Godrej Hit, the insecticide brand, has unveiled a new digital film for the festive season. Centered around Lal Hit, the variant which promises to reduce cockroach infestation, this film is a satirical take on the annual Diwali cleaning ritual.
Sharing his thoughts on the film, Sunil Kataria, CEO – India & SAARC, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), said: “There is a lot of optimism in the air as we approach the festival season. We wanted to do something that would spread the message of cleanliness in an unusual manner. Cleaning of homes is an important ritual not just to eliminate pests like cockroaches and ensure a safe environment; this activity also has a deeper, symbolic meaning. Through this light-hearted campaign, Godrej Lal HIT has a refreshing take on cleanliness, encouraging people to clean their homes of old harmful memories along with toxic memories for a happy and safe Diwali.”
Commenting on the film, Amar Singh, Regional Creative Officer at Lowe Lintas added: “The practice of pre-festival deep cleaning is a very relatable one across the country. And the thing is, when you go that deep, you never know what you might find. Our film, conceived by Rajat Dawar, Vishal Bagade and Stuti Dixit, plays on this to remind us of the nuisance and hazard of cockroaches and of the fact that Lal HIT needs to be an essential part of our cleaning. Deep or otherwise.”
Insecticide brand Godrej Hit has unveiled a new festive digital film for Lal Hit, the brand’s offering to kill cockroaches. Conceptualised by Lowe Lintas, the film captures the current sense of anticipation around festive fervour in the country.
Speaking on the film, Sunil Kataria, CEO – India & SAARC, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), said: “2020 will witness an inherently ‘indoor’ festive season, but that will in no way dampen the festive spirits. We want to remind everyone how even though this year’s festivities will be on a smaller-scale with our immediate family, we will enjoy it in our own unique yet endearing way.”
Added Amar Singh, Regional Creative Officer, Lowe Lintas: “Diwali 2020 is unlike any that we have experienced or are likely to experience in our lifetimes. And after everything we have been through in this trying period, each one of us deserves to celebrate it. Conceived by Rajat Dawar and Vishal Bagade, this film aims to capture this sentiment. And is a wish for all of us to have a Super HIT Diwali from a brand that ensures we are always safe and protected in our homes.”
Pest repellant Hit has launched a video that focuses on pre-Diwali house cleaning rituals in every Indian household..
Said Sunil Katatria, CEO – India & SAARC, Godrej Consumer Products: “Godrej Consumer Products has always strived to make the lives of consumers brighter and better. Keeping this philosophy at the core, brand HIT has used a very quirky and creative approach to deliver a very serious message about cockroach infestation and its preventive measures. This humorous video is a fun way to coveys the message to the consumers. While consumers use various solutions to drive away these pests, that make them feel the problem is completely solved but in reality, roaches hide in remote and difficult corners of our home posing a serious threat to health and wellbeing and Lal Hit is an exceptionally convenient way of killing even the hidden cockroaches. It reaches the corners of the house through its nozzle to kill even the hidden roaches making the house infestation free.â€
Added George Kovoor, Group Creative Director, Ogilvy: “Godrej Hit has always delivered a very serious message in a light-hearted vein.  Carrying this style forward, we partnered with a maid turned stand-up comedian, Deepika Mhatre to create a content piece that is apt for this season, especially during the days approaching Diwali. Deepika skillfully weaves in the benefits of Lal Hit into her act and seamlessly delivers a product message using her signature brand of humour and style.â€
On Sunday, August 20, Facebook users received poke notifications from an unusual profile – a dengue mosquito, part of an awareness drive about World Mosquito Day, a Facebook initiative by Godrej.
This use of the Facebook “poke†functionality was created by OgilvyOne, Mumbai for Godrej HIT’s platelet donation drive. Godrej HIT has partnered with Apollo Hospitals to build an online community of platelet donors to save lives of critical dengue patients.
Over the years, Godrej HIT has been at the forefront in building awareness against pest borne diseases through its ‘Kill Pests Kill Diseases’ campaign. Driving the initiative in a big way for Godrej HIT is its variant – Kala HIT that has executed many successful education campaigns through media and on-ground activations to fight diseases like dengue and malaria.
It is a well-established fact that diseases like dengue and malaria claim thousands of lives globally every year. In fact several institutions and brands have been constantly sensitizing people on the measures that need to be taken by spreading the message through mass media vehicles. But despite such investments, Godrej HIT realized that intense media clutter and noise in traditional media channels has made people indifferent (it often becomes a blind spot) even to such critical messages. However, if such messages are designed to address a specific need, people are far more receptive. Godrej HIT decided to draw people’s attention by causing a disruption in the communication by using a tech intervention that solves a specific need.
An idea of developing a mobile app called ‘HIT – Track the Bite’ was thus born. Developed by LinTeractive, the digital arm of Mullen Lowe Lintas Group, the mobile app is designed to deliver real-time information on dengue and malaria based on the user’s location at vulnerable places. Timely and personalized messages provided on the app leads to higher engagement and persuades people to take effective action against dengue & malaria. Rapid awareness also builds up if information is available and sharable in one click. HIT – Track the Bite mobile app is the perfect solution. With app features like easy share, users can push information with their family and friends at the click of a button, which is a must for boosting organic reach.
Godrej HIT would be running a special drive that would kick off on August 20th – World Mosquito Day to create heightened awareness around the need to download the app. The app is available for download on Google Play store for Android users (http://bit.ly/TrackTheBite). It will be launched on the iOS platform soon. The brand would be running an app download campaign on the day on Twitter where it will trend under the hashtag #HarKoneMeinDanger. This would help in driving more app downloads and also create buzz about the impending risks arising due to dengue and malaria.
Sunil Kataria
Sharing his thoughts on the new initiative undertaken by Godrej HIT, Sunil Kataria, Business Head India and SAARC, Godrej Consumer Products said, “As a category leader Kala HIT has always led the fight from the front against dengue and malaria by educating people about this threat. This has been achieved through innovative campaigns under “Kill pests Kill diseases†like sand art activity on beaches of Chennai and Puri last year. This year on the occasion of World Mosquito Day, we are unveiling HIT – Track the Bite App, a latest initiative on our mission to provide real time information to people. We are hoping that this information will empower people to fight the threat of dengue and malaria.â€
Adding further he said, “Taking our fight against mosquitoes a step further, HIT intends to reach out to every citizen in the country sensitizing them about the threat of dengue or malaria through a technological disruption. HIT-Track the Bite is one-of-a-kind mobile app that intuitively provides real-time information on the threat levels to users basis their location. The app also provides precautionary measures required to remain safe. Spreading this information is critical and thus the app has a built-in feature that allows users also to alert their family and friends at the click of a button.â€
According to Kataria, Kala HIT would be embarking on a 4000 plus kilometers drive starting from the national capital – Delhi with the objective of educating people about dengue. On its way to Bangalore, the HIT van will cover more than 20 cities and demonstrate how HIT – Track the Bite app can help them be informed and be safe from dengue and malaria.
Some of the highlights of the app include:
It provides real time updates to users on dengue & malaria news in their locality
The app tracks internet sources for any published news in India on dengue and malaria
Users can check the threat levels in any part of the country by entering a particular location
It provides a list of potential risk areas for malaria and dengue in the country
Easy share features enable users to inform family and friends in any part of the country
Gives power to the user to report mosquito infestation in a particular locality
Lists important safety tips to take necessary precautions
Sumanta Ganguly
Sumanta Ganguly, Senior VP – Lin Teractive said, “HIT — Track the Bite app is an offering that is unique in its approach. It’s the first of its kind that takes safety and precaution to the next level on the digital platform.â€
Gauri Joshi
Sharing her views on developing the app, Gauri Joshi, Unit Creative Director, LinTeractive said, “Our vision to create a unique app that protects users from the ever-present risk of dengue and malaria has finally been realized. Given the increase in smartphone penetration, we are confident that the users will download and discover the many benefits that the app offers. With the app, users can stay informed and keep their near and dear ones safe from these diseases.â€
Over the years, Godrej HIT has been at the forefront in building awareness against pest borne diseases through its ‘Kill Pests Kill Diseases’ campaign. Driving the initiative in a big way for Godrej HIT is its variant – Kala HIT that has executed many successful education campaigns through media and on-ground activations to fight diseases like dengue and malaria.
