Category: MARKETING

  • NatureFresh flags off #StartAHeartResolution initiative

    By A Correspondent

     

    NatureFresh Acti Heart, a new offering from Cargill, has launched a digital campaign #StartAHeartResolution. The campaign looks to encourage consumers to adhere to their New Year resolution by picking one which is easy to stick to – that is to take care of their heart.

     

    Speaking on the launch of the digital campaign, Subin Sivan, Marketing Head, Cargill’s oils business in India said: “December and January are the months where a lot of conversation happens around New Year resolutions. Considering how digital ecosystem thrives on topical content, this posed as a perfect opportunity for the brand to engage with the consumers in a relevant manner. We all know that sticking to your resolution is not quite as easy as making one. This forms the basis for the new ActiHeart campaign, which captures micro-moments in our lives when we struggle with our resolutions. In order to encourage consumers to stick to their resolutions, the campaign encourages them to start easy with a heart resolution in 2020 by switching to a better heart oil, #StartAHeartResolution with Nature Fresh ActiHeart.”

     

    Commenting on the campaign, Karthik Nagarajan, CCO, Wavemaker added: “This Nature Fresh campaign for New Year came as a welcome challenge to us, as not many clients take the plunge to stay culturally relevant to the audience. The ask was to showcase the brand fit in the consumer’s daily life and build brand awareness so that the campaign has a high recall value. Instead of going the broader way of keeping health or fitness resolutions, we narrowed it down by inviting them to take an easy resolution to #StartAHeartResolution with NatureFresh® Acti Heart™. The colloquial phrase ‘Kal se pakka’ used by the protagonists in the films certainly resonates with the people. Co-curating such interesting pieces of work at Cargill helps push the envelope to achieve greater milestones.”

     

     

  • Kellogg’s reaches out to kids with ‘Breakfast Se Badhkar’ ad campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Kellogg’s has launched a new campaign titled ‘Breakfast Se Badhkar’. The campaign is brought to life with a multimedia and a multi-lingual film and looks to partner mothers in their daily attempt to providing nutrition to their children in time-pressed mornings.

     

    Said Sumit Mathur, Director Marketing, Kellogg South Asia: “As an organisation, we live by the purpose of ‘Nourishing India’s Potential’. We have demonstrated it in several ways. We recently announced our ongoing programme of offering a bowl of Kellogg’s cereal with milk to children from underprivileged sections of society as daily breakfast. We are also on a mission to drive a behavioral change in many urban Indian consumers who skip or skimp breakfast due to lack of time. The new Masterbrand campaign is our attempt to bring alive our purpose and drive this behavioural change. The film explains how breakfast is the morning hero to help achieve children achieve their best that day and every day. This insight is supplemented with an endearing and relatable touch where a mother’s concern for her kid is captured in the phrase ‘ek chammach aur’.”

     

    Added Anurag Agnihotri, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy: “A mother usually wants her kid to eat just a bit more. We took this insight to mean that every time a mom says to her kid, “ek chammach aur kha lo”, what she actually wants is “to push a bit harder everyday”. ‘Ek chammach aur’ is the insight that has gone into Kellogg’s latest communication. The stories are told from kids’ point of view. Engaged in some activity or sports, they charm the viewer by demonstrating what is it that mom means when she coaxes them to eat just a bit more. In the process, Kellogg’s is seen as a great option for every morning, a breakfast which is ‘Breakfast Se Badhkar’.”

     

     

  • Bajaj Allianz Life rolls out second edition of plank initiative

    By A Correspondent

     

    Bajaj Allianz Life has bought back its popular plank Initiative this year with #PlankForIndia. Bajaj Allianz Life is raising the bar with the second edition of their plank initiative for two reasons – first, for every plank the company will contribute monetarily towards the training and development of India’s emerging sports stars and second, through the cause of supporting India’s future athletes, the company is encouraging more and more people to keep themselves fit and healthy.

     

    Said Chandramohan Mehra, Chief Marketing Officer, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance: “We believe that sustained good health is essential to achieve Life Goals. Through #PlankforIndia initiative, we want to encourage everyone to pursue good health, and support a good cause of helping India’s emerging sports stars get their Life Goals done.”

     

    The initiative was flagged off on social media by actor Anil Kapoor.

     

     

  • CenturyPly educates on choice of waterproof ply

    By A Correspondent

     

    CenturyPly has recently launched a digital film on Sainik 710 ply. Through this initiative, the brand aims to educate and create awareness amongst the consumers to distinguish between regular self-proclaimed water resistant plywood and Sainik waterproof plywood.

     

    Said Nikita Bansal, Executive Director, CenturyPly: “We at CenturyPly, believe in providing quality products and consumer convenience is paramount to us. With the launch of this video, we aim to educate the consumers on the importance of quality plywood and we extremely positive that this will be of a great assistance to the consumers while buying one. CenturyPly has always been the front-runner in the Indian plywood industry, and Sainik being a part of it, also resonates similar trust and unwavering quality assurance.”

     

     

  • Anker Innovations ropes in Saina Nehwal as brand ambassador

    By A Correspondent

     

    Anker Innovations has announced Olympic medallist and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal as its brand ambassador. The year-long deal will see Nehwal be a part of a 360-degree nation-wide multimedia campaign.

     

    Speaking on the association, Nehwal said: “I am delighted to be associated with Anker Innovations. It is a brand that has battled against the best in the industry and has always been associated with quality. These are attributes I associate myself with and these are exciting times for me to partner with Anker.”

     

  • WeddingSutra launches Wedding Charity Registry

    By A Correspondent

     

    WeddingSutra.com is facilitating to-be-weds who want to share their joy in a meaningful way. Couples can now make the special day of their lives special for others too, with WeddingSutra Charity Registry.

     

    House on The Clouds has conceptualized and created a two-minute  film capturing the emotions a bride experiences on her wedding day. Said Parthip Thyagarajan, CEO, WeddingSutra.com: “The video is an emotional tribute to those priceless acts of generosity that can make a magical wedding into a meaningful one,”

     

     

  • Dhara celebrates #WomenOfChange through new digital campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Dhara is set to showcase extraordinary stories of ordinary women through its new digital campaign, #WomenOfChange.

     

    Talking about the new campaign, Sanjeev Giri, Business Head – Dhara, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable said: “In today’s times, work and personal life are mostly mashed together in a blur of activities and 24 hours suddenly become too less to find out one’s purpose and calling. This campaign is a testament to those women who have not only succeeded in their work and personal lives but have also followed their passion, balancing everything in just the right manner. The all new campaign is our effort to encourage such women across all walks of life and inspire them to do more in a day and pursue the things they love.”

     

    The video-led campaign will introduce one video every month on Dhara’s digital presence.

     

  • Tata AIG takes digital route to ‘simplify’ health insurance

    By A Correspondent

     

    Tata AIG General Insurance has come up with a series of digital-first ads to communicate the importance of health insurance and how convenient it is to purchase from Tata AIG.

     

    Said Parag Ved, Executive Vice President – Consumer Lines, Tata AIG: “This campaign is merely an extension of the customer centric approach with which our products and services are designed. Our offerings are based on a deep understanding of health risks faced in India. Considering the rising cost of medical treatment; a personal health insurance cover for the entire family should be an essential element of one’s financial planning.”

     

     

  • L’Oreal announces new brand ambassadors for India

    By A Correspondent

     

    L’Oréal Paris has announced actor and singer Aditi Rao Hydari, former captain of the Indian women’s national cricket team -Mithali Raj, and TV personality Shakti Mohan as the brand’s latest ambassadors in India.

     

    Aditi, Mithali and Shakti bring alive L’Oréal Paris’ ambition of empowered beauty, encouraging women to embrace their uniqueness and celebrate their self-worth.

     

    Pau Gruart, L’Oréal Paris spokesperson said, “We are happy to welcome three strong, independent and diverse women to L’Oréal Paris. Aditi, Mithali and Shakti are a source of inspiration to many young women in India; they have challenged the status quo and created a space for themselves beyond conventionality. Our campaign with them truly represents their diversity as well as the uniqueness of real women and what makes them #AShadeApart.”

     

    The three new ambassadors will be seen in the Casting Crème Gloss campaign, #AShadeApart. The campaign acclaims women for embracing their distinct personalities and aligns to the product offering of diverse shades that set them apart.

     

     

  • Colgate’s latest equity campaign highlights inspiring story

    By A Correspondent

     

    Colgate-Palmolive celebrates Divyanshu Ganatra’s inspiring story under its ‘Smile Karo Aur Shuru Ho Jao’ equity campaign. Ganatra was only 19 years in age when he lost his eyesight to glaucoma. As a child who dreamt of flying, his blindness couldn’t limit him from achieving what he wanted. He persevered to become not only India’s first visually impaired solo paragliding pilot but also a clinical psychologist, behavioral facilitator, and a self-made social entrepreneur.

     

    Commenting on the new TVC, Arvind Chintamani, Vice President, Marketing, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited said: “We truly believe that a Smile signifies optimism and our brand expression ‘Smile Karo Aur Shuru Ho Jao’ builds on the real-life stories of everyday people to inspire hope and start afresh. The story exemplifies Colgate’s message of overcoming adversity and life’s challenges with the positive power of a Smile. Such important stories of real people help us spread the message of conquering fears and our inhibitions with a smile.”

     

     

  • #DNAFightsRape initiative draws encouraging response

    By A Correspondent

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/Wheresthedna/videos/785544771919527/

     

    In an attempt to educate the survivors as well as the masses on their role and timely application of DNA forensics, a new campaign #DNAFightsRape – Save the Evidence, was launched recently by Ogilvy India along with Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA). The campaign is also endorsed by Delhi Police, UN Women and AIIMS. Notes a communique: “As a part of the crusade experts across law enforcement, legal, forensics have showed their support by sharing powerful and thought-provoking videos that reiterates the role of scientific investigation and its most conclusive nature in convicting the guilty, where a rape is concerned.”

     

    The campaign #DNAFightsRape was launched on November 25, on the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, combining forces from the Delhi Police, UN Women India, AIIMS, MARD and others to support the move.

     

     

  • iProspect wins media mandate of Max Bupa

    By A Correspondent

     

    iProspect India has won the paid media mandate of Max Bupa Health Insurance. As per the mandate, the agency will service the account won from its Delhi office and will handle their entire gamut of paid media duties. The agency bagged the account post a multi-agency pitch.

     

    Rubeena Singh

    Commenting on the win, Rubeena Singh, CEO, iProspect India said: “We are pleased to partner with Max Bupa. The work done by iProspect India is at the cutting edge of tech-enabled innovation. The recent Max Bupa win demonstrates the belief that the client has in our team.”

     

    Added Anika Agarwal, Director & Head Marketing, Digital and Direct Sales, Max Bupa Health Insurance: “At Max Bupa, our goal is to drive measurability of our marketing initiatives while retaining our focus on customer-centric innovations. We are delighted to partner with iProspect India in our journey towards being a true data-driven marketing organisation and continuing to deliver the best return on investment for our marketing initiatives.”