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  • Pogo and Kellogg’s Chocos to join hands to launch branded mini-series

    Pogo and Kellogg’s Chocos to join hands to launch branded mini-series

    MUMBAI: Pogo and Kellogg’s Chocos have collaborated to deliver the first of its kind branded mini-series. Featuring India’s favourite superhero Chhota Bheem and Chocos mascot Coco, the four- episode series titled Coco aur Chhota Bheem ka Dhamaal will air every Sunday in October at 9:30 am only on Pogo.

    In a highly competitive and cluttered TV advertising environment, this endeavor seamlessly integrates a brand into the storyline of the content. Within the kids’ genre, this is an unconventional route to engaging children with entertaining content that also subtly reinforces the brand’s attributes.   

    Kellogg’s marketing director, India and South Asia Harpreet Singh Tibb said: “At Kellogg’s we believe in providing wholesome nutrition and tasty breakfast options to nourish families so they can flourish and thrive. Kids in our view are fearless and there is no anxiety among them as they are growing up. We need to ensure that we provide kids the right environment so they can enjoy childhood and are prepared to take on the challenges thrown at them. Our brand Chocos believes in celebrating “uninhibited childhood” and we are always looking at creating experiences that enable the kids to have fun while growing up.”

    He further adds: “The brand has been creating unique experiences such as the chocos cereal factory at Kidzania and the online gaming platform Chocoland to engage and educate kids. We have now signed up a unique partnership between the brand Chocos and Chhota Bheem wherein Coco, the brands mascot gets an opportunity to become part of Chhota Bheem’s gang. This unique association brings together two brands loved by kids: Chocos and Chhota Bheem. Both coming together under one platform will surely delight kids. When Mindshare proposed the idea of associating with a show like Chhota Bheem we knew this would help grab innumerable eyeballs among the target group.”

    Mindshare has been the catalyst in conceptualising and executing this project. Mindshare west Anita Kotwani said: “This is the first of its kind initiative in the kid’s space. From a brand perspective what works is that it is not an innovation for the sake of innovation, but a strategic initiative intrinsic to what the brand stands for and that is what we did by partnering with POGO at the scripting stage itself instead of looking at tactical opportunities in the show. We are proud of the outcome and hope to be well received.”

     
    Turner International India South Asia managing director Siddharth Jain said: “This partnership brings together two very much loved brands in India and showcases the kind of creative and innovative solutions Turner can offer in engaging our viewers in an entertaining and compelling manner.”
     
    In the four episodes of Coco aur Chhota Bheem ka Dhamaal, Bheem and his friends will leave Dholakpur to explore the new world of Chocoland with Coco and undertake exciting adventures with their new friend. Coco aur Chhota Bheem ka Dhamaal will air on 05, 12, 19 and 26 October 2014 at 9:30 am on Pogo.

  • DSK Motowheels brings Benelli to India

    Mumbai: DSK Motowheels, one of India’s established and strongest players in the Superbike industry today announced a landmark partnership with well known Italian motorcyclinglegend – Benelli.

     

    Benelli commenced operations in the year 1911, making them the oldest Italian motorcycle company.The firms colourful journey began as the ‘Benelli Garage’ in 1911,where 6 Benelli brothers Giuseppe, Giovanni, Francesco, Filippo, Domenico and Antonio (also known as Tonino)worked together passionately repairing and manufacturingmotorcycles. Benelli went on to earn accolades in the action packed world of motorsports, with Benelli bikes quickly earning the illustrious distinction of playing a key role in over a thousand victories in the Italian, European and World racing championships since 1939. Born of this rich, pure lineage, Benelli today boasts an impressive range of capable, globally respected Superbikes that marry heritage, innovation, styling and technological prowess. Benelli’sdistinctly stylish motorcycles are known for their Italian flamboyance and the ability to provide riders from all walks of life a pure, high performance experience.

    Mr. Frank Zhuang,Board Director of Benelli QJ SRL who was present at thehistoric tie-up announcement said “After establishing our footprint in nearly 30 countries like Italy, Germany, France, China, UK, USA, Australia and Spain to name a few, we now wish to introduce some of the world’s best designed and performing superbikes to the second largest two wheelermarket in the world. The Indian two wheeler marketis growing at a volume of 10-12% and is set to achieve a size of 21-23 million units by 2015-16.”

    “Indian market is the most important market for Benelli, and this will become one of the biggest markets for us in terms of sales.  Our partner DSK has aprofound knowledge and good experience in theIndian Superbike market.DSK Motowheels are today thefastest growing Superbike Company in India with strong financial power. We firmly believe Benelli will have great success in India with DSK as its partner, by launching right products at the right time with the right pricing,” he further added.

    Mr. Shirish Kulkarni, Chairman of DSK Motowheels said “We are extremely proud to partner with the oldest Italian Motorcycle brand Benelli and excited to bring the largest range of Italian superbikes into India. We are confident we will revolutionize the Indian Superbike Industry with our understanding and experience in the Indian Superbike market, and the ability to put up a wide dealer network coupled with an impressive line-up of Benelli superbikes that offers something for every rider”.

    The company has showcased the largest range of distinctively Italian flavored bikes seen in India to date, including the sporty looking Tornado Naked Tre,or TNT superbikes that include the in-line, two cylinder TNT 302, the in-line, four-cylinder 600cc TNT 600 ias well as TNT 600 GT, the 898cc, in-line, three-cylinder TNT899 and 1131cc, also in-line, three-cylinder enginepowered TNT1130R, a 155bhp plus superbike.

    DSK Motowheels will play a pivotal role assembling and selling Benelli bikes across the country and supporting them with a good backup of service and spares. Elaborating on their marketing plans Mr. Kulkarni said that DSK Benelli will set up exclusive dealerships in 20 cities over the coming 6-8 Months.An Initial round of dealerships will come up in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai andKolkata in next 3-4 months.

    This landmark Indo-Italian tie-up paves the way for a high-end bikingexperience through Benelli’s extensive bike range, giving Indian bikers their ticket into the club of thoroughbred motorcycling aristocracy.

     

  • JSW Cements plans Rs 30 crore campaign

    JSW Cements plans Rs 30 crore campaign

    BENGALURU: JSW Cement has a manufacturing capacity of six million tonnes per annum (tpa) or just two per cent of the 300 million tpa capacity that India has, however all of it is Portland Slag Cement or PSC. The company says that over 90 per cent of the cement consumed globally is PSC, but in India the ratio is in single digit percentage. The products offered by JSW Cements include PSC and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag or GBBS, a component required for PSC mix.

    JSW Cements director Pankaj Kulkarni said, “With the new governments in place at the centre and the state (Karnataka), we expect the infrastructure sector to get a big boost and the cement sector is expected to grow nine per cent year on year. Metros like Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kochi will lead the way in the southern market.”

    The company has now planned a 360 degree campaign, conceputalised by O&M, for south India that will run until the end of the current fiscal with a budget of around Rs 30 crore. “The campaign will have two main objectives – one, to create awareness about the benefits of PSC over other cements available in India, to educate about the way to use PSC and secondly, brand building,” said JSW Cements brand head Rahul Akkare.

    The media communication plans include TVC spots on all major TV channels including regional, news, business, entertainment, infotainment, music, movies, sports, local cable; for radio the company has planned spots at peak commuting hours; for print magazines on concrete and construction related business lines, trade lines, monthly main lines; Newspapers -leading dailies  in English such as Deccan Chronicle, The Hindu, Indian Express, Times of India; in Telugu – Eenadu, Sakshi, Andhrajyothi, Andhra Prabha, Namasthe Telangana, Hindi Milab, Siasat, Vaarta; financial print publications such as – Economic Times, Business Today.

    For out of home (OOH), JSW Cements has plans for presence on bill boards, bus shelters, medians, transit branding – bus/truck/auto;  on social media networks  like FB, Twitter, Google Plus, Linked-in, through  blogs – Architect celebrity bloggers, Real – estate, Civil Engineers, are being targeted. Web-ads – educating consumers about PSC, campaigning with info fusion. For dealers and sub dealers, the company will provide signage and posters. In view of the approaching festival season, JSW Cements has planned to provide buntings and danglers at and near points of sales.

    The campaign will have a tagline of ‘Banao pyaae se’ and is set to begin by the end of this month. About Rs 15 crore will be spent on ATL, focusing mainly on television, followed by trade print, social media and digital. About Rs 15 crore will be spent on BTL- we want to approach and train the influencers like the dealers, sub-dealers, masons, engineers, builders, contractors etc. “We are approaching engineering colleges to include the benefits of PSC as a part of the course for architects etc,” informed Akkare.

    JSW reaches 1500 dealers and 3500 retailers in eight markets in South India.

    O&M handles the creative duties for JSW Cements as well as group company JSW Steel. “We have 2 or 3 pitches for media buying and should decide on a media buying agency soon,” revealed Akkare further.

     

  • Omron’s “Your Voice, Their World” campaign bags Bronze at the 55th CLIO Healthcare Awards

    Omron’s “Your Voice, Their World” campaign bags Bronze at the 55th CLIO Healthcare Awards

    MUMBAI: OMRON has been conferred with Bronze award for its online CSR initiative in India – Your Voice Their World at the 55th Annual CLIO Healthcare Awards. CLIO is the world’s most recognized international competition honouring talent in the fields of advertising & communications and awarding exceptional projects that push the boundaries of creativity in a given medium.

    Omron’s initiative was acknowledged amongst a list of notable international entries in the highly competitive innovative media category for the innovative usage of the online medium, its unique appeal & objectives and the communication expertise put in by McCann Health India – Omron’s partner and creative agency for the campaign.

    The campaign aims to create India’s largest audio library of poems for visually impaired by engaging the masses to record poems through a dedicated website www.yourvoicetheirworld.com and a mobile application. In a short duration of eight weeks, the campaign saw more than 2400 submissions. Various celebrities also lent their support to this cause by submitting recordings and encouraging their fans to do the same.

    The poems are being donated to the National Association for the Blind, New Delhi, which in turn shares it with its own students and thousands of other visually impaired connected through its library network.

    Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Takuichi Shimizu, President, OMRON Management Centre of India, said “Rendering Corporate Social Responsibility in a meaningful manner for people with challenging spirit has always been an integral part of Omron’s corporate philosophy. We started the project with the same intent and decided to opt for ‘crowd sourcing’ – contribution of recordings for the visually impaired by the masses. We believed that this concept will not only give us numbers but will also help us in generating awareness about the importance of our support for visually impaired as India has the largest population of blind people in the world*.”

    “The concept was given shape in the form of a website and a mobile & facebook application. The usage of online & social media brought convenience & uniqueness. Enthusing the people to come and contribute a poem proved to be very challenging initially, however, the persistent efforts of the whole team, a flexible and effective promotion plan – based on facebook, twitter and focused online portals- paid off eventually. In a span of 8 weeks we were able to collect more than 2400 recordings of poems. We are all set to start the second phase of the campaign very soon.”

    The project is an effort to further strengthen Omron’s support to visually impaired people in India to help them fulfil their dreams of education and overall development via audio-based accessible content. The company is also running a Digital Accessible Library of audio and e-books in association with The National Association for the Blind, New Delhi under the same project.

  • Q2-2015: Reliance Retail juggernaut grows 20 per cent y-o-y

    Q2-2015: Reliance Retail juggernaut grows 20 per cent y-o-y

    BENGALURU:  The Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced its Q2-2015 results on 13 October reporting a y-o-y  de-growth of 4.3 per cent in consolidated turnover to Rs 1,13,396 crore in Q2-2015 from Rs 1,18,439 crore in Q2-2014, and a growth of 5.1 per cent versus the immediate trailing quarter Q1-2015 turnover of Rs 1,07,905 crore. During HY-2015, the company’s revenue grew just 1 per cent to Rs 2,21,301 crore from Rs 2,19,054 crore in HY-2014.
     
    The company’s organised retail segment contribution to RIL’s turnover grew from 2.93 per cent (Rs 3470 crore) in Q2-2014 to 3.67 per cent (Rs 4167 crore) in Q2-2015, registering a 20.1 per cent growth y-o-y. In Q1-2015, RIL’s retail segment contributed 3.71 per cent (Rs 3999 crore) to the company’s turnover registering a 4.1 per cent growth q-o-q.  In FY-2014, the segment had reported revenue of Rs 14,566 crore or 2.69 per cent of RIL’s turnover of Rs 5,41,599 crore. A Reliance earnings release for Q2-2014 says reports EBDIT figures for its retail segment at Rs 186 crore, recording a y-o-y EBDIT growth of 96 per cent.

    This quarter, the company’s overall operational outlet count crossed 2000 with a presence in 155 cities of the country.  Some of the store formats under Reliance Retail Brands include Reliance Retail, Reliance Market, Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital, Reliance Trends, Reliance Footprint and Reliance Jewels.

     

    In the overall context of RIL numbers, its retail segment figures may seem small, but how many companies can boast of annual revenues of about Rs 15,000 crore plus, that the segment must cross this fiscal? Not too many.

     

    According to an Economic Times report, in comparison, Tata group’s retail divisions, including Titan, Croma, Trent and Landmark, had revenue of about Rs 17,000 crore. Kishore Biyani’s Future Retail had revenue of Rs 11,336 crore in fiscal 2014.

     

    India’s retail industry has been pegged at a quarter of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) about $525 million or Rs 31.5 lakh crore and is expected to double over the next five years leading to 2020. There is more than enough scope for the company’s organised retail segment to grow and contribute in a big way to RIL’s numbers over the next few years.

     

     

    Click here for the financial statement

     

  • ITC marketing spend trends – FY-2014

    ITC marketing spend trends – FY-2014

    BENGALURU: Indian fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), hotels, paperboards and specialty papers, packaging, agri-business, and information technology company ITC Limited (ITC) advertisement and sales promotion spend (ASP) in FY-2014 was 1 per cent lower at Rs 825.81 crore (2.28 per cent of Total Revenue or TR) as compared to the Rs 834.23 crore(2.57 per cent of TR) in FY-2013.

    Note: 100,00,000 = 100 Lakhs = 10 million = 1 crore

    The company has a huge brand and sub-brand portfolio and is one of the biggest player in the highly competative FMCG market, that is constantly adding newer and newer product categories and products. Some of the brands and sub-brands under the ITC umbrella across vertials include Sunfeast, Fiama Di Wills, Kitchens of India, ITC Hotels,  John Players, Bingo, Vivels, candyman, Mangaldeep, Aashirvaad, Classmate, Paperkraft, Wills, Aim, Engage and Mint-o.

    ITC’s ASP in terms of percentage of TR in FY-2014 was the lowest at 2.28 per cent over the 11 year period beginning FY-2004 till FY-2014. However, in absolute value terms, FY-2014 ASP at Rs 825.81 crore was the second largest during this period, the largest being in FY-2013 at Rs 834.23 crore. The company’s highest ASP spend in terms of percentage of TR was in 2004 at 3.97 per cent (Rs. 265.72 crore).

    The linear trend in Fig A below indicates that while in absolute rupee terms, the company’s  ASP will be higher in FY-2015 and beyond, ASP in terms of percentage of TR, ASP is likely to be lower or flat.

    ITC’s annual reports indicate some interesting facts. Please refer to Fig B below. The company’s TR has increased by 5.42 times from the Rs 6695.32 crores in FY-2004 to Rs 36288.03 crore in FY-2014, correspondingly, its total expenditure has gone up 5.31 times from Rs 4376.26 crore (65.4 per cent of TR)  to Rs 23236.48 crore (64 per cent of TR); it corresponding PAT too has jumped 5.58 times from Rs 1592.85 crore (23.8 per cent of TR) to Rs 8891.38 crore (24.5 per cent of TR), while its ASP has gone up by only 3.11 times from Rs 265.72 crore (3.97 per cent of TR) to Rs 825.81 crore (2.28 per cent of TR). Even in FY-2013, ASP was just fractionally more at 3.14 times the ASP in 2004. This indicates that the improvement in expenditure has been at the cost of lowering of ASP in terms of percentage of TR.

    Big players like HUL, Britannia and Parle in the foods and FMCG space are vying for the viewers attention and stomach space in the case of food, as ITC Foods division past CEO Ravi Navare once said. Over time, its ASP and specifically its ad spends should grow in absolute rupee terms, and maybe remain flat in terms of ASP as percentage of TR?

  • Interbrand: Apple and Google continue to be the best global brands

    Interbrand: Apple and Google continue to be the best global brands

    MUMBAI: Continuing the trend, Apple and Google have claimed the top positions on Interbrand’s Best Global Brands ranking for the second year in a row followed by the well-known beverage brand Coca Cola, the business services company IBM and Microsoft, which recently acquired Nokia.

     

    Valued at $118.9 billion, Apple (#1) increased its brand value by 21 per cent while Google (#2), which is valued at $107.43 billion, increased its brand value by 15 per cent.

     

    “Apple and Google’s meteoric rise to more than $100 billion is truly a testament to the power of brand building,” said Interbrand global CEO Jez Frampton. “These leading brands have reached new pinnacles—in terms of both their growth and in the history of Best Global Brands—by creating experiences that are seamless, contextually relevant, and increasingly based around an overarching ecosystem of integrated products and services, both physical and digital.”

     

    Also for the first time, Huawei (#94), the Chinese telecommunications and network equipment provider, makes Best Global Brands history as the first Chinese company to appear on Interbrand’s ranking with a brand value that exceeds $100 billion.

     

    “The company is currently the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world—just behind Samsung and Apple. The Chinese brand is one of five new entrants to enter the Best Global Brands ranking this year—the others being DHL (#81), Land Rover (#91), FedEx (#92), and Hugo Boss (#97),” the press release said.
    According to the report, the top risers in 2014 include Facebook (#29, +86%), Audi (#45, +27%), Amazon (#15, +25%), Volkswagen (#31, +23%), and Nissan (#56, +23%).

     

    The world’s largest social network, Facebook continues to exceed expectations. Reported on its Q2 earnings call, income from its operations was a staggering $1.4 billion.

     

    “Facebook’s acquisitions of messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion and Oculus VR for $2 billion signal a new strategy unfolding. The company is building a vast product portfolio, brimming with competing services and apps,” the report stated.

     

    Audi is another top-rising automotive brand in this year’s Best Global Brands report. It was a record-breaking year for the brand, having sold the greatest amount of cars in its history, and having achieved an operating profit of more than $6 billion.

     

    The company also plans to invest more than $30 billion through 2018 in new products, technology, and production sites. Earlier this year, it also announced a partnership with Google, which will allow Audi drivers and passengers to use an Android-powered entertainment and information system that will run on the car’s hardware.

     

    Another top riser, Amazon, ‘Earth’s most customer-centric company,’ with its commitment to responsiveness has become part of the brand’s mythos. It continues to grow its core business through services such as Amazon Prime, which, at one point, garnered more than a million subscribers in a single week, the report added.

     

    While Volkswagen, one of this year’s top-rising Best Global Brands, is striving to become the world’s leading automaker by 2018, Nissan continues to drive up the Best Global Brands ranking with improved financial and brand performance.

     

    On the other hand among the new entrants this year; DHL (#81) has opened a sea of opportunity for delivery and logistics companies whereas FedEx is also realigning its business to make the most of the booming e-commerce sector.

     

    “As international online shopping continues to grow—and is poised to grow 200 percent in the next five years—brands like DHL and FedEx have made strides in bolstering their e-commerce capabilities,” the report reveals.

     

    Among other findings, the research states, “This year, the collective brand value of the automotive brands appearing on the Best Global Brands ranking increased 14.6 percent. All 14 automotive brands collectively make up a combined brand value of $211.9 billion.”

     

    This year’s top 14 automotive brands include: Toyota (#8, +20%), Mercedes-Benz (#10, +8%), BMW (#11, +7%), Honda (#20, +17%), Volkswagen (#31, +23%), Ford (#39, +18%), Hyundai (#40, +16%), Audi (#45, +27%), Nissan (#56, +23%), Porsche (#60, +11%), Kia (#74, +15%), Chevrolet (#82, +10%), Harley-Davidson (#87, +13%), and Land Rover (#91, new).

     

    “The technology sector leads as the most valuable category overall. Legacy and one-time leading brands struggle to evolve at the pace of change,” the study adds.
    Out of this year’s top 100 brands, 13 hail from the tech sector. The category as a whole grew 11.3 percent year-over-year, and collectively is worth $493.2 billion in brand value.

     

     While Facebook (#29, +86%), Apple (#1, +21%), and Google (#2, +15%) represent this year’s fastest growing brands, a number of one-time leading brands experienced the steepest decline in brand value.

     

    “Finnish communications and information technology provider Nokia (#98, -44%) experienced the largest decline in value among the top 100 brands, dropping from its #57 position in 2013 to #98 this year,” the survey discloses.

     

    Against the backdrop of global economic recovery, financial services brands are also experiencing growth in brand value.

     

    All 11 financial services brands appearing on this year’s Best Global Brands ranking increased in brand value: American Express (#23, +11%), HSBC (#33, +8%), J.P. Morgan (#35, +9%), Goldman Sachs (#47, +3%), Citi (#48, +10%), AXA (#53, +14%), Allianz (#55, +15%), Morgan Stanley (#63, +11%), Visa (#69, +10%), Santander (#75, +16%), and MasterCard (#88, +13%).

     

    Started in 1974, Interbrand is a brand consultancy, with a network of 33 offices in 27 countries. It identifies the top 100 most valuable brands every year.

     

  • Kenstar Ties up with Flipkart.com to launch Oxy Fryer; ropes in SRK to promote

    Kenstar Ties up with Flipkart.com to launch Oxy Fryer; ropes in SRK to promote

    MUMBAI: Adding another brand in the list, Kenstar has now roped in Shah Rukh Khan to promote its upcoming product range.

     

    The company announced that it will be launching a slew of new products in the home appliances segment soon. As a first step towards the same, it launched Oxy Fryer today, which would be exclusively available on Flipkart.com.

     

    Speaking about his association with Kenstar Shah Rukh Khan said, “Kenstar has a tremendous heritage and goodwill across the country and offers consumers’ international quality products. It is an honor to be associated with brand Kenstar.”

     

    The Bollywood star will play a pivotal role in the brand and product communication across media platforms. Following this announcement, Kenstar will also run an extensive 360 degree marketing campaign with Shah Rukh Khan to promote this innovative product, the press release said.

     

    Commenting on getting SRK on board, Kenstar COO small home appliances Arun Pal said, “We are proud to announce our association with Shah Rukh Khan to promote Oxy Fryer. Like him, the Oxy Fryer is versatile and exemplifies star like characteristics.”

     

    Talking about this exclusive launch, Flipkart SVP retail Kalyan Krishnamurthy reckoned, “We are happy that Kenstar partnered with us to introduce their new range. At Flipkart our aim is to provide our customers with the widest range of quality products. Healthy living is something we all aspire to and we are expecting a great response to this product.”

     

    Oxy Fryer enables oil free frying, while keeping the food healthy and tasty. Oxy Fryer aims at revolutionising healthy cooking by using a simple yet innovative mechanism, which helps it to fry food with fast circulation of hot air.  The company aims to sell 1 lakh units of Oxy Fryer in the first phase of the launch.

     

    Talking about the product Pal added, “We observed that there has been a surge in demand for appliances that enable healthy and hassle free cooking. 

     

    Understanding this requirement we have launched Oxy Fryer, which not only ensure Oil Free Frying, but is also safe and convenient to use.  It is tested that food when cooked in Oxy Fryer is healthier as compared to the traditional method of frying.”

     

    Oxy Fryer will be priced at Rs 7990 and can be purchased exclusively from Flipkart.

     

  • Mondelez International launches Cadbury Glow in India first

    Mondelez International launches Cadbury Glow in India first

    MUMBAI: Mondelez India Foods which launched Cadbury Glow in India has inaugurated the first Cadbury Glow signature experience in Select City Walk, Saket Delhi.

     

    Conceptualised specially for the launch, it promises to give consumers a chance to relish the pralines and personalise their glow gift boxes.

     

    Speaking on the launch Mondelez India Foods chocolate category and media director Siddhartha Mukherjee said, “India is the first country to launch Cadbury Glow, which will be our luxury gifting brand globally. Glow will find favour with a niche audience that appreciates quality and is looking for a refined gift. This prompted us to choose Delhi as the ideal location to introduce the first Cadbury Glow signature experience.”

     

     It unveiled the unique experience, which will stay open for 15 days in the ground floor section of the mall.  

     

    The chocolate pralines are crafted in Europe, and special attention has been taken post production in designing and packaging. The gold and purple packaging of Cadbury Glow is reminiscent of a treasure chest that glows from the inside out, filled with chocolate pralines that would leave a precious feeling.

     

    To make the gifting experience truly personalized Cadbury Glow will also be launching in September a unique gifting website that will connect both the gifter and recipient. The website www.cadburyglow.in allows consumers to experience the world of Cadbury Glow, and to add a personal touch to their gift of Cadbury Glow by writing a personal note, sending a song or experiencing fond memories by videos and photos.

     

    A new television commercial which brings to life a glow moment between a young couple is set to go on air soon. Through its storyline, the TVC strives to convey the brand promise of creating ‘glow moments’ – acts of thoughtfulness and imagination which show those who matter to you that they really do. Featuring Rajkummar Rao and Aditi Rao Hydari, the TVC brings out the elements of celebration and luxury that the brand is inspired by. Launched digitally, the TVC will go on air by in early October.

     

    The sumptuous Cadbury Glow chocolate gift boxes will be available across metros by the first week of September in pack sizes of 16 pieces (160 g) for Rs 400 and 24 pieces (240 g) for Rs 600.

     

  • Suzuki Motorcycle to spend around Rs 40 crore on Gixxer campaign

    Suzuki Motorcycle to spend around Rs 40 crore on Gixxer campaign

    BENGALURU: Suzuki Motorcycles India Private Limited (SMIPL) announced the launch of its flagship 155cc bike Gixxer in Bengaluru.

     

    SMIPL executive VP Atul Gupta said, “Loaded with exciting equipment, power, handling and trusted Suzuki quality, the Gixxer will make a statement without saying a word. It is an overall mix of elegant styling, classy on-road presence and promising performance, and will attract young bikers to rev up and ride. We expect Gixxer to create a strong foothold for itself in the market.”

     

    He added, “Suzuki is keen on providing youth-centric products for the Indian customers at a very competitive price. Our track record of new launches iterates Suzuki’s legacy built on the ethos of credibility along with advanced, unmatched engineering. In tune with its endeavours to reach out to maximum potential buyers the motorcycle major is also coming up with a marketing campaign featuring the actor-endorser Salman Khan.”

     

    The first phase of its TVC campaign has already begun, and will run until post the festival season. A TVC featuring the company’s brand ambassador Khan has been created by Hakuhodo Percept for Gixxer.

     

    Industry sources reveal that the company will spend around 30-40 per cent of it’s approximately Rs 100 crore advertisement budget for FY-22015 on Gixxer.

     

    “The company is targeting the 18-25 age group male, and apart from Colors TV channel in the HSM and the leading GECs in each of the regional markets, the Gixxer campaign will be aired on sports, lifestyle, music and niche channels,” said SMIPL national head of marketing Anu Anamika. Besides television, SMIPL is betting big on digital as well as print.

     

    “We’d said that we would launch four products this year, Gixxer is the fourth one. Post Diwali we plan to launch a brand campaign. Our previous campaign had our brand ambassador Parineeti Chopra for our scooter Let’s,” added Anamika.