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#StarbucksCelebratesMoms with a special dedication this International Mother’s Day
MUMBAI: Tata Starbucks believes in the importance of human connections and recognizes that the most special, warm and important connection is the one with mothers. With an aim to reciprocate the affection and unconditional love of a mother, Starbucks devised a heart-warming social media campaign by virtually replicating its iconic in-store experience to honour mothers and make them feel special on the occasion of International Mother’s Day.
As an extension to its successful digital campaign #ReconnectwithStarbucks, Starbucks brought alive its unique coffeehouse ritual of partners calling out the customer’s order by urging its fans to share their mother’s favourite Starbucks beverage along with a reason why Starbucks is so special to them. The Instagram entries received a sweet surprise from the brand’s partners in the form of a personalised video message calling out the customer’s mother’s name with their favourite beverage and wishing them `Happy Mother’s Day`. Once again it was a great way for the brand to stay connected with its customers on this special occasion bringing alive a cherished offline ritual, online. The campaign was conceptualised and executed by WATConsult.
Commenting on this initiative, Tata Starbucks Head of marketing digital loyalty and PR Deepa Krishnan said, “At Tata Starbucks, we constantly endeavour to curate personalised and immersive experiences for our customers which in-turn strengthens our bond with them. This mother’s day, we wanted to express gratitude towards all the strong and beautiful mothers for being a part of our family.”
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Hemlata Sharma joins ONEOTT Broadband as chief business officer
Former Zee Media distribution head to steer growth, partnerships and strategy
MUMBAI: Hemlata Sharma has joined ONEOTT Broadband as chief business officer, bringing with her more than three decades of experience across television, telecom and media distribution.
Sharma most recently served as head distribution, research & CRM at Zee Media Corporation Limited, where she worked closely with editorial and senior management while overseeing distribution, consumer research and customer relationships for 14 news channels including Zee News, WION, Zee Hindustan and Zee Business, along with ten regional state channels.
In that role, she led nationwide distribution across platforms such as DTH, Hits, IPTV, cable networks and DD Free Dish. She also drove consumer research and strategic insights on a pan India scale, analysing content performance, anchor impact, programme slots and audience behaviour to guide editorial decisions and programming strategy.
Her portfolio also included managing one of the largest alliances with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and overseeing the global distribution monitoring of Wion across North America, Mena, Europe, Africa, APAC and Australia.
Earlier, Sharma briefly served as head sales and distribution at Triplecom Media Pvt Ltd, an engagement driven OTT platform bringing together content, gaming, music and advertising for the entertainment distribution ecosystem.
Her earlier career includes a senior vice president stint at Ten Sports Network, where she played a key role in relaunching the sports broadcaster as an independent bouquet comprising Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action and Ten Golf following the Zee takeover. During this period, she moved from vp west to head strategy for cable and dth and later national head retail distribution, helping build the network’s retail distribution vertical across India and launching dedicated golf and football channels.
Before that, Sharma spent over six years at Bharti Airtel as general manager operations for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. She initially led marketing and corporate communications before moving into sales leadership, where voice sales grew by 86 per cent and revenues by 96 per cent. She later headed business operations, expanding annual business volumes to Rs 100 crore while significantly reducing operational costs.
Sharma began her long association with the media distribution ecosystem at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited as regional head sales and distribution for central India. During that period, she played a role in the early rollout of pay television channels including Zee Cinema, HBO, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, while also contributing to the launch of Siti Cable in key central Indian cities.
With her new role at ONEOTT Broadband, Sharma is expected to focus on strengthening business strategy, expanding partnerships and driving growth across the company’s broadband and digital distribution ecosystem.
