WEB NEWS

by Suman Gupta Mumbai, July 26 2016:  WebEngage, one of the India's leading SaaS companies, launched their latest product, Journey Designer. The product is a marketing automation tool which will let online businesses, from e-commerce to BFSI to travel to everything in between, visually design and implement their engagement plan across user’s lifecycle.  It would give businesses a holistic view of the user’s interaction with their website and mobile app and accordingly create a targeted, coherent and triggered engagement across multiple channels. Speaking on the launch. Avlesh Singh, CEO and Co-Founder, Webengage said,  "Journey Designer is a drag-and-drop marketing automation solution that marketers can use to segment the customers and engage with them in real-time through highly personalized messages. Although the problem that it is solving is being invariably faced by all, the largest enterprises have solved it with expensive solutions like Ad...

by Suman Gupta Mumbai, July 26, 2016:  Kotak Wealth Management (KWM), announced the launch of the sixth edition of its ‘Top of the Pyramid’ (TOP 2016) report. The report offers insights on earning, spending and investing patterns of India’s UHNIs. The theme of the report - ‘Optimism Uninterrupted’, aptly captures the positive mood of the economy, increase in consumption and uninterrupted spending by UHNIs. TOP 2016 offers interesting insights into the world of UHNIs. UHNHs in India have increased by 7% to approximately 146,600 in FY16, a compounded annual growth rate of 16% over the previous five years. They represent an accumulated net worth of Rs. 135 trillion, a growth of 5% over last year and 18% compounded growth over the last five years. Interestingly, 45% of the UHNHs are based out of emerging cities and small towns. The report is forecasting further wealth creation in the country. Number of UHNHs is estimated to increase to 294,000 by FY 2021 with a combine net wo...

More than 50% of India’s internet users will use digital payments by 2020 Top 100 million users will drive 70% digital payments GMV  by Suman Gupta Mumbai, July 25, 2016 :   Highlighting the growth opportunity in the digital payments industry in India. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the current transformation underway in digital payments and its impact on the overall payment landscape in India. The report is based on Nielsen’s qualitative and quantitative research with over 3,500 respondents, combined with BCG and Google’s industry intelligence . The report projects that by 2020, the size of digital payments industry in India will be $500 billion; contributing 15% to India’s GDP. Further, by 2020, non-cash* contribution in the consumer payments segment will double to 40%. Already 81% of existing digital payment users prefer it to any other non-cash payment methods. Online, shopping, payment of utility bills and buying movie tickets h...

U Mumba announces great offers for home game tickets on   bookmyshow.com The Caravan arrives in Mumbai between the 20 th   and 23 rd   of July  by Suman Gupta July   2016, Mumbai:  Hosting the seventh leg of the fourth season of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi, U Mumba today announced great offers on tickets for their home leg between   20 th   to 23 rd   July 2016,   on   bookmyshow.com . The team will bank on home support when they return to the Dome @ National Sports Club of India (NSCI), SVP stadium in Mumbai for their home leg before heading to the final leg of the league-stage matches in New Delhi. Mumbaikars are encouraged to pack the stadiums in support for their star-studded home team by purchasing tickets online on   bookmyshow.com   or at Hypercity, Vivivana Mall, Thane and Hypercity, Malad. With ticket prices ranging from INR 1000 to INR 5000, fans are also encouraged to buy tickets against ...

Havmor Ice Cream,  India’s leading pure milk ice cream brand  today organized a meet and greet session for their fans with U Mumba players   at  Havmor HavFunn Parlour   at Andheri East . Present at the event were  Captain Anup Kumar along with key players Jeeva Kumar, Vikas Kale and Sunil Kumar. by Suman Gupta

by Suman Gupta 15th July, Mumbai : WHP Jewellers, known for trust and quality since more than a century reinstate their core values with the launch of their first Gemstone brand 9Ratna. Realizing precious gemstones are difficult to access at a realistic price for an Indian consumer, 9Ratna was conceived. What makes 9Ratna unique is not only the promise of 100% Authentic & Certified gemstones but also that it empowers the customers to choose from a galore of magnificent 55 designs. 9Ratna offers a wide range of Yellow Sapphires, Blue Sapphires, Rubies, Corals, Emeralds, Cats Eye, Gomed, Diamonds and Pearls in different carats and masterful cuts that add definition to the precious stone. It also enables the consumers to set the stones in the precious metal of their choice that includes platinum, gold and silver. The precious Nine Ratnas are symbolic of health, happiness, prosperity and peace of mind and hold a significant value in a consumer’s life due the astrological ...

India’s manufacturing sector to gain a share of around 25% of GVA by 2025: Dun & Bradstreet India D&B launches Manufacturing India 2025 by Suman Gupta Mumbai,July 12, 2016 : Dun & Bradstreet, the world’s leading provider of global business information, knowledge and insight, today, launched its publication,  Manufacturing India 2025.  The study provides forecasts of overall economy and manufacturing sector by 2025. Dr. Arun Singh, Lead Economist, Dun & Bradstreet India  said, “Dun & Bradstreet expects that the future holds much promise for the Indian economy. We believe that this government will continue with the policy of driving reforms in a systematic and time bound manner. Consumption as well as investment demand is thus likely to remain healthy, support overall growth momentum and push India’s nominal GDP to reach US$ 6.4 trillion by FY25 with real Gross Value Added (GVA) expected to grow at an average rate of 7.9% till FY25. The man...

A rare collection of India's best-known handlooms opens at the expo centre Mumbai,  July 11, 2016 :  An exhibition-cum-sale titled 'Silk Fab' of the National Handloom Development Corporation will be open for public from July 15, 11 am to 8 pm till 28 th  July, 2016 at the expo centre. The World Trade Centre Mumbai has been associated with 'Silk Fab' for the past nine years.   As many as 150 agencies belonging to 15 states participating and they are from various government bodies, apex societies, handloom weavers’ societies and handloom agencies. The handloom sector of India employs 65 lakh persons directly or indirectly.  The art of handloom weaving has traditional values attached to it and each region has exquisite varieties. The famous of silk products such as pochampally, muga silk, paithani, kosa silk, baluchuri, tussar...to name a few,  attracts customers across the globe thanks to their exclusives weaves, designs and tradition...

Promoted by Government of Gujarat, Switch Global Expo to be one of the largest electrical expos in the country   Offers a unique platform for industry players from Maharashtra to showcase their products and explore business opportunities with globally reputed companies   Aims to offer one of the biggest business networking opportunities for electrical manufacturers, innovators, technology providers, start-ups and partners To host marquee events including World Electrical Buyers Summit, Power Minister Conclave and Innovation & Technology Summit by Suman Gupta Mumbai, 13 th  July 2016:  As a part of Hon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative,   Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited will host India’s largest electrical expo – SWITCH. This biennial platform will have an assured presence of over 8,500 key buyers and over 1,00,000 visitors. The event will be held in Vadodara, one of the largest h...

The Unique Olympic style school sports event will take place from Dec 5 to 24 Kids can compete at state of art facilities in  26 disciplines Mumbai, July 13:  Sports For All, India’s Premier Inter-School Sporting System, a unique multi-sport competition platform for all schools in and around Mumbai, is set for its second edition in a bigger and grander avatar. Mumbai’s marquee sports event will be held from December 5 to 24 this year.  Introduced last year to identify and nurture future sporting champions mainly in Olympic sporting disciplines, SFA lived up to every promise and delivered a stage to as many as 6,230 students from 302 schools participating and competing for top honors in 9 sporting disciplines at the state-of-art newly revamped DY Patil Sports Complex. This year, SFA will offer students an opportunity to compete in 26 disciplines of sport in the best possible sporting environment. Conceptualized and brought to life by...