MediaCast from MediaBrief.com

Send us Fan Mail Eighty-two per cent of urban Indians say they experience stress. One per cent describe their health as poor. Sapna Desai, Chief Marketing Officer of ManipalCigna Health Insurance, calls the gap between those two numbers a stress paradox — and in this episode of MediaCast she explains why a country normalising the thing that is wearing it down is a problem for marketers, not only for doctors. Host Pavan R Chawla, Founder-Editor of MediaBrief.com, takes her through the ManipalC...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of MediaCast, Pavan R Chawla speaks with Gaurav Nijhawan, Marketing Head at MMTC-PAMP India, one of India’s most trusted names in precious metals and the country’s only LBMA-accredited gold and silver refinery. This is a conversation about gold and silver, yes. But more importantly, it is about trust, verification, cultural relevance, category modernisation, and how a legacy asset is being reimagined for a new generation of Indian consumers and investors. Gaur...

Send us Fan Mail Nidhi Rastogi of Uniqlo India joins Pavan R Chawla on Mediacast to discuss LifeWear, customer trust, India growth, local relevance and long-term brand-building. In Episode 27 of MediaCast, my effervescent guest is Nidhi Rastogi, Head of Marketing at Uniqlo India, and we shot the episode (video on YouTube) at the brand’s flagship store at the Palladium Mall in Mumbai, India. The episode explores one of the biggest questions facing global brands in India: how to stay true to a ...

Send us Fan Mail This, the 26th episode of Mediacast focuses on the critical intersection of trust, transparency, and reputation in the Indian healthcare sector, through a conversation between Ajey Maharaj, Head of Corporate Communications and PR at Fortis Healthcare Ltd, and Pavan R Chawla, show host and Founder-Editor of Mediabrief.com. Ajey Maharaj explores how rising patient awareness and the integration of AI are reshaping decision-making, while explaining why the foundational 'Pat...

Send us Fan Mail How does a legacy hospitality brand from India stay relevant while guarding a century of trust? This episode of MediaCast from MediaBrief.com features Dr. Anmol Ahluwalia, Area Director – Operations and General Manager, Taj Mahal, New Delhi, in conversation with show host and Mediabrief founder-editor Pavan R Chawla. Dr. Anmol decodes the unique philosophy of 'Taj-ness'—the unique blend of historical legacy and modern global standards that continues to help create...