November 18, 2015 - Online sale of antibiotics in India concerns WHO

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Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk Tata Motors signing up Lionel Messi as their brand ambassador is nothing short of a coup. The campaign execution itself was unique in that the team had just 4 hours of Messi's time, in which they had to shoot enough material to support 6 month's worth of TV, print, outdoor and digital campaigns. At a recent Social Media Week (Mumbai edition) keynote, Delna Avari (Head Marketing, Tata Motors) explained how various agencies planned meticulously and worked together to get this done. Messi himself was his professional self, signing off with a coy 'Namaste India'. Let's hope Tata Motors is able to up its 'cool co-efficient' through this association - Comment Digital Online sale of antibiotics in India concerns WHO WHO concerned about online sale of antibiotics in India - According to the survey report, 2% of the respondents said they got their antibiotics online. 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