Larsen & Toubro has released a Diwali film to encapsulate its role as ‘a builder to the nation’.
Said Yuvraj Mehta, Head- Corporate Brand Management and Communications, Larsen & Toubro: “Mythologically speaking, Diwali signifies the fulfilment of the promise of homecoming. As India’s foremost construction, engineering solutions and technology services company, Larsen & Toubro has been keeping its promise to empower India through its very many offerings in infrastructure, energy and defence sectors. This film reaffirms that we will continue to live up to our promise so that every Indian too can keep the promises that they make to their loved ones.”
L&T Realty from the Larsen & Toubro Group has appointed WPP digital agency Mirum India as the marketing automation services partner.
L&T Realty is a real estate development company with residential, commercial and retail projects across West, South & North India. Mirum India, a Salesforce Gold Consulting Partner, will be responsible for providing managed services for Salesforce Marketing Cloud, the globally preferred 1:1 digital marketing platform.
On winning the account, Mihir Karkare, Executive Vice-President, Mirum India, said: “Mirum India is the go-to Salesforce partner for Marketing Cloud Services and has been the pioneer in the marketing automation space with almost a decade of experience. We are excited to win the L&T Realty business and look forward to providing flawless martech services.”
Mirum is a Salesforce Gold Consulting Partner, with over nine years of association with Salesforce and 100+ Marketing Automation installations across the entire stack of Social Studio, Exact Target and now Datorama & DMP.
Lin Teractive, the digital division of Mullen Lowe Lintas Group has bagged the mandate for digital marketing of L&T across all its businesses, including performance media buys.
After a multi-agency pitch that saw leading national agencies compete, L&T chose LinTeractive as its digital partner. L&T was impressed with LinTeractive’s strategic framework which provides a roadmap for companies looking to be digital future ready in communications.
Deepak Morada
Commenting on the appointment, Deepak Morada, Vice President Corporate Brand Management & Communications at L&T said: “Digital is a key focus area and as a group we wanted to go beyond looking at it as just another medium, truly harnessing the power of digital to change the conversation. At L&T, we’re at the forefront of technology across multiple domains and industries – we aim to provide an equally cutting edge experience to our customers, and we have reason to believe that LinTeractive possesses the requisite skills and experience.â€
Sumanta Ganguly
The challenges of digital for a large conglomerate is not a simple thing, but Sumanta Ganguly, Executive Vice President, LinTeractive feels that it needs to start with changing how digital is perceived across the multiple stakeholders inside the organization.
On the state of digital marketing in India, Ganguly commented: “The business of digital in India for most brands today remains an additional check box –a thing to do. At LinTeractive we look at digital as a way of doing things instead. With L&T we sensed an opportunity to deploy the power of this concept in response to the increasingly digital world of today.â€
Vikas Mehta
On partnering L&T, Vikas Mehta, Group CMO & President – Marketing Services, MullenLowe Lintas Group said: “In the past 70 odd years, the L&T Group has played a pivotal role in building things that are at the core of today’s India. During these 70 odd years, Lintas has partnered hundreds of brands into becoming a part of India’s popular culture. The opportunity to collaborate with L&T, as they aim to re-imagine their businesses for a digital world, is a matter of great pride for the MullenLowe Lintas Group. We realize the tremendous responsibility that L&T has entrusted LinTeractive with.â€
