ITV

Tag: Ambassador

  • Philips doubles ad budget for kitchen appliances; appoints chef Ranveer Brar as ambassador

    Philips doubles ad budget for kitchen appliances; appoints chef Ranveer Brar as ambassador

    NEW DELHI: Even as the advertising and promotions budget is being doubled from last year for its kitchen appliances category in India, Phillips India has taken on chef Ranveer Brar to promote its products.

     

    In an interview with Indiantelevision.com, Philips India director marketing and business head – domestic appliances Gulbahar Taurani said that the increase in marketing budget had been done in view of the rate at which the kitchen appliances business for Philips India had been growing. “The growth at Philips India has been three to four times faster than the rate at which the kitchen appliances market is growing in India,” he said.

     

    Philips India will be taking a 360 degree approach to marketing the kitchen appliances products. “There will be television commercials, radio and print ads, outdoor hoardings and road shows, apart from social media and the digital space with interactive features,” Taurani informed.

     

    Speaking about taking on board Brar as the brand ambassador, Taurani said, “He is someone who knows about food and can communicate well to the women at home. His programme Thank God its Fryday season 2 presents the magic of Philips AirFryer, transforms the experience of fried food and makes it a guilt free indulgence, to consumers across India.”

     

    Additionally Taurani was also of the opinion that Brar could encourage the Indian woman to cook easily and spend more time with the family. “Brar will help consumers draw a closer connect with the brand and its products, which enable Healthy Living. Philips India being a health and well-being company is the only brand that offers a cohesive, integrated and dedicated Healthy Living Portfolio,” he added.

     

    Some of the popular products from its Healthy Living Portfolio range are AirFryer, SoupMaker, Pre Clean Juicer and Food Steamer.

     

    Taurani said that the association with Brar was not just a simple endorsement agreement, “but a partnership between two like-minded entities that have joined hands together to empower consumers to get more out of their appliances. Together, we intend to provide our consumers with holistic solutions for their lifestyle nutritional needs.”

     

    Talking about his association with Philips, Brar said, “From the time I was growing up, Philips as a brand always stood for reliability and cutting edge technology. I strongly believe that in terms of reliability, durability and being current Philips is, was and will always be the brand to look out for. Philips Kitchen Appliances offer a range of intelligent devices that are designed to help you stay healthy and eat whatever you want without the guilt and without worrying about taste. I am privileged to be representing the brand and the product range that I personally believe in.”

  • Jacqueline Fernandez named brand ambassador of Queo

    Jacqueline Fernandez named brand ambassador of Queo

    NEW DELHI: Bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez has been named brand ambassador for Queo from Barwood. UK.

     

    With this association, the brand is looking at boosting visibility and awareness of Queo as the bathroom space gradually shifts towards luxury, moving one step forward from ‘premium.’

     

    Fernandez will be seen as the face of Queo’s 360 degree integrated campaign, which will roll out on all media and retail channels soon.

     

    HSIL Limited joint managing director Sandip Somany said, “Luxury cannot be defined in a few words, it has to be felt, seen, experienced and appreciated. Signing on Jacqueline, is a conscious decision taken by us as her persona, work ethic and achievements blends perfectly with what Queo stands for; design, finesse and artistry. Jacqueline inspires her audience and colleagues with her hard work, versatility, and magnetic charisma; she will definitely connect with the consumers who can appreciate all these traits. There could not have been a better ‘fit’ ‘n’ influencer than Jacqueline to connect with them.”

     

    “I am excited about my association with Queo. The brand spells luxury in craftsmanship, modernity and elegance.  They are not just bathroom products but a fashion statement for any home owner. We are living in a time when the bathroom has reached an elevated status in our lives, a place for relaxation and rejuvenation, and, Queo embraces this philosophy to the fullest,” said Fernandez.

     

    Queo began its journey in India in 2012 with a promise to redefine class in bathrooms fittings like showers, faucets and sanitary ware.

  • Intex targets revenue of Rs 6500 crore by 2016; to focus on south India

    Intex targets revenue of Rs 6500 crore by 2016; to focus on south India

    BENGALURU: Intex Technologies (India) that got into the mobile business around two years ago, had initially focused on the north and west Indian markets. Now, it has set its eyes on the south to help grow its business, starting off with Karnataka. The company is targeting revenues of Rs 6500 crore (a little more than $1 billion) by FY 2016.

     

    It has roped in Kannada actor Sudeep, who is also the anchor of Suvarna TV’s reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 2, as its brand ambassador for a year. The TV/movie star launched Intex’s new range of aqua mobile handsets – Aqua Style- in Bengaluru earlier this week.

     

    The company states that its revenue doubled to Rs 2000 crore in FY-2014 as compared to Rs 1000 crore in FY-2013 and it plans to close the current fiscal with revenue of Rs 3500 crore. 65 per cent of the company’s business comes from mobile phone sales.

     

    Intex senior general manager mobile business Sanjay Kumar Kalirona said, “The Aqua range has been widely accepted by our customers across India. The Aqua Style has been designed keeping in mind, the need for style and quality. We are focused on increasing our footprint in Karnataka and I am certain that our association with Sudeep will be well accepted by the regional audiences. With Aqua Style, we aim to empower youngsters looking for a mobile that speaks about their personality.” 

     

    Earmarked for brand spends is Rs 150 crore for FY-2015, with around Rs 100 crore solely on mobile phone promotion. Intex is planning a Rs 30 crore to Rs 40 crore campaign over the next three to four months, with a big percentage of the spends in south India. The campaign will cover print, television, radio, outdoor, social media and BTL activities, along with retail branding strategies. 

     

    Intex had roped in Farhan Akhtar as its brand ambassador in 2013, and launched two TVCs featuring its smartphones – Aqua i5 and Aqua i7 with him. It plans to launch its third TVC, also with Farhan for Aqua i5 HD as one of the four to five TVCs planned for this fiscal. 

     

    To enhance its customer base, Intex has joined hands with various players in the sports and entertainment industry through associations with cricket tournaments and a partnership with Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the Priyanka Chopra-starrer biopic on Mary Kom.

     

    Most of the creative work has been done in-house, and the company has two to three agencies for media-buying, sources at Intex said.

     

    Intex is a player in India in mobile handset, consumer durables and IT accessories. It claims that it has a pan India presence through its wide network comprising 29 stock and sales offices and over 800 service touch points.

  • Greenways Foods & Beverages signs Raveena Tandon for Notty

    Greenways Foods & Beverages signs Raveena Tandon for Notty

    MUMBAI: Greenways Foods & Beverages (D) has announced its association with Raveena Tandon as the brand ambassador for Notty.

    Raveena Tandon will partner Chhota Bheem and Big J on all Notty related product and brand communication. “Raveena’s popularity and stardom is unparalleled. We are sure her personality and life which is the right balance of professional and personal success, style, substance and family orientation will take our brand to greater heights”, said Greenways Foods & Beverages MD Dr. Sachin Chopda.

    He added, “We are happy to sign Raveena as brand ambassador and feel that she is the perfect choice for Notty as she herself being a mother will better understand the needs and expectations of kids & their parents. We are sure our target audience will be able to connect with her and Notty.”

    Speaking on the occasion Raveena Tandon said, “With the fast paced lives we live today, it is very important to give the right nutrition to children and hence when I learnt about the ingredients it contains, like vegetarian DHA, Vitamin A, C, E, and the fact that no synthetic ingredients or stimulants are used in its formulation, I thought why not associate with a brand that I would be more than happy to give to my kids.”

    On the product, Greenways Foods & Beverages (D) general manager sales and marketing Vinod Gaikwad said, “Today’s mother is a smart mother. She is independent, educated, aware, computer savvy female who wants to give best to her children. She is concerned about the health needs of her children and acts like a gatekeeper for them. To address her concerns and to meet the taste needs of children we have launched Notty, fruit drink fortified with Vegetarian DHA which helps in brain development & Vitamins A, C & E which helps to increase the immunity of children and keep infections at bay.”

    The creative & advertising agency of Greenways Foods & Beverages (D), Versus Brand Solutions, a Ment Element Group Company, business head Errol Marquis said, “Today’s mothers are finding the perfect balance between being authoritative moms and playful friends. Raveena Tandon has found that balance. Like all mothers, she’s concerned about her children’s health but also enjoys being a child with them. Just like our brand NOTTY, a multi-fruit power drink that combines fun-loving delicious taste with vitamins and health benefits. Raveena’s children aged 6 & 8 are in fact the ideal age profile for the brand which is why she is the ideal representation of today’s mother and will be the voice of this modern mom in all our communication.”

  • Star Sports: The marketing hype, the gameplan

    Star Sports: The marketing hype, the gameplan

    MUMBAI: Do it in style. Do it big. That’s what big brands do. And Star India has taken the same tack during the ongoing relaunch of the erstwhile ESPN-Star Sports channels under the new brand of Star Sports. It has kept aside a marketing war chest of an estimated Rs 10 crore to start with for the comprehensive campaign called ‘Believe’ to spread awareness about the brand identity of Star Sports and its six channels.

    To make the message more believable, it has roped in India’s talented cricket captain M S Dhoni as Believe’s first ambassador. And the attempt of the campaign is to outline the beliefs that have made him one of the most iconic heroes of our time and to link the fact that Star Sports brings these very champions to TV screens.
    Our aim is to make ‘Star Sports’ one of the most iconic sports brands in the world, says Gayatri Yadav

    Then there is Navjot Sidhu. Cricket lovers and fans are more than familiar with the extremely entertaining former Test cricketer and now TV personality Navjot Singh Sidhu. The funny Sikh features in a TV commercial stating “Joh baat Hindi mein hai, kissi aur mein nahin” promoting India’s first 24×7 Hindi sports channel Star Sports 3.

    Exults Star India executive vice president marketing and communications Gayatri Yadav: “Our aim is to make ‘Star Sports’ one of the most iconic sports brands in the world. The campaign is based on a core insight that consumers are searching for hero moments in their life. They want to strive for better and realize their own potential for greatness. Our belief is that everyone can take part and share in greatness. We can all be inspired. The mission is to bring the fan closer to heroes than ever before. Our aim is to inspire the hero in you.”

    A massive print road block on 6 November in editions of national newspapers such as The Times of India, The Hindu, Dainik Jagran, Navbharat Times, Maharashtra Times, Nai Duniya saw political and general news being relegated to the inside pages while sports news took over the front page. “The thought was: let’s imagine a world where sports comes first,” says Yadav.
        
    This thought was taken forward on electronic news with Aaj Tak where Star Sports came first on news bulletin logo stings and anchors wore Star Sports branded T-shirts. The two promos featuring Dhoni and Sidhu are getting tremendous air play across all of Star India’s 33 channels.

    On the online and digital front, the home pages of MSN and Yahoo networks had a splash of only sports news; there was none of the general, political and entertainment buzz. A very strong engagement with YouTube subscribers wherein every video watched in India on that day had a pre-roll of the Believe promo. YouTube’s mobile app had a Star Sports promotional banner slapped on. Facebookers were greeted with a digital banner of Dhoni and Star Sports every time they logged out.

    Yadav says that the massive digital burst activity resulted in the new look generating close to 15 million views on day one itself.

    On the out of home front, hoardings sprang up in Mumbai and Delhi to  coincide with the ongoing Star Sports ‘Believe’ India vs West Indies cricket series. Four digital screens put up at terminal 3 of Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus Airport in Mumbai.

    Says Yadav: “We want to create a brand that breaks the rules, a brand that looks, speaks, sounds, behaves like no other in the TV space.”

    If one goes, by the buzz that’s been generated amongst sports TV fans and the janta about the new Star Sports brand, it appears that she and her team have succeeded – to a large extent.

  • FoxyMoron to execute digital campaign for Maybelline

    FoxyMoron to execute digital campaign for Maybelline

    MUMBAI: Maybelline New York along with brand ambassador Alia Bhatt launched ‘Color Show’.

    FoxyMoron will launch the ‘Color Show’ across Maybelline’s digital platforms Facebook, Twitter, Instagram that will showcase a range of shades for every mood.

    FoxyMoron co-founder & online strategist Harshil Karia said, “The Color Show is an innovative and interactive way to introduce the entire new color range of nails paints on offer by Maybelline New York. This is an opportunity for fans to experiment with their nails like never before! Maybelline is a fore runner in the make-up category so it only seemed fitting to create a campaign that allows fans to score high on the fashion meter with their favorite brand.”

    Fans will get an opportunity to experiment with Nail Art combinations and Maybelline will educate them about how they can get the ‘complete look’ – right from shoes, accessories to match with their preferred shade. The campaign will also include ‘Do It Yourself’ nail art videos for the latest nail art trends. Commenting on the new campaign, L’Oréal consumer products division director Satyaki Ghosh said, “Maybelline is an innovative brand that loves its consumers and assures to give them something new and exciting all the time. With the launch of the Color Show range, we hope to once again do something different for our consumers and engage them as much as possible with the brand.”

    Maybelline New York marketing manager Leena Shoor said, “Maybelline as a brand understands the needs of the young Indian girl and continuously introduces products that are innovative and exciting. With Color Show, Maybelline brings to India the hottest shades from the catwalks of New York, shades that are extremely fashion forward and yet very accessible. Using the Color Show range and nail art inspirations that will be shared by Maybelline, girls can now get runway ready nails whenever they please. Maybelline is all set to bring a new nail revolution to India by making nail paints a must have accessory.”

  • John Abraham unlocks Nat Geo

    John Abraham unlocks Nat Geo

    MUMBAI: John Abraham, who was lauded for his performance in the recent film Madras Cafe, will now take on the small screen in his new role as brand ambassador of the National Geographic Channel.

    For starters, the actor-producer has kicked-off a brand new campaign titled ‘Unlock’ as the face of the channel.

    Says National Geographic Channel managing director Keertan Adyanthaya:

    “With this campaign, we will strive to urge our viewers to be open to new experiences, people, places, cultures and the variety that the world has to offer.”

    As brand ambassador, Abraham will take Nat Geo viewers through the various aspects of the campaign, encouraging them to unlock their minds along the way. He will talk about and embody different shows aired on the channel; taking them to the rest of the world.

    Says a visibly excited Abraham: “I can hardly contain my excitement at being a part of the legacy that is the Nat Geo channel. I have always been inspired by the yellow window and have followed NGC’s shows religiously. I myself love wild life, I keep on doing crazy things in life, and I am sure that the viewers and my audience will enjoy this journey with me.”

    But why did an established name like Nat Geo feel the need to rope in someone like Abraham in the first place? Replies National Geographic and Fox International Channels vice president (marketing) Debarpita Banerjee, “We as a channel believe in whatever we say. John truly believes, the way we look at the channel and the content. And it was just fate; he truly experiments with life. You can see the kind of movies he supports, the kind of life he lives, and his enthusiasm for bikes and wild life. He thinks that life has lots to offer. So first the word ‘Unlock’, then John – they came together and it was a nice explosion.”

    Coming to the choice of name, Banerjee says: “We were looking for a simple word, and this encapsulated everything we wanted to say. It is all about unlocking your mind, fears, opening your outlook, new possibilities, not having any prejudices, looking at a new world in a new way. We went through lots of iterations and finally came up with one word, ‘Unlock’.”

    The campaign is in collaboration with Grey Worldwide, which was roped in as Nat Geo’s strategic and advertising agency. Nearly 25 per cent of the total annual marketing budget has been spent on it.

    As part of marketing and promotion, Nat Geo plans to telecast promos on other channels as well, apart from focussing on outdoor and other activities. Plans are afoot to make use of social media such as facebook.com, where an official page will be launched where fans will not only be able to see but also share their views that would be rooted to Abraham for his feedback. The channel already has a laudable six million likes on Facebook.

    So what does the future look like? “We want to take ‘Unlock’ to children, because they harbour a lot of fear of the unknown, of the dark, of the great outdoors. So we want to take ‘Unlock’ to summer camps. Youth is very interesting and they are buzzing with ideas. We also want to have an innovation conclave where they can submit their ideas by unlocking their imagination,” says Banerjee.

  • Saif Ali Khan to be brand ambassador for Siyaram Silk Mills

    Saif Ali Khan to be brand ambassador for Siyaram Silk Mills

    MUMBAI: Siyaram Silk Mills has roped in Saif Ali Khan as the brand ambassador for their parent brand Siyaram’s Suitings and Shirtings.

    Siyaram Silk Mills president Rahul Akkara pleased with the association between the brand and the film star commented “We are delighted to have Saif Ali Khan as the brand ambassador of Siyarams Suiting s and shirtings.  We have released this commercial for the forthcoming season. It will be played on local and national channels across India.”

    Saif Ali Khan expressed his enthusiasm by stating, “It is really an ecstatic feeling to be associated with an Indian brand that has been in the industry for years together and has a very ethnic appeal to it. I look forward to capture the fabric space post being the face of their readymade apparel Oxemberg. Moreover, sharing the Siyarams parents brand’s endorsement space with Mahendra Singh Dhoni is itself a privilege.”

    Siyarams has signed Saif Ali khan for the next two to three years. The brand has gone ahead and shot an exclusive TVC with him in Jaipur.
    The latest TVC conceptualised and created by Makani Creative and highlights the bond between mother and son while showcasing the colours and the beauty of Rajasthan in the background.

  • Ravichandran Ashwin turns brand ambassador for CavinKare

    Ravichandran Ashwin turns brand ambassador for CavinKare

     MUMBAI: Indian right–arm off break spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been roped in as a brand ambassador by CavinKare for its diary
    division Cavin’s Milkshakes.

    The cricketer will also endorse the entire range of Cavin’s dairy products.

    The tagline of the product will be ‘So tasty, so healthy’.

    Speaking on the association, CavinKare joint managing director T.D. Mohan said, “We are extremely glad to have Ravichandran Ashwin represent Cavin’s Milkshake. He personifies the brand, its core values and we have recognized a great synergy between him and our brand. The ideal blend of energy and spirit makes Ashwin the right choice of being the face for Cavin’s Milkshakes.”

    “Mothers today have immense trust in Cavin’s range of products. Mother’s would love a product like Cavin’s Milkshakes as it is both healthy and tasty. Thus it is a win-win situation for both the mother and her family”, added Mohan.

    Talking about the product Ashwin said, “Within a short period of time, Cavin’s Milkshakes have become an immediate hit amongst many including me! It is extremely refreshing and energising especially after a tiring game in the hot sun and the good thing is, it is being made from milk which is healthy. I am so happy to be endorsing a brand I enjoy and like very much and I look forward to an exciting association with Cavin’s.”