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  • Good Day brings out the nuances of a mother’s smile

    Good Day brings out the nuances of a mother’s smile

    MUMBAI: Mothers love, chastise, worry, tease and protect. At the end of it all, mothers understand and that is when they smile – a different smile for each emotion. Britannia Good Day pays tribute to the many smiles of a mother in its latest film for Mother’s Day called #MotherOfAllSmiles.

    Mothers have been celebrated in Indian media from time immemorial. For example, Indian cinema of the 20th century defined and popularised the notion of faultless motherhood and duty-bound children. By and large, mothers and children had simple relationships defined by their love and duty to each other. Today’s millennial generation enjoys a more nuanced view of the world. They have more opportunities to explore professionally and in personal relationships, more confidence about taking risks, less hurry to settle and lesser interest in settling for less.

    The millennial mother therefore has more situations to find a sync with her child. She must deal with the varied experiences and explorations of her child and yet keep her equanimity. She is not docile. She knows her influence and must exercise it without stepping on her child’s liberties. She must keep her emotions in check but not quite lose control of a situation. Above all, she has to be understanding so that her child can grow up to become a free-thinking, well-rounded individual. The timeless quality of motherhood is love and the millennial mother shows her love for her child with the understanding smile.

    The film was intended for a social media campaign to celebrate International Mother’s Day on 13 May.

    Britannia Industries VP of marketing Ali Harris Shere says, “A mother’s love is most special, and those heart-warming, all-knowing smiles of a mother are truly every child’s anchor and safe place. We have all grown up encountering those moments, and no matter where we are–we carry her smiles close to our heart. So what better way to celebrate International Mother’s Day than by creating a film which celebrates the #MotherOfAllSmiles!”

    “We always think of a smile as one expression. Little do we realise that a smile has as many moods and emotions as the person wearing it. On Mother’s Day, we celebrate the many smiles that Mom bestows on us, that go on to make the world a happier place for us. The brand that is all about smiles, celebrates the woman who adds so much beauty and meaning to it, making us want to keep her smiling more. For every emotion expressed in the film, there’s as much left unsaid in the beautiful bond between the mother and the son. We all know a smile goes a long way. This film ensures it finds a place in our hearts.”, adds JWT Bangalore and Chennai ECD and creative head Priya Shivakumar.

  • Ixigo takes a dig at cricket fans in latest campaign

    Ixigo takes a dig at cricket fans in latest campaign

    MUMBAI: At a time when the entire nation has been struck by cricket fever, leading travel marketplace ixigo has come out with an all-new brand campaign that urges people to take a break from their TV screens and travel! The campaign features off-screen friend duo – Gaurav Kapur and Cyrus Sahukar, who humorously debate over their love for cricket and travel. The ad series also includes quirky lines that tie in to the campaign theme of “Koi Match Dekhega, Koi Duniya.”

    Conceptualised and conceived by the Delhi office of Lowe Lintas, the idea was to use the agency’s extensive experience with e-commerce brands and startups to break away from the clutter of conventional category advertising.

    Commenting on the campaign launch and agency on board, ixigo CEO and co-founder, Aloke Bajpai says, “ixigo has been at the forefront of innovation for online travel in India over the last decade. Our campaign is directed towards building wider brand awareness amongst travellers, enabling us to provide a larger customer base with the best travel planning solutions. We’re looking forward to engaging with a broader audience, who will witness wanderlust Cyrus encourage cricket-lover Gaurav to ditch the couch and plan his next trip. We are happy to be associating with Lowe Lintas and both these talented actors to launch this campaign.”

    Lowe Lintas COO Naveen Gaur adds, “We’re extremely excited about the possibilities that the shared vision of ixigo and Lowe Lintas will unfold. We have used a short format film approach to inspire people to travel and showcase the seamless travel planning experience that ixigo offers.”

    Launched in 2007, ixigo is India’s leading travel marketplace, with a user base of over 100 million travellers. ixigo allows you to compare and book from 120+ travel suppliers and OTAs across flights, hotels, trains, cabs and destinations.

  • The Womb launches Saregama Carvaan’s first TV campaign

    The Womb launches Saregama Carvaan’s first TV campaign

    MUMBAI: Saregama has launched its first TV campaign for Carvaan–the new category-busting product that has already won rave reviews. 

    The campaign features three mother-child relationships across three TV spots. All of them bring alive the joy, the elderly recipients feel when they receive Carvaan as a gift from their children.

    Saregama CEO Vikram Mehra says, “We launched Carvaan last year, and the response from the market has been tremendous. This despite the fact that we were still building our distribution penetration. In fact, Carvaan’s early success has contributed to building our distribution infrastructure. And now that we are ready both on the supply side, as well as on the selling side, we wanted to start building nationwide awareness for what our little beauty can do for tired souls.”

    He adds, “And from day one, we have been clear about positioning Carvaan as a gift that today’s generation can give to their parents, and other elders in the family. And that was the brief that Saregama and The Womb jointly signed off on.”

    The Womb founding partner Kawal Shoor says, “Very simple and hopefully charming on the face of it, this campaign was actually tricky to conceptualise. We had to keep reminding ourselves that while we may be besotted by our magic machine, which had garnered humongous coverage on social media, the average person in small-town India was not even aware of Carvaan. So our launch campaign had to do justice to what Carvaan is, and can do. And when you have a truly interesting, one-of-a-kind product, you don’t need to get clever with the work. We simply wanted to bring alive the product effect, and through that demonstrate gratification – both for the giver and the receiver of this gift.”

    Chrome Pictures director Amit Sharma mentions, “Saregama Carvaan is such a product that it gives you ideas. When The Womb came to us with the scripts, I was excited to do the films. We knew it would work if we could reach out to every son and daughter in the country which meant the artists needed to have the warmth and innocence that you find in a mother and they had to be from the era the songs were from. We chose three very catchy songs of different tastes and energy and made an attempt to stitch the performance, song and the product together.”

  • Rajnigandha Pearls celebrates the spirit of motherhood

    Rajnigandha Pearls celebrates the spirit of motherhood

    MUMBAI: This mothers’ day Rajnigandha Pearls has launched a digital campaign to pay homage to the tending and affectionate mother in all women. 

    The campaign epitomises the inherent love women have for all children whether their own or not. The campaign has a short film that reflects an idea that every woman has an innate sense of being a mother, full of selfless love, which is all giving and she deserves respect, love and recognition for the same. 

    This video carries the legacy of its immensely successful #MaaKehtiHai campaign, to revere those women who may not have children of their own, but they are equally affectionate and caring.  The campaign highlights the brand’s theme, “achchai”, which comes in the purest form of the bond that a mother shares with a child.

    The film opens in an apartment in a high-end society, where Neha is shown playing hide and seek with a 5-year-old boy Rohnit, like any mother would. As the film progresses, one realises that the child is the neighbo ur’s son with whom she shares a very special bond and he too reciprocates the affection. However, at the end of the day the child needs to go back home to his mother and that, leaves Neha very unsettled and anxious about her childless life. The video goes on to showcase few such incidences that leave Neha disenchanted.

    Further, while returning from school, Rohnit wants to go straight to Neha’s house. However, his mom is adamant that he should first go home and change. Neha watches this and feels forlorn and dejected, seeing which her husband suggests that they adopt a child. Meanwhile, the doorbell rings and Rohnit excitedly runs into the house with a ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ card. Though elated, Neha is a little apprehensive too and says, “Yeh kya hai? Tumhaari mummy kya kahengi.” Rohnit’s mom then walks in with a cake and says, “Happy Mother’s Day… yehi toh kahengi.” The video ends with the line, ‘Ek maa hi jaanti hai maa ke dil ki baat’.

    DSL associate VP of marketing Rajeev Jain says, “The philosophy of our brand is ‘Achchai’, the inner goodness. With this film, we want to celebrate the pureness of motherly love, an intrinsic trait in women, who are capable of boundless affection and care. This pure form of love, goodness or achchai is above the fact of whether, the child is her own or not. It is our own way to show our admiration for motherhood and it’s all encompassing love.”

    Rajnigandha Pearls has been running #MaaKehtiHai campaign for the last three years. The last campaign received tremendous response with over 5.8 million views on brand platforms across YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Besides, the content also organically propagated in other channels giving an additional view of more than two million.

    The campaign will be released across social media platforms of Rajnigandha Pearls along with an audience engagement exercise.

  • Hitachi positions itself as brand accessible to all

    Hitachi positions itself as brand accessible to all

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Impact, the creative agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has launched a new campaign for Hitachi, positioning it as a brand accessible for all.

    The brand, though considered premium, has also been facing a challenge of being perceived as an expensive brand.

    Its new campaign, “Kabhi Kabhi Zyada Ke Liye, Zyada Nahi Chaiye Hota” builds on the brand’s core of premium yet accessible. It communicates that superior technology Hitachi ACs are within reach. Developed by Dentsu Impact, the TVC is now on air, across all popular channels.

    The objective of the campaign was to break this perception of inaccessibility, while keeping the premium-ness of the brand intact and build a strong connect with the Southern market. 

    The approach was to establish the fact that to experience the unmatched superior technology, cooling and peace of mind offered by Hitachi’s products, not much is required. The idea was to bring alive the thought that sometimes it doesn’t take much to get much more. 

    To communicate this, in a category that highly relies on features and offers, Hitachi chose to come from an insight that stems from real-life, everyday situations. Leading south Indian actress Samantha Prabhu was roped in to play the protagonist in the ad commercials to build affinity in the South.

    Both the TVCs capture everyday moments that bring the idea alive. The first film has Prabhu portraying the role of a girl-next-door, getting ready in front of the mirror. While she can go for an over-the-top look, she chooses a simple black ‘bindi’ instead to enhance her beauty. Her smile in the end conveys that even a small gesture can make a huge difference.

    In the second film, we see Prabhu coming back home extremely tired. As she sits on the sofa, her husband sitting right next to her pushes the centre table towards her, so she can keep her legs on it and relax communicating that little gestures of our loved ones can make a lot of difference.

    Hitachi Air conditioning India chairman and managing director Johnson Controls Gurmeet Singh says, “Hitachi aims to reach every Indian household and become India’s leading air conditioning brand by 2021. With its innovative product range, best in class indigenous manufacturing facilities, world class R&D facility and a continuous endeavour to give its customers a better post sales service experience.”

    Dentsu Impact chief creative officer Soumitra Karnik mentions, “Hitachi faces a unique challenge in the market. And it’s always exciting to work on such challenging briefs. Our idea was to bring alive the campaign thought by beautifully capturing those simple, everyday moments which are truly priceless. As it’s the little things that make all the difference.”

  • Mondelez rolls out a global campaign for Oreo

    Mondelez rolls out a global campaign for Oreo

    MUMBAI: Oreo, the cream sandwich biscuit brand by Mondelēz International, takes the special ritual of ‘Twist, Lick, Dunk’ forward, rolling out its new global campaign called, Oreo People, simultaneously across 50 markets in AMEA, LA, MEU and will be localised with nuances to drive relevance.

    The new global creative platform is the latest installment of the brand’s Wonderfilled campaign. Oreo People is built on the idea that when we connect with Oreo, playfulness is evoked in us all despite differences, playing with Oreo brings people together. Every time an Oreo cookie is twisted and opened, a new playful side comes out which is optimistic with limitless possibilities.  

    The campaign is especially designed to engage with consumers in today’s multi-screen, short-attention-span world with exciting visuals and irresistible music, extending across all channels, with a strong focus on digital.

    The new TVC displays a wide-cross section of people and how they enjoy their Oreo cookies, making the much-loved brand relevant to them. With this latest creative platform, Mondelez India aims to widen the appeal of the brand in the country, while continuing to play on its core territory. 

    Mondelez India head of biscuits category Sudhanshu Nagpal says, “Oreo was introduced in India close to seven years back and in such a short span, India has emerged among its top-five markets by volume. Today, twist, lick, dunk has become a ritual; it has been at the heart of numerous warm family moments. Oreo has always stood for bringing people together and the Oreo People campaign takes ahead this proposition. The campaign is based on a key universal insight that while we all share the same playful spirit inside, we often forget about it because of the pressures of modern life. The global campaign aims at widening the appeal of the brand, connecting with a wide cross-section of people, while picking up on the local nuances to drive relevance.”

    FCB regional chief client officer for Asia Jane Lim adds, “Oreo has always been a brand that encourages and inspires people to connect with the people and world around you. When we were kids, playing together was our way of communicating, we connect better when we play together. We believe everyone has a playful spirit waiting to be let out. With this film we tell the story that no matter our differences, playing with Oreo brings us together, because we are all Oreo People.”

    The campaign will be rolled out across platforms with a new TVC, as well as outdoor, print and digital campaigns across sections.

  • Viviana Mall concludes #StopAcidSale campaign

    Viviana Mall concludes #StopAcidSale campaign

    MUMBAI: Digital marketing agency, White Rivers Media has recently wrapped up its digital amplification activity for Viviana Mall, called #StopAcidSale.

    The month-long campaign was a part of the third edition of mall’s property – Extraordinaari, which promotes women empowerment by recognising and honouring the trailblazers who are encouraging their fellow women to scale newer heights. The idea behind this activity was to establish thought leadership among its competitors along with creating awareness against the sale of acid and curb the same.

    To highlight the same, the mall hosted a fashion show with acid attack survivors and giving them a platform to share their story. 

    A two-pronged approach was devised to increase awareness about acid attacks, what causes them, and how to curb them and gather support for the admirable spirit of the acid attack survivors who walked the ramp. The entire activity was promoted massively on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

    Facebook Stories was used extensively to convey the message. On Instagram too, the Insta-story feature was used with boomerangs, rewind, handsfree and a host of other story formats to create maximum reach. The mall reached out to global body positive brands on Twitter to bring the initiative to light.

    On Twitter, the hashtag #TweetASalute was used, which saw participation from more than 300 Twitter influencers, including NGOs and celebrities. Viviana Mall reached out to multiple international malls and urged them to join the movement. This, too, was supported by influencers. The campaign also saw support from ace music producer Sulaiman Merchant and actress Preeti Jhangiani.

    This campaign sparked thousands of conversations on social media about vitriolage and why the government should stop acid attacks. People all across geographies started talking about this campaign.

    The entire concept was later taken a notch ahead, in association with Bombay Times Fashion Week, where the acid attack survivors walked the ramp at the Bombay edition of the Times Fashion Week.

    White Rivers Media CEO and co-founder Shrenik Gandhi says, “We have been associated with Viviana Mall for the past four years and with every campaign we strive to provide them better. With this activity we aimed to take a step forward with Extraordinaari and we are glad we got such a positive response and support from digital influencers.”

    Viviana Mall senior vice president for marketing Rima Pradhan adds, “There are 250 to 300 acid attacks reported in India every year, despite laws restricting the sale of acid or other deadly chemicals. Acid is still sold openly in some parts of India in spite of there being various substitutes for it. We wanted to curb the sales of acids in India and are grateful to White Rivers Media for their support in the same.” 

    The entire activity potentially reached out to more than 2million+ people on Facebook and Instagram and created impressions of more than 10 million on Twitter

  • Nicotex shows how to quit smoking effectively

    Nicotex shows how to quit smoking effectively

    MUMBAI: Cipla Health brand Nicotex, has launched a new TV advertisement for its smoking cessation chewing gum highlighting the right dosage and the right usage of the brand to effectively reduce or quit smoking.

    The TVC delves into the mindset of a smoker who seeks advice from a friend who has now quit smoking with the help of Nicotex gums.

    Cipla Health category director Anshul Mishra says, “We as a brand understand the psychology of a smoker, the constant struggles and endless attempts to quit smoking. A lot of smokers trust Nicotex to be their companion in this difficult journey to quit smoking. Our approach in this piece of creative has been very sharp and positive. We aim to educate our consumers and highlight the importance of using the right dosage of Nicotex and following the correct chewing technique which will help them cope with their struggle.’’

    The advertisement was conceptualised and created by Soho Square, a Mumbai based advertising firm, with the intention of driving education among the consumers to start their journey to quit smoking with the correct dosage and consumption of Nicotex.

    “Quitting smoking is tough and disheartening for the smoker each time he fails at quitting. Many a times consumers take the first step of trying Nicotex to quit, but due to incorrect consumption lapse in their effort. Any product consumed correctly gives best results, true for Nicotex as well. Thus the purpose of this communication was to educate consumers to get the best result from their efforts, purposefully kept simple,” adds Soho Square ECD and creative head Anuraag Khandelwal. 

    With an aim to make a strong resolve to have a smoke-free life ahead of us, Nicotex continues to motivate consumers with their TVC and digital campaigns.

  • NatureFresh salutes the spirit of the homemaker in latest campaign

    NatureFresh salutes the spirit of the homemaker in latest campaign

    MUMBAI: NatureFresh, the home-grown brand of Cargill’s food business in India, has launched its new digital campaign ‘#AsliKhiladi’ with Delhi Daredevils, highlighting the importance of the homemaker in the life of a family. 

    The campaign emphasises the homemaker’s active life and her ability to meet every need of the family, in a quirky manner. With about 2.5 million views and counting, this campaign is currently the second most buzzing campaign in the SportsWatch IPL 2018 Brand Effectiveness Study. 

    Based on the premise that ‘Asli Khiladi Wahi Jisme Shakti Bhi, Sfurti Bhi’, the story opens with running commentary by three Delhi Daredevil players who observe a homemaker, doing her everyday chores, actively and with a great deal of energy. In the end, the three players conclude by saying that while they do play on the cricket field, the real player in everyone’s lives is the woman or the homemaker. With clever dialogues, the narrative draws parallels between the life of a homemaker and that of a cricketer during a match. It highlights that both require one to be active and energetic, whether at home or on the field.

    Cargill Foods managing director Deoki Muchhal says, “As a consumer brand, engagement with consumers is always our key focus. NatureFresh represents active living and by highlighting our association with Delhi Daredevils, through the #AsliKhiladi campaign, we are looking at organically extending the brand’s ethos. I believe that this campaign will help us accentuate brand equity for NatureFresh as we continue to build a stronger consumer footprint, across the country.”

    Quasar Media national head Saugata Bagchi, who supervised the creatives of the campaign adds, “This NatureFresh campaign for IPL came as a welcome challenge to us as not many clients take a digital-first approach for an IPL association. The ask was to showcase the brand fit in the consumer’s daily life and build brand awareness for NatureFresh. With #AsliKhiladi we captured the imagination of our audience while engaging DD fans and letting them know, where all Nature Fresh adds value to their lives. The success of the campaign is evident in the surge of relevant conversations which made it a trending IPL campaign in no time.”

  • Amazon Prime Video shows you ease of watching anywhere

    Amazon Prime Video shows you ease of watching anywhere

    MUMBAI: Amazon Prime Video has launched a new campaign that shows its superiority in terms of choosing the time of watching. Created by Leo Burnett India, it calls consumers to its unrestricted access to content at any time.

    Speaking about the new campaign, Amazon India CMO Ravi Desai said, “At Amazon, our focus has always been the customer. Our new campaign highlights the various benefits linked to Prime Video in India. With a premise of ‘Anytime, Anywhere,’ we have kept customer benefit at the centre of the campaign, which marks the next chapter in the larger story around the popular Prime Video Couple – Rohan and Roshni. We understand the need of consumers to be unshackled from the constraints of their traditional alternatives. With a very wide library of content choice available, Prime Video empowers our consumers to define and dictate what they watch and when they watch it.”

    The first film is about a couple watching Padmavat on Amazon Prime video when the girl gets a call from her mother to come have her laddoos. While she tells her guy that they have to sort this problem, he soothes her worry by saying that the movie can continue on the phone while they travel.

    Leo Burnett India MD India and chief strategy officer – South Asia Dheeraj Sinha said, “We are building Amazon Prime Video as an alternate and a better choice for consumers when it comes to entertainment. Amazon Prime Video puts the viewer in command. This is reflected in our positioning – ‘India Ka Naya Primetime’. We started this journey last year by talking about the largest and the latest library, and our exclusive content. The current campaign builds on the role of the liberator further. It amplifies how Amazon Prime Video sets you free, letting you decide where to watch and when to watch your entertainment. The campaign draws from a typical banter between a couple about who is the ‘ghulam’. The phrase also works as a reference to not being a host to your entertainment.”