NEWS ON DEMAND 60

· Marico acquires Colgate-Palmolive's ' Code 10' brand:
>Code 10 range comprises hair creams and hair gels.


· Mercedes loses crown to BMW , sales decline over 10% in India:
o German luxury carmaker Mercedes has lost leadership position in the premium segment in India to rival BMW and reported a decline of 10.43 per cent in sales in the country for the last year.
o The company sold 3,247 units in 2009 against 3,625 units in 2008 in India, he added. Rival BMW sold 3,619 units in 2009.

· Spice Group: Spicing it up!:
o >The Spice Group is spicing it up for the New Year. At the top of its agenda is rebranding of Hotspot, the mobile phone retail chain of the group, whose new brand identity will be 'Spice mobiles and more'. A year-long campaign is also in store, beginning with Spice's first ever corporate campaign, followed by several individual business campaigns. All these form a part of the group's effort to consolidate its operations under one umbrella.

Company/Brand would you associate the tagline ‘Because business can’t wait’?>Godrej Prima Communication Solutions.

Finance arm of CIPLA ? ALPIC Finance (CIPLA when reversed).

Which pizza chain in India has introduced anon-pizza offering called Hot Sams (a samosa stuffed with chettinad-style chicken)?
>Dominos.

“Gadar - Ek Prem Katha”. What’s so special about?
>Gadar is the first Indian movie for which all its 18 crore budget spending was by cheque. Actors, technicians, suppliers and even spot boys, who make a measly Rs.100/day, were paid by cheque.
>>Sonata Privilege Club for Hyundai members called as? >The Imperial Exclusives.

Sunil R@th.