Milagrow launches new video campaign for 2021-22 to augment its marketing arm. Led by the Former President of Mullen Lintas (Delhi) Syed Amjad, the campaign will be rolling out a series of videos focusing on floor cleaning robots followed by other categories.
Said Rajeev Karwal, Chairman Milagrow Robots said, “Milagrow has been the pioneer in the field of Robotics since 2011 & has numerous firsts to its credit. Even as we operate in pathbreaking technology like AI, Deep learning, etc., we have always ensured that all our robots are considered humane. Our robots understand the user’s needs and do the tasks empathetically. Milagrow’s heart beats for humanity and all its robots are launched after a lot of research. The new brand identity and the new commercial convey this passion. The company will be spending at least 15% of its revenue on advertising and marketing in the coming financial year”.
Added Syed Amjad Ali: Milagrow Robots is at the heart of lifestyle transformation. There is a tremendous opportunity for the brand to introduce a new way of living and to become a credible voice for freeing humans from the bondage of household chores. This is the purpose that the Milagrow Robots will stand for. It’s a dream opportunity for any marketer or a communication specialist to lead a brand and align it to its purpose.
Technology brand Honor has announced the launch of ‘Honor Rap Battle’ campaign. The campaign, conceived by the creative agency Mullen Lintas, highlights key features of the Honor 9X in rap style.
Said Winston Lee, CMO, Honor India: “Rap, as a creative form of expression, connects strongly with the young generation. Using rap to highlight the various extraordinary features of our latest Honor 9X, furthers our philosophy of building a strong resonance with our consumers and offering them what they truly deserve, when it comes to technology. For the consumers who are #UpForXtra, Honor 9X gives you 16mp pop-up selfie camera, 48+8+2mp AI triple camera set up, full view display, 4000mAh battery and 128gb storage, along with powerful Kirin 710F chipset and GPU Turbo 3.0 technology, available at a competitive price.”
Added Syed Amjad Ali, President, Mullen Lintas: “Honor X series has a legacy of disrupting the market through innovation and technology that gives its users far more value. Its ambition of democratizing technology brings yet another innovation – Honor 9X. This was aimed to be a ‘Digital Only’ launch, targeting totally younger people. We at Mullen, instead of trying a formulaic big bang style, discovered a completely new challenger approach. We introduced the ‘Rap Style’ videos for the first time in the mobile category ever. Rap as a medium brings forth the voice of the youth, questioning the established order at the same time. These videos were able to dial up the ‘extraordinariness’ and the unique features, making other phones look very ordinary.”
Zee Media Corporation Limited has appointed Mullen Lintas as its creative agency. The win is an outcome of a multi-agency pitch involving industry heavyweights. The agency’s mandate is for Zee News along with other channels including Zee Business, Zee Hindustan, Zee 24 Ghanta, Zee 24 Taas, Zee 24 Kalak and Zee Digital.
Vikas Mehta
Commenting on the win, Vikas Mehta, CEO, Mullen Lintas, said: “With its tremendous reach and following, Zee Media is a powerhouse that informs India, in its several native languages. This quality mandates the brand to speak from a point of authenticity, which is way ahead of several media houses. We are delighted to be named their partners in shaping this brand, and starting this journey in a milestone year where India goes to vote. We aim to bring the best of our challenger thinking to help Zee Media, build a lasting bond with their audiences.â€
Sujeet Mishra
Added Sujeet Mishra, Marketing Head, Zee Media: “Zee media is the strongest news network in India with multiple channels offering news across the country including vernacular. News viewers have shown great content affinity for Zee. The task at hand is to take the brand story forward and allow zee media brands to lead a new thinking. The most striking elements about Mullen Lintas’ pitch was its ability to get the task articulated very clearly. In a multi-agency pitch process, the strategic and creative illustration of the challenge was very convincing. And we decided to partner with Mullen Lintas.â€
Syed Amjad Ali
Sharing his thoughts about the win, Syed Amjad Ali, President, Mullen Lintas, said: “It was an exciting brief to crack. We breathe news, breaking news, biased news, fake news, divisive news, etc. News talks to us from within, and has become part of our sub-conscious. And each one of us at Mullen are designed like that. We leveraged this collective thinking and put it to use for Zee Media. Quite natural for us to find a meaning for Zee which resonated with themâ€.
The business will be handled by the Delhi (NCR) offices of Mullen Lintas where a multi-disciplinary team has been devoted to develop the brand footprint.
To celebrate the feat of getting 1.25 crore users, Gionee has announced the launch of a nationwide integrated campaign that has been conceptualised and executed by Mullen Lintas Delhi. The objective of this campaign is to announce this unique milestone and also let the consumers know about Gionee’s stature amongst its competitors.
To promote this milestone to the masses, Gionee has bought onboard Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli. Commenting on the initiative, Nomit Joshi, Marketing Head, Gionee said: “Gionee has reached a milestone with a 1.25 crore patron base in India and the Indian cricket skipper who is creating new milestones and records was roped in as brand ambassador. The captain’s arrival on-board allowed us to highlight our milestone and also the partnership was mutual.”
Sharing his outlook on the association, Shriram Iyer, National Creative Head, Mullen Lintas said: “Gionee and Virat Kohli – both ambitious, both hardworking and currently both are on an exciting trajectory in their own respective fields. We believe it’s a perfect match to begin a great partnership.”
Adding his views, Syed Amjad Ali, Executive Director, Mullen Lintas Delhi says: “The campaign is aimed to make a big announcement. At the same, getting Virat Kohli on board illustrates Gionee’s leadership ambition. He is clearly a role model today and inspires millions of people. It’s one of the finest partnership in the recent times. To begin with, this campaign announces Gionee’s achievement of getting 1.25 crore smartphone users. There are many more lined up and will be unveiled soon.â€
Gionee, a global mobile phone brand is witnessing an identity change worldwide. As part of this exercise, the brand has unveiled a new logo in India. At the core of the logo change lies the fact that Gionee brings smiles on the faces of millions through its innovative technology.
Interestingly, Gionee was associated with Kolkata Knight Riders as their principal sponsor, and there was an opportunity to leverage the team to talk about the logo change, and to launch it during the IPL – a high-decibel sporting spectacle in India. The task of launching the new logo using KKR was effortless and exciting.
The agency that was tasked to showcase this exciting transformation for the brand was Mullen Lintas, Gurgaon.
Explaining the communications approach undertaken by the brand, Nomit Joshi, AGM, Gionee said: “Delighting our customers has always been an attitude that each and every one at Gionee believes in. Our new smiling logo and tagline “Make Smiles” simply expresses it and invites everyone to engage with Gionee and include the brand in the delightful moments of their lives. We are excited that we were able to use Team KKR to unveil our new logo as they provide many of us a reason to smile each time they play. I am sure that the new TVC would convey the same passion, energy and joy that the brand stands for.â€
Sharing his views on the brief received by the client for the rebranding exercise, Syed Amjad Ali, Executive Director, Mullen Lintas said, “Gionee is going through an exciting phase and is articulating its next level of growth. The new logo change signals that ambition. The role of the campaign was to create familiarity with the new identity and what it would stand for in future. We intend to make Gionee one of the most sought after brands in the country, something that people aspire for and this is just the beginning.â€
The film begins with the KKR team players waiting for their new jerseys to arrive from the dealer. In the interim, the team is seen discussing what new elements would be present on the jersey including a new logo of Gionee. Just then the delivery man arrives and delivers the package to the players who try on their respective jerseys with much joy. On seeing the new logo that signifies a smiling face, the team captain Gautam Gambhir goes on to exclaim that ‘Gautam would no longer be Gambhir’ after wearing this jersey.
Sharing the creative execution undertaken for the campaign, Shriram Iyer, NCD, Mullen Lintas added, “The task of unveiling the new Gionee logo coupled with the brands association with team KKR allowed us to put the jersey to good use. The idea of a last minute change in the logo leads to a funny misunderstanding among the players. We are excited about this very unconventional way to launch a new identity.”
The film has been directed by Shayondeep Pal from Elements and has been launched ‘on and offline’ to coincide with the ongoing IPL season.
Mullen Lintas, the recently launched creative agency of Mullen Lowe Lintas Group, has appointed its senior management team across cities.
Amer Jaleel
Announcing the new team, Amer Jaleel, Chairman and CCO – Mullen Lintas noted, “I’m thrilled with the all-star-lineup that Mullen Lintas has been able to assemble in such a short time. With this kind of firepower at the start, this team has the weight-class to rival the biggest and the best. I look forward to cutting our teeth into briefs, and creating some great work together.â€
Ekta Relan
Ekta Relan has been appointed Senior VP & Planning Head – National Brands. Based in Mumbai, Ekta’s mandate would include leading the strategic planning function across offices and brands for the agency.
Ekta has spent more than 15 years in the insights and ideas business. Prior to Mullen Lintas, she was with Sapient Nitro Singapore for about 2 years, Unilever (India & Singapore) for 7 years and Lowe Lintas for 5 years. During her career, she has handled a rich portfolio of brands like Fair & Lovely, Pepsodent, Clear, Moet, Lux, Paddle Pop, Health Promotion Board Singapore, Continental foods, MetLife and Eu Yan Sang.
Garima Khandelwal
Leading the Creative Art function for Mullen Lintas would be Garima Khandelwal who has been appointed Executive Creative Director. Garima would be based in Mumbai and would drive the creative function on core brands for the agency.
In her last role, Garima was the Group Creative Director at Lowe Lintas where she worked for 5 years lending her creative expertise to a diverse client set across product categories. She has spent a total of 15 years in advertising and began her career with Ogilvy in Delhi. From there she briefly migrated to Prague where she worked for Leagas Delaney, on the Skoda account for the European market. Some of the clients that she has been associated with include Suzlon Pals, Tata Tea (Kala Teeka), Axe (Boat Party), Liva, etc.
Syed Amjad Ali
The business mandate for the Delhi office would be led by Syed Amjad Ali, who has been appointed Executive Director. Amjad moves into this role from Lowe Lintas Delhi, where he spent 20 years in multiple business leadership roles managing large client portfolios across product categories.
Amjad has led the business mandate for a host of clients including Maruti Suzuki, Olx, Havells, Micromax, Hero Motors, Dabur, Expedia, LG Electronics, Greenply, Woodland, ABP etc. Under his leadership, brands have benefited through highly effective advertising and won many effectiveness awards.
Ayyappan Raj
The business mandate in Mumbai would be led by Ayyappan Raj who assumes the role of Executive Vice President. With this new role, Ayyappan moves to Mumbai from Bangalore, where he was heading a unit for Lowe Lintas.
Ayyappan has spent the last eighteen years in advertising handling business for Chennai and Bangalore markets across a host of agencies including Ogilvy, Lowe Lintas and McCann Erickson. With the ability to break down any complex problem to the simplest solution possible, Ayyappan has offered effective solutions to a host of clients spanning different industries like Automobiles, Personal Care, Food & Beverages, Telecom, Insurance and Technology. Few prominent clients that Ayyappan has worked on include Saint-Gobain, Vodafone, TVS Motors, Britannia, MetLife, Tata Tea, ITC Foods etc.
Kishore Subramanian
The Bangalore business for Mullen Lintas will be driven by Kishore Subramanian who assumes the role of Executive Vice President. In his last role, he was Head of Karishma Lintas in Bangalore.
Kishore is a finance professional who accidentally walked into advertising about 19 years ago. After learning the ropes in Grey, he moved on to Lowe Lintas where over a period of twelve years across Mumbai and Bangalore, he worked on exciting brands like Sonata, Tanishq, Fastrack, Kissan, and Britannia both as an account person and a strategic planner. He followed it with a short crash course in Japanese work ethic, cars (Toyota) and culture at Dentsu where he headed the Bangalore operations. From there he moved to JWT, in a strategic planning role, and worked across both the Delhi & Mumbai offices on the GSK and Godrej business.
Welcoming the new team on board, Virat Tandon, CEO – Mullen Lintas said, “This is a dream team to start off with. Between them, they have shaped the biggest and the best brands in the country and internationally. With this formidable team, we offer clients, caliber that is second to none. We can’t wait to get going and showcase our prowess as the new creative startup to watch out for.â€
