Tag: Ola Cabs

  • Ola urges consumers to go cashless in latest campaign

     

     

    Ola is all set to help India ride cashless with a multi-channel campaign titled ‘Nahi rukega India. Cashless chalega India’ with which the company aims to motivate people not to stop riding; cash or no cash. Co-created with Happy mcgarrybowen, it addresses the average Indian commuter, urging them to look on the bright side of change.

     

    The campaign is led by a TV ad, complemented by print and digital ads that reinforce the campaign message of – India won’t stop. India will ride cashless. On TV, the message is delivered through a soft and poetic, but compelling style, while print and digital media seek to keep spirits up by running the campaign slogans in prominence.

     

    This is appended by offers that promise cashbacks from partners – HDFC Bank, a host of E-commerce and retail brands and of course Ola Money – Ola’s very own E-wallet.

     

    Said Raghuvesh Sarup, CMO and Head of Categories at Ola:  “Ola‘s vision is to build mobility for a billion Indians, and this requires a deep understanding of the market. One such insight is that today’s young India rapidly embraces new technologies, perhaps faster and more enthusiastically than anywhere in the world, and keeps moving ahead. Further, the campaign comes at a time when a seamless payment option is the need of the hour for citizens. To make payments hassle-free, Ola is offering a range of payment options from cash to credit cards, debit cards and Ola Money, so that India can keep moving.  The campaign also marks Ola’s support to the new demonetisation drive launched to eradicate black money and uphold the nation’s security.”

     

    Added Kartik Iyer, CEO at Happy mcgarrybowen: “Brands have always been a mirror to society. Given the trying times, we wanted to make sure we send out a positive message to Ola’s customers. Ola has always believed in delivering progressive change to society. With this opportunity we wanted everyone to know Ola is there as a trusted partner through every journey we embark on as a nation.”

     

  • FreeCharge unveils campaign announcing new offer with Ola Cabs

    By A Correspondent

     

    FreeCharge has unveiled its new campaign titled ‘FreeCharge Ola Offer’ that premiered across traditional and digital media on10th March during the ICC World Cup 2015. Through their offer in partnership with Ola Cabs, consumers can avail free Ola cab rides on recharge of Rs 50 or more on prepaid and postpaid numbers.

     

    Keeping in tandem with the previous campaigns by FreeCharge, this 360 hi-decibel integrated media campaign too brings the joy of recharging online by giving consumers a rewarding experience. Conceptualized by Lowe Lintas and directed by Deepti Rao of Spotlights, the TVC’s that premiered during the World Cup have received a good response from consumers, especially the youth, garnering more than 1 million views in just 10 days into the campaign on YouTube.

     

    Speaking on the campaign, Alok Goel, CEO, FreeCharge said, “Consumers are shifting to making transactions from their smartphones and it is FreeCharge’s mission to make those transactions joyful and rewarding. This latest initiative is another step in rewarding users who recharge with FreeCharge.”

     

    The offer entails consumers to recharge their prepaid or postpaid number for just Rs 50 or more and in return, get an Ola cab ride free anywhere in the country worth Rs 250.

     

    Arun Iyer

    Speaking on the campaign, Arun Iyer,  National Creative Director, Lowe Lintas, said “Keeping in sync with the key campaign insight that “the youth of today are charged with being irresponsible with their money” and the brand’s role in helping the youth shed this tag, the Ola offer and communication was a perfect fit and enabled the brand to strengthen their position in this insight space.”

     

  • Ola Cabs wins Start-Up of the Year at India Digital Awards

    By A Correspondent

     

    The The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has announced the winners of the 3rd India Digital Awards, coinciding with the 7th India Digital Summit, 2013. There were more than 800 entries for six categories and 31 sub-categories for the internet and mobile value added services industry. The categories were Digital Advertising; Website; Digital Social and Economic Empowerment; Mobile VAS; Digital Payment and Special Awards. While Angels of India was awarded the Internet Professional of the Year, Naveen Tewari of InMobi was declared as the Best Mobile Person of the Year.

     

    Winners of 3rd India Digital Awards:

    Category Winner

    Best Use of Mobile for Social and Economic Empowerment Awards

    Operation Asha

    Best use of Internet for Social and Economic Development

    District Administration Gwalior

    Best use of Internet for Social and Economic Development

    People Interactive (I) Pvt. Ltd

    Best use of Internet for Social and Economic Development

    MCCS India Pvt. Ltd

    Best use of Internet for Social and Economic Development

    GiveIndia

    Best Digital Payment Award

    Yes Bank Limited
    Best Cashless Payment Service for e-Commerce Atom Technologies
    Best Digital Financial Inclusion Project Itz Cash Limited
    Best Mobile Game

    World Cup Cricket Fever by Disney UTV Digital

    Best Mobile News Service NDTV Convergence
    Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Services DRONA Mobile
    Best e-Commerce Website Myntra.com
    Best e-Commerce Website – Jury Special Mention www.goosebumpspickles.com
    Best Local Language Website Aajtak.in
    Best News Content Website Ibnlilve.com
    Best Auto Content Website Carwale.com
    Best Travel Website Redbus.in
    Best Financial Website Axisbank.com
    Best Corporate Website Maxhealthcare.in
    Best Display Campaign Aditya Birla Money by M&C Saatchi Direct & Digital
    Best Search Marketing Campaign Cleartrip Pvt. Ltd. By Resultrix
    Best Viral Marketing Campaign Sony Music Entertainment India by Jack in the Box Worldwide
    Best Email Marketing Campaign Volkswagen by Grey Digital
    Best Social Media Marketing Campaign American Express by Interactive Avenues
    Best Mobile SMS Advertising or Marketing Campaign Shoppers Stop Ltd
    Best Mobile Voice Advertising or Marketing Campaign

    Hindustan Unilever Ltd. – Active Wheel by netCore Solutions Pvt. Ltd

    Best Mobile WAP Advertising or Marketing Campaign Turquoise Cottage by Webchutney
    Best Digital Integrated Campaign

    India Against Corruption by netCore Solutions Pvt. Ltd

    Best Start-Up of the Year Ola Cabs
    Best Internet Person of the Year Angels of India
    Best Mobile Person of the Year

    Naveen Tewari

     

     

     

  • Happy bags Ola Cabs and Eros Now

    By A Correspondent

     

    Happy Creative Services, which recently launched its Mumbai operations, has been appointed the creative agency for two new accounts based out of the city.

     

    The first one being Ola Cabs, a technology-based cab service that allows people to book a cab directly through an app on their smart phone along with the option to book via telephone and the web. The service is currently available in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore currently and shall soon roll out to 8 cities within the year.

     

    “It is about time we had a proper organized cab service in our country. I am sure everyone is sick and tired of being put to the mercy of unorganized cab services and unprofessional cab drivers. We’re really excited to be working with Ola Cabs to launch their brand across the country. That fact that it is a technology-based service makes it all the more exciting. We are grateful to the team at Ola for placing their faith in us”, said Kartik Iyer, CEO, Happy Creative Services.

     

    On appointing Happy as the creative agency Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO, Ola Cabs said: “I was impressed with the simplicity and broad appeal of Happy’s past work and that’s exactly what we wanted at Ola. The team at Happy has put in a lot of time with us to understand what our product and brand is and how to communicate with our consumers. I’m really excited about bringing them on board!”

     

    Happy also bagged the Erosnow.com account, the digital arm of Eros International – the producers behind many of some famous Bollywood movies. Erosnow.com is a subscription based website where people can watch their favourite Bollywood movies on demand, from anywhere in the world. The site shall also feature Tamil and Telugu movies and will proceed to offer more languages in the future. Erosnow.com shall also offer music and humor content alongside the movie offering.

     

    “It is an opportunity to take Bollywood to the world. And we can’t think Eros enough for choosing us to do the job. We have a lot of exciting things planned for the global audience. It is all about the movies, and that can only be fun and entertaining,” said Pallavi Nayak, GM Mumbai, Happy Creative Services.

     

    “Getting Ola Cabs and Erosnow.com on board at Happy Mumbai is very much in sync with our overall growth strategy,” said Siddhartha Roy, COO, Happy Creative Services. “We are very confident that our work on these businesses will certainly help increase our penetration in Mumbai” he added.

     

    Both accounts are headquartered in Mumbai and shall be serviced by Happy’s Mumbai branch.

     

    Since its inception the Mumbai branch has also been working with MTV on certain special projects surrounding their ACT initiative.