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  • Campaign to cover over 4,000 essential service stores across metros

    HDFC Bank launches Safety Grid campaign to reiterate social distancing

    By A Correspondent

     

    HDFC Bank has launched its #HDFCBankSafetyGrid campaign to encourage and reinforce #socialdistancing. Using the outer grid of HDFC Bank logo that indicates trust, the bank has created physical markers on the ground to help people maintain the World Health Organisation (WHO) prescribed social distance while waiting in queue at a shop or an establishment.

     

    Said Ravi Santhanam, Chief Marketing Officer, HDFC Bank: “In this hour of need, when the nation is fighting the pandemic, we have decided to put the bank logo, known to millions of Indians, on the ground, for their safety and protection. HDFC Bank and its logo has been synonymous with trust for over 25 years now. We have defied convention, for our belief is that safety of the people and social distancing is very important to fight Covid19. And we are honoured that we are able to use our logo to send a message across to the people. The cause that we are fighting for today is much greater than any marketing rules and norms. And every effort or contribution counts.”

     

    Speaking about the campaign, Rajdeepak Das, MD – India and Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett South Asia added: “Social distancing is one of the primary ways in which we can keep this deadly disease at bay. But in reality, one does need to step out to buy essentials. The grids are a physical manifestation of the social distancing individuals must maintain in any public setting. It’s a simple but extremely powerful idea a simple solution, albeit a bold one.”

     

     

  • With the ‘Make Every #WishComeTrue with #HDFCBankFestiveTreats’ campaign, the brand capitalized on influencer ads of every other brand out there

    HDFC Bank’s latest ad campaign capitalises on influencer ads of other brands

    By A Correspondent

     

    HDFC Bank along with Kinnect, its social media agency, has executed an ad campaign for Diwali that’s highly personalised and contextual to the relevant audience.

     

    With the ‘Make Every #WishComeTrue with #HDFCBankFestiveTreats’ campaign, the brand capitalised on influencer ads of every other brand out there. Almost every influencer ad on Instagram stories was followed with an HDFC Bank story of how to buy that product with an HDFC Bank offer.

     

    Discussing this campaign, Ravi Santhanam, Chief Marketing Officer, HDFC Bank said: “HDFC Bank has always been a digitally-forward bank, and this campaign is an ingenious way to create brand affinity and talkability amidst the over-cluttered festive space on digital. All our marketing efforts focus on being native and non-intrusive to users. This campaign did just that through the clever takeover of Instagram through influencers”.

     

    Added Chandni Shah, COO of Kinnect: “Marketing during the festive season is tricky, as a consumer is spoilt for choice and therefore may experience difficulty in decision-making. We wanted HDFC Bank to stand out, and actually make the decision-making process simple and intuitive for the consumer. Following existing brand stories was the perfect (albeit, unexpected!) way to do this. What a way to create brand recall by swimming along the Diwali tide, instead of against it!”

     

     

  • Mindshare, Madison, Hotstar, Aflle and Meesho max at the Mobile Marketing Association’s 2019 Smarties Excellence Awards

    Mindshare & HUL bag big @ Smarties

     

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) presented the 2019 Smarties India Awards, in Mumbai last Friday. The annual awards saw a line-up of 52 award recipients in mobile marketing as well as industry-focused categories, celebrating creativity, success, business impact and outstanding achievements across the mobile ecosystem.

     

    Mindshare India and Madison Communications led the most wins, receiving 17 and 9 awards respectively across 26 categories, ranging from Brand Awareness, Most Engaging Mobile Creative and Social Impact/Not for Profit, amongst others. In the industry awards segment, Hotstar was awarded ‘Publisher of the Year’, Mindshare India was recognised as ‘Agency of the Year’ while Hindustan Unilever Limited was recognised as the ‘Marketer of the Year’, and ‘Affle’ was awarded ‘Enabling Technology Company of the Year’. Meesho clinched two awards for ‘Best in Show’ for the campaign ‘When Women Joined Hands to Break Social Shackles’ and as ‘Brand of The Year’.

     

    The MMA #BuildtheFuture Forum was held prior to the Awards ceremony, where topics revolving around the adoption and leverage of technology to better understand the mobile marketing landscape were discussed.  Marketing to Gen Z in an age of user generated content, the cross-media reach of OTT vs. other media, leveraging data for precision marketing and how to leverage Mobile Voice were some of the themes around which eminent panellists from the  marketing ecosystem shared their perspectives.

     

    Said Moneka Khurana, Country Head, MMA India: “The MMA Forum and Smarties have, over time, created an industry ecosystem that brings the greatest marketing minds to one platform to identify and celebrate plethora of emerging talent and opportunities in the industry. It is exciting to see that marketers are truly starting to leverage mobile’s interactive capabilities to deliver real business results for brands. This year the quality of the winning campaigns highlight the growing significance of mobile and carves a promising future for the mobile marketing industry.”

     

    Added Ravi Santhanam, Chief Marketing Officer, HDFC Bank, who was Jury Chair :, “Innovation is key in the delivery of good marketing campaigns, but with attention spans being under a second now, the marketer has to churn out more innovations in shorter periods. This year as a jury, we saw brands who showcased brilliant ideas which combined high impact execution and also led to real business ROI. It was a tough one to pick winners in every category, but one that the jury has thoroughly enjoyed and learnt from.”

     

    The winners were picked by a panel of judges who deliberated over the submissions across four main criteria – creativity, execution, strategy and most importantly, business impact. The jury comprised:

     

    :: Ravi Santhanam of HDFC Bank,

    :: Pawan Sarda of Future Group,

    :: Abhishek Desai of P&G,

    :: Amit Sethiya of Syska Group,

    :: Asha Kharga of Axis Bank,

    :: Deepali Naair of IBM India & South Asia,

    :: Gauravjeet Singh of Unilever,

    :: Jayraj Jadhav of TATA AIG,

    :: Neel Pandya of L’Oreal,

    :: Nipun Marya of Vivo,

    :: Punitha Arumugam of Hotstar,

    :: Ravi Desai of Amazon,

    :: Rohit Dadwal of MMA

    :: Sandeep Ranade of Kantar.

     

    Over 300 submissions were received for of which 99 shortlisted entries which set the bar for marketing strategy, innovation, creativity and use of technology in mobile marketing.

  • Shortlisted entries come from across sectors like FMCG, BFSI, M-Commerce & Health

    MMA India announces Smarties India 2019 shortlist

    By A Correspondent

     

    Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has announced the shortlist of entries to the 2019 Smarties Awards in India. The winners will be announced on September 27 in Mumbai.

     

    As many as 99 entries have been shortlisted from across industries from the entries submitted. Those shortlisted for this year’s Awards include brands like Pepsico, MTV, Tata Chemicals, Google, Vodafone Idea, HDFC Life, Amazon Prime Video, Tanishq, LG, amongst other leading national and international brands. The leading agencies that worked in collaboration with these brands are Mindshare India, Performics India, Madison Media, Essence Global, Interactive Avenues, etc.

     

    A total of 13 senior level brand marketers made up the jury, namely, Ravi Santhanam of HDFC Bank, Pawan Sarda of Future Group, Abhishek Desai of P&G, Amit Sethiya of Syska Group, Asha Kharga of Axis Bank, Deepali Naair of IBM India & South Asia, Gauravjeet Singh of Unilever, Jayraj Jadhav of TATA AIG, Neel Pandya of L’Oreal, Nipun Marya of Vivo, Punitha Arumugam of Hotstar, Ravi Desai of Amazon, Rohit Dadwal of MMA and Sandeep Ranade of Kantar.

     

    Said Ravi Santhanam, Chief Marketing Officer, HDFC Bank, who is also this year’s Jury Chair: “Consumer attention has almost entirely shifted to mobile platforms, pushing marketers from all industries to enter this space in order to reach the desired audience. We were truly impressed to see the variety of work showcased by marketers and agencies whose campaigns push the bar on creativity higher every year.”

     

     

  • Kinnect will be responsible for executing and driving social media campaigns on all platforms for HDFC Bank

    Kinnect wins social media mandate for HDFC Bank

    By A Correspondent

     

    Kinnect has won the social media marketing mandate for HDFC Bank. Won after a multi-agency pitch, the mandate includes digital creative strategy and social media campaign creation and execution. Kinnect will be responsible for executing and driving social media campaigns on all platforms for HDFC Bank. Along with this, the agency’s Kinnect Outreach division will also execute influencer-led campaigns for the brand.

     

    Said Ravi Santhanam, CMO, HDFC Bank: “HDFC Bank understands that its customers are moving to the digital world and seek to engage with their bank as well as manage their banking needs through digital channels. We have been at the forefront of leveraging digital technology in providing banking solutions through digital channels in a frictionless manner. Through this strategic partnership, we aim to enhance our engagement with customers on social media platforms in a big way and make it a key approach to reach out to our younger, millennial audience.”

     

    Rohan Mehta

    Commenting on the account win, Rohan Mehta, CEO – Kinnect added: “HDFC Bank is a forerunner of the Indian market, and has always followed international standards. Digital has been an important platform for them, from a marketing as well as customer relationship standpoint. It remains the key medium to reach new customers who are early in the bank adoption process. With HDFC Bank launching new products targeted to millennials, this is the perfect time to help the brand launch digitally-forward campaigns that resonate perfectly with this audience.”