tattva’s goal is very clearly outlined in their vision for the brand: to promote health and wellness to every household. While Sri Sri Tattva comes with a legacy rich in ayurvedic tradition, the brand presents a truly holistic approach to health and wellness which is carried forward to the amazingly diverse product range across food, personal care, lifestyle and home care as well. This led us to the understanding that purity of thought, ingredients and action was a promise that is truly espoused by the brand. Thereby came the tag line ‘Shuddhta Ka Naam’.”
Brands
Estée Lauder to shed 10,000 jobs as new boss bets on digital shift
The cosmetics giant raises its profit outlook but stays silent on a possible merger with Spain’s Puig, as job cuts deepen and a three-year sales slump weighs on the turnaround
NEW YORK: Stéphane de La Faverie is not done cutting. Estée Lauder announced on Friday that it plans to eliminate as many as 3,000 additional jobs, taking its total redundancy programme to as many as 10,000 roles, up from a previous target of 7,000 announced a year ago. The company, which owns La Mer, The Ordinary, Tom Ford, and Aveda, employs roughly 57,000 people worldwide. The mathematics of what is now being contemplated is stark.
The fresh round of cuts is expected to generate a further $200 million in savings, bringing the total annual savings from the programme to as much as $1.2 billion before taxes. That money, De La Faverie has made clear, will be ploughed back into the turnaround.
A CEO in a hurry
De La Faverie, who took the helm in January 2025, inherited a company that had endured three consecutive years of annual sales declines. His response has been to move fast and cut deep. A significant portion of the latest redundancies reflects his push to reduce headcount at US department stores, long a cornerstone of Estée Lauder’s distribution model but now a channel in structural decline. In their place, he is accelerating the shift toward faster-growing online platforms, including Amazon.com and TikTok Shop, a pivot that is reshaping not just where Estée Lauder sells but how it thinks about its customers.
The numbers are moving in the right direction
Despite the pain, there are signs the medicine is working. Estée Lauder raised its profit outlook for the remainder of the fiscal year, guiding for adjusted earnings per share in the range of $2.35 to $2.45, above analyst estimates and a notable step up from the $2.05 to $2.25 range it had guided for in February. Organic net sales growth is expected to come in at 3 per cent, the company said, at the high end of the range it set out in February.
The share price tells a mixed story. After De La Faverie took charge, the stock surged nearly 60 per cent, buoyed by investor optimism that a longtime company insider could finally arrest the decline. But 2026 has been rougher: the shares have fallen 27 per cent this year, weighed down by disappointing February results and the overhang of unresolved merger talks with Spanish beauty giant Puig Brands SA. The company gave no additional details about those discussions on Friday, leaving the market to guess.
Silence on Puig
The proposed tie-up with Puig remains the most consequential unknown hanging over Estée Lauder. A deal with the Barcelona-based group, which owns brands including Carolina Herrera and Rabanne, would reshape the global luxury beauty landscape. But with nothing new to say and a turnaround still very much in progress, De La Faverie is asking investors to trust the process.
Three years of sales declines, 10,000 job cuts, and a merger that may or may not happen. At Estée Lauder, the overhaul has barely started.
