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  • To deepen brand connect

    Ranbir Kapoor joins 7Up as brand ambassador

    By Our Staff

     

    7Up onboards Ranbir Kapoor as the new face of the brand.

     

    Said Shailja Joshi, Category Lead, Cola & Flavours, PepsiCo India: “7Up has long been a driving force of refreshment in India, enchanting consumers with its quirky narratives and iconic TVCs. As we culminate this remarkable year, it gives us immense pleasure to unveil Ranbir Kapoor as the newest addition to the 7UP family. His magnetic charm and widespread appeal perfectly align with the ethos of 7Up, and we cannot wait to create magic on-screen together in the upcoming summer season.”

     

  • Captures fun energy of brand with mascot Fido Dido

    DDB Mudra films new TVC for 7UP

    By Our Staff

    Soft drink 7UP has launched its new TVC reiterating its ‘Think Fresh’ philosophy. The TVC, which features its mascot Fido Dido, celebrates today’s youth and their ingenious spirit to not be bowled over by googlies.

    Said Naseeb Puri, Marketing Director, Flavors (7UP and Mirinda), PepsiCo India: “Life is a series of many curveballs but taking these googlies head-on, and flipping them to one’s advantage with wit and fresh thinking is what determines who wins at the end. This is exactly what 7UP’s philosophy is all about, – inspiring youth to ‘Think Fresh” and use their wit to effortlessly tackle challenging situations. 7UP has always created content that has resonated strongly with the youth and we believe this new TVC is no exception. It is a fun campaign, and we are confident that people will enjoy Fido’s and our hero’s fresh thinking and be encouraged to approach life with an upbeat attitude.”

    Added Vishnu Srivatsav, Regional Creative Director – Advertising and Digital, DDB Mudra Group: “Brand 7Up has a vibe of its own and it was crucial for us to capture the fun energy and fresh thinking that the brand stands for in the communication we develop. It’s a brand that speaks to youngsters by showcasing their lives, their trials and tribulations and their redemption. Add to that a cool character like Fido and his quirk makes for an even more compelling story telling.”

     

     

  • Brand’s new campaign shows how life’s unexpected googlies can be dealt with by thinking fresh

    Fido Dido is back urging consumers to think fresh

    By A Correspondent

     

    7UP has launched its new brand campaign titled ‘Think fresh’ with Fido Dido, the wriggly-haired mascot, back in the promotions.

     

    Speaking about the new campaign, Nobel Dhingra, Director Flavors (7UP and Mirinda) and Area 3 Countries, PepsiCo India, said: “7UP as a brand has always encouraged consumers to be their cool and optimistic self. The Think Fresh campaign builds on this belief and reiterates that even the most complicated situations in life can be easily dealt with if one adds freshness and optimism into the mix. We are confident the new campaign will encourage consumers to Think Fresh and turn any tricky situation to their advantage.”

     

    Talking about the TVC, Ashutosh Sawhney, Managing Partner & Head, DDB Mudra North and Vishnu Srivatsav, Creative Head, DDB Mudra, added: “VUCA is today’s new normal and it even percolates down to slices of our lives. Consumers across the board have resonated with this reality. 7UP, with its refreshing flavour attempts to enable its consumers to think fresh, thereby turning their life’s little googlies into advantageous situations. The new campaign illustrates this in the most un-mistakably 7UP way by bringing the iconic Fido Dido back and keeping the brand’s tonality refreshing , just like the great taste of 7UP.”

     

    7UP will also roll out a 360-degree marketing plan post the launch of the TVC which will include outdoor and digital surround.

     

     

  • Rolls out 360- degree communication across TV, digital, print and outdoor

    7Up entices consumers with its ‘turn to gold’ proposition

    By A Correspondent

     

    7Up has come up with an all-new TVC conceptualised by its creative agency DDB Mudra.

     

    Speaking on the campaign, Anuja Mishra, Associate Director-Flavours Marketing, PepsiCo India said: “7Up is a cool and young brand that encourages consumers to be their optimistic self. We’ve always stayed close to consumer trends & local cultural insights, and that’s how our new campaign of “ Golden Times” was envisaged. We spoke with consumers and identified that In this speed age, consumers are looking for quick and quirky ways to stand out. We’ve brought this insight to life, where consumers could win gold every hour, all they need to do is chill with a 7UP and SMS the code under the cap.”

     

    Added Vishnu Srivatsav, Creative Head, DDB Mudra Group, South & East: “We really wanted to communicate a simple insight that when your time is right you could chill and still win. And we wanted to bring it alive in the most evocative and culturally impactful way possible. Whether it’s the signature swag or the father son relationship, we wanted the communication to truly reflect the relevant culture.”

  • Introduces limited edition packaging with designs highlighting the best of 6 past decades

    7Up gets ‘Back to cool’ as popular mascot makes a return

    By A Correspondent

     

    Beverage brand 7Up is attempting to taking consumers on a trip down memory lane with its new campaign, ‘7Up Back to cool’. The beverage brand presents consumers with a blast from the past, with the launch of six vintage designs. ATVC, conceptualised by creative agency BBDO, shows the evolution of the different designs.

     

    Speaking on the campaign, Gaurav Verma, Associate Director, Flavors Marketing, PepsiCo India said: “7Up is a brand which is inherently cool and has retained its personality through the decades. Through the limited edition 7Up Vintage packaging, we have once again taken a unique and ‘cool’ approach to connect with today’s generation. In the age of throwbacks and selfies, the 7Up Vintage bottles are the perfect representation of our Shelf to Media strategy and we are confident the new, limited edition packaging will truly make 7Up stand out on retail shelves.”

     

    Added Josy Paul, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, BBDO India: “These are collector’s items. Fido is the original daddy of cool! And all the other cool 7 Up stuff! It’s so awesome that you want to own every one of these global vintage packs. And you want others to enjoy them to. How do you do that? With the 7UP Back to Cool promo offer!  Now everyone has a chance to go back in time with a bottle of 7 Up! Nostalgia is cool!”

     

     

  • Seven voices from Tamil Nadu to perform ‘Live’on stage with AR Rahman

    New talent show ‘7Up Tamizh Naattin Kural’ announced

    By A Correspondent

     

    Beverage brand 7Up has joined hands with music director A R Rahman, to launch ‘7Up Tamizh Naattin Kural’– a statewide voice hunt.

     

    Speaking on the campaign, Vipul Prakash, Senior Vice President – Beverage Category, PepsiCo India said:“7Up is a well-loved brand in Tamil Nadu, and has led several refreshing campaigns to bring together the youth through platforms like cricket, dance and drama. Now, ‘7Up Thamizh Naattin Kural’ is our way of saluting the state’s rich and vibrant talent, and we are honoured to partner with musical genius, A.R Rahman for this initiative. Music is a remarkable unifier, and through this campaign, we look forward to bringing together talented young voices with a chance to sing with the legendary music maestro.”

     

    The 7Up mobile recording studios will be visiting colleges and popular locations across Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Erode, Madurai, Vellore, Kanchipuram, Nagarcoil, Salem, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchirappalli, Tripur, Tirunelveli, Thoothukkudi and Karaikudi.

     

     

  • The objective is to educate consumers and create a new category of products starting from 7UP Revive

    7UP hinges on ‘Body ka Top UP’ proposition in new TVC

    By A Correspondent

     

    7UP Revive has unveiled a new campaign “Body Ka Top UP”. The commercial highlights the importance of hydration when one is out and about in the sun.

     

    The film begins with group of youngsters enjoying a game of beach-volleyball on a sunny day. However, they soon feel thirsty and sweaty from this out and about activity and opt for a break. In the next frame they are seen at a shack asking for a ‘top up’, the shack owner responds by saying that they will find the mobile shop in the main market. The group grins and says that they are not looking for a mobile top up but ‘Body ka top UP’, the protagonist then reaches out for a bottle of 7UP Revive.

     

    Talking about the TVC, Vidur Vyas, Senior Director- Marketing at PepsiCo India said, “Our objective is to educate consumers and create a new category of products starting from 7UP Revive. The film is simple, it talks about how with the goodness of vitamins B3, B6 and B12 and electrolyte like Sodium and Potassium, 7UP Revive helps to re-energize and replace the fluids the body needs.”

     

    Commenting on the creative, Sandipan Bhattacharyya, Executive Creative Director, BBDO India said, “Habit often stems from relevance and this idea attempts to give consumers a relevant metaphor for replenishing what the body loses in the sun. The film kicks off a surround campaign that will see ‘Body ka top UP’ find even more relevance across various consumer touch points.”

     

  • Indian music service Saavn has announced the launch of its new advertisement platform, Impact, which enables brands to identify, connect and engage with its users

    Saavn launches new ad platform

    By A Correspondent

     

    Indian music service Saavn has announced the launch of its new advertisement platform, Impact. This platform enables brands to identify, connect and engage with its 10.5 million users in India and across the globe.

     

    Impact is an innovative approach to digital and mobile advertising that gives brands 100 percent share-of-voice. Using Impact, brands get complete and exclusive access to all advertisement units on the Saavn web site and mobile apps for a set time period. These include Custom Skin, Web Display, Web Audio, Mobile Spotlight, Mobile Display, and Mobile Audio. Impact is a powerful model that allows brands to build positive associations with their products and services through music. The model has proven to create strong brand awareness, shape brand preferences and increase purchase consideration through undivided mindshare of listeners of Saavn across platforms.

     

    “In India, we all know that music plays an integral and meaningful part in every individual’s life. Impact is a powerful solution that enables the advertisers to build an emotional connection with their target audience during a passionate, social and engaging musical experience,” Vinodh Bhat, co-founder and CEO of Saavn, said. “The Saavn Impact model is based around engagement, curation and social sharing rather than the archaic click-through. Brands are able to measure ROI in meaningful ways, such as increases in perception, awareness, recall and purchase intent. The byproduct of our strong focus on the consumer experience is helping brands grow their businesses.”

     

    Some of the major brands utilizing Saavn to reach million of engaged users in India include: Samsung, Lay’s, Pantene, Pepsi, Nokia, Vodafone, Airtel, Hyundai, Domino’s Pizza, 7Up, Nielsen, MakeMyTrip, Max NewYork Life, Google Plus, Nokia, Vanish, Groupon, Intel and several others.

     

    Saavn delivers a comprehensive catalogue of Bollywood, Indian and regional South Asian music, licensed from more than 200 content providers. Saavn users can search, browse, and play a catalog of more than 1 million tracks; create and save their own playlists; and share their music tastes seamlessly via Facebook.

     

  • Both are responding to the changes in consumption patterns in India's Rs13,000-crore soft drinks market, according to experts

    Coke & Pepsi to sizzle summer with more drinks

    By: Ratna Bhushan

     

    Forget the Cola war; Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are heading for a high-pitched battle in the flavoured soft drinks segment this summer.

     

    Soon after reviving lemon drink Citra, Coca-Cola has decided to give fresh lease of life to orange drink Crush and tonic water Schweppes, said an industry official aware of the development.

     

    Rival PepsiCo, which has rolled out two variants of orange drink Mirinda and revived lemon drink Duke’s after a seven-year hiatus, plans to launch more flavours under its clear-lime brand 7Up, said trade insiders.

     

    Both are responding to the changes in consumption patterns in India’s Rs13,000-crore soft drinks market, said experts. “Flavours are growing faster than colas…heightened focus is recognition of the demand,” said Ravi Jaipuria, PepsiCo’s biggest bottler in South Asia.

     

    Crush For the Masses

    Coca-Cola plans to revive Crush and Schweppes, which it bought along with clear lemon Canada Dry as part of a global acquisition of Cadbury Schweppes soft drink business in 1999. Crush, like Citra, may target the low-income group with a lower price tag than Coca-Cola’s own Fanta orange drink, said an official familiar with the development. “That way, both brands can co-exist.”

     

    Schweppes tonic water and premium soda will be taken national across more than 10,000 outlets, and will be packaged in cans, the official says. Currently, Schweppes is available only in non-returnable glass bottles in a few restaurant channels and select modern trade stores.

     

    A Coca-Cola spokesman declined comment on the forthcoming launches of Crush and Schweppes, but said: “A combination of our ‘occasion, brand, pack, price, channel’ architecture along with brand activation plans and route to market focus will help us capitalise on the existing opportunity in the flavours segment.”

     

    Coca-Cola is already in the process of reviving Citra, which it had acquired from Ramesh Chauhan two decades ago, priced about 20 per cent cheaper than existing lime lemon drinks, Sprite and Limca, mainly to fight smaller regional B-brands.

     

    Unprecedented Rush

    Devendra Chawla, president of food and FMCG businesses at the country’s largest retailer Future Group, said launch of so many flavours and brands in one season is unprecedented in the industry. “While there would be some casualties among these by end-season, it’s good for the industry as India’s share of throat of soft drinks is minuscule; this engagement will grow consumption,” he added.

     

    Some experts say that a key factor that helped flavours outgrow colas is the widespread belief among Indian consumers that flavoured soft drinks are less harmful to the body than colas.

     

    Ruchira Jaitley, PepsiCo’s executive VP marketing, beverages (flavours), said flavours are growing in high double digits, without sharing exact numbers.

     

    But surprisingly, the new Mirinda flavours will be around only for three months and go off the shelves before peak season of May-June.

     

    Late last year, PepsiCo had relaunched its age-old Duke’s range of beverages, mainly as a regional brand in Mumbai, in lemon, raspberry and gingerale variants. It bought Duke & Sons in 1995. The rush for flavours is in the packaged juice segment as well.

     

    Source:The Economic Times
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  • Opportunitylost. Penguin wasted. Methinks some super cool ads can be created around feeling alive in life

    Debrief: 7UP: A downer

    By Anil Thakraney

     

    Well, summer’s still to arrive but the cold drinks marketers are already in action mode. 7UP has a new commercial on air, and this one features brand ambassador Sharman Joshi and a penguin.

     

    The idea is about always feeling ‘UP’ in life (Not to be confused with Uttar Pradesh!). And this idea tenuously ties in with the brand name. Always up, never down, so to speak. Joshi inspires a penguin to dance along with him, and their ‘jugalbandi’ is pretty much all that the ad has to offer. And it all leaves you cold and confused in the end. Let me explain.

     

    I think they should have single-mindedly stuck to the penguin as the core idea. It’s cute, cuddly and cool. Stories could have been written around 7UP and the penguin.

     

    There was no need for the Bollywood actor; he takes away from the commercial.

     

    [youtube width=”400″ height=”200″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrWiN4qTSwo[/youtube]

    Two, their dance is totally unexciting and the very ordinary jingle doesn’t help matters. Poor execution of the ‘feeling UP’ idea. Three, for some strange reason, another unrelated brand, Nimbooz, has been shoved into the commercial and this causes dissonance. Where was the need for that?

     

    Opportunitylost. Penguin wasted. Methinks some super cool ads can be created around feeling alive in life, and not letting bad things come in the way. In fact, last year’s ‘Gussa Hatao, Chill Machao’ ad had more jaan to it. They may as well have continued with it.

     

    Rating: (On a scale of 1 to 5): 1. Leaves you frozen.

  • PepsiCo India has appointed Proximity India as its digital creative agency for its 7UP brand

    Proximity India wins digital duties for 7UP

    By A Correspondent

     

    Proximity India, the youngest agency of Proximity Worldwide, will handle all digital initiatives including social media for 7UP Brand. Proximity is globally aligned to BBDO Worldwide.

     

    Commenting on assigning Proximity the account Ruchira Jaitley, EVP- Marketing, PepsiCo India said: “Proximity India is a part of the PepsiCo agency team. Proximity has done work award winning work with PepsiCo in the past and we were delighted with the strong creative work and strategic thinking demonstrated by Proximity India.

     

    Proximity is amongst most awarded digital agencies globally, and we look forward to being able to draw upon their international networks for learnings from across the world.”

     

    Proximity India offers talented communications experts with skills across the full range of relationship, digital and direct marketing services. The agency is focused on providing solutions and initiatives that are designed to change individual consumer behaviour by creating “acts not ads”.

     

    Commenting on the win, Ajai Jhala, CEO, BBDO / Proximity said: “7UP is BBDO’s founding brand and winning the digital account in Proximity’s first year of operations makes it that much more special. We are really excited about this win and are looking forward to delivering truly interactive digital ideas.”

     

    Ranjeev Vij, VP & Head, Proximity India added: “We can’t be more thrilled than working on this iconic brand and look forward to collaborate on big ideas and amplify them in everything that is digital today.”

     

    Proximity India has offices in Mumbai and Delhi and has worked on campaigns like Aviva Life Insurance for its “Great Wall of Education” initiative. This initiative has helped collect over two million books for the underprivileged children and the brand managed to get over 1.5 lakh fans for on facebook. BBDO/Proximity has won many accolade and awards for this campaign including recent one at Asia Digital Media Awards 2011.

     

    Proximity also manage digital work for Nicorette for which they launched a social application to support smokers quit on Facebook and have managed to get over 1.25 lakh fans on Nicorette India fan page within a span of 4 months.

     

    In the past Proximity network worked closely with other BBDO clients in India. Their idea for Quaker’s ‘mission to make India heart healthy’ won several awards in India and internationally, including the PepsiCo ‘Performance with Purpose’ Award.

     

    Apart from 7UP, over last couple of months Proximity digital team has added clients like Nissan, Visa and Doublemint to its portfolio.

     

    Early next year, Proximity will launch their proprietary Digital Lab Initiative in India, which is a multi-faceted program, designed to drive digital thought leadership and to provide a significant added value service to its clients.