Tag: Swati Bhattacharya

  • FCB Ulka appoints Surjo Dutt as NCD

    By A Correspondent

     

    Surjo Dutt

    FCB Ulka has appointed Surjo Dutt as National Creative Director. Dutt joins FCB Ulka from Sapient Nitro where he worked as Head of Creative – Delhi.

     

    Surjo played a key role in the most successful year for Sapient Nitro’s advertising business since its’ inception in India, notes a communiqué, adding: “The Delhi office won marquee creative projects for brands like Nestle, British Airways and Philips during his 15-month stint.”

     

     

    Swati Bhattacharya

    Speaking on Surjo’s new role at FCB Ulka, Swati Bhattacharya, CCO, FCB Ulka said, “I remember the first time we heard the line ‘cheetah bhi peeta hai’ in JWT. We all knew the new kid on the Pepsi floor was special. Surjo’s omnivorous talent comes with an infectious energy and passion that not just creates great creative work but also strong creative teams. I am absolutely excited to have him partner me in building a bright creative future for FCB India.”

     

    Commenting on Surjo’s appointment, Nitin Karkare CEO, FCB Ulka said, “Surjo is a powerhouse of talent. The sheer energy that he brings to every assignment makes him a delight to work with. He is a great people’s person and his teams are always ready to give their best for him. He is a fantastic addition to our creative leadership team and I am sure our clients will benefit from his work”.

     

    Nitin Karkare

    Speaking on his new role at FCB Ulka, Dutt said, “FCB Ulka is an agency I have always admired for not just its work but also its core values and culture. And now with true gamechangers like Rohit and Swati coming in, it’s a wonderful time to be in this agency.I am thrilled to be a part of the team and will do everything I can to write my bit of the success story that is sure to be written.

     

  • Nature Fresh cracks new code for its Acti-Lite campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    The woman of the house often has to deal with the challenge of maintaining the health of her family along with the activeness quotient, which impacts the day-to-day happiness in the household. Every woman expects her husband to be an active father. She wants the husband to spend some active time with their children after he is back home from a busy and stressful work day. While, men around the country are trying hard to share the responsibility of parenting, while their better halves are helping them maintain an active lifestyle by making smarter food choices.

     

    As a result, the modern day Indian family is switching to healthier lifestyle and food choices. In its all new brand campaign, NatureFresh Acti-Lite brings forward its association as an able health partner to the fore.

     

    Conceived by FCB Ulka, and set against a melodious soundtrack created by Salim Sulaiman, the storytelling is about how a woman, by making little changes in the grocery items, can turn her husband into a dream father for their little daughter. We see a father who enjoys to take his little girl cycling daily or getting her ready for school, to doing delightful things like pitching a tent and camping out in the backyard. This is where the power of the Woman- the Home Maker is showcased. She is able to make kacche papa to acche papa [being able to do all that they want to do with their children] by simply switching to NatureFresh Acti-lite, as the cooking medium. NatureFresh Acti-lite, with its low fat cooking medium, promises less absorption of oil, that results in less sluggishness in the body. One important step towards having a ‘har pal active’ family.

     

    Speaking on the launch of the new campaign, Neelima Burra, Chief Marketing Officer , Cargill India said, “NatureFresh Acti-Lite is India’s first low fat cooking proposition in the edible refined oil category. According to our research, eating Low-Fat food is an un-met need which consumers feel is important for an active lifestyle. Through our new marketing campaign, we aim to target the cosmopolitan families and set a new trend in the category of low fat cooking with Nature Fresh Acti-lite.” The new NatureFresh Acti-Lite is the perfect partner for the Home Maker, which is helping her give the household their daily dose of active fun by having an active father!”

     

    Speaking on behalf of FCB Ulka, Swati Bhattacharya, Chief Creative Officer, said “The woman of the house is the architect of the happiness moments of the family. Behind every “Ache Papa” is an intelligent Mom who knows the recipe of how to make her family more active and help them accomplish more each day.”

     

    Rohit Ohri, Group Chairman & CEO, FCB Ulka said, “At FCB Ulka, we nurture brands to become strong partners to their consumers. NatureFresh Acti-Lite is one such brand. Giving new age solutions like low fat cooking to homemakers who are wanting to empower their husbands in their most important role in life- that of a good father.”

     

  • FCB Ulka appoints Arijit Gupta as Creative Head – Art

    By A Correspondent

     

    Arijit Gupta

    FCB Ulka Advertising announced the appointment of Arijit Gupta as Creative Head- Art, FCB Ulka Delhi. Arijit has more than 20 years’ experience and has worked on some legendary brands like Maruti, Nestle, Thums Up, LG, Bacardi, Idea and many more.

     

    He started his career in Lintas – New Delhi and was more recently at Leo Burnett. Arijit or Ari as he is popularly known, is quite a favorite amongst his peers. Arijit will partner with Vasudha to lead the creative team in Delhi.

     

    Nitin Karkare, CEO, FCB Ulka said, “Arijit is a welcome addition to the Delhi creative team. Design is playing an increasingly significant role in advertising today and Arijit has the skills and the sensibilities required to raise the game for us”

     

    Swati Bhattacharya, CCO, FCB Ulka said, “I am sure that Arijit will add significantly to our creative firepower in Delhi. With his keen design sensibilities and exceptional ability to carry ideas from concept to finish, I can see our work going places and getting famous.”

     

  • The wait is over for the CCO at FCB Ulka is over. It’s Swati Bhattacharya!

    By A Correspondent

     

    Swati Bhattacharya

    This comment may seem uncharitable, but it’s not. After all if a CEO finds someone good and the right person for the job, why not take her or him along wherever he or she goes. When Rohit Ohri joined Dentsu as CEO, he brought on Swati Bhattacharya, then one of the three NCDs at JWT, as Principal Partner of Mama Labs. And now that he has joined FCB Ulka as Chairman and Group CEO, Rohit Ohri has ended the suspense over the appointment of the Chief Creative Officer. Swati Bhattacharya is on board. She had put in her papers at Dentsu recently.

     

    Bhattacharya, who joined JWT as a rookie, spent 22 years at JWT with the last four-odd years as National Creative Director and in 2015, Swati set up Dentsu Mama Lab as Principal Partner.

     

    Rohit Ohri

    Commenting on the appointment, Ohri said: “I’m delighted to have Swati as the creative leader of FCB Ulka Advertising. Swati is a humanist. Her work always finds that magical connection between human and brand truths. Horlicks, Maggi sauces and noodles, Close up, Airtel, Kit Kat, 7Up, Pepsi, Pizza Hut, Unicef, Sunrise and Slice have all seen the Swati magic at work. Her human stories have won her India’s highest award in cinema, the DadasahebPhalke Award, in 2014 for best screenplay. Her short film ‘Double Shift’ featured in the Toronto, Vancouver, Kolkata and Mumbai International short film festivals and went on to win in the best short film, best soundtrack and best cinematography categories. This is an exciting new chapter in the history of FCB Ulka in India. I’m glad that Swati will be partnering me and the leadership team at FCB Ulka in writing it.”

     

    Speaking on her new role, Bhattacharya said: “There isn’t anyone you couldn’t learn to love once you hear their story. That’s just as true for brands as it is for people. Intimacy is the true algorithm of creativity and that is why, I believe, stories are at the core of what we do. FCB Ulka has created some of the best brand stories we have ever heard…I am looking forward to adding some new ones”.

     

    Susan Credle, Global Chief Creative Officer, FCB added, “When I had the privilege of meeting Swati many months ago, I was first and foremost drawn to her passion for art that drives this industry and her commitment to finding the human truths that ignite game-changing ideas. I’m excited to work more closely with such an incredible creative leader and strategic thinker who will harness the creative strength of one of our network’s strongest offices.”

     

     

  • Dentsu’s Swati Bhattacharya to judge at Clio

    By A Correspondent

     

    Dentsu Mama Lab’s Swati (Arundhati) Bhattacharya has been chosen as one of the esteemed Jury members at the Clio Awards’ 2015. The awards will be held in Spain next week. She will be representing Dentsu Mama Lab and will be on the judging panel for the ‘Innovative and Integrated Campaign’ category. Swati is the only Indian who will be judging Clio Awards this year.

     

    Swati, head, Dentsu Mama Lab, is a writer whose work focuses on gender, feminism, urban life, love and popular culture and spans many forms including  advertising, documentary, short films and blogs. Her writing has been published in everything from national newspapers to viral content sites on the internet. Starting life as a junior copy trainee in JWT and later moved on to become the national creative director before leaving her first job.

     

    She joined Dentsu in November last year to set up Mama Lab in India.

     

  • Swati Bhattacharya joins Dentsu India, to head Mama Labs

    By Shambhavi Anand

     

    Swati Bhattacharya, who quit as national creative director of JWT India in September, will join Dentsu India and head a new project, Mama Labs, which will focus on the Indian mother as a consumer.

     

    She will join Dentsu as principal partner – creative and report to Rohit Ohri, chairman at Dentsu India and CEO at Dentsu APAC. “The new role is like a dream come true for me although the fear of moving out of a comfort zone is also there,” Ms Bhattacharya said.

     

    She has spent almost all her work life so far at JWT, after joining the agency 22 years ago. She is known for her work with numerous brands including Airtel, Pepsi, Nestle, ITC, Unilever and GSK. Her work for Horlicks is the most acknowledged. Her work at Dentsu will involve planning advertising and digital campaigns for brands targeting women. “Till now, I have worked in a place which has been associated with so many brands. But now I will have to start from scratch and build a brand,” she said.

     

    Mr Ohri said, “Dentsu Mama Lab aims to be a thought leader on mothers, motherhood and mothering. Understanding both facets is what will make brands connect meaningfully with moms.”

     

    Source:The Economic Times

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