Headquartered in Paris, Publicis, the advertising and public relations company, announced that it will launch Marcel, an innovative and creative shop in Mumbai, India. Marcel was created to help brands thrive in the digital age. It leverages big data, technology, and storytelling to create solutions. Its clients include iconic brands...
Ola Claims 75% Market Share of India's Urban Taxi Services
India's Bangalore-based transport aggregator Ola said that because of its India-specific innovations such as offline booking and local language apps, the company "effectively holds over three-fourth market share", reports the Economic Times. COO Pranay Jivrajka told the Press Trust of India that the focus of a business needs to be...
Ola India Gets Another $500 Million Investment
Led by new investor Baillie Gifford and existing backers, Falcon Edge, Tiger Global, SoftBank Group, DST Global along with strategic investor Didi Kuaidi (a China-based rival of Uber), Ola India acquired its F round of funding for $500 million. The company said that it would use the new capital to...
Moving to India? Remember These Tips…
Living in India is balancing modernity with traditional ideas and practices according to the website Expat Focus. You will also find differences in the ways of life in the metros such as New Delhi and Chennai and the tier I cities like Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, which are also quite different...
Growing 40 Percent Month-on-Month, Uber Invests $1 Billion in India
Uber has announced a $1 billion investment for the Indian market for the next nine months. Head of Uber India, Amit Jain, said the investment will be used to improve operations and establish a better customer support network, reports The Washington Post. Uber hopes to hit 1 million rides per...