MUMBAI: On the occasion of Swiggy’s 4th anniversary, Dentsu Aegis Network’s digital agency Dentsu Webchutney, has launched a film to pay an ode to Swiggy’s ‘Hunger Saviours’. It highlights moments from a day in the life of Swiggy delivery partners, delightfully capturing their spirit in keeping consumers hunger-free, come what may.
Swiggy AVP- marketing Ashish Lingamneni said, “On our 4th anniversary, we wanted to celebrate and thank our delivery partners whose efforts form a significant part of the Swiggy experience. The film beautifully captures their day-to-day experiences highlighting the hard work and passion put in by our modern-day superheroes.”
Commenting on the film, Dentsu Webchutney client services director GD Prasad added, “The delivery partner is an important stakeholder in the Swiggy ecosystem, and our attempt was to make a heart-warming film one that would put a smile on your face at their relentless spirit.”
In just four years, Swiggy has disrupted the food delivery eco-system in India. On its way, Swiggy has changed how India eats, how restaurants design their menus, and how companies can delight consumers. For millions of Indians, ‘Swiggying it’ is a way of life and behind the scenes, Swiggy’s army of delivery partners work tirelessly to make this happen, day in and day out.
The film is conceptualised and produced by Dentsu Webchutney in association with Artisan films.
MUMBAI: Soho Square recently launched its new campaign for Lava International. A big step in this context was its novel initiative Design in India an inspiration from ‘Make in India’.
Soho Square India chairman and chief creative officer Sumanto Chattopadhyay said, “I’ve been singing Sare Jahan se Achha since the day of the shoot. I think this sweet little film will get many other Indians to do the same. A good thing to happen on Independence Day or any other day.
Lava International Ltd president Sunil Raina added, “We take immense pride in being an Indian mobile handset brand. India is at the heart of everything we do at Lava and we are committed to offering valuable products to our consumers. Over the years, we have been building capabilities within India in product design manufacturing in order to make valuable technologies accessible and provide reliable products to our customers.”
“Today, we are proud of being the only brand to have complete end to end control on product value chain within India, complimented by our robust distribution network and speedy customer service. Through #ProudlyIndian campaign, we wish to share our pride of being a truly Indian company with our fellow countrymen. This campaign is a unique celebration of our independence and tribute to the nation” he added
Commenting on the same Soho Square, North president Chandana Agarwal said, “At Lava, Make in India is not just a stamp, but the spirit with which everything is done. The ‘Design in India’ movement, through which Lava produced the first indigenously designed mobile phone was just one example of this philosophy. And this Independence Day, we bring to you another unique initiative our latest campaign featuring MSD which highlights that Lava, like all of us, is wholeheartedly Indian and proud of it”
The as is a sweet film that follows a cute little girl’s efforts to learn the patriotic song ‘Sare Jahan se Achha’ and it ends with another sweet surprise in her endearing performance with MS Dhoni singing along leaving us all feeling #ProudlyIndian.
MUMBAI: The Renault KWID has been a true game-changer. In just three years, the car has sold over 2.5 lakh units. Now, Renault has launched the new feature-loaded KWID that comes with reverse parking camera, rear armrest and rear 12 V socket.
To communicate the car’s capability and new features, L&K Saatchi & Saatchi has conceptualised a new integrated campaign. This will be rolled out across TV, radio, print and digital media. A digital film starring brand ambassador Ranbir Kapoor surprising KWID customers has been released across various social media platforms.
Renault India marketing head Virat Khullar says, “Renault KWID stands for “live for more”. It has always delivered more features than the competition. In three years we have grown strongly with more than 2.5 lakh happy customers across India. This campaign uses SUV imagery to bring alive the strengths of this big small car.”
L&K Saatchi & Saatchi executive director Charles Victor adds, “Young Indians are increasingly doing short drive holidays and self-driven/planned trips making the SUV-inspired Renault KWID a perfect match for this growing lifestyle. We married this ready-to-explore-the-world attitude with the new KWID and the result was this charming piece of communication.”
L&K Saatchi & Saatchi executive creative director Kartik Smetacek mentions, “The task for the campaign was to add a new dimension to the KWID brand. Inspired by its SUV design, we wanted to reposition it as an ally in adventure.”
MUMBAI: Dailyhunt, India’s #1 news and entertainment content application that provides content in 14 different languages today announced the launch of its trailblazing digital campaign, ‘#HarBhashaEqual’. The campaign aims at highlighting our in-built bias against our vernacular languages and seeks the support from the youth in India to seek linguistic equality in the country. ‘#HarBhashaEqual’ is conceptualized and executed by Mumbai-based, full-service digital agency, What’s Your Problem.
‘Is your language inferior to another?’ is the overarching theme of this highly innovative campaign, ‘#HarBhashaEqual’. It’s a unique social experiment where pairs of speakers from different regions talk about their most significant accomplishment to a heterogeneous audience. Each pair is shown having one English language speaker and one local Indian language speaker addressing a bilingual audience. The film begins with each speaker narrating key achievements in his/her life, and the audience is then asked to guess who the real achiever is.
In a rather ironic culmination, the audience ends up pronouncing that the real winners are those who spoke in English – representing the deep-rooted language bias that exists in India. The film ends with a beautiful song about linguistic equality that asks the ambitious Indian youth why they should be hesitant just because they can’t speak English.
Umang Bedi, President, Dailyhunt, said, “In the societal fabric of India today, our individual identities are layered. A vital aspect of our identity is the language we speak, yet in a country with so many local languages and a celebrated legacy of rich cultural and linguistic history, the question that keeps popping up is – do we look at all languages equally? The answer is sadly ‘No’. The ‘#HarBhashaEqual’ campaign is an attempt to initiate a much-needed debate on this issue. It reflects our commitment to restore the importance of each regional language in India. This campaign is a good way to connect with the youth, across Bharat typically, millennials between 17 and 30 years of age and enlist their participation in this historic movement that goes beyond the film.
Umang Bedi added, “For over a decade, Dailyhunt has been concentrating on empowering people across the country, the real Bharat, not just in the metros—with knowledge and information by offering news, information and entertainment in local languages. ‘Language Equality’ has been a part of our existence since inception; hence, this is a natural theme for us.”
Amit Akali, Founder, along with Mihir Chitre, ACD and the creative mind behind the campaign at What’s Your Problem shared, “We are excited to partner with Dailyhunt for this unique social experiment – a compelling way to bring forth the obvious linguistic bias in India. We live in a country where a large majority of people subliminally equate intelligence and achievement of a person with the language he/she speaks. Consequently, a host of talented young folk remains largely un-recognized purely because of their inability to speak in English. The campaign attempts to bring this issue to the forefront. The ‘#HarBhashaEqual’ campaign can be best described as an honest attempt to make India a level-playing field for its youth.
The campaign video is directed by Cannes Lion-winning director and renowned feature filmmaker, Bauddhayan Mukherji from Little Lamb Films.
MUMBAI: India’s leading electrical goods company Havells has launched a new ad for its ts most well-known product – heat resistant, flame retardant wires.
Moving ahead with their famous product attribute ‘Wires that don’t catch fire’, in its debut film for Havells, Soho Square (an Ogilvy Group company) has stuck to the brand’s popular emotional story-telling space but with a very refreshing take.
Ogilvy South Asia executive chairman and creative director Piyush Pandey said, “In our first Havells ad, wires that don’t catch fire prevent a young heart from getting hurt. A memorable film for a memorable brand”
Soho Square, chairman and CCO Sumanto Chattopadhyay, “It is a challenge and a pleasure to work on an iconic brand with a history of memorable advertising. We believe that this latest refresh of the Havells wires campaign has the right ingredients to catch on with consumers”
Commenting on the same, Havells India Ltd vice president marketing Amit Tiwari said, “Havells has been an image and market leader in the wire category business, and communication has been integral to the brand. Havells Wires that don’t catch fire has been an iconic campaign over the years. This year the task was to take it further and strengthen our positioning. We have always chosen emotional stories to convey our message and this time too we were looking for a story that is universal”
“Soho Square India shared a beautiful story of children, which had the innocence that we think will make it appealing across, stories from childhood that we can all relate to” he added.
The film has been directed by Amit Sharma of Chrome Pictures and shot in Himachal Pradesh. The campaign will go on air from 7 August.
A charming tale of friendship or perhaps the innocence of first love call it what you will, but the ad set in a children’s camping trip has many heart-warming moments.
MUMBAI: Global healthcare company, Abbott, has unveiled its latest campaign in India focusing on how people are living a full life with diabetes, thanks to modern healthcare. The initiative stems from the success of its last year’s Real Heroes campaign. The objective of the campaign this year is to help inspire people through positive conversations to live their best lives, despite the challenges they may face after being diagnosed with diabetes.
This year’s campaign titled ‘Be Brave. Be Bold.’ is in continuation to the last year’s ‘Real Film. Real Heroes’ theme and focuses on how with the help of Abbott’s breakthroughs, modern healthcare has helped people push past possible and have a life full of rich experiences and fulfilling moments.
Abbott divisional VP of corporate global marketing Vivek Mohan says, “Everyday around the world, Abbott helps people live their best lives with our life changing technology. This film shows inspiring people not letting diabetes stop them from having amazing experiences. The campaign aims to remove the stigma associated with having diabetes, and provides those diagnosed with it with knowledge that can help them overcome challenges they may face, and unlock all that life has to offer.”
With India currently representing 49 percent of the world’s diabetes burden, an estimated 72 million cases in 2017 (Indian Council for Medical Research report), Abbott’s film and campaign intends to help people better manage diabetes through inspirational stories and educational content.
The film created for social media, uses real profile pictures of 100+ people with diabetes, leading, happy, healthy lives.
The film was released on major digital platforms and has already received an overwhelming response from across the country, with over 4 million views.
Along with this, Abbott will also be reaching out to its consumers through a web series that will inspire and educate people through the journey of others who are living with diabetes. The company will be releasing digital snack-able content in association with three food bloggers, who explain how they were able to manage their respective conditions despite the fact that their profession is all about food, which is challenging because they are surrounded by edible things at all times.
MUMBAI: The much-talked about and widely viewed online film #LetsTakeCare, recently launched by Sunfeast Farmlite biscuits has gone viral, sparking multiple conversations about the sacrifices a mother makes that take a toll on her health. The 2-minute heartwarming film, which was viewed by a staggering 12 million netizens spanning all generations, has witnessed a surging online performance by mirroring the larger societal truth of how moms stop taking care of themselves when they start taking care of their children. The film calls upon the kid in each one of us to start taking care of our mothers. This can be done by adopting a healthier lifestyle and snacking habits.
The social experiment conducted by the brand brought forth one of the most pressing issues which tends to go unnoticed. The film opens with a vital question about who cares for the family the most, the most obvious answer being — “our mothers”. With the #BacktoSchool campaign, Sunfeast conducts a social experiment wherein mothers participate in a physical exercise class. It seems that halfway through the class, the women run short of breath. This makes the children wonder how their mothers are always so busy taking care of them while they end up forgetting to look after their own health. This emotive piece is now creating waves in the digital space with a robust viewership of more than 12 million views already.
ITC COO, for foods-confectionary Paritosh Wali says, “With this online film, Sunfeast Farmlite aspires to promote a healthier lifestyle for the care-givers and the nurturers of our families — our mothers. #LetsTakeCare is driven by this objective and talks to the kid in each one of us to help our mothers lead a healthier lifestyle. Even if few of us are able to nudge our mothers to a healthier lifestyle, this campaign will be truly successful.”
FCB Ulka CEO Nitin Kankare adds, “The video portrays how while growing up; our mothers have always been our heroes & inspiration. Their exceptional multi-tasking abilities and deep affection have left us secure, cradled in their love. As we slowly grow up, sheltered in her love, we ask ourselves – ‘Why and when did our heroic mothers stop taking care of themselves?’ Sunfeast Farmlite tried to answer this question through a heartwarming social experiment by taking them back to school and asking us to take the pledge #LetsTakeCare for our sacrificing mothers.”
ITC’s branded packaged foods business is one of the fastest growing foods businesses in India, driven by the market standing and consumer franchise of its popular brands – Aashirvaad, Sunfeast, Bingo!, Yippee!, Kitchens of India, B Natural, Mint-o, Candyman and GumOn. The Foods business is today represented in multiple categories in the market – Staples, Spices, Ready-to-Eat, Snack Foods, Bakery & Confectionery and the newly introduced Juices & Beverages.
ITC’s Foods brands delight millions of households with a wide range of differentiated, value-added products developed by leveraging ITC’s in-house R&D capabilities, deep consumer understanding, knowledge of preferred Indian tastes, agri-sourcing & packaging strengths, and a robust distribution network.
ITC’s uncompromising commitment to its consumers ensures adherence to high levels of quality, safety and hygiene standards in manufacturing processes and in the supply chain. All ITC-owned manufacturing units are Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) certified. The quality performance of all manufacturing units is monitored continuously online.
The business continues to invest in every aspect of manufacturing, distribution and marketing to ensure that it can leverage emerging opportunities and fulfil its aspiration of being the most trusted provider of branded packaged foods in the country. ITC’s Foods business also exports its products to the key geographies of North America, Africa, Middle East and Australia.
MUMBAI: It is monsoon and Nescafe, the coffee brand is back to make a statement yet again with its new OOH campaign ‘Badal Life Ki Raftaar’.
The sudden, mischievous downpour, the romance of the grey clouds and the bank of hanging mist leaves one luxuriating in this much-loved season. Think monsoon and several munchies come to mind. It’s certainly a cliché but few joys can match up to the experience of watching the pitter-patter of rain on your window and a freshly brewed cup of coffee.
Executed by Street Talk, the brand occupied the OOH medium solely considering its TG. The objective of the innovation was to spread the message that “You can’t guzzle a hot drink, it has to be taken slowly” (making it the perfect way to measure out breaks) and while you’re sipping and blowing and waiting for that optimum comfortable drinking temperature, you can inhale the warmth of the aromatic vapours.
A lot of insights were put in place to arrive at the pockets that would have the best impact on the potential consumers. The agency studied the best permutation and combination with media price, site visibility potential and the best of site characteristics to arrive at the media placements specifically addressing the right TG.
The cluster approach at key junctions aided immediate buzz for the brand. The brand was made highly visible using a No-Miss Media Approach where, the handpicked media did complete justice to brand.
But the highlight of the campaign was the innovative steaming cup of coffee, strategically placed at high traffic zones across multiple locations to attract significant eyeballs. The billboard featured a coffee mug emitting fumes, emulating steam from a freshly brewed cup of coffee.
MUMBAI: Mahindra Group, along with Project Nanhi Kali, aim to dispel the misconceptions around girl child education, by taking on a fresh view for the phrase with the campaign #LadkiHaathSeNikalJayegi. The campaign will go live today across all digital channels of Mahindra Rise. A number of surround activities are planned, to spread the word and create a movement to support the cause. These activities will celebrate women who have achieved greatness by taking that crucial first step.
Mahindra Education Trust senior vice president CSR and executive director Sheetal Mehta said, “With over two decades of experience in educating girls, Project Nanhi Kali has sufficient evidence that education is the only tool which enables girls to rise from a life of poverty, and go on to live a life of dignity. The objective of this campaign is to change attitudes towards girls, by giving a positive perspective to the phrase #LadkiHaathSeNikalJayegi. We hope that every Indian citizen, will not only view this film, but also help spread awareness and contribute to this worthy cause.”
Commenting on the same, Mahindra Group chief marketing officer, group corporate brand Vivek Nayer added, “Mahindra is a socially responsible and trusted brand but with our RISE philosophy, we not only want to do good in the community, but also aim to inspire others to do good in order to drive societal change. This is the heart of Mahindra’s ‘Rise for Good’ campaigns. With the #LadkiHaathSeNikalJayegi campaign we’re turning this phrase on its head into a message of positive empowerment for girl child education and their ensuing success.”
The Mahindra team conducted a detailed social media listening exercise on social issues. Not surprisingly, girl child education was among the most talked about issues online. Furthermore, focus group discussions highlighted that:
1. It was a common desire among parents to be protective of the daughter. Even working mothers felt the need to restrict their daughters’ movements
2. Men often self-appointed themselves as protectors of women
3. Even today, there is an accepted belief that certain jobs are for women, and certain jobs aren’t
The film has been conceptualised keeping these insights in consideration. A semi-urban setting was chosen for the film to ensure relatability, given that these beliefs exist not just in rural India, but also in cities.
FCB Interfacechief creative officer Robby Mathew added, “This film is an ode to the unsung heroes, who reject our society’s patriarchal mindset and encourage their daughters to fly. It is a celebration of a girl child’s dreams and her father’s determination to make it happen. It changes the meaning of this often-used phrase ‘Ladki Hath Se Nikal Jaayegi’ and instead uses it to make a case for putting her destiny back into her own hands.”
Since 1996 project Nahi Kali has empowered over 350,000 girls including 153,999 girls in this past year alone. This massive undertaking was made possible thanks to over 4,560 community associates who tutor our Nanhi Kalis for two hours every day, six days a week through the year, working across 5,262 Academic Support Centres in remote, tribal and rural pockets, as well as urban slums in 11 states of India.
MUMBAI: Tetra Pak recently launched a quirkly new ad to inspire Mumbaikars to recycle their Tetra Pak cartons. A part of Tetra Pak’s on-going consumer awareness campaign ‘Carton Le Aao, Classroom Banao’ this rap is composed by popular rapper, Emiway Bantai, who enjoys a fan base of over 1.5 lakh Mumbaikars across social media platforms.
The rap is all about how Mumbaikars can simply deposit their used Tetra Pak cartons at any of the deposit centres set up by Tetra Pak across Mumbai. These cartons are then recycled to create classroom desks and other useful things for schools for the lesser-privileged.
South and South East Asia communications director Jaideep Gokhale said, “Sustainability and recycling are an intrinsic part of our organisational ethos. We have been working ahead of the curve for over 15 years to set up a viable recycling ecosystem for our paper-based cartons. Today, Mumbai has more than 175 deposit centres for used cartons, and we urge Mumbaikars to make the most of these and bring back their used cartons for recycling. We hope that this quirky, yet inspiring, rap video will take our message to millions of Mumbaikars, and inspire them. Our message is simple – bring us your used cartons, and we will recycle them to create something useful.”
Today, Mumbaikars can deposit their used cartons at 45 Reliance Retail and Sahakari Bhandar outlets and over 130 other deposit points across the city of Mumbai. This initiative is designed to mobilise consumers to make a behavioural change and create a positive environmental impact.
