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Vineet Nair rejoins Amazon India as head of media
Mumbai: Amazon on Monday announced the appointment of Vineet Nair as head of media. Prior to this, he was associated with The Purple Family at Mindshare GroupM for nearly two years. He brings with him an experience of 15 years in handling traditional and digital media, brand development, media planning, buying, and strategy.
This is Nair’s second stint at Amazon. He was a senior media manager at Amazon India for nearly two years before joining Mindshare.
Nair shared this latest career update via a LinkedIn post. He wrote: “Excited to share that I have joined Amazon India as Media Head. It’s been a week now and everyone has been so welcoming. As I return to this organization, I am looking forward to continue working with an amazing set of people and #workhardhavefunmakehistory again!
This news is also bittersweet as it meant leaving the Purple Family at Mindshare GroupM . Of my 15 years of experience, the majority of them have been spent at Mindshare where I have learnt and grown as a professional every single day with new challenges. Expressing his thanks to his ex co-workers, he added, “It’s what has led me to this point in my career, I am thankful for this organization and its people. Thank you Amin Lakhani, Harsh Deep Chhabra, for guiding and entrusting me with roles that challenged me and made me the leader that I am today. I am also grateful to all my team members who did outstanding work and had fun while doing it. I wish everyone the best, always!”
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He is an accomplished integrated media executive with over fifteen years of experience in the FMCG and e-commerce industries. He boasts a commendable track record as a thought leader, driving scalable growth for businesses through metrics-driven solutions, strong business acumen, adaptive strategic thinking, and deep market understanding.
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Barista partners Ginny Weds Sunny 2 with mango campaign
Cafe chain blends cinema buzz with summer menu and 20 per cent offer.
MUMBAI: Love may brew slowly, but marketing clearly doesn’t especially when coffee meets cinema and mangoes steal the spotlight. Barista Coffee Company has partnered with the upcoming hindi film Ginny Weds Sunny 2 as its official beverage partner, in a move aimed at tapping into youth culture through entertainment-led engagement. The collaboration is not just a logo placement exercise. Instead, Barista is translating the film’s high-energy vibe into its cafés with a themed summer menu titled “Main Hoon Mango”, accompanied by a limited-period 20 per cent discount on combo offerings across outlets.
Actors Medha Shankr and Avinash Tiwary feature in the campaign, seen engaging with the mango-themed menu inside Barista cafés, a visual cue designed to blur the lines between reel and real-life consumption moments.
The strategy reflects a broader shift in how consumer brands are leveraging hindi film industry not just for visibility, but for immersive, on-ground engagement. By embedding the film’s narrative into its product experience, Barista is aiming to drive footfall, especially among younger audiences who increasingly seek experiential touchpoints over traditional advertising.
Barista Coffee Company CEO Rajat Agrawal described the partnership as both a branding and growth play, focused on expanding reach beyond the existing customer base and aligning with evolving consumer preferences.
The emphasis on a seasonal, flavour-led hook mango, one of India’s most culturally resonant ingredients adds a timely layer to the campaign, aligning with summer consumption trends while riding on the film’s promotional momentum.
For Barista, the move is part of a larger positioning shift. Rather than operating purely as a coffee retail chain, the brand is increasingly framing itself as a lifestyle destination, one that intersects with entertainment, conversation and shared experiences. By integrating cinema into its physical spaces, Barista is effectively turning cafés into micro-extensions of the film’s universe, where consumers do not just watch a story unfold but participate in it sip by sip.
The 20 per cent offer further nudges trial, lowering the barrier for consumers to engage with the themed menu while amplifying recall through a tangible incentive.
Brand-film collaborations are hardly new, but their execution is evolving. Where earlier partnerships relied on co-branded ads or product placements, the current playbook leans towards immersive storytelling and retail integration.
In that sense, Barista’s “Main Hoon Mango” push is less about promotion and more about participation inviting consumers to experience a slice of the film within a familiar, everyday setting. As the film industry continues to act as a cultural amplifier, such partnerships underline a growing truth, in today’s attention economy, it is not enough to be seen brands must be experienced.
And if that experience comes with a mango twist and a cinematic backdrop, all the better.
