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  • The ad film has been conceptualised and executed by Publicis India

    Škoda unveils phase 2 of ‘Peace of Mind’ ad campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Škoda Auto India has launched its latest campaign under the Peace of Mind series that focuses on enhancing ownership experience. The ad film highlights the ‘Shield Plus’ package, which is a first-in-segment initiative that offers six-year warranty, six-year roadside assistance and four-year maintenance in one go.

     

    Commenting on the campaign, Tarun Jha – Head of Marketing and Product, Skoda Auto India said: “Škoda India believes in pushing the boundaries and setting a benchmark for others. The Shield Plus is again one such industry first initiative with a unique offering, which will not only delight the customers but also make them experience complete peace of mind while owning a Skoda.”

     

    Added Paritosh Srivastava, COO, Publicis Ambience: “Shield Plus is an industry leading offering. Peace of Mind is a proposition that Skoda owns strongly and the past campaigns have worked very well for the brand. Challenge was to push the limits further and change the trajectory for the brand with this campaign. Kudos to the Skoda team led by Zach Hollis and Tarun Jha who showed immense faith in the idea and were brave enough to buy it. We are very excited and proud as a team and reasonably confident the campaign will do exceedingly well for Skoda. Needless to say, it’s been a long time that we’ve seen such an idea in the automotive category.”

     

    Adding his views on the ad film, Ramakrishnan Hariharan, Head of Creative, Publicis Ambience said: “This TVC ticks all the right boxes for me. Simple and clear messaging delivered in a manner that’s almost unescapable. Really fortunate to have bold clients like ŠKODA who don’t just demand cut-through work but also allow the creative team to wield the edge that makes cut-through possible.”

     

    The production house on the film is Prodigious while the ad has been directed by Lloyd Baptista.

     

     

  • He joins from Ogilvy & Mather and will report to Bobby Pawar, MD & CCO-South Asia, Publicis India

    Publicis India appoints Ramakrishnan Hariharan as Head of Creative

    By A Correspondent

     

    Ramakrishnan Hariharan

    Publicis India has strengthened its creative function with the appointment of Ramakrishnan Hariharan as the Head of Creative. He will be based out of Mumbai and will report to Bobby Pawar, MD & CCO – South Asia, Publicis India. He joins Publicis from Ogilvy India where he was the Senior Creative Director.

     

     

     

    Bobby Pawar

    Commenting on the appointment, Bobby Pawar, MD & Chief Creative Officer – South Asia, Publicis India said: “Creatively, the Mumbai office has been on a roll for a while, with great work on Ambuja Cement, Nerolac, HDFC Mutual Funds, Skoda, Zee and more. Ram comes to bat at the right time. He is not just a great creative guy who is adept at traditional and non-traditional ideas, he is also the kind of leader people rally behind. I am sure he will help us raise our game a few

     

    Srija Chatterjee

    Welcoming Hariharan on board, Srija Chatterjee, Managing Director, Publicis India added: “Ram has been the face behind some memorable campaigns in the recent past, and it will be great to see him bring that creative spark across most of our work at Publicis. We are certain that under his leadership, the teams will imbibe a great creative culture and churn out an enviable body of work that will end up winning multiple laurels. We welcome him to the agency and look forward to seeing some great work from him soon.”

     

     

  • The commercial focuses on the generations in a family building their relations with each other and staying strong

    JSW Cement’s latest campaign focuses on durability and strength

    By A Correspondent

     

    JSW Cement Ltd has launched its second TVC focusing on how time strengthens relations in life and the thought that goes behind using the product which ensures durability when used. The principal concept of the campaign captures how JSW Portland Slag Cement takes a little more time to set but gives your house a lifetime of strength.

     

    The commercial focuses on the generations in a family building their relations with each other and staying strong just like JSW Cement. But isn’t it true that with time our relationships with our family members grows stronger anything made with patience, love and care lasts forever? Time is one of the key elements of this JSW Cement brand campaign.

     

    Rahul Akkara

    Rahul Akkara, Vice President Strategy & Brand, JSW Cement said,“We have 3rd Party test reports to claim that our strength grows over PPC and OPC cement over a period of time. The new ads from JSW cement look at how strength grows over a period of time.  Through the communication piece we are not only talking about increased strength over a period of time but we are also extending the usage of our products to applications such as beams, columns , slabs and roof .The new ad campaign developed by Ogilvy takes the route of relationships and shows how like the strength of PSC cement , relationships too grow with times.”

     

    Ogilvy’s Senior Creative Director, Ramakrishnan Hariharan says, “It’s always a pleasure to work with clients who trust our work and thinking. After an Effie-winning performance with last year’s debut campaign for JSW cement, it was imperative for our team to keep the brand love going with scripts that hit the sweet spot. With Vishwesh’s keen sense of direction, I think we have pulled it off pretty well. Hope it connects with the audience just like it did last year.”