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TTK Healthcare launches “Love Depot”; goes live with campaign #ThePleasureIsAllYours
Mumbai: TTK Healthcare launches all-new sexual pleasure e-superstore Love Depot. With the launch of LoveDepot.com, Indians can now have pleasure as they please – attractively packaged and discreetly delivered to their homes. India has been grappling with the issue of sexual pleasure for decades, this game-changing e-store, the newest venture in the D2C space, is set to bring a paradigm shift in the minds of discerning customers. It pampers its customers as they have never been done before, making passion products accessible and available to all.
The kick-off could not have been better timed. Observers of the market point out that all surveys of sexual behaviour in India indicate this: that the need-gap is widening. The reason is not hard to find as we witness an increasing number of people – of all gender, orientation and interests – open up to looking for more excitement, more adventure and more thrill under the sheets.
Love Depot goes live with their launch campaign – #ThePleasureIsAllYours, with a film that will play on select OTTs, as well as display and social media engagement.
The portal surveyed the market before its launch and the figures tell a dismal tale of love. Over 81 per cent of women surveyed reported to be dissatisfied with their sex lives, with 73 per cent rarely reaching their climax. Additionally, two out of three women admitted to looking out for a pleasure accessory either for enhancement or for fulfilment.
Fact is, alternate bedroom behaviour is now fast replacing traditional acts as Indians get more sexually experimentative. Needless to say, this fuels an unfulfilled desire for newer stimuli, newer catalysts and newer ways of getting intimate, either with a partner or with one’s own body. LoveDepot.com addresses this gap that is yawning in the market.
Commenting on the launch, TTK Healthcare head of marketing Vishal Vyas said, “LoveDepot is built on one of the cornerstones of sexual wellness that we often let fall between the cracks: pleasure. It is born out of a firm conviction: that everyone deserves to seek and conquer the peaks of sexual fulfilment. It is structured to provide the shopper – regardless of gender identity or sexual preference – an empowering experience, offering both choice and control. And it’s driven by a single-minded purpose – to close the pleasure deficit in the market.”
Interestingly, LoveDepot has also roped in renowned content creator and wellness expert Dr. Tanaya Narendra, aka @dr_cuterus on social media, to co-create educational content for the consumer.
Dr. Tanaya commented, “It is important that we leave shame behind and empower people with what they necessarily have to know about their sexual needs. I am quite excited to be partnering with LoveDepot, which will not merely be a product marketplace but will also be a platform that makes all visitors aware of their entitlement to pleasure, and at the same time, educates them on the role of innovative and contemporary pleasure-providing products.”
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Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to step down after 18 years in role
Board begins CEO search as Narayen prepares to move to chair role
SAN JOSE: After nearly two decades at the helm, Adobe’s long-serving chief executive Shantanu Narayen is preparing to pass the baton.
The company announced that Narayen will transition from his role as chief executive officer once a successor is appointed, ending an 18-year run that reshaped Adobe from a boxed software seller into a global cloud and AI powerhouse. He will remain chair of the board following the leadership transition.
Adobe’s board has formed a special committee to oversee the succession process, led by lead independent director Frank Calderoni. The committee will evaluate both internal and external candidates.
“Shantanu’s leadership has been instrumental in Adobe’s transformation and in positioning the company for the AI-driven era,” Calderoni said in a statement. “As we begin the next phase of succession planning, our focus is on identifying the right leader for the company’s next chapter while ensuring a smooth transition.”
In a note to employees, Narayen described the moment not as a farewell but as a pause for reflection after a long journey with the company.
“I love Adobe and the privilege of leading it has been the greatest honour of my career,” he wrote, adding that he will continue to work closely with the board over the coming months to ensure a seamless leadership change.
Tributes from the technology industry quickly followed the announcement. Microsoft chairman and chief executive officer Satya Nadella congratulated Narayen on what he described as a “legendary run” at Adobe.
“Congrats Shantanu, on a legendary run at Adobe! You’ve built one of the most important software companies in the world, and expanded what’s possible for creators, entrepreneurs, and brands everywhere,” Nadella wrote on LinkedIn.
“What has always stood out to me is the empathy you’ve brought to the creative process and the example you’ve set as a leader. Grateful for your friendship, mentorship, and for all you’ve done for Adobe and for our industry.”
Narayen’s career at Adobe spans nearly three decades. He joined the company in 1998 as vice president and rose steadily through the ranks before becoming chief executive officer in December 2007.
During that time, he orchestrated one of the most significant reinventions in the software industry. In 2013, Adobe made the bold decision to abandon traditional boxed software sales and move its flagship creative tools such as Photoshop to a subscription-based Creative Cloud model. The shift initially rattled investors but ultimately transformed Adobe into a predictable recurring revenue business and a case study in digital reinvention.
Narayen also pushed Adobe beyond creative tools into the world of marketing technology and data-driven customer experience, spearheading acquisitions such as Omniture and Marketo. Those moves helped build Adobe’s digital experience division and broaden its reach far beyond designers and photographers.
The numbers tell the story of that transformation. When Narayen took over in 2007, Adobe generated roughly $3 billion in annual revenue. Today the company reports more than $25 billion. Over the same period, its workforce expanded from around 3,000 employees to more than 30,000.
In recent years, Narayen has steered Adobe into the generative AI era with the launch of Adobe Firefly, aiming to keep the company ahead in a rapidly evolving creative technology landscape.
Born in Hyderabad in 1963, Narayen studied electronics and communication engineering at Osmania University before moving to the United States for a master’s degree in computer science from Bowling Green State University. He later earned an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Widely regarded as one of Silicon Valley’s most steady and effective leaders, Narayen has earned multiple honours during his career, including India’s Padma Shri in 2019.
For Adobe, the upcoming leadership change marks the end of a defining chapter. For Narayen, however, the story is far from finished. As he told employees, the company’s next era of creativity, powered by AI and new digital workflows, is only just beginning.
