Brands
TAM AdEx: Top 10 advertisers contributed to 14 per cent share of ad volumes on radio
Mumbai: TAM AdEx India has released a radio advertising quarterly report for Jan-Mar’24. TAM AdEx monitors more than 110 radio stations (In association with RCS India).
On radio, ad volumes/station witnessed the growth of seven per cent during Jan-Mar’24 compared to Jan-Mar’22. But, ad volumes/station of Jan-Mar’23 remained unchanged compared to Jan-Mar’22.
Compared to Jan-Mar’23, services, banking/finance/investment and auto continued to dominate the top three positions in Jan-Mar’24. Household products entered the top 10 sectors during Jan-Mar’24 over Jan-Mar’23. Together, the top 10 sectors had a combined share of 88 per cent.
Top 10 advertisers contributed to 14 per cent share of ad volumes on radio. More than 4K advertisers were present on radio during Jan-Mar’24 among which Life Insurance Corporation of India was leading the list. Additionally, LIC of India, LIC Housing Finance and Maruti Suzuki India continued to be the top three advertisers during Jan-Mar’24 over Jan-Mar’23. Out of the top 10 advertisers, six of them were new entrants during Jan-Mar’24 over Jan-Mar’23.
The top 10 brands contributed nine per cent share of radio ad volumes. LIC Housing Finance was the top brand for advertising on radio during Jan-Mar’24. Among the top 10 brands present in Jan-Mar’24, three of them were new brands and five of them were new entrants compared to Jan-Mar’23.
Properties/real estate was the top growing category in terms of increase in ad secondages followed by cars in Jan-Mar’24 compared to Jan-Mar’23.
2.5k plus advertisers & 3.3k plus brands were exclusively present in Jan-Mar’24. Astral and LIC Jeevan Utsav were the top exclusive advertisers and brand on radio during Jan-Mar’24 over Jan-Mar’23.
During Jan-Mar’24, Gujarat was the leading state with 19 per cent share of ad volumes, closely followed by Maharashtra with 18 per cent share. The top five states accounted for 65 per cent of total ad volumes. In cities, Jaipur secured the top position with a nine per cent share of ad volumes in Jan-Mar’24. Also, the top 10 cities added 68 per cent share of ad volumes.
Evening was the most preferred time band on the radio followed by morning and afternoon time bands. Evening & morning time bands together added 69 per cent share of ad volumes.
Ad commercials with 20-40 secs was most preferred for advertising on radio during Jan-Mar’24 & Jan-Mar’23.
Brands
Godrej clarifies ‘GI’ identifier after logo similarity debate
Says GI is not a logo, will not replace Godrej signature across products.
MUMBAI: In a branding storm where shapes did the talking, Godrej is now spelling things out. Godrej Industries Group (GIG) has issued a clarification on its newly introduced ‘GI’ identifier, addressing questions around its purpose and design following a wave of online criticism. At the centre of the debate were two concerns: whether the new mark replaces the long-standing Godrej logo, and whether its geometric design mirrors other corporate identities.
The company has drawn a clear line. The Godrej signature logo, it said, remains unchanged and continues to be the sole logo across all consumer-facing products and services. The ‘GI’ mark, by contrast, is not a logo but a corporate group identifier intended for use alongside the Godrej signature or company name, and aimed at stakeholders such as investors, media and talent rather than consumers.
The need for such a distinction stems from the 2024 restructuring of the broader Godrej Group into two separate business entities. With both continuing to operate under the same Godrej name and signature, the identifier is positioned as a way to differentiate the Godrej Industries Group at a corporate level.
The rollout, however, triggered a broader conversation on design originality. Critics pointed to similarities between the GI mark’s geometric composition and logos used by companies globally, raising questions about distinctiveness.
Responding to this, GIG said its intellectual property and legal review found that such overlaps are common in minimalist, geometry-led design systems. Basic forms such as circles and rectangles appear across dozens of brand identities worldwide, the company noted.
It added that the identifier emerged from an extensive design process and was chosen for its simplicity, allowing it to sit alongside the Godrej signature without competing visually. While acknowledging that elemental shapes may appear less distinctive in isolation, the group emphasised that the mark is part of a broader identity system that includes a custom typeface, sonic branding and other proprietary elements.
Following legal and ethical assessments, the company said it found no impediment to using the identifier, reiterating that the GI mark is a corporate tool not a consumer-facing symbol.
In short, the logo isn’t changing but the conversation around it certainly has.
