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  • The campaign evokes the determination of cricket fans to never miss a match

    Ola’s latest ad film urges fans to never miss a World Cup match

    By A Correspondent

     

    Taking a fresh spin to the campaigns around the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Ola unveiled its latest music video that embodies the enthusiasm of cricket lovers to watch the tournament promising them a reliable ride to their destination to catch the match.

     

    Conceptualised and developed by Leo Burnett Orchard, the campaign emphasises on what is most important to fans – the sheer pleasure of watching cricket at their preferred location.

     

    Speaking about the campaign, Anand Subramanian, Senior Director, Marketing and Communications at Ola said: “This video reiterates Ola’s versatility and its long term commitment to meet the dynamic needs of Indian consumers. An extension of the brand’s promise, the campaign highlights how easily and seamlessly Ola gets you to your preferred destination. With the World Cup being one of the most watched cricket tournaments in the country, this campaign is bound to strike a chord with cricket buffs, ensuring they’re able to get to where they want to be to cheer for their favourite team.”

     

    Added Amod Dani, ECD, Leo Burnett Orchard: “We were looking for a unique and innovative way to capture the synergy between cricket and music. With this video, we not only showcased the emotion, zeal and excitement of cricket fans to watch the matches but also demonstrate how Ola is the ideal solution to fulfilling the commuting needs of Indians. This was a great opportunity for us and are pleased to have created this campaign with Ola.”

     

     

  • The account will be managed by the agency’s Bengaluru office

    Ola ropes in Orchard and Indigo to lead marketing mandate

    By A Correspondent

     

    Cabride-hailing aggregator Ola has roped in Leo Burnett Orchard and Indigo Consulting to lead the mobility brand’s marketing services mandate in the country. The mandate includes brand strategy, new launches, content strategy, and digital communications, and was awarded post a competitive multi-agency pitch. The account will be managed by the agency’s Bengaluru office. It was handled earlier by the Bengaluru-based Happy Mcgarrybowen

     

    Said Dheeraj Sinha, Managing Director – India and Chief Strategy Officer – Asia, Leo Burnett on the win: “Ola is one of the few brands born in India that are defining the fundamentals of how we live. The brand is changing the rules of mobility for India, while enabling respectable livelihoods for over a million driver-partners. As an agency, we are really chuffed about this mandate, as this is an opportunity to take the story of a revolutionary Indian brand into their next stage. We are thrilled to partner with Ola and leverage the strengths of Leo Burnett Orchard and Indigo Consulting teams to build a unified brand platform.”

     

    Added Anand Subramanian, Senior Director, Marketing Communications at Ola: “We look forward to this partnership with Leo Burnett Orchard in our mission to build mobility for a billion people. Over the past eight years, the Ola brand has evolved to become one of the world’s largest mobility platforms, impacting the lives millions of customers and partners alike. We are confident that this new partnership will help resonate the brand’s voice amongst Ola’s 150 million+ users and beyond.”

     

     

  • MSL India, which has also held the mandate for Uber in the past, has taken charge of the Ola account from November 1

    MSL bags communications mandate for Ola

    By A Correspondent

     

    Communications firm MSL has bagged Ola’s communications mandate. Ola has engaged MSL for its end-to-end communications mandate starting November 1 2017. MSL India comes on-board post a multi-consultancy pitch that lasted over two months. Earlier, MSL has also held the communications mandate for Uber.

     

    Said Amit Misra, CEO, MSL India: “We take immense pride in being the communications partner for Ola, India’s very own technology company that’s transforming the concept of mobility with hyperlocal innovations. With a clear understanding of Ola’s narrative and priorities, we are conscious of our role as strategic advisers, and look forward to supporting Ola in its mission of building mobility for a billion Indians.”

     

    Added Anand Subramanian, Senior Director, Marketing Communications, Ola: “The Ola brand is naturally aligned to India’s development by deeply impacting lives of millions of customers across the length and breadth of the country as well as livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of driver partners. These are exciting times for Ola and we are confident that our new communication partners, MSL will help us get our mission of building mobility for a billion Indians to resonate with every stakeholder. We look forward to an exciting journey together.”