Tag: Deepak Mittal

  • Edelweiss Tokio Life appoints Irrfan Khan as brand ambassador

    By A Correspondent

     

    Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance has signed actor Irrfan Khan, as the voice of the customer for its product campaign on the recently launched new-age Unit-Linked Insurance Plan- Wealth Plus.

     

    Said Deepak Mittal, MD & CEO- Edelweiss Tokio Life: “With authenticity that’s hard to rival, Irrfan’s versatility and wide appeal, resonates with our product’s #Unyakeenable features. Wealth Plus is aimed at wealth creation where, the longer the policyholder invests, the more we contribute to his fund.” Deepak further adds, “A self-made man, his connect with the masses makes him the opportune voice for the forthcoming Edelweiss Tokio Life Campaign.”

     

     

  • Social analytic report highlights celebrity trends on social platforms

    By A Correspondent

     

    To The New, a leading digital technology company, has released its annual Digital Celebrity Index 2016. According to the report, Salman Khan ranked on top, indicating him as the celebrity with the largest fan base followed by Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan respectively.

     

    The Digital Celebrity Index is an annual social media analytics report based on the research conducted by the Analytics Services arm at To The New. The report considered past months of digital activities of the celebrities and includes analysis of their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages and also the search trend analysis about the celebrities.

     

    The report highlighted Salman Khan as the most followed Bollywood actor with a total of 51.9 million fan base till September 2016. Joining him in the list was Deepika Padukone as the most popular female celebrity with a fan base of 48.2 million.Amitabh Bachchan with an engagement score of 46.5 million emerged as the most engaging celebrity basis the number of likes, comments and shares on social media.

     

    Shah Rukh Khan topped the chat as a most discussed celebrity with a total of about 10 million mentions, based on the conversations done by netizens around a particular celebrity. Apart from Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha and Priyanka Chopra were the other two celebrities in the Top 3 female celebrities’ list with 22.1 million followers each. However, Sunny Leone is the most active celebrity on Facebook with a total number of 560 posts during the time-period March to September.

     

    When it comes to using the social platforms as a medium of brand promotion, Amitabh Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor emerged winners. They tied with five brand-related tweets each. Amitabh Bachchan actively promoted the brand Jio, while Sonam Kapoor promoted Colgate and Oppo on Twitter. Whereas, Sharukh Khan ranked 3rd in the race of brand endorsements, promoting Jio and Frooti.

     

    Speaking on the Celebrity Index, Deepak Mittal, CEO, To The New said,“Social media has become a very critical component for celebrities to share their opinion and engage with the fans.Our annual Digital Celebrity Index is a medium to identify the most digital savvy celebrities and understand how they engage with the audience.”