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  • Featuring filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and percussionist Sivamani, the campaign encourages viewers to inform their cable operators about their choice of channels

    Zee promotes its English cluster offering via #WhereIsMyChannel

    By A Correspondent

     

    Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has launched an ad campaign title #WhereIsMyChannel that encourages viewers to choose their preferred channels. The films feature Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and the percussion maestro Sivamani as viewers of – Zee Café and &flix.

     

    Said Prathyusha Agarwal, Chief Marketing Officer, ZEEL: “The discerning urban English consumer is highly involved in their content choices. However, selecting their channel packs is new behavior that they are currently not used to. Through this communication our objective was to nudge them towards becoming more active in informing the cable operator of their channel pack choice. We also wanted to bring alive our insight that the “Cable Operator May Not Really Know You” and hence inform him of your pack choice.”

     

    The campaign has been conceptualised and executed by Zee English cluster, along with its creative partner for this campaign – Tiqui-taka.

     

    Sharing his views on conceptualising the campaign, Jigar Fernandes, Founder, Tiqui-taka, said: “We changed the lens and saw the cable guys point or view. How will he ever know what channels you like? We stayed with this for a while before we finally cracked it by bringing in the expert celeb angle – if a cable guy can misjudge a well-known celebrity, it could happen to anyone. We took a shuddh desi Hindi script for a premium English channel. And Zee was cool enough to embrace it! The one with Mr. Sivamani followed later.”

     

     

  • Publicis communications has crafted the campaign around the line 'Jahaan Fan Dikhe, bol do"

    Publicis Communications conceptualises Sony LIV’s sports campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Sonyliv, the OTT platform from Sony Pictures Network has released a 360-degree campaign for the upcoming cricket series of India.

     

    Publicis Communications has crafted the campaign around the line ‘Jahaan Fan Dikhe, Bol Do’. The thought behind the campaign comes from the fact that a fan of the game cannot but help share with his fan friends, any piece of news concerning the sport they love and the team they love.

     

    Said Uday Sodhi, EVP and Head – Digital Business, SonyLIV said: “By making India’s international cricket tour available to SonyLIV audiences we intend to reinforce our credentials as the online destination for fans to enjoy an ultimate cricketing experience. ‘Jahaan Fan Dikhe Bol Do’ fuels the passion that rages within each fan while celebrating this sport. The campaign urges cricket fans to spread the cheer and unite in the rallying cry of superior sporting action.”

     

    Added Paritosh Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer, Publicis Communications: “Indian cricket being available on SonyLiv is a huge opportunity. The idea is to maximise this in terms of attracting fans to our platform. Tough part was to come up with an idea on cricket that is fresh and unseen. We believe that ‘Jahan fan dikhe bol do’ captures the true spirit of the Indian fan and does justice to the religion cricket is on our country. The idea has the potential to make the fans the evangelists of the brand.”

     

    Said Jigar Fernandes, Head of Creative, Publicis Communications: “The insight here is that when a fan gets any news about his team, he cannot help but share it with his gang. For Indian cricket fans, the news that cricket is now on SonyLiv is big. All this campaign does is nudge these fans to go out and spread the word.”

     

  • Publicis Ambience, the agency on the brand, has conceptualised and executed the campaign

    HDFC MF’s fight against cancer in new TVC

    By A Correspondent

     

    HDFC Mutual Fund has launched its third fund in the series of Charity Fund for Cancer Cure to highlight the role of charity towards the struggles of the families of cancer patients. The fund was initially launched in 2011 as HDFC Debt Fund for Cancer Cure and subsequently again in 2014.

     

    Through the story of the fireman and his little daughter, the ad conveys the message that there is no better return on investment than saving a life. Publicis Ambience, the agency on the brand, has conceptualised and executed the campaign.

     

    Speaking about the campaign, Shyamali Basu, Senior VP and Head of Products, HDFC Asset Management Company said: The unseen struggles of cancer patients are unimaginable, more so of the families who can’t afford their treatment. Through this one of a kind fund, we make concerted efforts in aiding this cause to the fullest. Publicis Communications has done a great job in delivering the message through a simple and impactful ad.”

     

    Bobby Pawar

    Added Bobby Pawar, Managing Director, Publicis Communications South Asia: “Very rarely do you see a company believe in a cause that they create a product that supports it. All of us must salute HDFC Mutual Fund for not only conceiving the Charity Fund for Cancer Cure, but also making it a successful endeavour. One that has employed the investment savvy and the philanthropy of high net worth individuals for the benefit of thousands of cancer victims and their families.”

     

     

    Jigar Fernandes

    Said Jigar Fernandes, Executive Creative Director, Publicis Ambience: “We realised that a fund like this might get more takers from the 35 plus age group, who might be parents themselves. Hence the story of a parent struggling to save his child, and the urge to help more parents like him in their fight against cancer.”

     

  • Fortifies its image among consumers, highlights its highly credible customer service in the TVC

    Publicis Ambience unveils brand campaign for UrbanClap

    By A Correspondent

     

    UrbanClap has announced the launch of its first TV commercial in association with Publicis Ambience. A part of its marketing strategy, UrbanClap hopes to strengthen its position among both consumers and competitors as one of the best on-demand service providers in the country.

     

    As a platform that provides all kinds of services like plumbing or repair work, UrbanClap feels that a good customer experience is vital to its success. Thus, to communicate this high level of quality and trust among consumers, UrbanClap decided to communicate its vision via this TVC.

     

    Commenting on the launch, Abhiraj Bhal, Co–founder, UrbanClap said, “The launch of UrbanClap’s TV advertisement is an important moment in the journey of our two-year-old company. We are transforming the way people utilize these services – from beauty to home repairs, yoga to tutors etc. We are excited to take our brand to the next level with this TVC and hope to scale to greater heights in the near future.”

     

    Elaborating on the launch, Paritosh Srivastava, COO, Publicis Ambience said: “The biggest challenge for a services marketplace in our country is trust and quality. We have used human relations as metaphors to emphasize the quality of our service providers, these relations are endearing and relevant to audiences across strata. We strongly believe this campaign will help create a positive disposition towards UrbanClap.”

     

    Added Jigar Fernandes, Executive Creative Director, Publicis Ambience: “We all knew what this launch meant for UrbanClap, because you never get another chance to make a first impression, especially in this great Indian startup mela. Every step of the way we worked together with the good guys at UrbanClap as it was their first TVC experience. It was a fun mix of pressure, responsibility, left brain logic, right brain blabbering, passionate arguments and bro hugs.”

     

  • The platform receives over 5000 customer requests each day for services across 60+ categories

    UrbanClap partners Publicis to launch inaugural brand campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    UrbanClap has partnered with Publicis to launch their first ever brand campaign on television this year. UrbanClap has previously run a variety of outdoor and social media campaigns while working in tandem with different agencies.

     

    Founded in October 2014 by Abhiraj Bhal, Varun Khaitan, and Raghav Chandra, UrbanClap is India’s leading services marketplace. Currently, UrbanClap has operations in 7 cities, with over 36,000 professionals on the platform, and receives over 5000 customer requests each day for services across 60+ categories.

     

    Abhiraj Bhal, co-founder at UrbanClap, said, “We are confident that Publicis, with their innovative approach and creative solutions will enable us to drive impactful media presence and assist us in building a strong consumer brand. We look forward to working with them.”

     

    Paritosh Srivastava (COO, Publicis Ambience) & Jigar Fernandes (Executive Creative Director, Publicis Ambience) said, “UrbanClap has very strong fundamentals. It is helping bridge a real need gap for an emerging world with first world aspirations. It has taken the tougher path to build the business in a segment that has remained unorganized till now, and our job is to let the world know honestly and interestingly about their approach. We’re confident that with the trust and collaboration from the entire team at UrbanClap, we will succeed in achieving this task.”