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  • #MadeOfMilk has been launched with an aim to create a property that reflects what Havmor stands for

    Havmor’s latest campaign reveals its new brand repositioning

    By A Correspondent

     

    In line with its core brand philosophy and as part of a strategic brand repositioning exercise, Havmor released its latest #MadeOfMilk series with Cool Gaiz (cows).

     

    Conceptualised by Creativeland Asia, which recently won the brand’s creative duties, this is the first in a series of three-second to 20 second spots highlighting Havmor’s proposition of real milk ice cream.

     

    #MadeOfMilk has been launched with an aim to create a property that reflects what Havmor stands for. The insight behind the series, is to grab the attention of the consumer and create a lasting impression of the brand message. The ten second film shows two animated cows in a cold barn who are obsessed with Havmor Ice Cream.

     

    About the newly launched communication, Chaitanya Rele, VP – Head of Marketing, Havmor Ice Cream Ltd said: “We want to establish Havmor as a brand synonymous with real milk ice cream. And who better to tell this story than cows themselves. The communication for Havmor has always been fun filled and vibrant as the brand stands for goodness made real, and #MadeOfMilk pushes that thought further in a humorous way. With the help of the two Cool Gaiz, we want to catch the attention of the audience and make the brand memorable.”

     

    Added Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder & Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia Group: “In a world where our attention span is diminishing and every second matters, we have decided to create a series of 3 second to 20 second spots for Havmor Ice Cream. Even in the shortest duration, the message that Havmor Ice Creams are made from real milk has been built in both, subliminally and explicitly. The first in the series is a 10 second spot that very strategically focuses on familiarising people with the brand name. I am pretty sure it will be a clutter-breaker.”

  • #UnitedByHalf received 55,000 pledges, 4.65 million website visits and 2 million engagements

    Creativeland Asia wins Clio Fashion & Beauty Silver

    By A Correspondent

     

    Creativeland Asia has won a Silver at the CLIO Fashion & Beauty Awards (Social Good) for United Colors of Benetton’s #UnitedByHalf campaign. The campaign first aired in India on Valentine’s Day following which, Benetton released it globally on International Women’s Day.

     

    Sajan Raj Kurup

    Said Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder and Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia Group: “With the #UnitedByHalf campaign, the Benetton India team rolled out a movement that seeks to involve both men and women in achieving equality of both genders in India. It was heart-warming to see the response to the campaign when we launched it – both in India and across the globe. What I’m really proud about is that true to the Creativeland way, this Silver has been won on a real piece of work on a global brand like Benetton.”

     

  • Founder & Creative Chairman Sajan Raj Kurup has aggressive plans to grow CLA to a 'creative ecosystem'

    Rana Barua to lead Creativeland Asia…

     

    By A Correspondent

     

    He’s back, wrote senior adperson Shavon Barua on Facebook early today (July 10). Hubby and also a seasoned adland captain RanaBarua was set to take charge at Creativeland Asia group as CEO.

     

    After 10 years of doing some quality work in advertising, Founder and Creative Chairman Sajan Raj Kurup has announced a strategic move to evolve Creativeland from a communications company into a complete creative ecosystem by investing in creating a group that will have a formidable presence across all key strategic creative marketing verticals. And helping Kurup do that will be Rana Barua at the helm of it as Chief Executive Officer.

     

    Barua, notes a communique, will work closely with Kurup and will lead this new group structure that looks at making quantum leaps across its marketing services offering for clients.

     

    Said Kurup on the appointment: “Very few CEOs in our market have the capabilities of transforming business and scaling up rapidly. There were three things that made me bring on Rana at Creativeland. His ability to be a lethal competitor in the market, his diverse industry experience and strong track record of scaling up.My team and I spent the last decade building Creativeland Asia brick by brick on strong cultural values and business principles. We always kept the long-term in mind. Not a short-term valuation-seeking sell-out model. This organic and careful growth has laid a strong foundation that becomes a fertile platform for a strong business leader like Rana to buildon it further exponentially.”

     

    Adding on Barua’s role, Kurup said: “Rana’s significant experience across media and marketing will also help us drive strategic alliances and partnerships and further boost the Groups presence across Digital Media, Creative technology, Design and shopper marketing functions.He will take on the responsibilities of everyday business and operations. Which I am hoping will also give me more time at Creativeland to be a full time thinker, investor and creator of new.”

     

    With experience of over 22 years in the industry, Barua was last Chief Executive Officer of WPP Group’s Contract Advertising. He has also worked as COO, Red FM, Head of Marketing at Radio City and earlier various stints at JWT, Ogilvy, McCann &Rediffusion Y&R. He is also an executive committee member and honorary secretary of the Advertising Agencies Association of India.

     

    On his new move and role, RanaBarua, Chief Executive Officer, Creativeland Asia Group said:

    “Over the last 10 years, Raj has built a fabulous organisation, team and culture. Which is evident in great client partnerships and work that is disruptive in the market. While Creativeland has always stood out for me as it has to most in the advertising industry, what got me revved up about this opportunity is Raj’sclear vision to build a creative ecosystem beyond the traditional marketing communication gamut.The ambitions and expansion plans we discussed has made me believe that there can’t be a better place to realise them than Creativeland today. Both, in India and overseas. Partnering Raj and leading a super bright team at Creativeland Asia Group, launching new verticals, treading newer geographies and taking on the challenges of building the creative ecosystem of the future makes for my next level of excitement.

     

    The new structure at Creativeland Asia will house verticals of Creativeland advertising, Baaash Digital, Creativeland Pictures (films & content), Creativeland Hospitainments (experiential, events and entertainment) with individual business leaders who will report into the CEO.In addition, internal investments are being allocated to set up and drive new strategic tie ups across Media, Creative Technology, Design, PR, Experiential, Events and Shopper Marketing functions.

     

    While Barua will be responsible to consolidate and drive all the advertising and brand communications verticals, he will also be crucial in shaping up Creativeland Hospitainment which includes entertainment, events and activation and Creativeland Pictures, the groups film and television vertical. Creativeland Pictures has created award winning content for both television as well as the big screen. Its first feature film, Karmayogi, an Indian adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, received great admiration from the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). It ventured into television content and production last year with The Legend of Jagannath, for the National Geographic Channel.

     

    Creativeland Asia is all geared up for an offsite culture workshop to transition into the new structure and leadership. Said Kurup: “Cultural transitions are key when it comes to such crucial hires. We will be doing it the indomitable Creativeland way with a three-day ashram-based leadership workshop which combines yoga, meditation and future search modules.”

     

    According to industry sources, Creativeland was not what got Barua to quit Contract. He was earlier toying with the idea of starting out on his own and a few networks had even evinced interest in investing in his venture. And then the call from Kurup.

     

    Barua officially joins Creativeland today (July 10).

     

  • Will be responsible for branding and communication duties for Havmor

    Havmor Ice Cream appoints Creativeland Asia to handle creative biz

    By A Correspondent

     

    Creativeland Asia has won the creative duties for Havmor Ice Cream. The account was won following a multi-agency pitch.

     

    Chaitanya Rele

    On working with Creativeland Asia, Chaitanya‘Chai’ Rele, VP – Head of Marketing, Havmor Ice Cream said: “Havmor has been on a fabulous journey of definition and redefinition over the last few years. As we continue on this path of growth, we are very excited to partner and work with Creativeland Asia. Through a tight pitch process, Creativeland Asia’s out of the box thinking and a genuinely innovative approach to the category really stood out. We look forward to working with the team at Creativeland Asia in creating real and impactful communication that really brings our brand to life.”

     

     

    Sajan Raj Kurup

    On the win, Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder and Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia said: “Havmor is amongst the fastest growing ice cream brands in the country. They are in a unique position as the only non-dairy player in India making 100 percent real milk ice cream. We will leverage this positioning and design a communication strategy for the brand that breaks through the clutter. There is no doubt that immense competition in this category exists, but we want to make sure we stand out. We had a clear vision for Havmor when we presented our ideas during the pitch phase. They have ambitious plans for the market and the category and we are sure that together, we will be able to achieve what we have planned.”

     

  • Will handle the mainline, experiential and digital duties as the marketing communications partner

    Creativeland Asia wins mandate for Luxor, Parker and Waterman

    By A Correspondent

     

    Creativeland Asia has won the creative duties for Luxor, Parker and Waterman from the Luxor Group.

    On working with Creativeland Asia, Pooja Jain, Managing Director, Luxor Writing Instruments Pvt. Ltd. Said: “The Luxor Group is a global leader in the writing instruments category with innovation and disruption at its core. To continue our growth and success, we are delighted to have Creativeland Asia on board. Their exceptional body of work and the ability to create memorable, innovative and disruptive communication across 360 media is what excited us to work with them. We look forward to creating memorable campaigns together for Luxor, Parker and Waterman.”

     

    On the association with the Luxor Group, Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder and Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia said: “We are excited to expand our portfolio into the writing instruments category with prestigious brands like Luxor, Parker and Waterman from the Luxor Group. Pooja has very ambitious plans for her brands and I am delighted to partner her on her journey. While with Parker our task is to build on the global positioning, on Luxor we will be looking at a complete brand revamp. It is a highly competitive and challenging category. I am looking forward along with the team at Creativeland to create communication that works for the Luxor group in the market.”

     

    With this latest announcement, Creativeland Asia will now expand into the writing instruments category managing the mainline, experiential and digital mandate for Luxor, Parker and Waterman.

     

    About Luxor Writing Instruments Pvt. Ltd (LWIL):

     

    Started in 1963 under the entrepreneurial leadership of Late Mr. D. K. Jain, Luxor Writing Instruments Pvt. Ltd. (LWIPL) is one of the largest and most respected names in the writing instruments industry in India today. It is the leading manufacturer of writing instruments in India, producing over 6 million pens every day under the Luxor, Pilot, Parker and Waterman brands. Luxor as a brand is registered in more than 126 countries and Luxor range of writing instruments are exported to over 90 countries around the world including USA, Canada, Europe, Middle East and Australia.

     

    About Creativeland Asia:

     

    Creativeland Asia, one of India’s largest and most sought after independent agency completes 10 years on June 1 this year (2017) and is celebrating a month full of festivities to bring in this landmark year.

     

  • In his last assignment, Lahiri was at Contract Bengaluru as Senior Vice President & General Manager

    Creativeland Asia appoints Manas Lahiri to head Delhi-NCR

    By A Correspondent

     

    Creativeland Asia has announced the appointment of Manas Lahiri to lead its Delhi-NCR region business. In his last assignment, Lahiri was at Contract Bengaluru as Senior Vice President & General Manager.

     

    Srijib Mallik

    Speaking on the hire, Srijib Mallik, Board Member & Chief Operating Officer, Creativeland Asia who has recently taken on the role of leading Ventureland Asia, the investment company started by Creativeland founder Sajan Raj Kurup said: “When we met Manas for the first time a couple of years back, we were smitten by his understanding of the Creativeland Culture and were looking at the right opportunity to bring him in. Led by a passion for creative solutions, he comes with well-rounded experience in Sales & Marketing, Brand Management and Advertising. With this combination, he will accelerate our growth in the Delhi-NCR region while upkeeping the sanctity of the Creativeland Culture.”

     

    Manas Lahiri

    On joining Creativeland Asia, Lahiri said: “Creativeland Asia is a brand and a creative culture that has created remarkable work in the last decade. When I met Raj and Srijib for the first time, I was highly impressed with their vision and expansion plans. Delhi-NCR is an exciting market with some amazing brands playing big. Coupled with a great team, Creativeland Asia manages a huge equity here and my job will be to take it to the next level and grow aggressively. Exciting times ahead for us.”

     

     

    Sajan Raj Kurup

    Added Raj Kurup: “I am delighted to have Manas on board. This strengthens our plans for Delhi-NCR with a new creative leadership announcement to follow soon.”

     

  • Creativeland Asia turns 10, launches Baaash Digital

     

     

    Ten years after launch independent agency Creativeland Asia, Sajan Raj Kurup has announced Baaash Digital, a digital ready content company that will create, execute and monitor everyday content for brands, and will cater to every communication need of brands from Branded content, Brand/Product Stories, Experiential Engagements, AR, VR, Blogs to Content development for platforms, Usability Engineering, UX and Content delivery ecosystems etc.

     

    Commenting on the launch, Kurup (Founder and Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia) said: “At Creativeland, we have always challenged status quo and disrupted the market with our thinking. Right now, I truly believe there is a change required in the content ecosystem.Ten years ago, we created a new ecosystem that pushed the bar for brand communications and advertising content in this market. Now, we want to create a new ecosystem for every day content that brands need. A decade ago, brands still relied purely on advertising content. Today, brands need to go beyond traditional advertising content to engage with consumers on a daily basis.

     

    With Baaash, we want to disrupt the traditional digital ecosystem. There has been a flurry of digital and social media shops after the advent of digital agency ecosystem. This eco-system today is fragmented with digital agencies, social media shops, various types of independent content creators, digital media outfits, ORM, social PR etc.  A lot of them who offer ad-hoc cheap social media management which is focussed on functional needs rather than pushing the brand’s creative potential to engage better with consumers.”

     

    Kurup has got Tejas Ravindranath from within the Creativeland team to lead this venture with a team of 24 people to start with.

     

  • Kurup's venture fund invests 40% stake in New York-based kids clothing label Masala Baby Inc

    Creativeland’s Sajan Raj Kurup launches Ventureland Asia

    By A Correspondent

     

    Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder and Creative Chairman of Creativeland Asia (CLA), has launched a venture investment firm called Ventureland Asia. The firm has already invested 40 per cent stake in New York-based kids clothing company Masala Baby Inc.

     

    Said Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder, Ventureland Asia and Founder & Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia: “There’s been a huge churn in the business of funding in the last few years. Most PEs, VCs follow a herd mentality. Most businesses that seem to get a good valuation are the ones which have mastered the art of fabricating a good story on paper. There are a whole lot of entrepreneurs who get sacrificed at the altar of this cultural gap between the investors and the investees. The issue is everyone involved seems to be playing a game, existing from round to round basis and not looking at value creation.”

     

    Continuing on the inception of Ventureland Asia, he said: “Ten years back I saw a business gap in the marketing communications business and out of nowhere created the buzziest advertising agency in the country which today is still one of the most sought after name in advertising. Now, I am ready to enter the next level of brand building with a legacy of successful brand launches, brand refreshes and path breaking creative solutions.”

     

    Ventureland Asia has four parts to it:
    · One, Marquee funds which will involve deep engagement with marketing, tech and design support that will look at an exit in 48 to 60 months.

    · Two, Bridge Funds which will focus on market enhancement and carry on from Angel to series A. Looking at an exit in 24 to 30 months.

    · Three, Business Advisory services with Out of the box consulting that include Research, Technology and Finance, and end in Design, Branding and Communication.

    · And four, Incubation to Create own brands and build POC. Focus on adding creativity to existing industries.
    Leading this venture for Kurup is old hand and Chief Operating Officer Srijib Mallik. “Srijib is a mathematician at heart. His instinct for creative solutions and thorough understanding of complex business models makes him the right choice to lead. He has put a great team of financial analysts, fund managers and advisors at Ventureland Asia,” said Kurup.

     

    Added Mallik: “Ventureland Asia is an ideas investment engine where entrepreneurs can unleash the power of their creativity. It is a place designed to be open minded, collaborative, explorative and yet be relentlessly focused on business outcomes. Among other investments, we are extremely proud to announce our first major investment with New York based Masala Baby Inc which is already emerging as Hollywood parent’s new favourite brand. We will aim to support and grow their business exponentially.”

     

    Ventureland Asia will fund, partner and guide the marketing efforts of budding entrepreneurs and businesses to make sure that they capture and create maximum economic value for their ideas. Backed by the cutting edge branding, design and digital capabilities of Creativeland; Ventureland Asia is a platform where entrepreneurs get an opportunity to see their ideas achieve excellence.

     

     

  • The campaign has been conceptualised by Creativeland Asia

    Hotstar ready for 2017 edition of IPL with latest campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Hotstar, Star India’s video-on-demand platform, has launched its Vivo IPL 2017 commercial a 60-second film, to be followed by shorter films as the campaign progresses. The campaign has been conceptualised by independent agency Creativeland Asia.

     

    The film, set to a track composed by SnehaKhanwalkar and performed by rapper Naezy, opens with people from different walks of life in a typical Indian city, getting their game face on. What’s different, however, is that as opposed to the years where IPL meant life grinding to a halt, we see fans going about their lives, while effortlessly catching all the unpredictable and hot IPL cricket action.

     

    Commenting on the film, Ajit Mohan, CEO of Hotstar shared: “With Hotstar, the old narrative of cities turning into ghost towns during IPL is passé. The audience’s lives have gotten busier and thanks to IPL on mobile with Hotstar, there is no longer any need to make a trade-off between your passion for cricket and going on with daily life. The action on the field can heat up at any time and Hotstar is your ally for not missing a single hot moment, no matter where you are. Na life rukegi, na game rukega.”

     

    Added Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder and Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia: “This has been an unbelievably action packed project from the word go. The insight was that Hotstar allows you to go about your life while still catching all the IPL action live. So, no matter what you’re doing – working, studying or travelling, with Hotstar you’re constantly in a state of readiness to catch every bit of every hot match. The fielding stance is a great metaphor for readiness. We used this metaphor to show people around the city being ready for every ball of the IPL.  From the script idea to the composition of the music/lyrics and shooting from road to road with a smallish feature-film crew, this is perhaps the most anecdotal project we have done in recent times.”

     

    Now one needs to see which anthem gets more popular: Sony’s 10 SaalAapkeNaam or the one created by Hotstar.

     

  • Following a year-long process, Creativeland Asia has been appointed the communications partner for Godrej Masterbrand

    Creativeland wins Godrej Masterbrand creative mandate

    By A Correspondent

     

    Having partnered Godrej in revamping iconic brands like Cinthol, Godrej No.1 and Godrej Expert and crafting brands like Godrej aer and Protekt over the last couple of years, Creativeland recent win comes on the back of its deep understanding of the Godrej culture.

     

    Shireesh Joshi‎ COO, Strategic Marketing Group at Godrej says, “Godrej Masterbrand is extremely excited to have CLA on board as the creative agency. Look forward to working with them on many successful and award winning campaigns. With their deep knowledge of the Godrej brand and their unique approach it will be a win-win partnership for us.”

     

    Creativeland’s in-depth understanding and interpretation of Godrej both as a corporate and as a brand that touches millions of lives every day, helped it craft not a campaign, but an integrated way forward.

     

    Sajan Raj Kurup

    On the mandate, Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder and Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia, says, “Godrej Masterbrand is more than a mandate. It is a responsibility. Especially given the fact that it straddles such a varied portfolio from FMCG to real estate to consumer durables, across multiple geographies. We spent a year and a half getting a deep understanding of the history, the culture and the legacy of Godrej before even attempting to pitch for the Masterbrand. Creativeland looks forward to contributing strategically towards an ever evolving and contemporary Godrej Masterbrand.”

     

    It’s an all-encompassing mandate, including digital, social and mainline.

     

  • Ropes in Kapil Sharma, actor and comedian for its Digital Film

    Micromax unveils latest campaign for Unite series

    By A Correspondent

     

    Celebrating the language diversity of India, Micromax has begun a huge 360-degree campaign that challenges the notion of proficiency in English being an integral part of success. The campaign themed ‘Angrezipanti ko dikhao Angootha’ draws inspiration from the fact that a lot of heroes in real life come from diverse cultural and regional backgrounds and have done exceedingly well in areas of sports, reality shows, music amongst others. The campaign is launched for the latest entrants in its most successful Canvas Unite Series- Unite 4 and Unite 4 pro, which enables the users to use their mother tongue with just a swipe. As a part of the entire campaign, Micromax has launched a TVC and a digital film with the popular actor and comedian – Kapil Sharma. In addition to this, the company has also associated with the much awaited Salman Khan starrer, Sultan.

     

    With the thought that language will no longer be a communication barrier and colonialistic hangover or as the brand has termed it ‘Angrezipanti’ is not a prerequisite to being successful, the new TV commercial excellently defies the stereotype of regional language speakers. It strongly stands for embracing Indian languages and more importantly, empowering Indians to keep up with the rest of the world through new innovations in the mass smartphone category.

     

    Kapil Sharma features in a digital film wherein he takes pride in his preferred language – Hindi. The film with a pinch of humor, very strongly sends across a message about breaking through the ‘un-coolness’ that is often associated with Indian languages over English.

     

    Micromax has also associated with this year’s most awaited movie, Salman Khan starrer – Sultan. The 30 seconds promo of Sultan will feature Anushka Sharma encouraging Salman Khan in the movie, to not struggle with English and embrace his own language. The promo ends with subtle humour stating, “Toh pachad do iss angrezipan ko, Naye Micromax unite 4 series aur Sultan ke saath, Aur angrezipanti ko dikhao anghootha.”

     

    Shubhajit Sen, Chief Marketing Officer, Micromax Informatics said, “Micromax is an early mover that was quick to realize that language is a massive roadblock in the adoption of latest technology in the smartphone market. We decided to develop the Unite series after observing smartphone users in India, who often struggle with an English user interface, and an absence of language support in a pro consumer way. Hence, taking ahead the legacy of our most successful smartphone series -the Unite Series, Micromax Unite 4 and Unite 4 pro are designed to enable users to break free from the language barrier in being part of the digital revolution of the country.”

     

    English has become a prerequisite for anyone who wants to make it big in life. This is the basis of our idea, “Angrezipanti ko dikhao angootha”. We want to enable people to communicate and express themselves in any language they are most comfortable with. We’re truly proud of our diversity, and this campaign is all about celebrating our Indian-ness. Our two new smartphones truly resonate the same message of empowerment, celebration, simplicity and confidence!”

     

    Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder and Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia said, “Apart from being very sharp of the product proposition, the Micromax Unite 4 TVC demonstrates the versatility of the Micromax brand theme – Nuts Guts Glory. It unravels another shade in the strong and audacious personality we are building for Micromax as a whole. And just like the phone, its TVC shows ‘Angootha’ to anyone who thought the new brand personality for Micromax is not language agnostic.”

     

  • The quirky TVC has been conceptualized by Creativeland Asia

    Cinthol Deo Stick out to make an impact in India

    By A Correspondent

     

    Cinthol, in its endeavour to remain relevant to youth by offering them innovative products, is all set to launch the CintholDeoStick – a revolutionary product in the space of deodorants. CintholDeoStick is a cream based deo which is easy to use, has great fragrances that lasts 3X longer than ordinary deosprays and is pocket friendly too. The DeoStick is available in six different fragrances, three for men and three for women respectively. The brand’s philosophy of continuous reinvention, with this launch, is expecting to redefine the codes of deodorant category which is marked by expensive sprays, with starting point being Rs. 100+ for female deodorants and 180+ for male deodorants.

     

    The TVC created by Creativeland, showcases the DeoStick unlike any other deodorant in the category. The TVC DeoReborn sets out to showcase how Cinthol has reinvented the concept of using a deodorant. DeoReborn is the story of how and why the deodorant was reborn into its new avatar in a quirky manner along with a set of laterally evolved visuals. CintholDeoStick is a cream based deo and not a spray, which is gentle on skin and lasts 3 times longer than any other ordinary deo.  The TVC also showcases product’s new application format and the different stylized ways in which it can be used.

     

    Commenting on the campaign, Sunil Kataria, Business Head India & SAARC, GCPL said, “We constantly strive to give our consumers the best of personal care products and bridge the gap between consumer needs and what is available in the market. Cinthol has always been innovating to cater to the changing consumer needs of the youth. With the summer season just around the corner, we have launched Cinthol Deo Stick , a unique creme based deodorant that lasts genuinely long, is safe on skin and comes at an affordable price of Rs 69/-. We have reinvented the deo space with this revolutionary product which will appeal to our consumer’s and the TVC very aptly showcases the concept of DeoReborn.”

     

    Commenting on the TVC, Sajan Raj Kurup, Founder and Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia said, “With CintholDeoStick, we weren’t just launching a new product, but a whole new category. So, there were quite a few boxes to tick, while still making sure that it was in the Cinthol world we’ve been defining over the last few years. We believe the product has the potential to not just increase deo penetration in the market, but also potentially reposition the category in people’s minds.”