India's Top 100 brands revealed | WPP in talks about China stake | Y&R makes trio of appointments

Plus: Bank debuts conformist cartoon characters | Social networks to make your data more portable

View in web browser   Monday, 23 July, 2018 India's top 100 brands for 2018 Consumer electronics and shopping brands dominate India's top 10, with other brand moves indicating Indians aren't yet prioritising health to the extent some headlines might suggest.   WPP China in talks to sell stake to Alibaba, CMC, Tencent Jenny Chan 陳詠欣 Sources estimate the stake at hand to be roughly 20% of WPP China, valued at between US$2 billion and US$2.5 billion.   Y&R makes trio of senior appointments Keep up on all the week's people moves and business wins in our frequently updated digest.     Bank's cartoon characters are perhaps a bit too cartoonish Ad Nut Australia's Bankwest and WPP AUNZ's Union offer up a trio imaginatively animated characters. Too bad they're such stereotypes.   Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter launch data-transfer project Babar Khan Javed The initiative allows users to back up their data, abandon a social network or try a new one without having to worry about portability and interoperability.   Editor's Picks Loyalty schemes must keep evolving: reward-U's Christopher Chang Rick Boost, Jenny Chan 陳詠欣 "There's still a lot of room for loyalty marketing to develop," says Chang.   What brands should know as NFC technology comes of age Emily Tan A series of technological and manufacturing developments means that NFC is finally coming of age, offering real value both to brands and consumers.   Alibaba buys minority stake in Focus Media to engage with shoppers on the move Jenny Chan 陳詠欣 Alibaba Group acquired a minority 6.62% interest in China's Focus Media and plans to take another 5% share in the Shanghai-based firm within the next 12 months.   Events Brand Summit China 2018 Aug 23, 2018 Shanghai   Top 1000 Brands Breakfast Briefing | Singapore Sep 6, 2018 Singapore

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