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  • The key criteria for winning an award include a great strategic idea; a powerful creative manifestation of the idea; and a clear link between the two

    Mullen Lowe Lintas Group wins big at Jay Chiat

    By A Correspondent

     

    India made its mark at the much celebrated and pursued global platform for strategic excellence – 4A’s Jay Chiat Awards. Two awards were won by India and Mullen Lowe Lintas Group picked up both, at an event in Chicago on October 5, 2014.

     

    This is also the first time, that work from two Indian companies, Havells and Idea Cellular, has won at this award show. In its 19th year, 4A’s Jay Chiat Awards recognize and celebrate brilliant strategic thinking in Marketing, Media & Advertising. The key criteria for winning an award include a great strategic idea; a powerful creative manifestation of the idea; and a clear link between the two.

     

    Noteworthy winners this year include Droga5 that won a Grand Prix for ‘Under Armour – I Will What I Want’, while Gold winners include TBWA Media Arts Lab for its work on ‘Apple iPhone 6, World Gallery’, Publicis NY that won the Gold for ‘Doctors of the World, More Than a Costume’ and Sancho BBDO/Direktor Films that won the Gold for ‘Pepsi, Dew Bottle Tool.’

     

    India’s wins this year came under the category of ‘National Brand Building’ for ‘Idea Cellular – No Ullu Banaoing’ that won a Silver and ‘Havells – Respect for Women’ that won a Bronze. A total of 35 entries were shortlisted at the 4A’s Jay Chiat Awards 2015 across the six categories of Global Campaign, Media, National, Non-profit, Product Service / Creation and Regional.

     

    Commenting on the Group’s performance, Joseph George, Group CEO, Mullen Lowe Lintas Group said, “Jay Chiat is globally acknowledged as possibly the toughest strategy award to win. We are delighted to have won it four times in two years now, something very few agencies in the world can boast of. As an agency group, we continue to obsess over clients’ ROI and wins like this go a long way in further strengthening our belief in this obsession.”

     

    S Subramanyeswar, National Planning Director, Lowe Lintas adds, “We are grateful to the faith that clients put behind our strategies and the resultant creative solutions. The wins at a platform like Jay Chiat is a great reward for the culture of sharp strategic thinking and result oriented creativity we pursue at the agency. With some of the best campaigns that were in contention, we’re glad to have emerged winners for our entries on Havells and Idea Cellular.”

     

  • Two TVCs urge buyers to not postpone their dreams as there is always a good bargain on OLX

    OLX unveils first ever buyer campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    The reasons to buy used goods are innumerable. But what prompts a buyer to stop pondering, and actually click the buy button? OLX’s first-ever buyer-focused campaign depicts OLX-ers buying all kinds of used products at affordable prices, enabling them to fulfill their most cherished dreams. OLX has released two television ads ‘Start-up nahi, Start Ab’ and ‘Friends ke saath life set kar’ illustrating this.

     

    Said Amarjit Singh Batra, CEO, OLX India, “OLX is synonymous with selling in India. Even people who have not used OLX associate us with ‘Bech De’. But we are also the most vibrant and liquid platform in the country for buyers. We have 70 per cent unique content on OLX implying that 70 per cent of the products listed on our platform will be found only on OLX, and no other platform. In addition to this, 100 per cent of the ad content on OLX is user-generated, and 90 per cent of the users coming to OLX are posting in consumer-to-consumer (C2C) categories, ensuring superior quality of listings. These reasons make OLX the most valuable marketplace for a buyer.”

     

    “There are millions of satisfied buyers on OLX who are using OLX to fulfill their unique buying needs. Users are coming on OLX everyday to buy all kinds of things that are making their dreams and aspirations possible. That is the inspiration behind this campaign,” Batra added.

     

    Conceived by Lowe Lintas, the first TVC (Start-Up) depicts the story of two young entrepreneurs who while sitting in a college canteen are busy calculating their business investments. While one of them is listing out the requirements, the other is using a calculator to come up with the total amount. When he lands on an initial investment amount, his heart sinks on the thought of waiting for a year to gather funds. This is when the other partner urges him to stop worrying and logs on to the OLX mobile App to buy used goods. Both of them happily agree and buy goods that they require to start their business. A humorous touch in the last scene depicts them professionally dressed in their new office when another idea strikes! And this time instead of the calculator the guy picks up his smartphone to log on to the OLX mobile app.

     

    The second TVC opens with a ‘just married’ couple who enters their new but unfurnished home to be surprised by their common group of friends, who are trying to help the couple set up their home. They ask the couple that where will they sit or how the couple will entertain them when they visit them! This adds to the humor making the couple feel less burdened by the sweet gesture of their friends. The TVC plays on the emotional attachment between friends who look out for each other when families do not support. Since this is the first marriage in the group and the respective families have not supported it, the friends are trying to cheer up the couple by buying furniture for their house on OLX mobile App.

     

    Shayondeep Pal, Executive Creative Director, Lowe Lintas said, “So far, OLX has focused on getting people to sell on the site. While we go about that objective, there is also the other end of the spectrum – the buyers, whom we address for the first time through this campaign. The fact is that today’s generation is very smart and practical when it comes to making life choices. Whether it is going ahead with an unconventional wedding or starting their own business, we used this ‘practicality’ aspect to blend in the brand message of how buying on OLX enables the youth to kick start their pursuits. The signoff line ‘Kal kare so aaj kare, OLX pe khareed kar’ captures this spirit of the youth.”

     

  • The introductory films of Anar showcase a beautiful flashback narrative of a young woman and a man where they revisit their pasts through the drink

    Paper Boat takes trip down memory lane again for new product offering Anar

    By A Correspondent

     

    Paper Boat has announced the launch of its new television campaign. The campaign will promote its new fruit offering – Anar and also Aamras.

     

    Conceptualized and written by Lowe Lintas, three short stories (two Anar and one Aamras) explore memories triggered by the products themselves, a core insight that the brand has built its entire portfolio on. The campaign was shot over three days at various locations in Mumbai. The introductory films of Anar showcase a beautiful flashback narrative of a young woman and a man where they revisit their pasts through the drink. The third film re-creates the magic of Aamras, which is also a favorite by volume.

     

    If the first campaign had the signature penmanship of Gulzar, the new campaign matches strides, with lyrics penned by the multi-faceted Swanand Kirkire. Rounding it off is an adaptation of Malgudi Days soundtrack along with the voice of effervescent Usha Uthup who signs off with the brand message.

     

    Speaking about the campaign, Rajesh Ramaswamy, Executive Creative Director, Lowe Lintas, said, “Paper Boat is a brand that is very dear to us. The very name puts a smile on everyone’s face. The passion the client has for the brand is infectious. The way they approach everything is straight from the heart. The best thing is that when you are dealing with the topic like memories, there can be no expert on it. Everyone’s opinion counts. Maybe the essence of the brand makes everyone want to be a part of it, because everyone is right.”

     

    The 30 and 20 seconders are supported by a marketing plan that is designed to maximize reach for the new product. This includes airtime across general entertainment channels (GEC), infotainment, English entertainment, movies, niche regional channels and prominent spots during theIndia-South Africa Series.

     

    Excited about the campaign launch, Neeraj Kakkar, Founder – Chief Executive Officer, Hector Beverages Pvt. Ltd., said, “Picture fluttering butterflies in your stomach on your first science project submission or the first time on a jet plane or that first dreaded day at your dream job. Our second campaign is equivalent to those many important firsts. It is an exciting second. Our drinks are a bridge between then and now; the films are a reflection of this thought, brought to life in a manner that is contemporary. We are delighted with how Swanand Kirkire’s lyrics and Usha Uthup’s voice bring life to our vision, making these videos all the more evocative.”

     

  • Grofers has quickly established itself as the leading choice for consumers wishing to shop their wares via digital platforms

    With Grofers win, Lowe Lintas Mumbai unveils refreshing brand campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Local e-commerce platform, Grofers has appointed Lowe Lintas Mumbai to launch its inaugural brand campaign in India. The mandate for Lowe Lintas Mumbai is to build brand Grofers and establish it as the one-stop destination for all things grocery & home needs, on the digital platform.

     

    Launched in December 2014 as an on-demand delivery service that connects consumers with local merchants in the neighbourhood, Grofers has quickly established itself as the leading choice for consumers wishing to shop their wares via digital platforms. Having started its operations with Delhi NCR, Grofers today operates out of 27 cities throughout India.

     

    As part of the launch exercise, Lowe Lintas Mumbai would be unveiling a series of four films that would comprise a central brand film of 45 seconds and three additional films of 30 seconds each that would highlight the service features of Grofers. The entire campaign would work towards promoting the USP of Grofers as an online on-demand delivery service expert. Through the launch campaign, Lowe Lintas Mumbai and Grofers have presented a brand that understands how young India lives; a brand that recognizes today’s mad rush where we often end up compromising on our basic daily needs. Thus, an app like Grofers, which offers a wide range of products across categories, guaranteed quick delivery and other special features like assurance on only the freshest and best produce reaching you at just the click of a button, comes as a much needed helping hand.

     

    Sharing his views on the partnership and the new positioning that the brand has undertaken, Albinder Dhindsa, Co-founder, Grofers said, “We are now in 27 cities across India and offer a rich mix of everyday use products that consumers need. As such, we felt Lowe Lintas Mumbai was the right partner to help us communicate the value of our offering to consumers. We are building our brand on understanding our customer’s wants and needs – wanting to enjoy their time but needing to take care of daily chores as well. Hence, the proposition of ‘We get it’ bodes well for the brand.”

     

    The core theme around the campaign is based on the simple consumer understanding that most working people, especially young couples face — spend most of their time at work. They do not have enough time balancing work and the basic needs at home. In the melee, things that are not on top priority, like home needs and kitchen restocking – mostly things that are seen as chores – get put off until the absolute last minute. But Grofers as a brand with its unique offering helps today’s working couples inch a step closer towards achieving the coveted dream of striking a work-life balance.

     

    Elaborating on the collaboration between the two, Shantanu Sapre, Executive Director, Lowe Lintas Mumbai said: “I am happy that Grofers chose us to chart out their brand journey in India through the inaugural launch campaign. The excitement on this launch is high; in this I see an interesting challenge, as the category is as yet nascent. This provides Lowe Lintas Mumbai with the opportunity to create a unique brand voice in an unexplored category. Thus, what we present to the audience is a quirky, witty and playful communication that will help us make Grofers a household name.”

     

    As an on-demand, hyper local, ecommerce application Grofers provides doorstep delivery in just a few clicks. From groceries and fresh fruits & vegetables to bakery products, cosmetics and even electronic accessories, the app is currently available on Android and iOS thereby providing maximum coverage of the smartphone market in India.

     

    Arun Iyer

    Elaborating on the creative approach behind the brand campaign, Arun Iyer, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe Lintas said, “The challenge was to give the brand meaning in the lives of these young working couples. It is a well-known fact that women have always found men who share domestic responsibility, more appealing. I’m certain this holds even truer for the young working women of today – given they are constantly trying to successfully juggle work and home. It is this insight that we played on for the Grofers campaign. The brand understands their life and submits to the women that they ‘won’t always get what they want’ and that is exactly where Grofers steps in and gets them ‘what they need’- a husband who shares the domestic responsibility of lending a helping hand, all at the convenience of the Grofers app.”

     

  • Asks consumers to create their own gang on hike with the tagline 'Got a Gang? Get on Hike'

    Hike unveils biggest ever brand campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Hike messenger, one of India’s fastest growing Internet companies, announced the launch of their biggest ever brand campaign that aims to reach around 200 million consumers. The brand campaign rollout comes on the back of the launch of biggest ever productupdate, hike 4.0, which is 5X faster and loaded with over 10 new features.

     

    The campaign with its tag line ‘Got a Gang? Get on hike’ aims at showcasing the ‘World of hike’ by bringing alive groups of friends and asks consumers to create their own gang on hike and experience the fun & spice that the product features can bring to their social conversations.

     

    The 18-week long campaign that runs across TV, print, digital, radio and outdoor will showcase new features like ‘Sticker Suggestions, Free Calling, Group Chats with over 500 people, Multi-type file transfer up to 100 MB, enhanced privacy options, photo filters &doodles and much more. Each product feature & its benefit are brought alive by a different group of friends shown in different situations, with a storyline that makes the campaign fun to watch.

     

    Speaking about the campaign, KavinBharti Mittal, Founder and CEO, hike messenger, said, “”Got a gang? Get on hike. Succinct and clear. Our goal with this campaign is to highlight those quirky groups that you cherish so much in your life and how that world would be so different, better and more expressive in so many ways in the world of hike. This campaign truly brings out the all the great things about the latest version of hike, hike 4.0, which is a big step up from where we’ve been. We can’t wait for India to see it.”

     

    “The all-new hike, with its unique features, is an intelligent messenger in the world of instant messengers. Our campaign aims to bring alive the fun that these wonderful features can bring to social interactions and conversations. ‘Got a gang? Get on hike.’ is an inescapable invite from the world of hike to join in and have fun,” commented GV Krishnan, President – Lowe Lintas.

     

    To engage with consumers in India and make messaging more relevant hike also announced that along with the campaign, it will be releasing special sticker packs for all major festivals in India starting with Rakhi, thatfalls on the 29th of August. Consumers can access Rakhi sticker packs on the hike app, which is available for android users on the Google Play store and Apple users on the iOS App store.

     

  • Shayondeep Pal has been part of the creative team in Delhi for more than 6 years

    Lowe Lintas names Shayondeep Pal its Creative head in Delhi

    By A Correspondent

     

    Lowe Lintas has named Shayondeep Pal, Executive Creative Director, to head the Creative offering of its New Delhi office. Shayondeep takes over from Shriram Iyer, who was recently named NCD, Mullen Lintas. Pal will report to Arun Iyer, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe Lintas.

     

    Shayondeep Pal has been part of the creative team in Delhi for more than 6 years and is involved in the creative execution of a number of notable campaigns for prominent clients in the region. Some of these include OLX, Micromax, Hindustan Times, Maruti Suzuki, Google, and Pernod Ricard.

     

    Commenting on his appointment, Arun Iyer, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe Lintas said: “Delhi has been surging ahead with creative offerings that are top-notch and Shayondeep Pal has had an integral role to play in its success. With a creative firepower that’s palpable and the thirst to do more, I cannot wait to see what he has in store to drive the office in Delhi. I wish him the best in his new role at the agency.”

     

    Pal has worked on a number of market leading brands over the years. He has been the creative lead on Micromax for the last four years and has worked on campaigns like Sliver 5 with Hugh Jackman, Qube (3D Interface), Canvas HD (Colours Can Come Alive) and Canvas 2. In fact, he has also directed a few commercials for Micromax. On OLX, he has done work on the ‘Womaniya’ campaign along with their current ‘Keemat Bhi, Keemti Bhi’ campaign. On Maruti Suzuki, he has worked on Ertiga, the LUV car and Ciaz. For Hindustan Times, he did a campaign on ‘You Read, They Learn’ which went on to win an award at Cannes Lions in 2013.

     

    Sharing his views on the new role, Shayondeep Pal said, “I am lucky enough to be part of a great team in Delhi. The opportunities are endless and I want to approach it with an open mind. The great thing is that the mandate is clear: how to make our brands famous and therefore, how to make our people famous. I want to make this place a talent magnet where people would line up to join us. One clear approach would be to look at the creative output from a holistic angle – through new media, unexplored media and not just 30-second commercials.”

     

  • Virat Tandon named CEO. Shriram Iyer to be National Creative Director

    Mullen Lintas announces top deck, Virat Tandon is CEO, Shriram Iyer is NCD

    By A Correspondent

     

    Following the recent announcement regarding the launch of the new creative agency Mullen Lintas, with Amer Jaleel as Chairman and CCO, Mullen Lowe Lintas Group unveiled more details about the new agency.

     

    Mullen Lintas officially launches on August 1, and will be headquartered in Mumbai with offices in New Delhi (NCR) and Bengaluru. Speaking of the new agency, Joseph George, Group CEO–Mullen Lowe Lintas Group says, “India has birthed several big brands over the last two decades. However, for a long time, the top agency brands have remained largely unchanged. Mullen Lintas is a product of the evolving marketing landscape, and with our “big agency” ambition, we intend to partner brands whose ambitions are driven by a passionate pursuit of leadership by presenting ourselves as a compelling challenger to the likes of Lowe Lintas, Ogilvy and JWT”

     

    Mullen Lowe Lintas Group also announced the appointment of Virat Tandon as CEO of Mullen Lintas. Virat returns to India after a three year stint with Mullen Lowe Group in Singapore where he was Global Business Director for the Unilever brands Lifebuoy and Fair & Lovely.

     

    A part of the network for over a decade, Virat first joined Lowe Lintas at its New Delhi office in 2004 and has undertaken numerous senior and leadership roles in the agency over that time. A Unilever veteran of over 10 brands and 60+ countries, he has worked in India on clients including Maruti Suzuki, Nestle, Dominos, Sony Audio, Dabur, NIIT, ITC, GSK, Holiday Inn and AT&T; and previously ran Lowe’s healthcare agency in India, LinHealth. Prior to joining Lowe Lintas, he worked with WPP agencies Rediffusion, Grey and Contract.

     

    Speaking of the new agency, Virat says, “Mullen Lintas is born ahead of the curve and intends to remain a mash-up of the enduring and the emerging. Our founding team has the pedigree and the class of massive brand-successes under their belt. Big agencies are today, dealing with the new marketing landscape and adapting their offerings to it. Our advantage is that Mullen Lintas has no such baggage and that allows us to leap-frog this need to change and adapt. We understand that a great brand needs a great narrative that flows seamlessly through screens, experiences, shopping environments and conversations. We will equip ourselves to play a pivotal role for our brands.”

     

    Also joining the Mullen Lintas leadership team is Shriram Iyer, who takes on the role of National Creative Director. Shriram spoke of his new role, “A great ambition for the agency and a wonderful team to work with, I am excited about what we can create. Our approach to enriching our capabilities is what we call ‘core plus one’. While we continue to practice our core skill sets, we will commit ourselves to adding people who bring with them a +1 skill or area of expertise. We believe this is critical and makes us ‘present ready’.”

     

    Currently ECD and creative head for the Delhi offices of Lowe Lintas, Shriram moves to Mumbai in this new role. He has been with the group since 1998 and played various roles in the creative team at Lowe Lintas’ Mumbai and Delhi offices. In his recent role, Shriram has been instrumental in the success of clients such as Google, Micromax, OLX, Hero Motors, Havells and Maruti Suzuki among others. His work on Havells appliances (#RespectForWomen) is among the most awarded campaigns from India at marketing effectiveness award shows. Some of Shriram’s recent campaigns include #SellPhone, ‘no chipkoing’ and ‘Let what you love LIVE’ for OLX; Hawa Badlegi for Havells Fans; and Micromax Canvas and Sliver, both featuring Hugh Jackman.

     

    Amer Jaleel, Chairman and CCO – Mullen Lintas sums it up, “Virat has been a great business partner to me in managing the global mandate on Lifebuoy, and Shriram has been a driving force behind what Lowe Lintas Delhi has achieved in the past few years. I thoroughly enjoy working with both of them and couldn’t have asked for better friends to the start the Mullen Lintas journey with.”

     

  • Approved, then disapproved: Amitabh Bachchan's ad firm on DD Kisan's endorsement fee

    The Curious Case of Amitabh’s Kisan Channel endorsement fee

    By Vasudha Venugopal

     

    Ad agency Lowe Lintas on Tuesday said that it had been authorized by the DD Kisan channel to negotiate with Amitabh Bachchan for endorsing the channel and the actor’s office had originally approved the fee.

     

    Meanwhile, senior officials at the I&B ministry and Prasar Bharti said they had no knowledge about the contract between DD Kisan with Bachchan and that it was not approved by the the Prasar Bharti board. “DD Kisan had formally authorised us on 31.03.15 to negotiate on their behalf with Bachchan’s office. After much negotiation, Bachchan’s office on 12.05.15, sent communication to Lintas on the fee approval. Post receipt of this communication from-Bachchan’s office, we sent the necessary paperwork to DD Kisan who then went ahead with the processing and release of the payment to Lintas,” a Lintas spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

     

    The spokesperson said on July 20, the agency was informed by Bachchan’s office that after reviewing the ‘work-in-progress contract’, the actor had taken a decision that he would not charge any fee on issues involving social and those in the best interest of the nation. “ … In light of yesterday’s development, we have initiated the process of refund ( which will be concluded today ) to our client, DD Kisan,” said the spokesperson., adding that payment was pending to Bachchan.

     

    The proposed Rs 6.89 crore payment to Bachchan for appearing in a promotional campaign for the DD Kisan channel, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi two months ago to mark the first anniversary of his government had become controversial with the I&B ministry issuing a probe into the matter and the PMO also making enquiries. I&B officials and the Prasar Bharti board said the Bachchan deal was not approved by the board.

     

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  • Amer Jaleel and Arun Iyer named Chief Creative Officers

    Mullen Lowe Lintas Group names creative leadership

    By A Correspondent

     

    After the recent news of the global union of IPG agencies Mullen, and Lowe and Partners (to form Mullen Lowe Group), the India operation of the network, Lowe Lintas + Partners is now rebranded as Mullen Lowe Lintas Group. As part of this move, the Group also announces their plans for a two-creative-agency structure. In addition to Lowe Lintas, the group will be soon launching an independent new creative agency, Mullen Lintas.

     

    Amer Jaleel and Arun Iyer, currently joint National Creative Directors at Lowe Lintas have been promoted to Chief Creative Officers. Arun Iyer takes on the role of CCO at Lowe Lintas, and Amer Jaleel takes on the role of Chairman and CCO of the newly created agency, Mullen Lintas.

     

    R.Balakrishnan ( Balki ) and Joseph George ( Joe ) continue as Group Chairman and Group CEO respectively, of Mullen Lowe Lintas Group.

     

    Arun Iyer

    Arun Iyer joined Lowe Lintas in 2003 and became National Creative Director in 2010, along with Amer. Over the years, he has been the force behind some of India’s most celebrated campaigns for brands including Tanishq, Fastrack, Idea Cellular, Surf Excel, Kissan, Flipkart, Britannia, Axis Bank, Freecharge and many more. Arun firmly believes in work that makes brands a part of popular culture. His campaigns have consistently swept effectiveness awards around the world including Kissanpur, which won India’s first ever Silver at 4A’s Jay Chiat Awards in 2014.

     

    Amer Jaleel

    Amer Jaleel has been with Lowe Lintas since 2002 and has been National Creative Director for the last 5 years. He has led the creative on some of the most iconic brands managed by the agency. As global creative lead on Unilever’s Lifebuoy business, he has contributed disproportionately to the brand’s success over the past decade in India and across the world; built brands like Micromax and Havells from scratch into billion dollar plus businesses; and conceived and led the journey for Tata Tea’s ‘Jaago Re’ movement. Amer’s portfolio over the years has also included some great work on Google, OLX, Maruti Suzuki, Hindustan Times and Bajaj. More recently, the Lifebuoy initiative ‘Help a Child Reach 5’ was named among the most effective campaigns in the world (WARC 100, 2015).

     

  • To place emphasis on "Ab India Nahi Banega Ullu" in its new marketing campaign

    Policybazaar ropes in Kapil Sharma to promote brand message

    By A Correspondent

     

    PolicyBazaar.com has roped in actor comedian Kapil Sharma to launch its biggest brand campaign. The new campaign would see mass icon, Kapil Sharma urging consumers to compare before buying insurance, so that they don’t become an “Ullu”(a fool) and in turn get “Babaji ka Thullu” (a raw deal).

     

    The new campaign backs PolicyBazaar’s aggressive plans to spend nearly Rs.80-100 crore on its marketing initiatives this year across offline and digital mediums, highlighting the core offering that makes PolicyBazaar special, “Compare. Buy. Save”

     

    The campaign, conceptualized by the creative team of Lowe Lintas, takes the “ullu” idea forward from the brand’s previous advertising and marries it with India’s favorite actor comedian, Kapil Sharma and his all famous colloquial term “Babaji ka Thullu.”

     

    The campaign will kick off with teasers on TV followed by the release of 35-second TVC. The adverts would feature Kapil Sharma in different avatars, placing emphasis on “Ab India Nahi Banega Ullu”. The company will be launching three TVCs focusing on motor insurance, term insurance and PaisaBazaar.

     

    The PolicyBazaar launch campaign would be followed by PaisaBazaar.com, the non-insurance online platform of PolicyBazaar, unveiling its own brand initiative with Kapil Sharma as the lead later this month.

     

    Naveen Kukreja

    Speaking on the new campaign, Naveen Kukreja, Group CMO, PolicyBazaar & MD, PaisaBazaar.com, said, “Our key objective this year has been to increase ‘reach’ while keeping our core communication same – instilling the habit of comparing insurance before buying in the mind of consumer. When Lowe Lintas came with this idea of marrying ‘ullu’ and ‘thullu’, the only name we could think of was of Kapil Sharma. Being a mass icon, he has a deep emotional connect with the consumer which we wanted to make best use of through a witty yet thought provoking advert.”

     

    Shriram Iyer, Executive Director of Lowe Lintas said, “Policy bazaar had already created a fair bit of conversation with their advertising idea ‘Ullu mat bano’. With the introduction of Kapil Sharma in the ‎communication, we were looking to take ‘Ullu mat bano’ forward in a manner that would allow us to seamlessly integrate Kapil’s brand of humour.”

     

  • Amitabh Bachchan to be seen in an all new avatar in the first ad campaign by the baby and kids space expert FirstCry.com

    Amitabh Bachchan endorses new campaign for FirstCry.com

    By A Correspondent

     

    FirstCry.com, Asia’s largest baby and kids store, has announced that Amitabh Bachchan will be the face of the brand. Firstcry.com is already the leading baby and kids player with its online, mobile and 125+ offline store presence. With the campaign, the brand aims to accelerate the growth and take the brand to a much larger parent base.

     

    Supam Maheshwari

    Speaking about the campaign, Supam Maheshwari, CEO and founder of Firstcry.com said “Over the last 4 years we have built an omni-channel business model that serves the largest variety of baby and kids products in express time. It is now time for us to scale up the model by raising awareness of FirstCry.com and building a brand that parents love”. The campaign, which has been conceptualized by Lowe Lintas Mumbai, works on the insight that parents feel great about having worked hard for their children, including shopping. The category is a high involvement category and FirstCry.com makes sure that parents have the best choices available both in types of products as well as numbers of products. On the one hand it means that parents are assured of finding the right product on Firstcry.com, but at the same time it makes ‘choosing one, not so easy.”

     

    Vasudha Narayanan, Executive Creative Director at Lowe Lintas Mumbai, said, “Mr Bachchan has never played the role of an indulgent grandpa. And that’s why he is a perfect fit for FirstCry.com. The magic in the films comes from the silliness and love between a grandpa and his granddaughter. He finds it easier to take care of her than indulge her. Because he knows ‘bachchonki shopping, bachchonkakhelnahin’.” The campaign has a series of films which will have Mr. Bachchan in a never seen before avatar. The child-like fun that he had while shooting the films reflects in some of the most endearing grandfather-granddaughter moments. He is a perfect fit for the brand because he is known to be a doting grandfather, he has been a trendsetter in adopting social media and technology and, last but not the least, he brings credibility that comes with his stature.”

     

  • As the creative partner, the agency would be handling the mandate of some of the leading brands marketed by Pernod Ricard India

    Lowe Lintas Delhi wins creative mandate for flagship brands of Pernod Ricard India

    By A Correspondent

     

    Pernod Ricard India has appointed Lowe Lintas Delhi as its brand communication partner. The agency was shortlisted after a multi-agency pitch. Lowe Lintas Delhi will be the second agency which will work on the wide portfolio of brands in a dual agency format.

     

    As the creative partner, the agency would be handling the mandate of some of the leading brands marketed by Pernod Ricard India including Absolut, Blenders Pride, Nine Hills among others.

     

    Sharing his views on appointing the agency, Sumeet Lamba, Executive Director Business Development, Pernod Ricard India, said, “We are delighted to be associated with Lowe Lintas Delhi who will partner us in our journey ahead for some of our core brands. The team showcased their ability to think in a very non-linear way and that’s what made the selection decision easy for us, we look forward to harnessing Lowe Lintas’ expertise to make sure the team delivers some amazing work.”

     

    Naveen Gaur

    Commenting on the win, Naveen Gaur, President, Lowe Lintas Delhi said, “It’s a very exciting and challenging category but the more thrilling part is working with Pernod Ricard India. They have a bouquet of some iconic brands like Absolut and Blenders Pride and our task will be to take the brands further in a very unique and a disruptive way. We are really looking forward to our association with Pernod Ricard India to create some outstanding and out-of-the-box work.”