Tag: Belson Coutinho

  • L&K Saatchi & Saatchi partners with Akasa Air for launch

    By Our Staff

     

    Putting its strategic and creative might to the fore yet again, L&K Saatchi & Saatchi won the creative mandate of India’s newest and much-awaited airline brand, Akasa Air. As its creative partner, the agency will manage strategic and creative initiatives for the airline which include developing brand and tactical communication for above-the-line and below-the-line elements. It will also develop brand communication campaigns and creatives for launch and sustenance phases and be involved in designing brand identity applications across mediums.

     

    The account will be managed by the Mumbai office of the agency.

    Commenting on the association, Belson Coutinho Co-Founder and Chief Marketing & Experience Officer at Akasa Air said: “We are on a journey to build India’s most dependable and affordable airline that delivers warm, reliable and efficient service. Hence it is inevitable to have our communication strategy that complements both the brand promise and our actual delivery on ground. We want our brand communication to be authentic, drive creativity and innovation, and at the same time reflect our core value of empathy.”

     

    Sharing his views on how Akasa Air would power India’s growth engine, Paritosh Srivastava, CEO, L&K Saatchi & Saatchi said: “It’s literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch an airline; it doesn’t get bigger than this. The experience of being a part of the core team at Akasa and going through the journey of the launch of something as massive and transformational for our country and people is truly humbling. Aviation is a tough business, and everyone involved has to bring their best game to the table. We will try everything in our power to contribute to Akasa’s success in the time to come. We believe we are not an agency for Akasa; we feel a sense of ownership, and treat this as our own business.”

     

  • L&K Saatchi & Saatchi wins global mandate for VFS Global

    By A Correspondent

     

    VFS Global, the outsourcing and technology servicing specialists for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide, has appointed L&K Saatchi & Saatchi as their global creative agency. L&K Saatchi & Saatchi won the mandate following a multi-agency pitch.

     

    L&K Saatchi & Saatchi will be managing VFS Global’s marketing and branding mandate for all their operations worldwide.

     

    On the win, Belson Coutinho, Chief Marketing Officer, VFS Global said: “Having pioneered visa, passport, identity management and citizen services for client governments, VFS Global is now focusing on building a strong consumer brand and enhanced customer experience. I am excited to have L&K Saatchi & Saatchi onboard who I believe are the right partners to collaborate with in our journey and take brand VFS Global to the next level.”

     

    Added Anil S Nair, CEO & Managing Partner, L&K Saatchi & Saatchi: “We are excited and very pleased that we got this mandate from VFS Global after a tough pitch. VFS Global are the pioneers and innovators in the travel support services business and it will be a very interesting category for us to produce some great marketing campaigns together.”