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Tata Nexon EV takes experiential marketing to next level
MUMBAI: Tata Motors has partnered with Godrej L’Affaire, a luxury lifestyle experiential platform by the Godrej Group, to exhibit and demonstrate the capabilities of its recently launched Tata Nexon EV- India’s Own Electric SUV. The company will set-up an experience zone at the Godrej L'Affaire to deliver the audiences an immersive experience of the future of mobility. The show-stoppers at the L’Affaire event Karanvir Bohra, Teejay Sidhu, Sushant Divgikar, Shakti Arora, Neha Saxena, Riaan George etc. will be arriving in style in the Nexon EV – the official car partner for this edition.
Commenting on the association, Shailesh Chandra, President – Electric Mobility Business & Corporate Strategy, Tata Motors Ltd. said "The focus of our marketing strategy is to participate in events that includes test-driving experiences, which brings word-of-mouth and referrals for the brand. Godrej L’Affaire is one such platform for us to augment the ultimate electric experience for those who appreciate finer things in life. Our aim is to introduce the future of mobility and proliferate a lifestyle change while providing a surreal experience towards being environmentally conscious. To further boost the experience, we have installed Tata Nexon EV virtual demo setup at select Tata Croma stores in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. We are eager for our guests to experience the various elements of driving a Tata Motors electric vehicle and behold the amazing!”
Located at Godrej One in Vikhroli – Mumbai, the potential customers as well as L’Affaire guests will be able to enjoy an extended driving experience that is not experienced on regular test drives. To extend this occasion to its fans, Tata Motors is running a social media contest across its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram offering 10 exclusive Godrej L’Affaire passes up for the grabs.
Launched earlier this year at an introductory price of Rs.13.99 Lakhs, the Tata Nexon EV is powered by the cutting-edge Ziptron technology, promising zippy performance. The vehicle is equipped with ARAI certified anxiety-free range of 312 km on a single charge, an efficient high voltage system, fast charging capability, extended battery life, class leading safety features and 35 connected features offered by Tata Motors Z-Connect app.
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Abhay Duggal joins JioStar as director of Hindi GEC ad sales
The streaming giant brings in a seasoned revenue hand as the battle for Hindi television advertising heats up
MUMBAI: Abhay Duggal has a new desk, and JioStar has a new weapon. The media and entertainment veteran has joined JioStar as director of entertainment ad sales for Hindi general entertainment channels, adding 17 years of hard-won revenue experience to one of India’s most powerful broadcasting operations.
Duggal is no stranger to big portfolios or bruising markets. Before joining JioStar, he spent a brief stint at Republic World as deputy general manager and north regional head for ad sales. Before that, he put in three years at Enterr10 Television, where he ran the north region for Dangal TV and Dangal 2, two of India’s leading free-to-air Hindi channels. The north alone accounted for more than 50 per cent of total channel revenue on his watch, a number that tends to get attention in any sales meeting.
His longest stint was at Zee Entertainment Enterprises, where he spent over six years rising to associate director of sales. There he commanded the Hindi movies cluster across seven channels, owned more than half of north India’s revenue across flagship properties including Zee TV and &TV, and closed marquee sponsorships across the Indian Premier League, Zee Rishtey Awards and Dance India Dance. He also handled monetisation for the English movies and entertainment cluster and the global news channel WION, a portfolio that would stretch most sales teams twice his size.
Earlier in his career Duggal closed what was then a Rs 3 crore single deal at Reliance Broadcast Network, one of the largest in Indian radio at the time, before that he helped launch and monetise JAINHITS, India’s first HITS-based cable and satellite platform.
His edge, by his own account, lies in marrying data and instinct: translating audience trends, inventory signals and client demands into long-term partnerships built on cost-per-rating-point discipline rather than short-term deal chasing. In a media landscape being reshaped by streaming, fragmented attention and AI-driven advertising, that kind of rigour is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable.
JioStar, which blends the scale of Reliance’s Jio platform with the content firepower of Star, is doubling down on its advertising business at precisely the moment the Hindi GEC market is getting more competitive. Bringing in someone who has spent nearly two decades doing exactly this, across some of India’s most watched channels, is a pointed statement of intent. Duggal has spent his career turning audiences into revenue. JioStar is clearly betting he can do it again, and bigger.
