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  • Mountain Dew will be taking a route never taken in advertising-a biopic to take the story to people across India

    Mountain Dew salutes Risk Takers of India through latest initiative

     

     

    Mountain Dew is set to bring its philosophy of ‘NaamBanteHain Risk Se’ to life through an initiative that salutes the real Risk Takers of India. The new TVC salutes the real life heroes and Risk Takers of India for rising above the ordinary and seeks to inspire the youth of today to do the same.The initiative is based on a powerful insight from Mountain Dew consumers who said that they don’t want to end up ordinary and that greater risk means greater success.

     

    Speaking about the campaign, Vipul Prakash, Senior Vice President- Beverage Category, PepsiCo India says, “Mountain Dew has always been about celebrating real heroes by encouraging people to break out of the ordinary to make a name for themselves.Through ‘Risk Takers of India’, we want to drive a purposeful message around breaking out of your boundaries to rise above. It is our way to salutethe unsung Risk Takers of India, who have overcome challenges and brought accolades not only to themselves but the country as well. Their illustrious journeys set an example for everyone and Mountain Dew is proud to present this platform to encourage youth to take risks.”

     

    According to Senthil Kumar, Chief Creative Officer, J Walter Thompson India: “The creative idea was to push Mountain Dew’s core idea of taking risks even further. We decided to go real and authentic and get inspired by real life heroes. And came up with India’s first biopic in Indian advertising. It is our way of recognising and acknowledging these risk takers in real life who battled the elements and came out on top. It is our attempt to inspire the youth of India to go out there, take a risk and make a name for themselves. And what better way to do that than by showing the journey of man who did it for real all alone ,nonstop across the seven seas…and became the first and only Indian to do so.”

     

    Mountain Dew Risk Takers of India will showcase the stories of five real-life risk takers – Deepa Malik, ArchanaSardana,Arjun Vajpai, SatyendraVerma and Bhakti Sharma. Each of the five heroes recognised by Mountain Dew have overcome hardships and risked their lives to rise above the ordinary and make a name for themselves.

     

  • Rohan Builders of Pune, were among the first real estate companies in India to introduce a 'Price Protection Policy' back in 2008

    LinTeractive campaign for Rohan Builders sells vegetables to sell real estate

     

    LinTeractivehas unveiled a digitally-led initiative, Price-Protected Sabziwala (vegetable vendor) for Rohan Builders.

     

    To push the idea further, an online vegetable store, #PriceProtectedSabziwala (www.priceprotectedsabziwala.in) has been launched, where people can buy vegetables with a price protection guarantee. Physical vegetable stores on the same lines have been setup in retail malls of Pune. The buyers of veggies from these stores are notified via SMS, every time prices fall and they can claim a refund of the difference online. The website goes on to introduce Rohan’s Price Protection Policy invite buyer interest.

     

    Abhishek Bhatewara, Director Sales, Rohan Builders said: “In the current state of the real estate market in India, the home buyer is anxious that house prices may fall, delaying their buying for a later date. At Rohan Builders, we understand the buyers’ hesitation in committing their hard-earned savings to buy a house right now. LinTeractive has come up with a very simple and effective way to make people relate to this policy – an everyday fluctuation we all live with – the prices of sabzi. We’re trying to trigger in the minds of the consumer that, buying a home with Rohan is something they should consider without fear as their investment is protected from any downturn in the market.”

     

    Added Vikas Mehta, Group CMO& President – Marketing Services, MullenLoweLintas Group: “To put spotlight in a blind spot (price protection by a real estate company in this case) is always an interesting marketing challenge. These are hard times for the real estate business and I commend Rohan for thinking digital-first. Sumanta and the team at LinTeractive have done a great job of executing the idea seamlessly in an omni-channel manner. To see measurable impact on the clients’ business in such a short period since the campaign went live with an improved CPL, is truly heart-warming.”

     

    Said Sumanta Ganguly, Executive Vice President, LinTeractive: “Inherent to our approach has always been the effective understanding of consumer journey’s to use the effective touchpoints to enablespecific action. The omni-channel campaign has been created using touch-points including physical and digital experiences (on ground, web and mobile), conversations on social media, video content and OOH. In #PriceProtectedSabziwalawhile awareness was driven through outdoor and radio, use of videos to bring to life the fluctuating prices in vegetable markets helped the idea gain traction and SMS with money back demonstrated Rohan’s brand promise.”

     

  • Poised to become India's biggest league; up to 12 teams, 130+ matches,13 weeks of competition

    Pro Kabaddi League aims to broaden reach in next season

     

     

    With four successful seasons completed in aspan of two years and the sport’s ever increasing popularity, Pro Kabaddi is now set to expand to up tofour new geographies. With the addition of these new teams, Pro Kabaddi is gearing up to surpass other Indian sports leagues in terms of geographic representation (teams from 11 states), number of matches(130+ matches), and duration of the league (13 weeks) in Season 5.

     

    The intended new states for Pro Kabaddiare Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, chosen for their high affinity towards Kabaddi.

     

    Said Uday Shankar, Chairman and CEO, Star India: “Even for an optimist like me, the response we have seen for Kabaddi is surprising. Having seen its affinity in the country, it would be a disservice to the sport if we do not grow it further. All stakeholders have decided to come together to expand the league and given the pace at which this is growing, it might be just the first in a series of expansions in the coming years”,.

     

    Added Janardan Singh Gehlot, President, International Kabaddi Federation:  “Pro Kabaddi is a truly unique example of how a modern league has transformed the much loved but traditional Kabaddi into a modern sport. Star Sports as well as Mashal have created a magnificent example for the growth of India as multi-sport nation.”

     

  • Is content marketing the new frontier? Are digital marketing agencies up to it with client goals? A study by DMAasia & Times Internet throws up some interesting findings

    The CMO view on Digital Marketing

     

    By A Correspondent

     

    Leading brands are refocussing on digital assets as the atomic unit of marketing. Digital Asset Management – Digital Assets, that are traditionally under the IT budget, today account for 30-40 per cent of the digital marketing budget. As digital continues to transform, it is forcing marketers to re-think their omnichannel approaches, personalisation led by analytics or disruption like chatbots and virtual reality – a key priority for marketers in 2017.

     

    Meanwhile, Content Marketing and Distribution is the centrepiece of the Digital Marketing strategy, with the budgets on content marketing and distribution estimated to double in the next two years. Also, Social Media Marketing along with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) accounted for a lion’s share of the CMO’s ‘Always on Budget’.

     

    These and many more insights were unveiled by DMAasia and Times Internet on Thursday in Mumbai in a study titled ‘Digital Marketing in India: A CMO Perspective 2016-2017’.

     

    The study also yielded that 40 per cent CMOs are not satisfied with the contribution of agencies as they do not manage to deliver in conformity with their marketing goals and growth prospects. Consequently, in house marketing asset creation movement is gaining momentum and will see surge over the next few years unless agencies reinvent their models.

     

    At the launch, Gulshan Verma, CRO Times Internet Limited and President of the DMAasia Insights Council said: “With this study our goal was to understand what the marketers were thinking and help them learn from their community. By speaking to over a hundred CMOs in the country, we realised that ultimately the core goals of marketing haven’t changed – reaching the consumer, engaging with them, and making them a loyal customer are still essential to all marketers. Digital will continue to be very important in the years to come to achieve these goals and what is interesting is the way marketers are approaching it. We hope this report will be useful to the marketing community.”

     

    Commenting on the release of the report, Vatsal Asher, Founder and CEO DMAasia said: “The report reveals the contribution of digital platform in the overall marketing mix and shares an insightful road map for the coming years. Basis current trends & sentiments, this report aims to help businesses understand, analyse and make decisions by being an indispensable guidebook to sail through the abundant choppy marketing waters.“

     

    We reproduce here the Executive Summary of the report:

    Through the years what has remained consistent has been the marketer’s concern. With the evolution of technology and the tools and the increasing clutter, prioritisation and choosing the correct strategy is of paramount importance.

     

    When we undertook this survey, our goal was to understand what were the digital priorities of those who make brands – the Marketing Officers. We spoke to 115 marketers, only to realise that for each of them the only priority was building their Brand and Product Portfolio.

     

    Today, digital plays a critical role in every aspect of marketing – whetherit is about awareness, customer engagement, acquisition, and product development.

     

    As the mobile screen became the first screen of India in 2016, it is rapidly changing the way we consume media, interact with others (including brands)and how we live our lives today.

     

    Companies today, work hard to create brand awareness and an experience,seamlessly in the offline as well as the online world. Thus, the marketers’ today have two critical roles to play:

     

    1. Strategic Role – Impacting the consumers in the digital medium by creating the same brand association and customer engagement in the offline andonline world. Facilitating a consumer’s journey through the life-cycle of discovery to consumption and most importantly recommendation.

     

    2. Execution role – Supporting marketing initiatives done by the Brand Managers using traditional marketing and supporting business goals of generating leads/ sales.The strategic as well as executionary level roles that CMOs play today, put them under a lot of pressure. Many marketers have started allocating a large share of their budgets to spends on Digital. This is primarily due to a better measurability and the “higher Return on Investment” (ROI) vis-à-vis traditional media options. This is a double-edged sword as this is skewing spends towards performance marketing, directly compromising on brand awareness and top of the funnel initiatives.

     

    As per a recent IMRB International study, the share of digital in the total marketing spend is at 12% in India. However, our discussions with the 115 top marketers in the country suggests a much higher digital share, averaging 50 –55% of the entire marketing budget. We also found that for some of the new age online retail firms, digital marketing spends were as high as 75-80%.It is critical for marketers to set their marketing and media buying goals in line with their business objectives. Each marketing dollar must be back-calculated to derive top, middle and bottom funnel objectives,factoring drop-outs at every stage. This is the first step towards measuring ROI.

     

    Focusing on wrong measures can often be a challenge as marketing objectives are constantly revised alongside the business objectives. Leading brands are refocussing on digital assets as the atomic unit of marketing.Digital Asset Management – Digital Assets,that are traditionally under the IT budget,today account for 30-40% of the digital marketing budget. As digital continues to transform, it is forcing marketers tore-think their omni channel approaches,personalisation led by analytics or disruption like chat bots and virtual reality – a key priority for marketers in 2017.

     

    Building on digital assets is the content that engages with the customer.Content Marketing & Distribution is the centerpiece of the Digital Marketing strategy,with the budgets on content marketing and distribution estimated to double in the next two years. The marketing mavericks we spoke to believe that content distribution will be50% of the content marketing budget.

     

    Social Media Marketing along with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) accounted for a lion’s share of the CMO’s ‘Always on Budget’.

     

    What was interesting to note was that Influencer Marketing and Video Virality did not live up to the expected hype in 2016. This was predominantly due to limited execution.

     

    What we overwhelmingly heard was that Influencer Marketing was hijacked by Social media, while they attributed the failure of video virality to limited investment in distribution.

     

  • The campaign highlights the fixed mindset that plagues many of us while making use of our hard earned money

    DSP Black Rock urges investors to get out of the fix

    By A Correspondent

     

    DSP BlackRock Investment Managers hasannounced the launch of #UnfixYourMoney, a new digital campaign to promoteDSP BlackRock Money Manager Fund.

     

    The campaign highlights the fixed mindset that plagues many of us while making use of our hard-earned money.

     

    Said Aditi Kothari Desai, EVP and Head – Sales, Marketing &E-Business, DSP Black Rock: “Change is always difficult, but it is essential for real progress. Most of us find it easy to stick to what we know and have experienced earlier, not realizing that the world is changing and there is almost always a better way to do things. We see this play out the most with the Indian preference for traditional savings instruments. But when there are new age solutions that can ‘fix’ this problem, why not ‘unfix’ your thinking and make the right move? Our DSP Black Rock Money Manager Fund is a great investment tool for those looking beyond traditional saving options as it not only offers the potential of better tax efficient returns, but with the instant redemption facility, goes a step further with its promise of instant withdrawal and access. So why keep your hard earned money idle? Make it work hard for you.”

     

  • The relationship between the telecom major and the cricket league goes beyond the ZooZoo campaign

    Vodafone scores a Perfect 10 with IPL

     

     

    By A Correspondent

     

    Talk of the Indian Premier League, and other than the title sponsor, if there’s one brand that’s is kinda intrinsically associated with the cricketing tournament, it’s telecom major Vodafone. Right from inaugural tournament in 2008, Vodafone and its advertising agencies have worked extra to be associated with the premier sporting league.

     

    And despite all the controversies around it, Vodafone India has stayed on. However, there’s more to the advertising one sees around the live broadcast. For instance, the large amount of BTL activity at the time of the IPL, including the cricket stadia. The match-signing is now an activity that other brands also like doing, in order to engage with customers and/or their own constituents.

     

    Celebrating a decade of its association with the Indian Premier League, Vodafone India has announced to make the 2017 edition as big as it gets. This year, even as Vodafone and IPL commemorate a decade-long partnership,Vodafone customers and IPL viewers can look forward to many new initiatives. Vivo IPL 2017 starts on April 5 and continues till May 21.

     

    The Vodafone Super Fan that offers Vodafone customers to get the match winning ball signed by the winning captain on live television,takes on a larger avatar in IPL 2017. Then there will be the Zumi Cheer films with the little characters displaying their signature steps.

     

    Another engagement exercise is an opportunity for aspiring Vodafone SuperFans to experience the unique feel of cheering for their favourite team from the front row of the stadium, even if they are not actually in the stadium, but are watching the match from a Vodafone store anywhere in the country.

     

    Said Siddharth Banerjee, EVP – Marketing, Vodafone India: “Vodafone and IPL together have offered unique and engaging experiences to cricket followers and sports enthusiasts over the last decade. We at Vodafone are proud and privileged to have been part of this 10-year journey that has changed sports and cricket in India. If you have loved the iconic Vodafone campaigns over previous editions of IPL, this year is going to be bigger, better and even more action packed. Vodafone Super Fan Ki Super Wish and the chance to cheer from the Front Row will offer exclusive experiences to the Super Fan for the first time. Vodafone customers and cricket lovers can also look forward to enjoying this IPL season with the Zumi Super Cheers celebrating special cricket moments”.

     

    Vivo IPL 2017 starts on April 5 and continues till May 21

     

    Vodafone @ IPLs

     

    Year 1: 2008:: Happy to Help

    :: Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa5i8Yx9RPk

     

    Year 2: 2009:: Vodafone introduced ZooZoos

    :: Cricket Alerts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx5PYo5oNZw

    :: Beauty Tips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ5J-RWQuIY

     

    Year 3: 2010:: Campaign: Launch of IVRS (Zoozoos)

    :: Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1qpm5K8fIw

     

    Year 4: 2011:: Vodafone 3G: Faster, Smarter, Better (Introducing Super Zoozoos)

    :: Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GFr_GSjYPI

     

    Year 5: 2012:: Internet is Fun

    :: Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwqNdhzUPpM

     

    Year 6: 2013:: Mobile Internet: Faster Download, sharing, online recharges, games etc

    :: Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0fQHXN1Bd4

     

    Year 7: 2014:: Superior Customer Experience

    :: Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVEiaP3mf0&feature=youtu.be

    :: .Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4MPiybKAqA&feature=youtu.be

     

    Year 8: 2015:: Speed is Good

    :: Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztDH9ufdhgY&list=PLFIgzNfEWW2XesiPcL0npS_fA_XeHFjZ0

     

    Year 9: 2016:: #BeSuper

    :: Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFRMh5kv19k

     

    Other initiatives in IPL

     

    2012 - Vodafone launches Super Zoozoo comic series (The Adventure of Super Zoozoos, New Year videos, Christmas Carols, Diwali & Valentine Day greetings)

    2012- Vodafone SuperFan launched

    2013 – Vodafone Facebook ZooZoos page crosses 10 million fans

    2014 - Vodafone FanArmy

    2016 - ZooZoo Emoji on Twitter - India’s first corporate brand emoji 2016

    2016 – Cheer Slogan – #HakkeBakke  -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuGr2dVzoC4

    2016 – Vodafone Super Album (75,000+ photographs were collated in an Online Album)

     

  • The new breakfast cereal promises a big nutrition punch

    Kellogg’s launches a new variant – Special K Protein & Fibre

    By A Correspondent

     

    Kellogg India has introduced a new nutrient dense ready-to-eat cereal in the market under its Kellogg’s Special K portfolio and along with it comes a new advertising campaign.

     

    Speaking on the new variant, Sangeeta Pendurkar, Managing Director at Kellogg India said: “Every new offering from the Kellogg’s bowl is to address a specific consumer need. This new breakfast cereal, in particular, presents consumers with a nutritional boost to set the stage for the day ahead. Through the Special K portfolio, we are trying to address a bigger shift in mind set and inculcate the importance of eating a balanced, nutritious meal and not eating less in one’s journey to stay fit.”

     

    Added Nandita Chalam, Senior Vice President & Executive Creative Director, J Walter Thompson sharing the creative thought behind the campaign. “The heart of this campaign is about being in step with today’s health conscious women. They are looking for healthier ways to manage their weight rather than diet. And this point is made in our ad by none other than Deepika Padukone – a terrific example of someone who believes in leading a healthy lifestyle by eating well balanced meals including a nourishing breakfast and exercising regularly.”

     

  • Tiger joinsJohn Abraham and Sushant Singh Rajput to endorse the brand

    Garnier Men announces Tiger Shroff as brand ambassador

    By A Correspondent

     

    Garnier Men has announced Tiger Shroff as its new ambassador. The actor will be seen endorsing the brand along with John Abraham and Sushant Singh Rajput.

     

    Sharing her thoughts on signing Tiger Shroff, Shalini Raghavan, Chief Marketing Officer, L’Oréal Consumer Products Division, said:“We’re very happy to welcome Tiger on board as the new face of Garnier Men along with John Abraham and Sushant Singh Rajput. He represents today’s generation of Indian men who invest a lot in their personal grooming, skin care regimes and fitness goals. Garnier as a brand has always promoted and represented a healthy, active and natural lifestyle, and Tiger’s sporty and dynamic personality fits seamlessly with the brand’s values.

     

  • The account was won post a multi-agency pitch

    Indigo Consulting wins digital duties for Danone India

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Leo (Burnett) Group’s Indigo Consulting has bagged the digital mandate of French food giant Danone in India. The account was won post a multi-agency pitch, and will be handled out of the agency’s Mumbai office.

     

    Speaking about bringing Indigo Consulting on board, Himanshu Bakshi, Marketing Director, Danone India said: “Given our aspirations for our brands, we saw an ideal fit with what Indigo brought to the table. We needed disruption in terms of leveraging powerful consumer insights into seamless digital execution, and hence we invited a multi agency pitch. Their approach to integration with the overall creative campaign is simple and compelling, and we believe our brands will benefit immensely in the near future with this association.”

     

    Commenting on the account win, Rajesh Ghatge, CEO Indigo Consulting, said: “We are excited at the prospect of partnering Danone to comprehensively leverage digital to engage with their consumers across brands. We spot a huge opportunity for Danone to build communities and drive conversations around their brand promise. We hope to deliver value on back of our ability to mine data and and create highly engaging content, while driving Danone’s brand and business agenda on digital.”

     

  • Ultratech, Jio, Astral Bondtite, Canara Bank, Nerolac, Kurl On, Sun Direct and Red FM have all signed on as partners

    SRH brings onboard multiple sponsors for IPL Season 10

     

     

    Indian Premier League champions Sunrisers Hyderabad have unveiled a line-up of big name sponsors, as the squad gears up to defend its title in the IPL’s tenth season.

     

    Ultratech, Jio, Astral Bondtite, Canara Bank, Nerolac, Kurl On, Sun Direct and Red FM have all signed on as partners for IPL Season 10, with their logos and branding set to be prominently displayed on the team’s match kits. Gillette, Apollo Hospitals, UB, Tyka and Motul Oil have also partnered with the franchise.

     

    Said K Shanmugam, CEO, Sunrisers Hyderabad:  “It is a matter of immense pride for us to partner with brands of such stature as we gear up for the tenth season of the Indian Premier League. This is an important season for us and the support from our partners will be vital as we bid to win two IPL titles back-to-back. Together with our sponsors we look forward to embarking on what promises to be an exciting, and hopefully in our case, a triumphant, history-making journey ahead.”

     

  • Launches the 'One Destination for All Destinations' campaign just ahead of the Indian summer holiday season

    Air Asia India bullish on online bookings via its website and mobile app

    By A Correspondent

     

    AirAsia India has announced the launch of a comprehensive marketing campaign for existing and new fliers. Titled “One Destination for All Destinations”, it is aimed at increasing awareness about the company’s website and the mobile app, to make it the preferred destination to book flights.

     

    Through this campaign, the brand wants to further reinforce its positioning as a digital airline, by providing guests with best deals on its digital platforms

     

    The campaign includes three digital films that will be played across Air Asia’s digital platforms as well as multiplexes in India. The films bring to the fore the flavor of India’s diversity by way of food, shopping and music. Said Amar Abrol, MD and CEO, AirAsia India: “One Destination for All Destinations will be our third campaign this year under the umbrella thought of #FlyWithAirAsia; 2017 is proving to be an exciting year for us! All our marketing efforts are directed towards ensuring that guests get the best deals at one destination, airasia.com. We are continuously working towards making AirAsia a truly digital airline and enabling every Indian to fly hassle-free”.

     

  • DBS will launch campaigns and contests which will give an opportunity to customers to watch some exciting matches

    DBS Bank extends partnership with Rising Pune Supergiant for IPL 2017

    By A Correspondent

     

    DBS Bank Limited (DBS) has announced its partnership with the Indian Premier League cricket team Rising Pune Supergiant for the second consecutive year. Under the arrangement, DBS Bank will be the Associate Sponsor of the Pune-based team which is led by Australian captain Steve Smith and coached by former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming.

     

    Speaking on the occasion, Sheran Mehra, Group Strategic Marketing & Communications, DBS India said: “Rising Pune Supergiant is a newly revamped team this year and certainly the dark horse of the 10th edition of IPL. As a brand, we see real value in continuing to partner with Rising Pune Supergiant and being present on a platform like IPL helps us to resonate with customers and build affinity through unique and joyful experiences.”

     

    Said Raghu Iyer, CEO, Rising Pune Supergiant, “We are delighted to have DBS Bank on board this year too as an Associate Sponsor. Their support and trust in the franchise is extremely motivating as we hope to be a force in IPL 2017, similar to how DBS Bank has been a disrupting force in India’s digital banking journey.”