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  • 82.5 Communications is the creative advertising partner

    Hero Lectro launches e-cycles with digital films

    By A Correspondent

     

    Hero Lectro has successfully launched its e-cycle range with a series of digital films with 82.5 Communications as partner.

     

    Said Sumanto ‘The English Nut’ Chattopadhyay, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, 82.5 Communications: “The Hero Lectro is the perfect product for the times we live in—keeping you healthy while getting you to your destination smoothly. Our campaign seeks to deliver this relevant message with simplicity and a touch of style.”

     

    Added Chandana Agarwal, President North, 82.5 Communications: “We are delighted to partner with Hero Lectro, a business won by us recently. An electric cycle is often the smarter answer to some of the issues faced by most of us. Therefore, this campaign aims to address the very real needs of real people; Be it the need for personal mobility, the need to be fit despite life’s constraints, the need for a more reasonable cost of ownership, or simply the need to move in a more eco-friendly manner – Hero Lectro is the answer to these problems, and so much more. It truly does allow an individual to move at their will in every sense.”

     

    And this is what Preeta Mathur, Group CD, North, 82.5 Communications said: “The campaign idea Move at your will intends to give the riders the sense of freedom they would get when they choose an e-cycle.  Our films show everyday people having honest conversation about how choosing Hero Lectro is helping them stay fit and commute at their will.”

     

    No more quotes. Watch the film.

     

     

  • It urges all mobile phone users in the country to pause, think and send the ‘Back’ emoji to verify the authenticity

    Lava sparks off movement against fake forwards

    By A Correspondent

     

    Lava International launched its Republic Day campaign – #SendItBack last week. The campaign highlights the ongoing menace of fake forwarded messages that create panic and fuel acts of violence. It urges all mobile phone users in the country to pause, think and send the ‘Back’ emoji to verify the authenticity of a forwarded message before sharing it with the others.

     

    Conceptualised and executed by 82.5 Communications, the campaign has been rolled out across various digital platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.

     

    Speaking about this special initiative, Mugdh Rajit, Marketing and S&D Strategy Head, Lava said: “The menace of fake news is growing by leaps and bounds. The fact that India has the world’s second largest number of mobile phone users, makes it very important for us to curb the fake rumours from spreading. Lava is a proudly Indian brand and we believe that it is our responsibility to contribute to society. With #SendItBack initiative we intend to spark-off a movement against fake forwards so that the social media does not become a tool for the perpetrators of the violence. We envision this moment to go beyond the boundaries of the brand, wherein the audience is fighting this social issue in unison.”

     

    Added Sumanto ‘The English Nut’ Chattopadhyay, Chairman and CCO, 82.5 Communications: “India is at the heart of the 82.5 DNA – so we’re grateful to Lava for the opportunity to create communication that benefits the nation.”

     

    Commenting about the launch, Chandana Agarwal, President North, 82.5 Communications, added: “Lava has been running the Proudly Indian campaign for a year and a half and it always picks up messages that are relevant and makes one rethink patriotism. We are very excited about the message this year, with a handset in every hand, it is the responsibility of every Indian to fight fake news. This campaign is an important step towards making people aware of this duty.”

     

     

  • The film has been conceptualised by Soho Square

    #NazarUthao, says Tendulkar in campaign for Luminous Fans

    By A Correspondent

     

    Luminous Power Technologies has launched its new TVC on Fans ‘Nazar uthao’. The brand also unveiled its new tag line – ‘Khushiyo ka Ghar’, consolidating its brand repositioning as a competitive Home Electricals brand.

     

    The TVC has been conceptualised and developed by Luminous’ creative agency, Soho Square. In the commercial, Sachin Tendulkar, the brand ambassador for Luminous, implies that ‘Don’t get so caught up in you daily lives that you forget to enjoy the beauty around you’. In a subtly crafted plot he emphasizes how beautiful our lives are if we just look up and see (#nazaruthao).

     

    Commenting on the latest ad film, Vipul Sabharwal, Managing Director, Luminous India said:”Our presence in India for the last 28 years has given us immense understanding of the needs of our customers and we are convinced that we can play an important role in their daily lives. We believe in re-defining fans from a mere utility to a beautiful possession that adds to the look of one’s house. We all know that beautiful things leave people hooked and so we decided to develop this thought into an interesting narrative to tell the story of our Luminous fans. At the same time, we have also tried to address the prevailing issue of poor lifestyle choices of our generation knitting both ideas into one”.

     

    Elaborating on the thought process behind the campaign, Chandana Agarwal, Branch Head, Soho Square Gurgaon, which is the creative agency behind the campaign, said, “Luminous came to us seeking an idea for the launch of their new designer fans. They wanted it to be well connected with the lives of the consumers. Taking this into consideration, when we looked at the society, we identified a tension which Luminous fans could solve. In today’s world, everyone is looking down. Staring at individual screens and alone while being together. We thought that this was an interesting place for the fans to intervene. This societal tension of people being busy in themselves was something that the beauty and fresh breeze of Luminous fans could solve. Hence, the commercial was designed”.

     

     

  • The campaign highlights the negative effects of the use of incorrect lighting on the performance of people whether in school, home or offices

    Ogilvy Delhi executes a new campaign for Philips LEDs

    By A Correspondent

     

    Ogilvy Delhi has launched a new campaign for Philips LEDs. Said Ajay Gahlaut, Deputy Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy India: “While light helps us see things, more often than not, we fail to see how the glare from ordinary light can be harmful to the eyes. So the brief was to tell people how only the right light comes with low glare which is good for their eyes. And therefore their future.”

     

    Added Chandana Agarwal, Managing Partner, Ogilvy Delhi: “We started on the journey of differentiating our lights basis glare last year. It was a big step to link tiredness of eyes to inappropriate lighting. This year’s communication builds on this proposition further and brings it alive interestingly.”

  • Ogilvy & Mather will manage Somany Ceramic Limited’s operations from their Gurgaon office

    Somany Ceramics appoints Ogilvy as its ad agency

    By A Correspondent

     

    Somany Ceramics Limited has awarded its advertising mandate to giant Ogilvy & Mather. The pitch was initiated a month ago where six other major advertising agencies also participated. The estimated advertising budget for Somany Ceramics for FY17-18 is 3 to 3.5 per cent of the revenue. Ogilvy & Mather will manage Somany Ceramic Limited’s operations from their Gurgaon office and the mandate consists of the brand’s diverse product portfolio.

     

    Commenting on the association, Abhishek Somany, MD, Somany Ceramics Limited, commented,” We are interested in exploring newer ways of targeting specific groups therefore, it became essential for us to  collaborate with an agency who understand the dynamic media environment. Ogilvy & Mather comes with a fresh and progressive approach which will help us to focus on developing advertising and marketing campaigns to engage consumers with our products and brands.”

     

    Speaking on the win, Chandana Agarwal, Managing Partner, Ogilvy & Mather said: “Somany is responsible for launching many firsts in the Indian Tile Industry. Innovation has clearly been at the heart of what they do and we see a great match of values between the two organisations. We are extremely excited about this partnership and look forward to creating some memorable work”.

     

  • As part of this exercise, Alok Sinha has been brought in as President, Planning

    Ogilvy Gurgaon strengthens leadership team

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Gurgaon office of Ogilvy has recently announced a number of additions to its senior management team.

     

    Alok Sinha

    As part of this exercise, Alok Sinha has been brought in as President, Planning. With over 20 years of experience across research, advertising, media and digital, Alok has worked with brands like IBM, Unilever and Vodafone. He has also had extensive experience across South East Asia, in a regional communications planning role at Aegis and subsequently as lead on the P&G businesses at Carat, Philippines. Most recently, he led the strategic digital mandate for Mindshare in South Asia, where his focus was on strengthening Mindshare’s planning product and the strong integration of digital thinking on businesses including futuristic projects like the Loop Room.

     

    Kapil Arora

    Kapil Arora, Branch Head, Ogilvy Gurgaon said “Over the last three years, the office has grown significantly across disciplines and we felt the need to bring in the right talent to help navigate our clients’ businesses through a rapidly changing environment.”

     

     

    Ajay Gahlaut

    Ajay Gahlaut, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy North said, “As our business gets more dynamic and interconnected every day, we are constantly looking for leaders who can join the dots effectively and enable a better, more integrated creative product.”

     

     

    Chandana Agarwal

    Chandana Agarwal has taken on the role of Managing Partner of the Advertising function. Chandana has been with Soho Square and Ogilvy Gurgaon for over four years now and has been responsible for great work across brands like Philips, Sprite, Taco Bell, Pernod Ricard & Honda, amongst others. In her role as Managing Partner, she will work with Kapil to steward the advertising business of Ogilvy.

     

    Namrata Balwani

    Namrata Balwani has been appointed as Senior Vice President and Head of Ogilvy One, Gurgaon. Namrata moves in from Media2win, a digital agency she co-founded, where she was CEO. A graduate from MICA, she has been at the forefront of media & the digital medium in particular, leading a host of brands to success and recognition across the Abbys, Yahoo Big Idea, IAMAI, Campaign India & many other industry awards.