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Ogilvy partners with Kotex Omnigel, Limca & Fevicol

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3 years ago

February 6, 2023

Mumbai: The 83 edition of Kila Raipur Rural Olympics commenced on Friday February 3, 2023 and with it rolls out a host of activity by Ogilvy India for some of Ogilvy’s client brands such as Omnigel, Limca Sportz, Fevicol and Kotex.

With more reach and growth being the single minded agenda for all marketers, a recent study conducted by the NCAER, rural India, highlights the opportunity of targeting 720 million consumers across 627,000 villages.

With approximately 69% of the population still residing in rural areas, this is the next big phase for growth that marketers are seeking penetration and building affinity with rural consumers. And companies looking to target these markets need to develop appropriate products, sales, business models & most importantly marketing efforts suited to these markets.

Keeping this opportunity & need in mind, Ogilvy India rolled out rural focussed work rooted in culture. One such example has been the work done by Ogilvy India at the Kila Raipur Rural Olympics 2023 in Punjab, India possibly the biggest Rural Sports Festival of this scale in the world. Initiated in 1933, this sporting event is annually held in the winters around early February. The event takes place at the Grewal Sports Stadium in Kila Raipur village. Competitors and participants range from teenagers to elders and it attracts the attention of huge crowds of tourists and sports lovers worldwide.

The organising team was looking for meaningful partnerships with brands that could work with their teams to enrich as well as create a delightful experience of the games. Ogilvy’s branded content & activation wing set up a small core unit at Kila Raipur in September 2022 to work with the local team and identify areas where brands could play a role.

Back in our offices across India, they took stock of brands that had purpose and rural consumers in their DNA and reached out to clients like Pidilite, Coca Cola, Cipla and others with ideas in direct response to the direction received from the Rural Olympics management.

Currently, there are four distinct activities happening on ground.

1. Kotex #PeriodofChange Relay Race: Kotex India, a brand that stands for change, has organised a first-of-its-kind Relay Race at Kila Raipur Sports Festival. In the race, 4 teams of young girls will pass an open pad instead of the usual baton, creating India’s most disruptive period conversation yet.

2. Omnigel Rahat Dal: Omnigel’s on ground presence and various pain relief and management facilities such as Physiotherapy booths, massage chairs, stretching segments, nurses, paramedics, first aid kits, ambulance, amongst other provisions, is helping athletes realise their full potential while avoiding any unnecessary injuries.

3. Limca Sportz #RukkMatt Menu: To sample Limca Sportz, a sports hydration drink with lemon, glucose and electrolytes, a unique menu is curated wherein currency is replaced with physical activities like squats, lunges, burpees, push ups etc to get the free drink.

4. Fevicol Chipku Chair: Keeping in line with Fevicol’s quirky tonality, the brand makes a new mark here. Among the many other interesting sports at the event, a very unique game ensues outside the field of play, in the stadium’s spectator stands. The battle for a seat among the many spectators gathered. Fevicol takes a crack at this unique problem by deploying several human OOH within the spectators to lend a quirky solution to this problem. How? With Fevicol’s very own brand promise Ek Mazboot Jod.

It is not just the idea but also the unique execution of each idea that makes an impact when conveying the brand message for each of these brands.

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Britannia puts Tilt in the oven as creative partner for bakery blitz

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11 months ago

April 10, 2025

indiantelevision.com Team

MUMBAI: When your cakes are iconic, your rusks have cult status, and your croissants are quietly doing their flaky thing across Indian breakfast tables, you don’t just hire any agency. You bring in the big knives. Britannia Industries has just appointed Tilt Brand Solutions as its agency on record for its baked goodies – we’re talking Cakes, Rusk, Bread, and Croissant. And no, it’s not half-baked.

The Mumbai-based creative hotshop will now whip up the brand and communication strategy for Britannia’s adjacency portfolio. That means not just making ads, but kneading brand love into every bite. The agency has been handed the apron to serve up memorable campaigns, engaging content, and maybe a few eyebrow-raising moments on your feed.

“For Britannia’s adjacency portfolio, it was imperative that we got on board a partner who would be able to bring a perfect amalgamation of creative strength and business acumen to the table. The balanced approach of Tilt Brand Solutions and their category & consumer understanding delivered on the brief. We look forward to this partnership to create a significant impact for these businesses,” said Britannia marketing – general manager Shekhar Agarwal.

Tilt Brand Solutions, which has been flexing its creative muscles in the Indian adland, now gets to work its dough across formats, platforms and consumer cohorts. Expect punchy campaigns that turn bakery basics into branding blockbusters.

“We are thrilled to partner with Britannia on this exciting journey. With our shared commitment to innovation and creativity, we are confident of creating impactful and memorable work that resonates with audiences, while also driving growth and leadership in the category,” said Tilt Brand Solutions CBO Hari Krishnan.

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Curry Nation bags Jaihind’s ad brief with full sleeves rolled and strategy stitched

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11 months ago

April 3, 2025

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MUMBAI: Curry Nation has just tailored itself into the thick of things with Jaihind, one of Pune’s oldest and most trusted menswear retail chains. On 3 April 2025, the indie ad agency known for transforming commodity brands into cultural powerhouses clinched the integrated communications mandate for Jaihind. And this wasn’t your average pitch win—it came hot on the heels of the agency’s signature ‘UNLIMIT’ workshop, a no-holds-barred brand therapy session that helped reposition Jaihind from a ‘men’s only store’ to a more expansive ‘men’s mall’.

Translation? It’s not just a store—it’s the destination for anyone identifying anywhere on the boy-to-man fashion spectrum.

Curry Nation will now suit up to handle Jaihind’s entire branding wardrobe—from social media and campaign design to community building and multichannel storytelling. Data tracking, long-term relationship nurturing, and brand personality polishing are all part of the job description.

“The process followed by Curry Nation of understanding our business inside out is something commendable… the conclusions made us see the whole being and not just parts,” said Jaihind CMD Dinesh Jain in a note that reads part testimonial, part poetic mic drop.

Jaihind CMD Dinesh Jain; Curry Nation founder Nagessh Pannaswami

Curry Nation founder Nagessh Pannaswami added, “The UNLIMIT workshop is one of our tools… to provide a platform for uninhibited breakthrough ideation on the business, the brand and the product.”

Jaihind has been on a style evolution of its own—from housing just fabrics and a few readymades to now boasting eight multi-brand stores across Pune, Kolhapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Nashik. With Curry Nation’s strategic flair and Jaihind’s legacy swag, this isn’t just a rebrand. It’s a retail renaissance dressed to impress.

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Sharpline Broadcast snaps up 51 per cent in Unayur to spice up its ayurvedic game

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11 months ago

April 3, 2025

indiantelevision.com Team

MUMBAI: In a twist more fragrant than a bottle of sandalwood oil, Sharpline Broadcast Limited, a media player with an eye on diversification, has acquired a controlling 51 per cent stake in Unayur Marketing Private Limited—a company better known for ayurvedic elixirs than evening news. And yes, it’s a pivot. A juicy one.

On 3 April 2025, the company officially disclosed what had originally been approved way back on 11 February 2025: a Rs 9 crore deal to scoop up 5,123 equity shares in Unayur from shareholder Sahil Khan. Sharpline has now confirmed that the agreement will turn Unayur into a fully-fledged subsidiary, pending completion of standard conditions.

So what took so long to tell the world? A minor whoopsie in internal processes, apparently.

“While the intimation was duly signed on 11 February 2025, due to an inadvertent oversight… there was an unintended delay in uploading the same,” the company said in a sheepish note to the BSE. The lapse was fixed on 31 March 2025, and the compliance machinery, we’re told, is now firmly greased.

So why Unayur? Because the herbal wellness train is on full throttle, and Sharpline wants a ticket.

The Delhi-based Unayur, incorporated in 2019, reported a turnover of Rs 66.30 crore in FY 2023-24. Its track record includes Rs 96.66 crore in FY 2022-23 and Rs 77.26 crore the year before that. The company deals in Unani and Ayurvedic medicines, herbal products, natural health goodies, essential oils, and is even eyeing clinics and hospitals for the holistic health crowd.

According to Sharpline, “The Company wants to diversify its current business and acquisition of a company with the desired business line is the best way to venture into the same.”

None of the promoter group has any personal stake in Unayur beyond the acquisition, and no regulatory approvals are needed. The transaction is cash-only, with a one-month timeline to wrap it all up. A classic arm’s-length deal, in every sense.

From digital screens to neem creams, Sharpline’s strategy is now clearly shooting beyond the broadcast bandwidth. Will this cross-industry cocktail of content and capsules pay off?

Time, and perhaps turmeric, will tell.