"The overall picture is shaping up well and we have some interesting options emerging," he said.
Ravi Kiran, Starcom's chief executive for South/Southeast Asia, commented that while there was undoubtedly a need for an execution-neutral consultancy such as Naked in India, the firm would require patience in gaining acceptance in a market largely unused to paying purely for communications planning. He added that Naked would do well to “sweat it out” and avoid diluting its proposition.