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  • In attendance: captains from corporates, advertising and media

    Sambad CEO Conclave 2024 ends on a high note

    Sambad Group, the largest media house in Odisha, organised the third edition of Sambad CEO Conclave 2024 in Bhubaneswar last week. The theme was ‘Sustainability Practices in Industry’. In attendance: captains from corporates, advertising and media.

    The Chief Guest was Odisha’s newly minted Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo who focused on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) aspects and opined that the corporate sector should maintain a fine balance between these three factors for sustainable development. “Our government is committed that the people of Odisha will take their own decisions regarding issues related to the environment and natural resources. This is one aspect of the Odia Asmita (self-identity),” he said. Cabinet Minister Suresh Pujari also spoke at the event.

    Speaking on the occasion, Avinash Pandey, CEO ABP Network; President, News Broadcasters and Digital Association and President IAA (India Chapter) said:  “Television viewership is larger than internet viewership in India. If we raise issues related to environment and sustainable development in television, they can reach the common masses,” adding: “We all should focus on 5 Ps—People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership—to achieve sustainable growth.”

    Said Madison World Chairman Sam Balsara: “May people from the lower strata are now moving towards the middleclass bracket. This is the first sign of development. Now, we have better infrastructure including road and airport. More and more job avenues are opening up to our youths. Small players in various sectors are now doing well. Our country has recorded the largest digital transactions in the world. Engineers from India are now managing the day-to-day operations of many corporate giants including the Google,” he pointed out.

    Added Srinivasan K. Swamy, CMD, RK Swamy Ltd; Chairman, Asian Federation of Advertising Associations and Chairman Audit Bureau of Circulations: “We all should adhere to the principle of 3 Rs—reuse, repair and recycle—to save our planet. We should conserve water and electricity and use eco-friendly products to protect our environment. The use of plastic should be brought to the minimum level. I hope that the government will introduce chapters on climate change and sustainable growth in the curricula for our students.”

    On the occasion, Pradeep Dwivedi, Group CEO-Eros Media World, gave a presentation on ‘Emerging trends in global media business-Technology driving tectonic shifts’. “The media and entertainment sector can develop their contents, editing and marketing aspects by utilizing AI and other advanced tools like Blockchain, Web3 and Tokenization,” he said.

    Ashwin Padmanabhan, President-Investments, Trading & Partnerships, Group M India, gave a brief presentation on ‘Leveraging influencers and branded content to drive engagement and consideration’. “Around 46 crore people in India are now using social media. The volume of influencer marketing in India has already reached Rs 1,275 crore and it is likely to go up further to Rs 2,800 crore by 2026,” he stated.

    Bharat Avalani, Founder & CEO, Connecting the Dots Consultancy, Malaysia; Secretary General of Asian Federation of Advertising Associations; Global Vice-President, IAA, gave a presentation on ‘Business leaders as storytellers’“Business leaders can give proper orientation to their employees through storytelling. The practice will reduce the mental pressure of the employees and raise overall productivity,” said Avalani.

    Abhishek Karnani, President, the Free Press Journal Group; Ramesh Narayan, Director Strategy, Asian Federation of Advertising Associations and Rani Reddy of Sakshi Media Group also spoke at the conclave.

    IAA governing body members—Ramesh Narayan, Avinash Pandey, Srinivasan K. Swamy, Sam Balsara, Abhishek Karnani and Pradeep Dwivedi—were felicitated at the event. The Sambad Group felicitated five ‘best’ advertisers—Khimji Jewellers, Lalchnd Jewellers, TPCODL, Chandi Bhandar and Freedom Oil—on the occasion.

    Similarly, ‘best’ 11 advertising agencies—Fast Communication, Xpose Advertising, Display Line, Anita Advertisers, Star Advertising, Herald Advertising, Sanket Communications, Annapurna Advertising, NextGen Advertising, P&A Advertising Agency and Tarini Advertising Agency—received felicitations at the conclave.

    Earlier Sambad and Kanak News Editor Tanaya Patnaik delivered the inaugural address, and later Sambad Group Managing Director Monica Nayyar Patnaik delivered the concluding address.

    “The Sambad Group has been organising the CEO conclave for the last three years to deliberate on various issues. The first conclave in 2022 had deliberated on the post-pandemic scenario. The second conclave in 2023 delved into the emerging challenges before the corporate sector. The third conclave focused on sustainability practices in industry,” Monica Nayyar Patnaik said. Tanaya Patnaik set the context for the Conclave on by talking of climate change and its impact on our daily life. “In this summer, a few places in Odisha including Bhubaneswar and Baripada recorded maximum temperatures above 45 Degree Celsius. They were among the hottest places in the world. This is very alarming,” she said.

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  • The ‘Brand of Odisha Pride of India – Corporate Excellence Awards’ were presented in five categories: Large, Medium, Small, PSU and Emerging

    Sambad Group felicitates outstanding business enterprises from Odisha

    By A Correspondent

     

    In its endeavour to felicitate business enterprises who have made their presence felt outside Odisha, Sambad Group honoured 14 deserving companies at a function recently.

     

    The ‘Brand of Odisha Pride of India — Corporate Excellence Awards’ were presented in five categories: Large, Medium, Small, PSU and Emerging. In each category, Platinum, Gold and Silver awards were given, except in Emerging category where only two were felicitated.

     

    Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik graced the occasion as chief guest alongside Sambad Group Chairman Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and Managing Director Monica Nayyar Patnaik.

     

    “The Brands of Odisha are truly the pride of India as the catch phrase of this event proposes. The men and their hard work behind the Brands are reflective of a dream to excel and to make their vision a reality. It is also reflective of an assertion of 21st century Odisha where people are ready to plunge into the world of business and create their own identity at national and global level,” the CM said.

     

    Added Sambad Group Chairman Soumya Ranjan Patnaik: “We are being accused of finding faults and critical of others through our newspaper. In a departure from this, we will felicitate the industries who have made Odisha proud.”

     

    Said Sambad Group Managing Director Monica Nayyar Patnaik:“We had received an overwhelming number of entries in all the categories. Jury members from top institutions like IIM and ITC were part of the tough selection process to instil credibility. We are happy to successfully organise first-of-its-kind award in the state.”

     

     

  • Sambad has thirty regional offices and four printing centres

    Sambad group gets a makeover

    By A Correspondent

     

    Odisha’s largest media conglomerate Eastern Media Limited (EML) – better known as the Sambad group – has a new corporate identity.

     

    Chairman Soumya Ranjan Patnaik unveiled the logo on the occasion coinciding with the 33rd foundation day of ‘Sambad’ in the presence of group’s Managing Director Monica Nayyar Patnaik and Executive Director Tanaya Patnaik at an event in Bhubaneswar.

     

    Said Monica Nayaar Patnaik: “The Sambad group is the only media house in the state and probably in the country which caters to all sections of the society. It is the most diversified media company in the state and has set a benchmark in all its verticals. We are committed to deliver quality content to our target audience.”

     

    With thirty regional offices and four printing centres, Sambad publishes Odia daily Sambar, two Odia magazines, a television news channel and two radio stations.

     

     

  • The Bhubaneswar-based media conglomerate has thirty regional offices, four printing centres, thirty-three sales offices

    Sambad Group unveils new identity

    By A Correspondent

     

    Odisha’s largest media conglomerate Eastern Media Limited (EML) has revealed its corporate identity as Sambad Group. Sambad Group Chairman Soumya Ranjan Patnaik unveiled the logo coinciding with the 33rd foundation day of Sambad in presence of group’s Managing Director Monica Nayyar Patnaik and Executive Director Tanaya Patnaik at an event in Bhubaneswar last week.

     

    “Sambad Group is the only media house in the state and probably in the country which caters to all sections of the society. It is the most diversified media company in the state and has set a benchmark in all its verticals. We are committed to deliver quality content to our target audience,” said Monica Nayyar Patnaik.

     

    Sambad has thirty regional offices, four printing centres, thirty three sales offices, a largest read Odia daily, two leading Odia magazines, a television news channel and two radio stations.

  • Media biggies congregate in Bhubaneswar for a Media Conclave organized by Odiya daily Sambad

    Media captains in Bhubaneswar for Sambad Conclave

    By A Correspondent

     

    Odisha’s first ever Media and Entertainment National Conclave 2013 was organized by the Sambad Group in Bhubaneswar last Friday (February 22) with much success. The conference was inaugurated by state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with Minister Arun Kumar Sahu as guest of honour. Eastern Media chairman Soumya Ranjan Patnaik (also Editor, Sambad) and Joint Managing Director Monica Nayyar Patnaik played hosts.

     

    Most of the panellists were of the view that the state offers ample potential for expansion of various segments of the media.

     

    The panels were:

    Print: Aritra Sarkar, Vice-President, Strategy, Anandbazar Patrika Group; K. Z Magdoom Mohamed, Managing Director, WAN- IFRA, South Asia (WAN); K. K. Goenka, Managing Director, Prabhat Khabar and Srimoy Kar, Editor. Odisha, The New Indian Express (moderator).

     

    Radio: Prashant Panday, Chief Executive Officer, Radio Mirchi; Nisha Narayanan, Senior Vice President, Programming and Projects, Red FM; Susmit Chandra, Cluster Head, East, Reliance Broadcast Network Limited; B. Surender, Senior Vice President, National Sales Head, Red FM and Tanaya Patnaik, Director, Radio Choklate (Moderator).

     

    Television: Rajiv Mishra, Chief Executive, Lok Sabha TV; Paritosh Joshi, India TV Strategist; Jajati Karan, Chief of Bureau, CNN-IBN; Sampad Mahapatra, Journalist, NDTV and Satya Prakash Nayak, News Head, Kanak TV (Moderator).

     

    Media: Srinivasan K. Swamy, Chairman and MD, R. K. Swamy, BBDO; Shashi Sinha, CEO, IPG Media Brands India; Ravi Kiran, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Friends of Ambition and Professor (Dr) Mukti M. Mishra, President, Centurion University of Technology and Management (Moderator).

     

    Brands: Ameve Sharma, President, Shri Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan P. Ltd; Nalin Sood, EVP, Indian Snack Category, Pepsico India; Madan M. Mahapatra, Head, Media and Marketing, Future Group and Srikumar Misra, Founder MD and CEO, Milk Mantra (Moderator).