Niraj Ruparel, Emerging Tech Lead for WPP and Head of Mobile at GroupM, Chandani Samdaria, Executive Creative Director at L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, Chandni Shah, COO of FCB Kinnect, Senthil Kumar, CCO, VML and P G Aditya, CCO and Co-founder of Talented, join as Jury Chair for Technology category, Red Abby category, Mobile category, Integrated category and Digital category respectively, at The Abby Awards 2024 powered by One Show.
The Abby Awards are scheduled to happen from May 29 to 31 in Mumbai as part of Goafest 2024.
Mindshare has collaborated with Cosmic Information and Technology Limited to launch a new voice-driven platform called mSamvaad.
In its first venture, Mindshare rolled out a high-scaled engagement programme for Horlicks to reach out to mothers in the media dark areas of Bihar for its new variant that improves nutrient absorption among children.
Niraj Ruparel
Sharing his thoughts on the innovation, Niraj Ruparel, National Head – Mobile, Mindshare India said: “Since the past decade, our efforts have enabled number of top brands to engage their end-consumers with the most advanced and innovative voice-based solutions. Our solutions are aimed at penetrating the fragmented consumer segments of India and surpassing the barriers of communication due to low literacy rates and lack of access to data and connectivity. “mSamvaad” is one of our most successful voice product which we plan to take to the next level in the near future. We look forward to extending this platform to all prospects that are looking at customer engagement in rural India.”
Added Nilesh Bhagat, CEO, Cosmic Information and Technology Limited: “Cosmic Information & Technology Limited is committed and will continue to leverage its large and robust Voice Infrastructure and in-house innovation lab, to co-create quality solutions, which addresses brand challenges and help them to have a simple, yet targetted delivery of message as well as meaningful conversations with their brand audience, resulting into deeper level of engagements.”,
Vikram Bahl
Said Vikram Bahl, Area Marketing Lead, Nutrition, GSK: “This is a laudable initiative by Mindshare India along with Cosmic Infotech and we are glad to have been a part of it. We have always undertaken efforts to create awareness around holistic nutrition, especially in rural areas and this was a great opportunity for us to achieve our objective. We look forward to many such innovations in technology that can help us deliver intended message to rural markets.”
Mindshare has launched an interactive campaign with Mallika Dua – a leading comedian and social media influencer, as part of Idea 4G #IndiaKaLiveNetwork initiative. The campaign is an attempt to bring alive the experience of video calling with a renowned celebrity in real time.
Mindshare and Idea 4G unveiled a distinctive voice-enabled AI-led interactive video chat bot ad campaign that enabled millions of users to interview Dua. This has never been attempted before in the digital mobile ad-space, and was co-created by mCanvas, the experiential storytelling ad platform for small screens.
Speaking about the launch of the campaign Niraj Ruparel, National Head – Mobile, Mindshare India said: “We at Mindshare always look forward to crafting innovative and effective solutions for brands. Idea, as a brand, does not shy away from taking an unconventional path when it comes to communication. With the video-chat bot ad we have come together to create a first of its kind innovation on an effective platform. By leveraging on Mallika Dua’s popularity, and Idea’s 4G network, we are hopeful of bringing about a change in people’s behaviour, and habits, as well as encourage more people to go Live to highlight societal issues.”
Added Sunita Bangard, President Marketing Vodafone Idea Ltd: “Over the years, brand Idea has built a strong reputation for creating purposeful, conscientious campaigns that encourage change for the betterment of society. The Idea 4G #IndiaKaLiveNetwork campaign highlighted the power of streaming live videos over Idea’s robust 4G network thereby driving a positive change in behaviour among citizens. In its endeavor to engage with the digital natives, Brand Idea has always tried digital first initiatives for our ATL campaigns, many of which have been appreciated and rewarded at various digital forums. Our innovative AI and ML aided campaign has set new benchmarks in digital advertising.”
