By Our Staff
Welspun home textiles, has awarded its media duties to Dentsu X – the data & tech-driven agency from Dentsu India.
As per the mandate, Dentsu X’s will intrinsically focus on offering pioneering solutions to enhance the brand’s business outcomes. It will cater to the entire gamut of integrated media services in the Bed & Bath and flooring categories, overseeing media strategy, planning, and buying for Digital and traditional media.
Manjari Upadhye, CEO, Welspun Global Brands, Domestic Business said: “The competition among the agencies was fierce, and each one presented fantastic ideas, strategies, and data, which made our decision quite challenging. However, dentsu X stood out with its innovative approach, comprehensive understanding of our brand, and compelling vision for our consumer-centric marketing strategy. Bed and bath categories are traditionally considered commodity-driven. Our challenge lies in differentiating ourselves and elevating the brand value within this segment. As the largest spender in the Bed & Bath category over the past 2-3 years, we understand the importance of a robust media strategy to drive our growth. We have chosen to partner with dentsu X due to their exceptional track record in handling similar categories, which will undoubtedly play a pivotal role in shaping our strategies moving forward.”
Speaking on the win, Anita Kotwani, CEO Media, South Asia, Dentsu added: “Adding Welspun India to our clientele is a remarkable win. The network believes in going from pillar to post, fostering our strengths, and redefining practices for brands to supersede their targeted outcomes in the India market. I am proud of the team that has relentlessly worked on the pitch. Their innovative approach to catering to Welspun’s business objectives has led to this victory. This is much in line with dentsu X’s proposition of ‘experience beyond exposure’ and I am certain of them achieving many new milestones with this partnership.”
By Our Staff
Welspun, the flagship brand from Welspun India, has unveiled its new ad campaign “Life Se Maango More”, featuring Akshay Kumar as its new brand ambassador.
Sharing her thoughts on the campaign Manjari Upadhye, CEO – Domestic Business, Welspun Global Brands, said: “Welspun is already India’s No.1 distributed brand in towels category, but we strive for more – we are on a mission to make #HarGharWelspun. This requires a deep understanding of the aspirations and ever-evolving lifestyles of the new-age Indian consumers. Today’s consumers refuse to accept status quo and demand innovative solutions to their needs. Our QuikDry Towels and Reversible Bedsheets leverage Welspun’s technological prowess and address real problems faced by our consumers. Our brief for the campaign was simple – to bring out the real benefits of our products in an impactful and fun manner.”
Added Gaurav Sarda, VP & Head of Marketing – Domestic Business, Welspun Global Brands: “In our consumer’s homes, their bedrooms reflect the multiple roles our consumer’s themselves don – from being the extension of the living space as they host guests to becoming their WFH office space to being an online classroom for their kids. This is in addition to being the regular rest space! Akshay Kumar with his multi-faceted persona – action hero, masterchef and father fits seamlessly in personifying brand Welspun for its consumers. The TVCs – conceptualised by Shreyansh Innovations – bring out our product’s USPs in real life situations with a dash of Akshay Kumar’s signature humour, and also encourage them to ask for more.”
By A Correspondent
Welspun India is set to weave a new story to highlight its brand Spaces with a new TVC, conceptualised by Ogilvy and Mather.
Said Dipali Goenka, CEO and Joint Managing Director of Welspun: “Spaces is all about comfortable living! After a long day of work and the hustle bustle of the life, we find solace in our bedroom. We want to help our customers in creating an lifestyle experience that they desire. Our new campaign integrates comfort messaging of Spaces with the feeling that one experience with their loved ones around.â€
Commenting on the ad, Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman and Creative Director, South Asia Ogilvy & Mather said: “Spaces as a brand is known for its designs. We felt what the brand needed was a heartbeat. For the bed linen campaign, ‘Neend ka ek aur saathi’ we show how the best sleep happens when you sleep with all that you love.â€