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  • Canara HSBC banks on Jasprit Bumrah and Sanjana Ganesan to bowl over life goals

    Canara HSBC banks on Jasprit Bumrah and Sanjana Ganesan to bowl over life goals

    MUMBAI: In a move that fuses cricket, commitment, and couple goals, Canara HSBC Life Insurance has named India’s ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah and his wife, sports presenter Sanjana Ganesan, as brand ambassadors. The company aims to deepen its emotional pitch with consumers under its promise-driven campaign: ‘Promises Ka Partner’.

    The New Delhi-headquartered insurer announced the partnership, tying it to values of trust, consistency, and planning—traits mirrored both in insurance and the couple’s personal journey. Bumrah is exclusively represented by Rise Worldwide.

    “Life insurance, at its core, is a promise to stand by someone not just in the good times, but through every life stage”, said Canara HSBC Life Insurance CDO – alternate channels & CMO Rishi Mathur. “Jasprit’s consistency and quiet resilience mirror the trust our customers place in us. Sanjana brings with her a voice of credibility, and connection”.

    Bumrah echoed that sentiment, stating, “I believe that every promise you make — whether on the field or in life — comes with responsibility. Sanjana and I have always believed in planning ahead and supporting each other through every phase”.

    Ganesan added, “To me, being a partner means being dependable — not just when it’s convenient, but when it truly counts”.

    The insurer will soon launch integrated campaigns spotlighting the duo, aimed at engaging millennial audiences, young families, and India’s emerging affluent segment. The storytelling-led initiatives will showcase themes of responsibility, planning, and modern partnership.

    Canara HSBC Life Insurance’s messaging syncs neatly with the public personas of Bumrah and Ganesan. He is known for calm under pressure and she for grace and clarity in sports broadcasting. Together, they embody a contemporary couple planning with intent and showing up when it matters—just like the brand claims it does.

  • Aleph drops the donut as it rebrands Mediadonuts across APAC in digital power play

    Aleph drops the donut as it rebrands Mediadonuts across APAC in digital power play

    MUMBAI: When global ambition meets local appetite, even digital donuts don’t last long. Aleph, the international digital media giant, has rebranded Mediadonuts—its regional digital ad business across Asia Pacific—under a single name: Aleph. This move marks the final stamp on its 2024 acquisition of Entravision’s digital operations.

    As of 16 June 2025, the rebrand is live across India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. While the sprinkles of nostalgia may linger for Mediadonuts loyalists, Aleph is rolling forward with a streamlined identity aimed at deeper integration and regional scale.

    The rebrand embeds APAC into Aleph’s global machinery, unlocking new pathways for advertisers and digital platforms. With over 60 exclusive media partnerships, a presence in 150+ markets, and 1,500+ employees, Aleph now serves more than 26,000 advertisers worldwide.

    “Becoming one unique brand under Aleph represents a strategic outcome for our partners and clients, reflecting the significant potential that lies ahead under the broader umbrella of Aleph”, said Aleph in APAC MD Pieter-Jan de Kroon.

    Aleph plans to use this unification to deepen its grip on the region, offering global clients local insights, publisher access, and tech-powered efficiency tailored to each market.

    “By fully consolidating our APAC operations under the Aleph brand, we are achieving a new level of strategic alignment between global digital media platforms and the region’s vast opportunities,” said Aleph Group CEO & founder Gastón Taratuta.

    From media and payments to digital education, the rebrand signals Aleph’s ambition to act as a digital bridge between the world’s fastest-growing consumer regions and its most powerful platforms.

  • Baby & Mom Retail appoints Sucharita Reddy as CFO to scale growth with sharp financial stewardship

    Baby & Mom Retail appoints Sucharita Reddy as CFO to scale growth with sharp financial stewardship

    MUMBAI: As Baby & Mom Retail Pvt. Ltd. preps for a growth spurt across the Indian consumer landscape, it’s calling in seasoned financial muscle to keep things in check. The company has roped in Sucharita Reddy as its new chief financial officer (CFO) to lead its finance engine through a phase of ambitious expansion, operational rigour and digital transformation.

    Reddy, who brings over 15 years of experience across startups and large enterprises, has held leadership roles at Myntra Jabong, Amazon and EV startup Blusmart. Her deep expertise in finance, business operations and scalability will now power Baby & Mom Retail’s journey across baby care, skincare, pet care and home products.

    “I am excited to join Baby & Mom Retail at a time of rapid growth. My mission is to create a resilient and agile finance ecosystem that not only strengthens our foundations but also acts as a strategic enabler for business growth. Finance should go beyond compliance and control; it must empower decision-making, fuel innovation, and support sustainable scaling”, expressed Reddy.

    In her role, Reddy will steer the company’s financial planning, performance tracking and data-led decision-making. She will also focus on building a future-ready finance function that enables smarter inventory management, sharper customer acquisition, and scalable infrastructure—especially relevant as Baby & Mom Retail builds out its omnichannel and direct-to-consumer footprint.

    “Sucharita’s appointment aligns with Baby & Mom Retail’s vision of strengthening operational excellence while scaling smartly across omnichannel and D2C markets. Her experience at companies like Myntra Jabong, Amazon and BluSmart equips her with a nuanced understanding of inventory management, customer acquisition economics, and platform scalability, all crucial for a fast-growing consumer brand ecosystem like Baby & Mom Retail”, said Baby & Mom Retail founder & CEO Shish Kharesiya.

    Her leadership will also drive a finance culture built on ownership and accountability, where financial decisions fuel innovation as much as they guard the bottom line.

    This leadership move comes at a pivotal moment. Baby & Mom Retail has been expanding its brand portfolio with new launches like Corvell, a healthcare equipment label, and continuing growth across flagship offerings including Oyobaby, Newish, Amorite for pets, Redcop, Mattress Protector, and Gadda Co.

    The numbers may stay in spreadsheets, but the impact is set to show on balance sheets—and beyond.

     

  • IAB Tech Lab lays down new rules to stop AI from eating the web’s lunch

    IAB Tech Lab lays down new rules to stop AI from eating the web’s lunch

    MUMBAI: When your content becomes someone else’s main course, it’s only fair to send them the bill. Publishers and advertisers have long played the thankless role of feeding the internet’s knowledge machine. But with the rise of large language models (LLMs) and AI agents hoovering up open web content without so much as a nod—or a rupee—the tables are finally turning.

    The IAB Tech Lab, the global technical standards-setting body for digital advertising, has taken a firm stand against the unchecked rise of generative AI. In a bold move, it announced a new framework dubbed the LLM Content Ingest API Initiative, aimed at helping publishers and brands monetise and manage how their content is consumed by AI systems.

    “It is clear that AI agents powered by large language models are shifting how users engage with content”, said IAB Tech Lab CEO Anthony Katsur. “While this is a promising new way for people to access information, we have also seen data showing publisher traffic decreases at 15 per cent or higher, and revenue is down. Meanwhile, AI platforms are growing on the back of open web content, impacting publisher revenues and misrepresenting advertisers. This initiative is about giving publishers and brands a path forward that is fair, enforceable, and grounded in technical standards”.

    The new framework targets AI’s relentless content scraping. It proposes a structured technical solution that ensures publishers get compensated for their content and brands control their digital reputation in AI-generated search summaries and chat responses.

    At the heart of the initiative is the LLM Content Ingest API, a tool that enables content owners to manage how AI models ingest and present their material. The framework seeks to stem traffic and revenue losses and aims to empower publishers with tools to govern bot access, track AI scraping, and monetise their digital assets more effectively.

    “The LLM Content Ingest API is one part of the framework to address the challenges publishers and brands face from the growing use of AI-based tools by consumers”, said IAB Tech Lab EVP, product & COO Shailley Singh. “The proposed technical framework is designed to foster better collaboration between LLMs/AI agents and content owners and to lay the foundations for fair value exchange for content, two of the biggest challenges that have emerged since the proliferation of generative AI and endanger the web economy as it works today”.

    The IAB Tech Lab plans to kick off the effort with a workshop, bringing together publishers, brands and AI developers to co-create solutions. Among the talking points: managing bots that mine data without permission, building AI-friendly but fair delivery mechanisms, and ensuring brand information isn’t lost—or worse, misrepresented—in the LLM ether.

    With publisher traffic already dipping by 15% and revenues following suit, the initiative couldn’t have come sooner. The Lab’s approach blends technical pragmatism with economic common sense, aiming to strike a balance between innovation and ownership in a world where chatbots can mimic your writing but never pay your bills.

  • Swiggy dials up the decibels with ‘Prime Time Menu’ for Father’s Day celebration

    Swiggy dials up the decibels with ‘Prime Time Menu’ for Father’s Day celebration

    MUMBAI: If your dad insists on cranking the TV up to ear-splitting levels during the 9 pm debate, Swiggy just served up the perfect Father’s Day gift.

    India’s food delivery giant launched the ‘Prime Time Menu’ campaign, turning its in-app experience into a full-blown homage to prime-time news channels—dramatic tickers, booming anchors, and all.

    The campaign, built around a digital film, captures the daily struggle of a daughter trying to survive the sonic boom of her father’s nightly news rituals. From anchor rants to khulaasas drowning out her study sessions and dance practice, the chaos finally finds comic relief when she decides to embrace it—with food. She gifts him Swiggy’s ‘Prime Time Menu’, sparking laughs and relief in equal measure.

    Swiggy, known for its quirky, relatable brand tone, partnered with Bad Studio Production LLP to deliver this loud love letter. The platform turned its app interface into a parody of a live newsroom. Users are treated to anchor-led food segments, animated breaking headlines, and dramatic scrolls reporting on spicy samosas and scandalous burgers.

    “At Swiggy, we love finding joy in the everyday quirks of our consumers. ‘Prime Time Menu’ is our way of celebrating something almost every Indian family can relate to, a father’s unshakable love for news and current affairs. It’s a campaign built on insight, nostalgia, and humour, and it’s another step in making the Swiggy experience deeply personal, culturally resonant, and ultimately, fun”, said Swiggy VP-brand Mayur Hola.

    Live now on the Swiggy app and across digital platforms, the campaign has turned up the volume on dad culture. It’s equal parts tribute and playful roast. With tickers louder than thunder and food promos cheekier than anchors, the campaign delivers dad-core humour at its best.

    Because this Father’s Day, if you can’t beat the noise, feed it. 

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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  • Duroflex celebrates dads who juggle start-ups and strollers in new Father’s Day campaign

    Duroflex celebrates dads who juggle start-ups and strollers in new Father’s Day campaign

    MUMBAI: Start-up decks by day, bedtime stories by night – the nation’s dadpreneurs are finally getting the spotlight they never asked for but definitely deserve. This Father’s Day, Duroflex launched its integrated campaign titled ‘His Rest Matters’, honouring fathers who double up as founders. The campaign captures the fatigue and fortitude of men who swap investor meetings for mealtimes, pitch decks for playdates.

    Through a sequence of poignant visuals and authentic narratives, Duroflex explores the underacknowledged emotional labour and sleep deprivation of modern dads who shoulder the dreams of both their families and their ventures. The campaign features real-life dadpreneurs: Shreyans Jain (Studio Gaffy), Sumeet Guleria (NXT Meal), Aadesh Pirgal (N’uru Coffee), and Divyang Jain (Oneball) – each balancing two equally demanding worlds with grit and grace.

    Duroflex CMO Ullas Vijay said, “Every father shares the same story of wanting to give their all to their families and dreams but rarely getting the rest they need. At Duroflex, we have always believed that quality sleep is the foundation that allows people to show up fully for what matters most. As the country’s leading voice in sleep science, we aim to open conversations around sleep equity and emotional labour, especially for a generation of millennials who try to be caregivers to all – their young companies and their young children. This campaign is our way of saying: your rest matters too, because your family and your venture both need you at your best”.

    The campaign rolls out across digital and social platforms, adding yet another feather to Duroflex’s branding hat as it continues to pitch sleep as a necessity, not a luxury. With this tribute to dadpreneurs, Duroflex doesn’t just sell mattresses — it delivers a powerful cultural nudge.

     

  • Oberoi Realty builds a poetic tribute to dads with Father’s Day campaign

    Oberoi Realty builds a poetic tribute to dads with Father’s Day campaign

    MUMBAI: Oberoi Realty is tugging heartstrings this Father’s Day with a soulfully crafted campaign that celebrates the unsung moments between dads and their little champions. Titled “From the first game to the biggest win, Dads are there for it all”, the brand’s latest digital film is an ode to the quiet strength of fatherhood — and the spaces that make connection possible.

    Shot using AI-generated visuals, the film paints a picture of everyday joy: sprints across sun-dappled lawns, carefree dips by the pool, and laughter echoing across basketball courts — all set within the serene, carefully designed enclaves of Oberoi Realty’s residential communities.

    It’s not just bricks and landscaping. Each scene underscores how architecture can nurture emotion. Whether it’s open greens that welcome play, or lounges and shared courts that spark multigenerational bonding, Oberoi’s environments are more than backdrops — they’re facilitators of togetherness.

    The film is accompanied by an original poem that strikes an emotional chord, elevating the campaign beyond nostalgia into a quiet meditation on presence and place. It’s a reminder that while love may be quiet, the right setting can make it resonate louder.

    Speaking about the campaign, Oberoi Realty VP – brand marketing & corporate communication, Sarina Menezes said, “At Oberoi Realty, we believe the most powerful stories are those rooted in real human connections. This Father’s Day film, enhanced by AI and a heartfelt poetic narrative celebrates life’s simplest yet most cherished moments. From a playful game to a poolside chat, our communities are designed to nurture these shared experiences and create homes where lifelong memories are made.”

    With this campaign, Oberoi Realty continues its streak of blending high-end living with heartfelt storytelling — a luxe love letter to fatherhood that lives across the brand’s social media channels.

     

     

  • Swiggy and Prime Video pull a fast one on foodies with mind-bending Traitors menu

    Swiggy and Prime Video pull a fast one on foodies with mind-bending Traitors menu

    MUMBAI: When Prime Video and Swiggy say ‘taste the betrayal’, they’re not speaking metaphorically. This week, India’s top OTT giant and the country’s favourite food delivery platform joined forces to mark the launch of the reality thriller The Traitors — not with banners and billboards, but with a plate of pure deceit. The new food experience, cheekily titled ‘Dhoka Khao’, brings illusion to the menu with dishes that look like one thing but taste like another, through a playful partnership with cult favourite Louis Burger.

    The campaign went live on 12 June exclusively on Swiggy’s Drops — a limited-time section of the app known for quirky culinary experiments. Available only until supplies last, the dishes rolled out in phases across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune and Chennai.

    The theatrical twist lies in two trickster dishes. First up: Two Faced Cupcake, a savoury cornbread sneakily dressed up in dessert clothing with mashed potato frosting. And then there’s Fries Over Lies, which look like your standard fries but serve up sweet flavours instead.

    “Just like the show, the food in this campaign is full of surprises”, said Swiggy Ltd CBO Sidharth Bhakoo. “It’s not just about what you watch or what you eat, it’s about elevating both in a way that keeps you guessing till the very last bite”.

    Massive Restaurants’ founder & MD Zorawar Kalra, who leads the Louis Burger brand, added, “With Louis Burger at the helm, we’ve crafted an experience where food meets illusion — each bite surprises, delights, and keeps you guessing, much like the show itself. These limited-edition drops are not just burgers; they’re a bold experiment in storytelling through taste”.

    Kalra also praised Swiggy’s Drops as a platform for risk-taking and creativity. “Swiggy’s technology and logistics have allowed us to scale efficiently while maintaining the quality our brands are known for”, he said. “Their innovative approach offers a unique platform for our teams to experiment and engage with audiences in fresh, creative ways”.

    Backed by celebrity restaurateur Kalra and Prime Video’s storytelling muscle, the ‘Dhoka Khao’ campaign isn’t just a food promo; it’s a deliciously layered metaphor for the show it promotes. The collaboration pushes the envelope on how food, fiction and fandom can collide to deliver new-age, screen-to-plate experiences.

     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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  • Neena Gupta brings quick wit and quicker healing to Cipla Health’s new campaign

    Neena Gupta brings quick wit and quicker healing to Cipla Health’s new campaign

    MUMBAI: Cipla Health has rolled out a zippy new campaign for its flagship antiseptic brand ‘Cipladine’, casting veteran actress Neena Gupta as the face of its ‘Fast Aid Expert’ proposition. The campaign swaps predictable first-aid messaging for a punchy, pacey narrative built around speed, sass, and sharp relief.

    Conceptualised by Lowe Lintas and directed by national award-winner Vivek Dubey, the campaign features Gupta as a no-nonsense boss who always stays a step ahead—mirroring Cipladine’s fast-acting formula. With Shashie Verma playing her perpetually behind-the-curve assistant, the film delivers both healing and humour in equal measure.

    Gupta shared her excitement about the association, saying, “As someone who believes in tackling life head-on, I love the idea of being associated with a product that does the same. Cipladine is quick, reliable, and versatile, it reminds me of the kind of roles I enjoy doing. Being a part of this campaign was a delightful experience.”

    Sharing his thoughts, MullenLowe Global Group CEO – India & Chief Strategy Officer – APAC, Subramanyeswar S.  said, “Cipladine has long held the leadership position in its category, but true leadership lies not in maintaining the status quo, it lies in continuously raising the bar. We asked ourselves: how can a leader lead even more distinctively? The answer emerged in a powerful insight – speed – a critical need in first aid. That’s when we reimagined Cipladine not just as a product, but as a solution—a Fastaid expert in the world of FIRSTAID solutions.”

    Lowe Lintas president (Creative) Sarvesh Raikar added, “The category of first aid solutions has been quite predictable in its problem-solution communication approach. We needed to break the clutter with a fresh tone of voice. The idea of an ultra-efficient boss and her quests to set things right without wasting time served as a perfect backdrop to launch our refreshed brand idea – to move from ‘FIRST-AID to ‘Fast-Aid’ Expert. The chronicles of Neena Gupta and her secretary Sashi Verma, directed by the national-award winning director Vivek Dubey, effortlessly bring alive our new narrative of speed, while also bringing a smile on the viewers faces.”

    Launched across TV, digital, print, OOH and trade touchpoints, the campaign marks a bold shift in tone for the first-aid aisle—where speed now gets top billing.

  • Aashirvaad Masala turns up the star power with Nani and a selfie-led AI campaign

    Aashirvaad Masala turns up the star power with Nani and a selfie-led AI campaign

    MUMBAI: What do you get when you mix a pinch of masala, a selfie, and Telugu cinema’s Natural Star Nani? Aashirvaad Masala’s blockbuster new AI-powered campaign that’s turning fans into reel-life co-stars—one WhatsApp message at a time.

    Following the successful onboarding of Nani as brand ambassador in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, ITC has launched a first-of-its-kind digital experience that lets users create personalised movie posters featuring themselves alongside the Tollywood icon. All it takes is a scan of a QR code on Aashirvaad’s chilli powder pack—or a click from the brand’s Telugu social handles—to get started.

    The campaign plays off the tagline ‘Dammu Meede, Star Meere’, spotlighting homemakers as the real heroes of the kitchen. Now, with genres ranging from romance and action to comedy and thriller, the brand invites them to bring that same flair to their very own cinematic moment.

    Built on a slick AI-driven WhatsApp bot, the experience allows users to select language, genre, and character before uploading a selfie—and voilà, their custom poster is ready to roll. Lucky participants even stand a chance to see themselves on billboards with Nani or win movie tickets.

    Blending spice with stardust, Aashirvaad Masala’s campaign taps into Telugu audiences’ twin passions—food and film—while pushing the envelope on tech-led engagement. In short, this isn’t just seasoning; it’s star-making with a side of dum.