Making India ready for Web 2.0: Defining the phenomenon

Exchange4media.com, Thursday, 13 December 2007

Web 2.0, the term commonly used to herald the shift from producer-related content to user-generated or user-contributed content, among many other technological leaps, has been one of the core talk points of anyone related to the digital space...

   
BC Web Wise’s MD to judge at NY Festivals

Agencyfaqs, Friday, 30 November 2007

As digital gains currency, ill-equipped traditional agencies are scrambling to purchase specialist digital shops. Expectedly, there’s a mismatch of expectations...

   
   
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Cyberspace For Sale

Economic Times, Wednesday, 28 November 2007

As digital gains currency, ill-equipped traditional agencies are scrambling to purchase specialist digital shops. Expectedly, there’s a mismatch of expectations...

   
   
digital advertising
BC Web Wise wins Manthan Award for developing MumbaiPolice.org

Aloo Techie, Saturday, 29 September 2007

MumbaiPolice.org, a website designed and developed by the online advertising agency BC Web Wise for the Mumbai Police, has won the Manthan Award 2007 under the e-Governance category...

   
   
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Flash of Brilliance

Brand Equity, Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Today, you are as likely to get an amusing YouTube link from your mother as you are from the alpha geek in your circle of acquaintance. The supply end of the Web 2.0 revolution is moving at a healthy clip, with an almost overwhelming amount of content to choose from...

   
   
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Brands on Web: Building Communities

Impact, 6-12 August 2007

Gone are the days when it was just the IITians who were responsible for bringing a shift in web culture. The focus has now shifted to normal users who increasingly want to create, enhance or influence design and content on the web...

   
   
digital advertising
From Gang of Girls to web solutions, BC Web Wise has come a long way

Exchange4media, Monday, 23 July 2007

Sunsilk Gang of Girls (GOG) initiative has won several awards and recognitions for its idea as well as execution. One of the recognitions has gone to a small online agency called BC Web Wise...

   
   
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Listen, I want a YouTube, too!

Business Today, Sunday, 17 April 2007

And a MySpace... if you can roll that in...

   
   
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Are traditional ad agencies blind to digital advertising?

The Brand Reporter, Tuesday, 10 April 2007

As advertising inches its way toward digital media, we found out what traditional agencies think of the phenomenon...

   
   
 
Online advertising gets some teeth

Agencyfaqs, Thursday, 8 March 2007

The fragmented and fast-growing online advertising industry has finally got some standards. A look at the implications, and the road ahead...

   
   
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Digital Marketing Conference 2007: Creativity holds the key in digital marketing
Exchange4Media, Tuesday, 20 March 2007
Elaborating on the success of Sunsilk Gang of Girls, Welde said, "Consumers have taken over the site completely and we are sure that we don’t have to advertise it again -- we will let it grow on its own."
 
Digital Marketing Conference: Blind adoption of other medium’s creative would be just death
Aloo Techie, Tuesday, 20 March 2007
While talking about SunsilkGangofGirls.com, Rahul Welde said, "It does not matter how much time people talk about Sunsilk or lifestyle. That’s how engagement time increases."
 
IAMAI Digital Marketing Conference: Lack of ideas plagues the Internet space
Agency FAQs, Monday, 19 March 2007
The belief that the Internet is a promising medium to build brands was substantiated with examples such as Sunsilkgangofgirls.com and Axe unlimited academy. These portals were built to raise awareness about the brand and have been very successful in that aim.
 
Creativity: Is it an impediment to the digital medium?
Digital Marketing Conference, Friday, 16 March 2007
The power of the Internet as a medium to build brands was what an eminent panel discussed at the IAMAI Digital Marketing Conference held in Mumbai. The second panel discussion of the day on ‘Creativity: Is it an impediment to the digital medium?’ had senior ad professionals like Chaya Brian Carvalho, CEO and MD, BC Web Wise contributing.
   
   
A One Night Stand

IAMAI, Wednesday, 7 February 2007

No surprise. In this age of instant gratification a casual fling is an easy and safe choice. A lasting relationship requires a greater investment of time and effort on the part of those that venture into it.

   
   
The Human Touch - But on the Internet?

Agency FAQs , 23 January 2007

How do we leverage the power of the human touch on the Internet? The answer is simple: Involve the consumer in building your brand.

   
   
Net, Set, Go!

Economic Times, Brand Equity, 29th November, 2006

Brands lend a lot of credibility to online content. People trust us with details they would never reveal on something like a social networking site, for instance.

   
   
 
Pay to be on top

Business Standard, 22nd November 2006

SEO is very effective to track how much traffic comes from a search engine to the URL (address) and to generate sales. Here, users are assured that they don't fall prey to sponsored links.

   
   
Experts On Online Business

Chartered Financial Analyst, September 2006

Opportunities for online advertising and e-commerce are on the rise in India . These are expected to grow tremendously in the next 2 years…

   
   
Magic Makeovers
All About Ads, NDTV Profit, 3 September, 2006
Website Makeovers for Companies
   
 
 
 
Collaborate and Create a Website!
Company News, Agencyfaqs, 31 August, 2006
   
 
 
 
The Web’s still spinning
Management & Marketing, Business Standard, 15 August, 2006
New Media Advertising
Storyboard, CNBC, 2 August , 2006
Companies marketing brands online.
   
online communities
 
25 Big Ideas in Communications
Future Sense, DNA, 1 August, 2006
   
   
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Hero Honda gets an online makeover with BC Web Wise wielding the brush
exchange4media.com,  28 July, 2006
Given the pace of online marketing today, Hero-Honda has decided to revamp its website to appeal to its new age Net surfing, bike riding TG. BC Web Wise has picked up the brush to give the two-wheeler major's website a makeover….
 
BC Web Wise does a makeover for Hero Honda
Company News, Agencyfaqs.com,  28 July, 2006
   
   
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Most Recalled Marketing Campaigns of 2005-06

4Ps , November ,2006

This gang of girls is in a tearing hurry to forge timeless ties with the consumer...

 
 
A Different Mob

The Brand Reporter, October 16-31 , 2006

So the pink get-up has paid off. Within 3 months the site claims to be the largest online community of girls.

 
A Web of Success

HT Style, 26th September, 2006

Sunsilk Gang of Girls creates a record 2,00,000 members in just three months...

 
Is Mass Media Advertising Dying?
Points of view, The Brand Reporter, 1-15 August, 2006
Current media, I feel, has certain deficiencies in terms of focus, reach and return on investment. TV ads have become less “sticky” than they used to be. It is expensive, hence short and hence the recall value is less…       Dr. Subho Ray. President IAMAI.
 
Access Only!! Sunsilk Gang of Girls
Brand Watch, indiantelevision.com,  26, July2006
There are places in the webosphere like the dumb jock paradise Axeland. Then there are the places where the girls hang out…
 
Gangofgirls.com- Hundred thousand Indian girls join in 4 weeks
IT Archives, Techgoss.com,  26 July, 2006
sunsilkgangofgirls.com, has scripted a very interesting success story in the Indian web industry. Bankrolled by consumer giant Hindustan Lever and designed by BC Web Wise this site has...
 
 
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Midday, June 19, 2006
 
HLL getting aggressive online with Sunsilk Website
Contentsutra.com, 19 June, 2006
Television Coverage : NDTV Clip 1
NDTV Clip 2
CNBC TV18
   
   
 
How to Market To India Online
Special Report, marketingsherpa.com, 25 July, 2006
With all the hype surrounding India's emergence in the world economy and its growing middle class, it's a market worth delving into….
   
   
 
Log on Junior, This one's for you
Agencyfaqs.com,10 July, 2006
Growing popularity of kids websites. Indian Kids between the ages of 7 to 14 make their presence felt on the World Wide Web…
   
   
 
Indian online advertising reaches level next
Exchange4media.com, 4 July, 2006
Consumer dependency on the Internet is increasing rapidly. With the Indian online advertising industry looking up, customer engagement models in India have moved from traditional modes of e-mail and web banners to...
   
   
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Clinic All Clear Flirts with the consumer with makeyourmoves.com
Company News, agencyfaqs.com, 16 June, 2006
Do you have the confidence to make your move on the opposite sex?
 
Creative Showcase : Make Your Moves

imedia connection, October 03, 2006

The concept of flirtation is a smart fit with the intended young audience, as well as with the product itself.
-Dawn Anfuso, senior editor, iMedia

 
Clinic All Clear flirts with the consumer with makeyourmoves.com
Life Style, and More, Indiainfoline.com, 15 June, 2006
 
Wanna make your moves?
Impact the marketing Advertising and media weekly, 26 June- 2 July, 2006
 
Hindustan Lever launches rich media viral campaign on the net
Contentsutra.com, 16 June, 2006
 
Television Coverage : CNBC TV18
   
   
 
Visibly virtual- Leasing online brand space
newmedia@work, agencyfaqs.com, 30 June, 2006
Brand managers know that it's no longer enough to have an address on the web, ‘netsumers' (online customers) have evolved  beyond that….