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Times Group appoints Tribal DDB India as its digital AOR
MUMBAI: The Times of India Group has named Mudra’s specialist interactive unit – Tribal DDB India as its digital agency of record for Timesjobs.com and Timesmatri.com.
The agency will be handling the media planning, buying and creative duties in the internet space for both the portals.
The Times of India Group director R Sundar said, “Through Timesjobs.com and Timesmatri.com, we are in the process of redefining the manner in which recruitment and matchmaking take place in the online environment. We have a vision for the future for both these portals, which we hope to share with Tribal DDB India and to leverage their expertise in making this vision into a reality.”
Times Group vice president Rajeev Gaur said, “Both our brands- Timesjobs.com and Timesmatri.com are growing at an extremely fast pace and require careful nurturing, especially as far as their online communication is concerned. We have chosen Tribal DDB India for this purpose, based on their understanding of the medium, operational mechanism as well as passion to the medium, which we are sure, they will imbibe to both these properties.”
Tribal DDB India country head CVS Sharma said, “Our pitch for the account was based on an innovative ROI based media and creative strategy, that was felt to be in line with the requirements of both the brands. In our communication for the brands, we will be drawing on our expertise in the digital space to chalk out a winning strategy for the brands.”
Tribal DDB India national sales director Rammohan Sundaram said, “We would soon be introducing a couple of breakthrough ideas, which have never been deployed in India in our campaigns for the brands, which would enable top of mind recall for our target audience in the digital space.”
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Collective Artists Network reshuffles talent leadership
Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee take expanded roles in core division.
MUMBAI: Collective Artists Network just handed the talent baton to its homegrown stars because when your agents have been building careers this long, it’s time to let them run the show. Collective Artists Network has announced the next phase of leadership for its talent management business, elevating senior agents Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee to expanded roles within the division. The move strengthens the company’s foundational talent arm while it continues to grow into content creation and production-led ventures.
Each of the three has played a significant part in shaping artist careers across films, digital platforms and brand partnerships. Together they now represent the next generation of leadership for Collective’s talent operations, with a continued focus on long-term career building, strong partnerships and adapting representation to a fast-changing media landscape.
Collective Artists Network founder and Group CEO Vijay Subramaniam remains actively involved in guiding artist strategy and key relationships. He said, “Talent management has been the foundation on which Collective was built, and that philosophy continues to guide how we grow the company. As we enter this next phase, it’s important that the people leading this business have both deep context and long-term convictions.”
Collective Artists Network partner and head of talent Janahavi Rawal added, “Collective’s talent business has always been built on trust, long-term thinking, and a deep understanding of where artists want to go next. Fiona, Jinal, and Arjun have each played an important role in shaping the careers of the artists we represent, and this phase is about empowering our senior agents further while building the right support systems around them.”
The leadership evolution reflects Collective’s belief in promoting from within and creating clear ownership across verticals. In a talent world where yesterday’s agent is tomorrow’s partner, Collective isn’t just reshuffling chairs, it’s handing the spotlight to the people who’ve been quietly directing the show all along.
