The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and the Advertising Club Bombay are hoping that the scale of Adfest 2009 is comparable with last year&rsquo;s event, despite the slowing economy and a 16.6 per cent dip in registrations.

Goa Adfest 2009 likely to bypass the slowdown

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IIM-A student set to follow Chetan Bhagat path

In its fourth edition this year, the Goa Adfest &mdash;an industry forum for the advertising industry &mdash;is gradually gaining global recognition.

Goa Adfest gaining global recognition

ISB extends placement season indefinitely

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) has decided to increase the fee for its two-year flagship post graduate management programme by Rs 25,000 to Rs 5.25 lakh for this academic year.

IIM-Bangalore hikes fee by Rs 25,000

In talks for stake sale in subsidiaries like Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar.

Pantaloon may sell bonds, recast strategy

The three-day Goa Adfest 2009 kicked off at Cavelossim Beach today with the Industry Leadership Conclave. And while the world rues over the economic slump, the mood at the fest was upbeat, with participants looking at the recession as an opportunity to build brands and establish leadership.

Day 1 sees few slowdown signs

Even as ad agencies everywhere rethink growth strategy, JWT is preparing to acquire companies in the digital and retail marketing domain this year in key emerging markets. Suvi Dogra and Sapna Agarwal caught up with JWT Worldwide President Michael Maedel, who is on his first visit to the Goa Ad Fest.

'India is the future powerhouse'

Harvard Business School, stung by criticism that it hasn&rsquo;t prepared alumni to cope with the economic meltdown, will dissect its performance using a practice it employs to examine corporations in crisis.

Harvard begins case study as tainted MBAs reveal damaged brand

The Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) has decided to increase the fee for its two-year flagship postgraduate management programme by Rs 1.5 lakh for the 2009-11 batch.

Studying at IIM-B gets costlier, fee up by Rs 1.5 lakh

During the inauguration ceremony, speakers addressed the media while sitting on the steps of the dais, and organisers speeding in on water scooters and dancing with models dressed in bikinis and sarongs &mdash; almost like a scene from a James Bond flick. There were all and much more on day two of the Goa Adfest.

Unconventional on second day

Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB), ranked 15th in the Financial Times list of top B-schools in the world, has increased its academic fee (comprising admission and tution fees) by about 10 per cent to Rs 16.5 lakh for the batch joining in 2009-10 for its flagship one-year postgraduate programme (PGP).

ISB hikes fees by Rs 1.5 lakh; IIM-K, IIM-L follow suit

The Common Admission Test (CAT) could be a paper-less examination from this year. The IIMs are working on how to do away with the existing paper-based examination by having the test through computers from the 2009-10 session.

CAT may get paper-less from this year

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Braving the sun and the humid weather, global advertising leaders like TBWA Chairman Jean-Marie Dru, JWT President Michael Meaden and BBH Chairman &amp; Creative Director John Hegarty winged their way to India to participate in the three-day Goa Adfest which got over today.

Recession makes global agencies flock to India

&hellip;and a bubble-fight in a tulip glass.

Champagne in the time of recession?

Even as the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are reeling from the placements of the two-year post-graduate programme (PGP), the country&rsquo;s premier business schools are faced with yet another Herculean task of securing jobs for the one-year executive programmes amid slowdown.

Hiring season for executive programmes extended at IIMs

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has set up a task force with support from board members to continue to find the right opportunities for the students. The schools&rsquo; Career Service Team is working closely with student volunteers and companies to find the right fit for the students.

ISB sets up task force to find jobs

B-school students opt for teaching as a career...

Asmit Kumar secured admission in a second-tier management institution in Pune and was confident he would be able to bag a good offer through the institution&rsquo;s placement cell. But he is no longer confident now, since the global slowdown is taking its toll with companies slashing salaries, showing the exit doors to non-performers and freezing recruitment.

Placements take a dip in Pune B-schools

Despite the shortage in infrastructure which is forcing the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) to take the students off-campus, the premier B-school has launched one more programme to its bouquet of offerings.

IIM-B launches 1-yr exec programme

* Mumbai: RBI Governor D Subbarao to address Ficci members on &ldquo;How to bring back to earlier growth trajectory: Short and long term measures&rdquo; at the Hotel Taj Mahal, Colaba, Mumbai.

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