Design Sutra -- Contract sets up new company for brand design
The Rs 200-crore Contract Advertising (India) Ltd the second agency of J Walter Thompson Co, New York, in India plans to spin off a separate company in a bid to offer value-added services to its clients in February 2001.

MSN India to monetise traffic, focus on ad sales
MSN India will double its network of 17 alliance partners and enhance its bouquet of localised content from eight broad categories to over 16 by June 2001.

Ostermann draws up expansion plans for Chandigarh, Punjab
Ostermann, a leading brand in men's premium trousers market, has announced expansion plans for the Chandigarh and Punjab markets.


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