Tag: HyperCollective

  • Nihilent acquires Pop’ Hypercollective

    By A Correspondent

     

    Nihilent, a leading consulting and services company, has announced the acquisition of Hypercollective, a a creative agency network billed as an “innovation agency that solves real world problems for brands, corporations, and governments”.

     

    Further to this acquisition, KV Sridhar, popularly known as Pops, who was Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Hypercollective will continue to look after all the creative initiatives at Nihilent and Hypercollective.

     

    Commenting on the acquisition, LC Singh, Director and Executive Vice-Chairman, Nihilent, said: “Nihilent is glad to have Hypercollective onboard, we look forward to providing our customers a greater degree of interaction experience by offering them in-depth insights on consumer behaviour. This will not only help them understand granular details of what the consumer wants, but also enable businesses to undergo a smooth digital transformation.”

     

    Added Minoo Dastur, President and CEO, Nihilent: “The customer is all-pervasive, granulating their needs, wants and aspirations is the key to any successful service. Given this backdrop, this acquisition gives us the unique capabilities that will further complement our human-centered approach. Leveraging our mutual strengths, we are well-positioned to offer brand management, UI design, digital, creative, spatial and consumer research.”

     

    Added Sridhar: “While technology plays a vital role for any enterprise, Hypercollective’s strengths in creating an interaction experience will be amalgamated with Nihilent’s consulting, design thinking, and technology capabilities which will enhance our offerings. I have always had a keen interest in technology, specifically in Artificial Intelligence (AI). I look forward to achieving that perfect balance between technology and creativity.”

     

     

  • Coco takes on gender stereotypes with inaugural brand film

    By A Correspondent

     

    Coco by DHFL General Insurance has launched its first digital-only campaign #CareMoreHaveMore for its retail two-wheeler policy – Coco Ride. The digital campaign focuses on two key aspects – women empowerment and protection for one’s loved ones and prized possessions.

     

    Speaking about the campaign, Vijay Sinha, MD & CEO, DHFL General Insurance, said: “Brand COCO by DHFL General Insurance is built on the tenet of empowering individuals to learn and be able to take care of the things that matter to them, thereby helping them have more of those things. A little care now, a lot more gain in the future. Utilizing this one insight – the brand film for COCO Ride plays on two angles simultaneously. One is the more obvious one that is shown through the dynamics between the father and his daughter that caring for your bike also means readily being able to bank on your insurer. The second is more subtle and nuanced, which is of the father letting the daughter chart her own path in life without spoon-feeding her. This gives her a sense of achievement that is beyond him–but individually her own. In the end, when she’s handed the bike – it actually is a metaphor that she is now ready to take on the world because she has learnt the best lesson – to care more is to have more.”

     

    The #CareMoreHaveMore campaign has been conceptualized by Hypercollective. Added KV Sridhar aka Pops, CCO and Chairman, Hypercollective: “As an organisation, we’ve always believed that brands that live by a purpose are the brands that can truly thrive. Add cultural truths to this mix and you have a campaign that can break through the clutter and touch your audience. After all, we’re in the business of human to human connection. Through this campaign, we’re not just breaking the stereotype that biking is a men’s game, but also extending the human value of care by exploring the relationship of a daughter and her father. The narrative of the entire campaign is powerful and enriching, every time you go through it, it grows on you. And it’s a delight to work with a client like COCO by DHFL General Insurance who believe in taking higher grounds and giving freedom to explore something completely uncharted in this category.”

     

     

  • It’s here. It’s by Pops. And it’s HyperCollective

     

    Veteran adperson KV Sridhar aka Pops unveiled his all-new venture: a collaboration of independent communication-led agencies called HyperCollective.

     

    Pops believes that HyperCollective’s business model will be gamechanging and enable clients to forge a seamless connection between brand, technology and consumers. “The need of the hour is cocreation, collaboration with swiftness and agility,” he said, adding: “There is no single agency that excels in all four areas of content, communication, technology, and strategy. Through HyperCollective we have got on board some of the sharpest minds in these areas who have been pushing the envelope through their work. Our clients will have full access to all our collaborators at all times. As required, collaborators can be on-boarded in short span of time. Furthermore, we can add newer competencies in a blink of an eye. Collectively, we will orchestrate brand story seamlessly across platforms to cater to today’s always on world.”

     

    Based in Mumbai, a strategic team at HyperCollective, helmed by Pops, will team up with its collaborators to offer services to brands, institutions, and government organisations. There are 21 collaborators on board, additionally, it has support of brand gurus, independent marketing consultants, media buying agency, PR agency, and celebrated filmmakers. Over the coming months, it aims to further strengthen the collective by onboarding collaborators offering niche, disruptive services. HyperCollective has been in ‘stealth mode’ for the past several months, working for iconic global brands and a handful of large Indian companies. Acting up on Nestle India’s vision, it has helped set up a Live Content Studio in the company’s HQ in Gurugram.

     

     

     

    Ormax Consultants

    Vispy Doctor, CMD, Ormax
    Rajeev Sharma, CEO, Ormax Rhodium
    Anand Bhatia, CEO, Ormax Money Pvt Ltd
    www.ormaxworld.com

     

    Wolfzhowl Strategic Instigations

    Kalyan Ram Challapalli, Founder & Chief Strategist
    www.wolfzhowl.wordpress.com

     

    Umbrella Design
    Bhupal Ramnatkar, Founder & Chairman

    www.umbrelladesign.in

     

    Sharpener  Hetal

    Ajmera, Co-Founder
    Bianca D’sa, Co-Founder
    www.sharpenerinc.com

     

    PING Digital Broadcast Pvt Ltd

    Govindraj Ethiraj, Founder
    Prashanto Das, Co-Founder

     

    Supari Studios

    Advait Gupt, Co- Founder

    Akshat Gupt, Co-Founder
    www.suparistudios.com

     

    Meraki VR Studio

    Sairam Sagiraju, Co-Founder

    Parth Choksi, Co-Founder
    Agam Garg, Co-Founder
    www.merakivr.com

     

    Fanatics Karl

    Gomes, Chief Fanatic at Fanatics
    www.fanatics.in

     

    Simple Creative Inc

    Sainath Saraban, Founder

    www.cargocollective.com/SainathSaraban

     

    Windchimes Communications Pvt Ltd

    Nimesh Shah, Head Maven

    www.windchimes.co.in

     

    Candid Marketing

    Atul S. Nath, Founder & Managing Director
    Amrita Kumar, Executive Director

    www.candidmarketing.com

     

    Phoenix TalentX Branding

    G.M. Singh, Co-founder

    hello@phoenixtalentxbranding.com

     

    NetBramha Studios

    Aashish Solanki, Principal Designer & Founder
    www.netbramha.com

     

    Experience Commerce

    Sandip Maiti, Co-Founder and CEO
    Rajeev Sreenivasa, Co-Founder
    www.experiencecommerce.com

     

    Made by Fire

    Vernon Dias, Founder and Managing Director
    www.madebyfire.com

     

    Moonraft Innovation Labs

    Somakumar Kolathur, Co-Founder & CEO
    www.moonraft.com

     

    17Seven

    Vimal Kutmutia, Founder & Strategist

    www.17seven.co

     

    Tookitaki

    Abhishek Chatterjee, CEO
    www.tookitaki.com

     

    triggerbridge, the un-agency

    S Yesudas, Managing Director & Co-founder
    Ajit Nair, Director & Co-founder
    Amit Tripathi, Director & Co-founder
    www.triggerbridge.com