Brands
TAM report: Food & Beverages retained its top position compared to Apr-Jun’23
Mumbai: TAM India has released a quarterly advertising report on television for Jul-Sept’23.
Ad volumes on television advertising witnessed growth of five per cent in Apr-Jun’23 and one per cent growth in Jul-Sep’23 compared to Jan-Mar’23. Also, Jul-Sept’23 observed a de-growth of four per cent in TV ad volumes compared to Jul-Sep’22.
Food & Beverages retained its top position compared to Apr-Jun’23; auto sector observed a positive rank shift. Banking/finance/investment entered the top 10 list of sectors during Jul-Sep’23 compared to Apr-Jun’23. The top 10 sectors together added 89 per cent share of ad volumes in Jul-Sep’23.
The top 10 categories collectively added 33 per cent share of ad volumes on television advertising during Jul-Sep’23. During Jul-Sep’23, biscuits, tea and mosquito repellents were the new entrants in the top 10 list of categories compared to Apr-Jun’23. Washing powder/liquids, milk beverages and shampoos observed positive rank shift in Jul-Sep’23 compared to Apr-Jun’23.
Hindustan Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser (India) retained their first and second positions during Q’1, Q’2 and Q’3 of Y 2023. During Jul-Sep’23, the top 10 advertisers contributed 49 per cent share of ad volumes on TV advertising. Britannia Industries and Nestle India entered the top 10 list during Jul-Sept’23 and secured ninth and tenth positions compared to their 14 and 13 positions respectively in Apr-Jun’23.
In Jul-Sep’23, the top 10 brands together accounted for 10 per cent share of ad volumes on television advertising. Out of the top 10 brands present in Jul-Sep’23, five of them belonged to Reckitt Benckiser (India) and four belonged to Hindustan Unilever. Also, five of the top 10 brands belonged to personal care/personal hygiene sector during Jul-Sep’23.
Milk beverages saw the highest increase in ad volumes resulting in 30 per cent growth during Jul-Sep’23 compared to Apr-Jun’23 followed by ecom-online shopping with 76 per cent growth.
Compared to Jan-Mar’23, GEC and movies genre witnessed minor rise in percentage share of ad volumes in Jul-Sep’23. Whereas, news and kids genre’s share was maintained throughout all three quarters. The top five genre together contributed more than 90 per cent share of ad volumes in each of the Q’1, Q’2 and Q’3 of Y 2023.
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.
