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  • Snapdeal launches five commercials to ‘Unbox your style’

    MUMBAI: Snapdeal has launched five interesting commercials on how fashion has the power to unbox something exquisite in an individual irrespective of the age, gender and lifestyle.

    Each of the five commercials focus on a distinct segment and life stage, from working men to a newlywed bride to a bunch of college girls lays emphasis on the transformative power of fashion in a person’s life. The commercials focus on characters who use fashion in pivotal moments of their life to transform & unbox undiscovered sides of themselves. 

    Each commercial in the series re-emphasises Snapdeal’s focus on building its fashion vertical. The company had recently added 120 more brands on its platform including popular names like United Colors of Benetton, Puma, Nautica, U.S Polo Association and Steve Madden etc.  Fashion contributes to almost 40 per cent  of Snapdeal’s sales volumes and has grown by 50 per cent YoY with majority of the growth fuelled from tier 1 and tier 2 cities.

    Talking about the advertisements, Snapdeal and FreeCharge vice president marketing Kanika Kalra stated, “Fashion as a category is growing exponentially at Snapdeal. We are constantly diversifying our fashion assortment to match the taste and preferences of the dynamic set of fashion consumers. Fashion is uniquely the most personal yet the most public signal when you transition life stages, relationships or mindsets. Taking forward the brand narrative on Unbox Zindagi- these films explore moments where fashion is instrumental to defining a new phase of life.”

    Created by McCann WorldGroup, the commercials explore a mélange of life experiences; from group of hip college girls taking their first step into womanhood when they wear their first sarees; three colleagues who have quit their corporate jobs to start their own firm and decide to replace their formal wear with relaxed and casual clothing more in sync with their personalities; a mother-in-law welcoming a new bride to the family by gifting her with modern and fashionable lehenga so she can be comfortable on her wedding day; a new mother returning to her skinny jeans and getting comfortable in her new role as a caregiver and a college boy pampering himself with a makeover after a break up to regain his confidence. 

    The narration for every commercial has been held together with the new version of the popular Unbox Zindagi jingle, composed by the legendary musicians, Ehsan and Loy. The advertisements will go live across all prominent channels and will be cross promoted via Snapdeal’s Youtube channel, social media platforms and website.

  • Corning uses Micromax Vdeo to narrate tough dabbawalas’ story

    MUMBAI: Corning Gorilla Glass has unveiled a global marketing communications campaign, Incredibly Tough, highlighting incredibly tough people, doing incredibly tough things using devices that are equally tough. The campaign will be promoted across social media channels, on regional online TV platforms and through multiple language influencers including Marathi.

    The Incredibly Tough campaign highlights stories of extraordinary people using devices that feature Corning Gorilla Glass in some of the toughest ways imaginable, including a parkour athlete training and taking on tough city streets; an adventurer trekking one of China toughest roads and, in India, the incredibly tough Dabbawalas of Mumbai.

    Corning Gorilla Glass has been used on nearly five billion devices worldwide, including more than 1,800 product models across 40 major brands.

    In India, the campaign kicked off with an online story based on Mumbai’s Dabbawalas. Done in collaboration with Micromax’s new Vdeo series for the value segment, the Incredibly Tough Dabbawala story begins with the Dabbawala’s morning early on a working day, sees him travel across Mumbai, collect, deliver and re-collect the lunch boxes before heading home on Mumbai’s local trains where he uses his phone to send messages to his family and watch a video clip. The featured Dabbawala comments on the importance of his device and how technology has changed how they work every day.

    This real-life story accentuates Corning research in India that highlighted the importance of a mobile phone to consumers. In a recent poll, nearly 58% of consumers polled in India said that their smartphone is the most expensive thing that they carry with them daily, and their single biggest worry is damaging their device.

    The campaign includes promotion of the video, development of a microsite dedicated to the Dabbawalas and other marketing assets to highlight the lives of a Mumbai institution. Uniquely for the Dabbawalas, the promotion will be featured in India, the United States and China.

  • Six Inches communicates #kingstonkasecureUSB

    MUMBAI: Six Inches Communications recently launched the campaign for world leader in manufacturing memory products, Kingston Technology Corporation for their latest creation, password protected memory products.

    The campaign coined #kingstonkasecureUSB is an amalgamation of 3 movies that have been launched on Facebook aimed at attracting five million views per video. The elements of humor and Bollywood twists incorporated in these movies instill a sense of familiarity and make a more relatable connect with the audience.

    While password secure memory storing devices have existed before, the main users were business professionals and corporates. With this movie campaign, Kingston wants to spread the message that this product can also be used by the general public and anybody who prefers keeping their data private and secure. To create the idea that this product is attainable and very user friendly, Six Inch Communications chose to use a wide platform like Facebook that can reach out to mass audiences instantly.

    The three films are reminiscent of the drama, thrill and humour that Bollywood provides audiences with, therefore engaging future consumers on a personal level by emphasizing the importance of securing personal data. Kingston India is using video content to promote locally in India. They have a following of about 200K on Facebook alone. Studies show that using Facebook as medium is a good idea to launch a product because videos posted to FB get more views than on other platforms.

    The campaign has been launched on Facebook on three consecutive days using three ad films which are humorous in nature. The movies; Thakur directed by Ganesh Shetty, Teja and Bheja (The Scientist) directed by Barun Kashyap and Mrs. Arora directed by Nishank Verma were all done by ClickonRM production house. The aim to target as many as 5M viewers per movie was with the sole purpose of reaching out to as many people as possible through the storytelling nature of the movies which connect to people on a personal level.

    Campaign Synopsis: The first film Thakur, takes place in Rajasthan and is about the highly trusted and kind hearted head of a village. Will he set himself free and ruin the future of the village by giving into the demands of the bad man, or will he come up with something even the villain’s laptop cannot crack? The second film Mrs. Arora is about a young, attractive and wealthy woman whose greed knows no bounds. Her marriage to a rich man was driven by boundless greed. Much to her dismay- her marriage ends in kadak security. The third film Teja and Bheja (The Scientist)  is about Teja who is a scientist himself  and  his secret – kadak security saved his formulas from getting stolen by his evil twin Beja.

    “My brief to Six Inches was to create an interesting communication for our target group to understand secured drives better. While other media vehicles do reach the audience, videos give us the power of storytelling and capturing more eye balls. I am glad these ideas were perfectly executed and received a super response. All the three films have a different flavor and deliver on our objective.” said Kingston Technology marketing director Vishal Parekh.

    “While the current trends of brand mentions and recall with emotive videos doing well for brands, it comes with its own challenges of viewers not going beyond 8 seconds, in 2015 it was 12 seconds, so there is a drop in the attention span by 4 seconds. But at the core we all love stories and would be keen to absorb a story if narrated well and moreover if started well. Our 3 films engage the audience well and each one has a dramatic end. We are sure that these will help increased WOM for the brand,” Six Inches chief creative officer Pravin Shah.

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  • Water Communications designs campaign for Dr Batra’s

    MUMBAI: Water Communications recently unveiled a new campaign for Dr Batra’s based on the concept of ‘live life to the fullest’. Additionally, the campaign also sought to dispel the perception that the brand was just a hair and skin specialist.

    Calibrating the message to the choice of media, the print campaign explored a more serious and sophisticated delivery and message, focussing more on exploding the myth that Dr. Batra’s was just about hair and skin. The central headline message boldly dominated the layout and got straight to the core message, albeit in a sophisticated manner. It was smartly complemented by the equally dominant visual of a doctor, thereby lending it plenty of subliminal credibility.

    The headline-visual combination having set the context, the copy then goes on to explain that Dr. Batra’s has treated lakhs of patients for over 120 medical conditions, far beyond the pale of hair and skin. Lifestyle diseases, women’s health issues, children’s diseases… it gradually skews towards the other core message: Dr. Batra’s enables you to live life to the fullest.

    Deft touches like the little girl with ice cream (explaining how she used to get teased about her colds, but now she can eat all the ice cream she wants), or the middle-aged woman with her confidence and beauty queen ‘tiara’ (who is happy that several issues were sorted out for her), or the professional looking executive in a suit (talking about stress)… leave the viewer being able to empathise and associate with the TVC.

    The ads take the rhetoric beyond skin problems and hair loss to the entire spectrum of problems like cold, obesity and stress among others. Reinforcing that the victims could be people of any age group – a child, a young adult, a working professional or an ageing parent.

    Water Communications director Vandana Sethhi said, “Today, most often, it isn’t the complex problems but basic health issues faced by an individual in everyday life that deprive them the opportunity of living life to the fullest. Dr Batra’s speciality clinics offer solutions to these and many more health problems that are not only safe but also natural.”

  • #EveryDayIsWomensDay communicated in a Span

    MUMBAI: In honour of International Women’s Day, Span Communications has released a video to highlight the social issues pertaining to women and promote the principles of Women’s Day each day.

    As part of our #EveryDayIsWomensDay campaign, Span implores the viewers to respect the notion of women that International Women’s Day brings forward and carry the sentiment as a social behavior and not just a celebratory occasion.

    Span has launched the video highlighting the hypocrisies of the day that aims to promote women empowerment. International Women’s Day is intended to draw attention to the social, political, and economic successes of women. However, the short-sightedness of the people to limit the attention to a single day, while violating its principles on all other days, has long been an issue of concern.

    Through this video, Span resolves to address this issue while promoting the need for empowering women every day. The video adopts a rather satirical theme, featuring women express their views sarcastically on various aspects of the day, including how women are adored and adored in all their glory, how respect befalls from the unlikeliest corners, how their success is celebrated across the globe, and how all is simply forgotten when the clock strikes midnight.

    In the video, women address the things that are wrong outside Women’s Day and question the viewers on why the women of the society are basked in glory on this one day in particular when they face the discriminatory brunt on the rest of the days.

    In light of the recent violations against women, including mass molestation in Bangalore and multiple rape cases in Uttar Pradesh, the video sends out an important message on women safety in India.

    The video delineates why it is imperative to break away with this mentality and focus on the real causes for such incidents – misplaced sense of patriarchy in the society, lack of education and poor conditioning of men in the society. It implores the viewers to respect the notion of women that International Women’s Day brings forward and carry the sentiment each and every day.

  • #JigarMatlabLiver conceptualised by Chimp&z Inc

    MUMBAI: If asked, ‘What’s the meaning of ‘Jigar’?’ with confidence, you would say ‘Heart’. But, despite your confidence, Hamdard has taken the onus to clear the air around this popular misconception. Hamdard Laboratories (India), a 100-year-old brand in the health and wellness segment, has launched a social media campaign for their brand Jigreen, its natural Liver health tonic, titled ‘#JigarMatlabLiver’ focusing on clearing the misconception regarding Jigar in India.

    Courtesy Bollywood, ‘Jigar’ is widely believed to be a synonym of the heart in every sense. Targeting the very source of this misconception, Jigreen developed a post series that brought a tongue-in-cheek twist to some popular Bollywood songs and dialogues, for example, “My Jigar da tukda” is now “My Liver da tukda” and “Dard-e-dil, dard-e-jigar” is “Dard-e-dil, dard-e-liver” along with inviting audiences to share their responses on more such lyrics and dialogues.

    The campaign won overwhelming response from netizens who participated in large numbers and were surprised over this revelation and the twist it brought to the meaning of their favorite songs. This campaign followed the new Jigreen TVC; a first ever by any company operating in the Liver Health category in India. The very aim of ‘#JigarMatlabLiver’ campaign was to clarify the very meaning of Liver, create awareness about Liver Health and relate it with the brand name ‘Jigreen’. The interest, thus generated paved the way for Jigreen to further communicate the importance of liver in our lives. Jigreen’s current social media campaign titled ‘#LifeKaJigreeDost’ is efficiently leveraging this curiosity generated around the liver.

    Hamdard chief sales & marketing officer Mansoor Ali said, “We are introducing the significance our liver has by demystifying the liver and its functions in a soft, easy manner to appeal to people’s minds in the longer run. We want people to change their attitude about taking their liver for granted..”

    The campaign conceptualized by Chimp&z Inc, Gurgaon, plays on a deep consumer misconception regarding the meaning of Jigar, the idea behind this campaign.

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    Chimp&z Inc co-founder Lavinn Rajpal adds, “When you get an unusual brief, it creates a level of excitement and gives the boost to perform well. And Jigreen is a perfect example of that where we had to break some stereotypical thoughts and give liver a whole new ideation.”

  • Sindhu endorses ‘Apno ke liye Moov karo’

    MUMBAI: Moov, the market leader in pain management solutions today announced its new ad campaign ‘Apno ke liye Moov karo’. In one of the TVC, Olympic medallist, P.V. Sindhu will be seen standing up to the nation spreading the key campaign message that Moov enables you to live through the expectations of your loved ones. With this campaign, Moov reinstates its market leadership in pain relief solutions through its product range in ointment and spray categories. The campaign theme of ‘Apno ke liye Moov karo’ aims to enhance connect with the consumers.

    RB India marketing head Rohit Jindal said ‘Moov has a legacy of helping people get instant pain relief. With the new campaign we want to say that pain is a sign of pushing yourself to try harder. P.V Sindhu is the pride of our nation and her dedication and determination towards her game is unmatched. We are proud to associate with her as a brand ambassador for Moov. She inspires all of us to moov beyond pain and stretch what is possible.”

    Mc Cann World Group India CEO Prasoon Joshi said, “Moov is a dynamic brand and this an insight campaign to further create a stronger brand connect. We really value our relationship with Reckitt Benckiser. We have already taken Dettol from strength to strength with a great partnership with the entire team. With this campaign Moov, am sure will come closer to our consumers”.

    Olympic medallist P. V Sindhu said, “I feel overwhelmed to be associated with Moov which is spreading the important message of living a pain free life. I have used the product and recommend it to everyone for instant pain relief and hope that this association will bring relevance to their endeavour”.

    In the stagnant category of rubs and balms, Moov decided to beat market leadership with thought-leadership. The category demanded a fresh perspective on pain and subsequently on relief. Pain has largely been depicted in clichéd narratives where the pain sufferer is shown as being unable to perform her chores or household responsibilities or has to compromise on an active lifestyle that gets interfered by incidents of pain. Consequently, even the depiction of relief has been around ‘restoration of normalcy’ – a homemaker back in the kitchen, a young couple back to playing sport, an executive running to catch a bus, etc. became markers of relief. All This demanded the depiction of pain with a fresh perspective. Moov has always understood not just pain, but the sufferer in pain. Falling upon its legacy, Moov understands the impact of pain on people’s lives and thus, the role of pain-relief. Thus was born the idea – ‘Apno Ke Liye Moov Karo’.

    The ad campaign was launched in January with their first ad featuring a working mother engaging with her child and doing everything possible to bring joy to their family. The ad showcases that the protagonist chooses to apply Moov and get rid of pain, hence making a right choice for herself and her family. It depicts the essence of the communication which Moov is trying to bring forth.

    In the series, the second ad campaign by Moov has been shot with the brand ambassador Sindhu. It brings alive Sindhu, an Indian athlete with huge fan following, practicing at one of the courts before a big match when she pulls her muscle while trying to pick a drop shot. The stadium starts filling with people in anticipation, the world starts preparing to watch the much awaited match (depicted in the TVC through various ways). That’s when P.V. Sindhu reaches out for a MOOV spray and shows her determination by rising for the occasion and kicks off the pain with her Moov spray. She takes a moment to settle and finally stands up for her fans and supporters, thus saying – ‘Apno ke liye Moov karo’.

  • JSW celebrates women’s victory with Sakshi Malik

    MUMBAI: This year, on International working Women’s Day, JSW is taking this opportunity to celebrate the struggles and victories of every woman, every single day, in a campaign featuring Sakshi Malik — #EveryWomanStrong.

    It is easy to celebrate known achievers, but we strongly believe that for every woman who makes it to the spotlight, there are many more who continue to fight across every walk of life. Taking the next step from the Geeta Phogat ‘Will of steel’ campaign, this story is told through the voice and face of Sakshi Malik, India’s pride at the 2016 Olympic. The narrative salutes every Sakshi and infact all women who emerge winners every single day. So in it’s true spirit, this campaign is not just for Women’s Day, it’s for every day…every woman’s day.

    With Sakshi Malik as the face of the campaign, the idea is to salute the strength of every Sakshi, and hence every woman. The JSW brand has a focused approach to women’s empowerment across the country through their ‘Janam Se Janani Tak’ initiative run by JSW foundation. Under this initiative, the brand empowers women across 1000 villages in 9 states to stand strong every day.

    Ogilvy Mumbai executive creative director Sukesh Nayak said, “‘Janam se Janani Tak’ supports every woman across small villages to stand strong. The idea of Sakshi saluting every Sakshi who fights like her every day and emerges a winner is a perfect way to launch the

    #EveryWomanStrong initiative.

  • Amul’s ode to Indian mothers, by FCB Ulka

    MUMBAI: FCB Ulka recently created a heart-warming campaign for Amul, around the theme of ‘Mothers For Mothers’. This campaign is about celebrating mothers and their love. The campaign is live on digital mediums.

    The campaign launched the theme of ‘Mothers For Mothers Network’ with a story that subtly brings out the similarity in the lives of rural and urban mothers and how they are connected through the Amul network.

    It is the world’s first ‘Mothers for Mothers’ Network, a network of love and caring, where the rural mother nourishes the family of the urban mother by providing her with the goodness of fresh Amul milk. She wakes up at the break of dawn, every single day, milks her cows, travels to deliver the milk to Amul. The urban mother starts her day with milk for her family and shows gratitude towards the rural mother for all the warmth and care.

    The film opens with the audience viewing the waking up of two mothers (urban and rural), as they gently caress their still sleeping child. It moves forward as they both are shown making their respective morning beverages, using Amul Milk and savouring it at their favourite spots in the house. Both mothers then mark the onset of the day with their respective tasks. The rural mother is up and about as she makes her way to the cow shed where she milks the cow, takes the milk to the testing center – where it is tested, packed and then proudly advances on her bicycle to deliver it to every mother in the city. The pack of milk is happily received by the urban mother, after the doorbell, while the little girl (daughter) in the house willingly sips on her fresh glass of milk, at the breakfast table. The film ends with the urban mother waving goodbye to the rural mother, with a deep sense of thankfulness and trust.

    An ‘Ode to Indian Mothers’ and the untold relationship they share, is what forms the crux of this film.

    The lyrical and musical credits for the campaign attribute to Keegan Pinto, Creative Head – FCB Ulka (West) and National Creative Director – Branded Content.

    GCMMF MD R S Sodhi said, “In Gujarat — Over 36 lakh women farmers wake up before dawn just to supply the freshly milked milk to their village co-operative society, a quantum of approx. 200 lakh litres everyday. The goodness of this Amul Milk is enjoyed by over 200 lakh families across India. If we take a closer look, it is a network of rural mothers offering milk to urban mothers across India.”

    FCB Ulka CEO Nitin Karkare: “Amul championed the cause of women empowerment well before it became fashionable to do so. This film captures the story of the invisible connect between the urban and rural mother that is the story behind the success of Amul.”

    FCB Ulka CCO Swati Bhattacharya, “Being a mother, I know that mothers are the same everywhere. The same issues, the same concerns, no matter what the geography or socio-economic background may be. So, there are these mothers who are milk farmers & there these city mothers who are dependent on them for milk to nourish their families.”

  • #Noconditionsapply to dreams: TOI

    MUMBAI: True freedom comes with a right to choose between ‘Yes’and‘No’. But, almost half of the country lives with freedom that comes with *conditions apply. Right from her birth, a girl is told what she should do and what she should not. She grows up in an environment where freedom is a permission that is sometimes granted to her, sometimes not. The degree of gender discrimination might change with geographies, communities and affluence. Increasingly, women are rejecting the notion of freedom with *conditions, but it is very much present as a part of our society and unsaid family rules across larger parts of the country.

    This International Women’s Day, The Times of India brings together multiple voices and discovers inspiring stories where women across the country are winning over *conditions to achieve their aspirations.The campaign is joined by Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Deepa Malik, Shalini Saraswathi, Sakshi Malik and many other achievers who share their stories of how have shattered *conditions put on them to achieve their dreams. The campaign #NoConditionsApply raises pertinent questions as to why the society still has different rules for daughters and sons. Why people expect her to be strong,yet her independent views are trolled. Why people tell her to dream big, but don’t allow her to challenge traditions. Why she is expected to work hard, but not have an expectation of equal pay. The crimes against women make it to headlines often, but few see the daylight of true justice. And, in the end, the shame is always a burden for her to bear. Across the country, the rules for men and women are almost always never the same.

    The Times of India is celebrating #NoConditionsApply across all its 45+ youth centric supplements like Bombay Times, Delhi Times, Chennai Times, Bangalore Times, Ahmedabad Times, Calcutta Times, Hyderabad Times, Pune Times etc., through inspiring stories of women achievers who have busted the *conditions put on their dreams.

    The campaign features Delhi’s MMA fighters who share what it means to fight-like-a-girl, ace women comedians who quip with smart repartee on sexist comments, Pune’s warrior women excelling in Mardani Khel, college theatre groups that blatantly question gender biases and many more unique stories. Flagging off the campaign, Alia Bhatt says “We would’ve lost so much talent across fields, had women not decided to give their aspirations a shot”.

    Talking about her views on #NoConditionsApply, Priyanka Chopra says “It starts with a bigger conversation around feminism which is about making decisions for ourselves without being judged, and with the same freedom that men have enjoyed for so many years. “Deepa Malik shares her secret to beat the conditions, “When you are passionate about something, the whole universe comes together to help. It all starts with faith in yourself and your determination. No conditions apply when it comes to achieving your dreams.”

    Share your stories and wish every woman you know “Happy Women’s Day” and wish her a life in which #NoConditionsApply.

    Show your support, share your stories and spread the message at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/campaignlanding/57458215.cms and tag your friends, family and partner. Because when everyone joins the conversation, she will live free.