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  • He joins the agency as Regional Creative Officer

    Shayondeep Pal to head Creative at Lowe Lintas, BLR

    By Our Staff

     

    Lowe Lintas has appointed Shayondeep Pal as Regional Creative Officer. Pal will work out of the agency’s Bengaluru office and manage some of the flagship brands of the agency from the South region. Most recently, he led the creative campaigns for Surf Excel, Wheel, Vim, UltraTech and Nestle EveryDay.

     

    Talking about his new role, Pal said: “I am looking forward to an exciting phase in my advertising career. I am thrilled to be part of the team that created stellar work on some of the most iconic brands.”

     

    Commenting on Pal’s new role in the agency, Sagar Kapoor, CCO, Lowe Lintas said, “Shayondeep (Shayon, as we fondly refer to him) has led the Lowe Delhi office in the past. He has worked on a diverse mix of brands across categories. Both his wisdom and creative talent will definitely take Lowe Lintas South to newer heights. I am excited about our partnership and along with him and the teams, hope to create some stunning work very soon.”

     

    The appointment is effective immediately.

     

  • The agency has created short, amusing narratives for HDFC Home Loans

    Network highlights perks of new normal for HDFC Home Loans

    By A Correspondent

     

    Network Advertising has launched a series of TV commercials for HDFC Home Loans, its client for for over 18 years. Network has created short, amusing narratives for HDFC Home Loans.

     

    Speaking about the campaign, Saif Faruqi, Head – Corporate Communications, HDFC Limited, said: “At HDFC, we have always tried to be customer-centric and stay a little ahead of the curve when it comes to serving their needs. Our offerings on the digital platform are one such initiative that builds relevance for not only the new-age segment – ‘The Millennials’ but also for the other prospects. These initiatives hold a lot of ground especially in the current set of realities where it is necessary for all businesses to showcase their readiness for the so-called ‘new normal’. Network and HDFC have had a long-standing relationship and we have always had the Network team delivering creative products that are sound in strategy and which easily resonate with consumers. The TVCs stand testimony to this and that too in the current times of remote working.”

     

    Added Shayondeep Pal, Chief Creative Officer, Network Advertising: “These days, everything in life has a ‘new normal.’ Essentially, it means there’s a new way of doing things versus a pre-Covid practice. The films borrow this popular societal lexicon, ‘the new normal,’ as they seamlessly tie the process of online home loans with ‘slice of life’ examples. If attending a wedding on a video call is the new normal, so is an online home loan application. The films were shot in Delhi and in fact, as the films were mounted during lockdown, the directorial team managed the shoot remotely from Mumbai.”

     

    Said Surjo Deb, Director, Ubik Films: “In a performance-based film, directing actors while sitting thousands of miles away in front of a laptop posed the biggest challenge on these films. I wanted the performances to be natural, with the tone of casual everyday conversations to bring out the simplicity of the stories. Getting the right cast was absolutely crucial to the process, and then workshops with the actors to ensure that they hit the right pitch and developed a genuine chemistry with each other.”

     

     

  • The first film of the series highlights the importance of space as a means to keep oneself safe

    Mahindra Lifespaces advocates people to stay at home in latest ad campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Network Advertising has conceptualised and created a series of digital films for Mahindra Lifespaces, as part of efforts to encourage social distancing and staying at home during the current lockdown. The first film of the series highlights the importance of space as a means to keep oneself safe, while also protecting our communities.

     

    Shayondeep Pal
    Sunil Sharma

    Said Shayondeep Pal, Chief Creative Officer, Network Advertising:  “In these unprecedented times, the idea was to position homes as the safest space during the lockdown. The physicality of a home is what prompted us to create a simple messaging, where staying indoors generates positivity and is a joyful experience.”

     

    Added Sunil Sharma, VP – Marketing & CRM, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd: “With responsible social distancing being a critical element in India’s fight against the spread of coronavirus, homes are now more than ever at the centre of our day-to-day lives.  Our intent was to aid and help build widespread awareness of the need to stay at home and thus, stay safe.”

     

     

  • The campaign highlights how Ellementry products blend form and functionality

    Ellementry rolls out festive ad campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Network Advertising has launched a campaign for homegrown lifestyle brand, Ellementry.

    Said Shayondeep Pal – Chief Creative Officer, Network Advertising: “Ellementry gives you the opportunity to build a brand through good old days of print. With a core proposition of form marrying function, it creates a design genre that’s new to us. Never before we had mundane products that take aesthetics seriously. And that’s how we arrived at the idea of ‘everyday beautiful.’ To find beauty in everyday things. Like a rolling pin or a tea rest. From a creative point of view, there’s immense satisfaction in reviving the dying art of soft persuasion through headlines in the mad days of cluttered television.”

     

    Added Ayush Baid, Founder, Ellementry.com: “Since our inception, we have focussed on creating products that are a balance of form and function. So much is our focus on this core proposition that if a product satisfies one but not the other we don’t launch it. When it comes to gifting, our research indicated that people often give beautiful useless gifts which just get passed on from one person to the other. To break this cycle, we created a range for gifting during this festive season. Our products are not only beautiful to look at but also thoughtfully designed. We strongly believe that consumers will want to keep and use our products rather than passing them forward. Our ‘Thoughtful and Beautiful gifts’ campaign is a natural progression of our previous campaign of ‘Everyday beautiful’.’

     

     

  • Multi-channel campaign celebrates the launch of its Platinum range which is made using revolutionary SAS metal

    Network highlights new Vinod Cookware range

    By A Correspondent

     

    Network Advertising has launched an ad campaign for cookware brand Vinod Cookware.

     

    Said Shayondeep Pal, Chief Creative Officer, Network Advertising: “First and foremost, the idea was to break the category code to get the eyeballs. All we know is when it comes to cookware, we end up showing home-makers, happy kids and satisfied husbands. How do we stay away from this clichéd universe and still talk about a revolutionary product innovation called SAS metal? At the other end of the spectrum, we didn’t want to make an esoteric commercial with a tenuous connect. So, the attempt was to come up with an idea that is organically humorous and closer to the product truth.”

     

    Added Sunil Agarwal, Director, Vinod Cookware: “Vinod Cookware is synonymous with innovation and our offerings have been out strength. Our products have been able to stand the test of time and our substantial research has enabled us to understand the market and the consumers well. Our Platinum range is the perfect example of the focus we have on launching new products that address key consumer challenges. This new film created by Network Advertising encapsulates the brand and product promise effectively and I strongly believe that it will work very well for us in the market.”

     

     

  • The campaign comprises a series of short, digital-first video ads that leverage humour to give a quirky twist to the high involvement activity of home-buying

    Network Advertising unveils latest ad campagn for ‘Vicino’

    By A Correspondent

     

    Network Advertising has launched a quirky campaign for Mahindra Lifespaces’ recently launched residential project ‘Vicino’, located in Andheri East, Mumbai. The campaign comprises a series of short, digital-first video ads that leverage humour to give a quirky twist to the high involvement activity of home-buying.  These first-of-their-kind video ads feature animals, with each video ending in an unexpected reveal of the benefit of buying a home.

     

    Said Shayondeep Pal – Chief Creative Officer, Network Advertising: “To own a home in the heart of Mumbai is to say you’ve arrived in life. Vicino by Mahindra Lifespaces is one such project in Andheri where everything is close by. So the team came up with the idea of highlighting the locational advantage through what we all love to watch on our social media feed – animal videos! The aim was to be creatively disruptive in the category while communicating a strategic location benefit in the shortest possible time. In this context, I would like to thank Mahindra Lifespaces for buying into creatives that go beyond ‘safe’ in the traditional sense.”

     

    Added Sunil Sharma, Chief Customer Officer, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited: “Vicino is strategically located in Andheri East and meets the evolving needs of home buyers in Mumbai.  In a cluttered real estate space, our focus was on ensuring crisp, engaging and hard-hitting films that would be entertaining while also effortlessly seeding our customer value proposition of Joyful Homecomings to well-connected homes at Vicino.”

     

     

  • The campaign comprises a series of short, digital-first video ads that leverage humour

    Network Advertising unveils ad for Mahindra Lifespaces

    By A Correspondent

     

    Network Advertising has launched a campaign for Mahindra Lifespaces’ recently launched residential project ‘Vicino’, located in Andheri East, Mumbai. The campaign comprises a series of short, digital-first video ads that leverage humour to give a quirky twist to the high involvement activity of home-buying.

     

    Shayondeep Pal

    Said Shayondeep Pal – Chief Creative Officer, Network Advertising: “To own a home in the heart of Mumbai is to say you’ve arrived in life. Vicino by Mahindra Lifespaces is one such project in Andheri where everything is close by. So the team came up with the idea of highlighting the locational advantage through what we all love to watch on our social media feed – animal videos! The aim was to be disruptive in the category while communicating a strategic locational benefit in the shortest possible duration. In this context, I would like to thank Mahindra Lifespaces for buying into creatives that go beyond ‘safe’ in the traditional sense.”

     

    Added Sunil Sharma, Chief Customer Officer, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited: “Vicino is strategically located in Andheri East and meets the evolving needs of home buyers in Mumbai. In a cluttered real estate space, our focus was on ensuring crisp, engaging and hard-hitting films that would be entertaining while also effortlessly seeding our customer value proposition of Joyful Homecomings to well-connected homes at Vicino.”

     

     

  • Multi-channel campaign celebrates the home and lifestyle products that blend form and functionality available at Ellementry.com

    Network Advertising unveils ad campaign for lifestyle brand, Ellementry

    By A Correspondent

     

    Network Advertising has launched its latest ad campaign for homegrown lifestyle brand, Ellementry.

     

    Shayondeep Pal

    Said Shayondeep Pal – Chief Creative Officer, Network Advertising: “In our everyday life, we tend to play down the importance of aesthetics in mundane things. The campaign rides on this insight and turns it on its head to talk about the larger philosophy of making everyday beautiful. The idea was to revive the power of print and attempt a ‘slow down and sit back’ approach to advertising that matches the brand ethics – ‘life is beautiful’”.

     

    Ayush Baid

    Added Ayush Baid – Founder, Ellementry.com: “From Day 1 we have built our brand on six core pillars – Form & Function, Fusion, Culture Revival, Food Safe, Sustainability and Hand Crafted. Each of the pillars has been carefully chosen because in some manner or other they make each and every day beautiful for us, our people, our consumer and the environment. However, being a young brand, not many people knew about us or our philosophy. That’s where the ‘Everyday beautiful’ campaign created by Network fits perfectly well to inform the consumer about our brand, our philosophy and our brand pillars.”

     

     

  • The campaign builds on the brand proposition of Joyful Homecomings and the excitement around the World Cup that is underway

    Mahindra Lifespaces celebrates the cricket season with #JoyfulHomecomings

    By A Correspondent

     

    Mahindra Lifespaces has released two films as part of a campaign to celebrate shared community experiences and joyful homecomings. The campaign builds on the brand proposition of Joyful Homecomings and the excitement around the World Cup that is underway.

     

    Said Sunil Sharma, VP – Marketing & CRM, Mahindra Lifespace Developers: “Joyful Homecomings transcends the thoughtful design and high-quality aspects that define a Mahindra Lifespaces home, to also include the complete experience of moving in and becoming part of a larger, thriving community.  Neighbours play an important part in Indian culture and have always been a great support system in good times and tough ones.  Mahindra Lifespaces’ residential projects enable healthy and balanced community living, and our latest films bring to life the insight of how neighbours are an intrinsic component of joyful community experiences.”

     

    Added Shayondeep Pal, Chief Creative Officer, Network Advertising: “Cricket can never be enjoyed alone. As a fan, the fun multiplies when you watch the game with family and friends. This insight worked beautifully well with our brand thought, ‘Joyful Homecomings’. The campaign therefore, revolves around excuses people come up with to escape their present surroundings and rush home to catch the excitement. We say, ‘Aaj Ghar Jaldi Jaana Hai’ in popular parlance. The idea hinges on this.”

     

     

  • The campaign through a new TVC urges consumers to upgrade their mindset and not give up on their dreams as there is always a good bargain on OLX

    ‘Upgrade’ takes a new meaning in OLX’s latest ad

    By A Correspondent

     

    A step forward in life is usually symbolized with an upgrade in physical goods that come at a price. But often an upgrade in mindset brings about a change which reaps benefits without compromising on your dreams or your wallet. This is what OLX’s new TVC depicts – live a contented and independent life without compromising on your dreams by borrowing snippets from everyday life situations of modern working couples in mid-level corporate jobs. Giving its successful campaigns, ‘Bech De’ and ‘Keemat Bhi, Kuch Keemti Bhi’, a new outlook, OLX has released a television Ad, ‘Aadhe Tere, Aadhe Mere’ continuing with the successful punch line “keemat bhi, kuch keemti bhi, OLX pe Bech De”.

     

    Said Amarjit Singh Batra, CEO, OLX India, “As a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) platform OLX believes in bringing people together for win-win exchanges, and improving their lives. The ‘used car’ segment on OLX witnesses exceptionally fast transactions and offers great cars and value for both  buyers and sellers on making us the most preferred platform for used cars. The desire to upgrade comes most naturally to consumers making selling of used cars relatively more established as a behavior. Through this TVC we are trying to highlight how OLX plays a role in the daily life of people, allowing them to take decisions that bring loved ones even closer and also make their lives easier. Since car is a big-ticket purchase, we try to make the experience stress free. Thus we took the lead in offering inspection of cars which is a value-added service for the buyers.”

     

    Conceived by Lowe Lintas, the TVC depicts the story of a modern working couple getting ready to leave for their respective offices. While the husband’s getting ready, the wife is waiting outside their car looking at her watch since she is getting late for work. He drops her off at her office and reminds her that he will pick her up at 6.30 in the evening. After a hectic day at office, she gets a text from her husband saying that he will be late by an hour. She waits for him while the rest of her colleagues have left. Finally she gets a text saying that he won’t be able to make it and she should grab a taxi and head home. While she is pondering over the day’s events, the husband reaches home and they have a conversation where she expresses her concern. She tells her husband that she used to be more independent before she got married compared to what she is now. The husband thinks about it and decides to sell his car. He uploads an ad on OLX app and sells the car after meeting the buyer. The next scene shows the wife leaving for office, when she is surprised to find two smaller cars instead of the previous sedan of her husband. The husband then asks the wife to choose her own car which leaves her happy and surprised. The TVC ends with the tagline, “keemat bhi, kuch keemti bhi, OLX pe Bech De”.

     

    Said Shayondeep Pal, Executive Creative Director, Lowe Lintas, “Under the umbrella of Keemat Bhi, Kuch Keemti Bhi, OLX has managed to blend in seamlessly the societal issues and behaviors that people can relate to. Our task was to take the thought forward and strengthen the proposition with a new lens. The story is about a modern working couple who have mid-level corporate jobs. It challenges the traditional aspects of an upgrade, and talks instead of an upgrade in mindset. The idea was to resonate with young couples, for whom self-reliance and independence are important aspects in relationship building.”

     

  • Two TVCs urge buyers to not postpone their dreams as there is always a good bargain on OLX

    OLX unveils first ever buyer campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    The reasons to buy used goods are innumerable. But what prompts a buyer to stop pondering, and actually click the buy button? OLX’s first-ever buyer-focused campaign depicts OLX-ers buying all kinds of used products at affordable prices, enabling them to fulfill their most cherished dreams. OLX has released two television ads ‘Start-up nahi, Start Ab’ and ‘Friends ke saath life set kar’ illustrating this.

     

    Said Amarjit Singh Batra, CEO, OLX India, “OLX is synonymous with selling in India. Even people who have not used OLX associate us with ‘Bech De’. But we are also the most vibrant and liquid platform in the country for buyers. We have 70 per cent unique content on OLX implying that 70 per cent of the products listed on our platform will be found only on OLX, and no other platform. In addition to this, 100 per cent of the ad content on OLX is user-generated, and 90 per cent of the users coming to OLX are posting in consumer-to-consumer (C2C) categories, ensuring superior quality of listings. These reasons make OLX the most valuable marketplace for a buyer.”

     

    “There are millions of satisfied buyers on OLX who are using OLX to fulfill their unique buying needs. Users are coming on OLX everyday to buy all kinds of things that are making their dreams and aspirations possible. That is the inspiration behind this campaign,” Batra added.

     

    Conceived by Lowe Lintas, the first TVC (Start-Up) depicts the story of two young entrepreneurs who while sitting in a college canteen are busy calculating their business investments. While one of them is listing out the requirements, the other is using a calculator to come up with the total amount. When he lands on an initial investment amount, his heart sinks on the thought of waiting for a year to gather funds. This is when the other partner urges him to stop worrying and logs on to the OLX mobile App to buy used goods. Both of them happily agree and buy goods that they require to start their business. A humorous touch in the last scene depicts them professionally dressed in their new office when another idea strikes! And this time instead of the calculator the guy picks up his smartphone to log on to the OLX mobile app.

     

    The second TVC opens with a ‘just married’ couple who enters their new but unfurnished home to be surprised by their common group of friends, who are trying to help the couple set up their home. They ask the couple that where will they sit or how the couple will entertain them when they visit them! This adds to the humor making the couple feel less burdened by the sweet gesture of their friends. The TVC plays on the emotional attachment between friends who look out for each other when families do not support. Since this is the first marriage in the group and the respective families have not supported it, the friends are trying to cheer up the couple by buying furniture for their house on OLX mobile App.

     

    Shayondeep Pal, Executive Creative Director, Lowe Lintas said, “So far, OLX has focused on getting people to sell on the site. While we go about that objective, there is also the other end of the spectrum – the buyers, whom we address for the first time through this campaign. The fact is that today’s generation is very smart and practical when it comes to making life choices. Whether it is going ahead with an unconventional wedding or starting their own business, we used this ‘practicality’ aspect to blend in the brand message of how buying on OLX enables the youth to kick start their pursuits. The signoff line ‘Kal kare so aaj kare, OLX pe khareed kar’ captures this spirit of the youth.”

     

  • Shayondeep Pal has been part of the creative team in Delhi for more than 6 years

    Lowe Lintas names Shayondeep Pal its Creative head in Delhi

    By A Correspondent

     

    Lowe Lintas has named Shayondeep Pal, Executive Creative Director, to head the Creative offering of its New Delhi office. Shayondeep takes over from Shriram Iyer, who was recently named NCD, Mullen Lintas. Pal will report to Arun Iyer, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe Lintas.

     

    Shayondeep Pal has been part of the creative team in Delhi for more than 6 years and is involved in the creative execution of a number of notable campaigns for prominent clients in the region. Some of these include OLX, Micromax, Hindustan Times, Maruti Suzuki, Google, and Pernod Ricard.

     

    Commenting on his appointment, Arun Iyer, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe Lintas said: “Delhi has been surging ahead with creative offerings that are top-notch and Shayondeep Pal has had an integral role to play in its success. With a creative firepower that’s palpable and the thirst to do more, I cannot wait to see what he has in store to drive the office in Delhi. I wish him the best in his new role at the agency.”

     

    Pal has worked on a number of market leading brands over the years. He has been the creative lead on Micromax for the last four years and has worked on campaigns like Sliver 5 with Hugh Jackman, Qube (3D Interface), Canvas HD (Colours Can Come Alive) and Canvas 2. In fact, he has also directed a few commercials for Micromax. On OLX, he has done work on the ‘Womaniya’ campaign along with their current ‘Keemat Bhi, Keemti Bhi’ campaign. On Maruti Suzuki, he has worked on Ertiga, the LUV car and Ciaz. For Hindustan Times, he did a campaign on ‘You Read, They Learn’ which went on to win an award at Cannes Lions in 2013.

     

    Sharing his views on the new role, Shayondeep Pal said, “I am lucky enough to be part of a great team in Delhi. The opportunities are endless and I want to approach it with an open mind. The great thing is that the mandate is clear: how to make our brands famous and therefore, how to make our people famous. I want to make this place a talent magnet where people would line up to join us. One clear approach would be to look at the creative output from a holistic angle – through new media, unexplored media and not just 30-second commercials.”