Helpchat, the messaging based personal assistant app has announced the appointment of Lodestar UM, part of IPG Mediabrands, India to lead its media mandate in the country. The win comes post a multi-agency pitch. The current mandate for the agency spans across all affiliate media services including Print, Radio, Digital and OOH.




Degussa, a German retailer specialising in precious metals, has appointed UM Singapore as its agency-of-record for media planning and buying. As a first time advertiser in Singapore and Asia, the company did not hold a pitch for the account.