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  • Dentsu Impact elevates Ajit Devraj & Anupama Ramaswamy to managing partners

    Dentsu Impact elevates Ajit Devraj & Anupama Ramaswamy to managing partners

    NEW DELHI- Dentsu Impact has elevated Ajit Devraj and Anupama Ramaswamy to the role of managing partners. The duo will continue to report into Soumitra Karnik, chief creative officer, Dentsu Impact, Dentsu India & mcgarrybowen India and Amit Wadhwa, President, Dentsu Impact.

    In their new role, Ajit and Anupama, together, will oversee the Gurgaon and Bangalore operations for Dentsu Impact. Here, Ajit will be the business lead while Anupama will head the creative arm of the agency. For the record, Dentsu Impact handles significant brands such as Maruti Suzuki, IKEA, Tata Consumer products, Subway, and Carlsberg, to name a few. 

    Erstwhile executive vice president, Ajit decided to dabble into the creative side of the business in 2018 when he joined Dentsu Impact. Prior to that, he was a management consultant with companies like Accenture and PwC in Australia and the UK.

    Anupama has successfully led Dentsu Impact as national creative director for four years. Under her leadership, the team has worked on some prestigious accounts like Maruti Suzuki, Ikea, Tata Tea, Max Hospitals, Max Bupa, Unicharm, Vivo, and many more. Previously, Anupama has worked with agencies like Cheil India, JWT, Draft FCB, and Lowe.  

    Speaking on the elevation, Devraj said, “I feel honoured to be able to take up the role of managing partner of Dentsu Impact. Our strength lies in being innovative. Over the years, we have built a unique set of capabilities ranging from pure creative and brand work to delivering end-to-end MarTech, design, and business-oriented solutions. A few years ago, bringing in business-driven, management, and consulting skills was a rarity and I would like to thank Amit Wadhwa, Narayan Devanathan, and Soumitra Karnik for their vision. Of course, I am grateful for the support of my team and our wonderful set of clients who have backed my learnings and growth into this role. I am looking forward to taking Dentsu Impact through its next phase of growth and supporting our clients in delivering a fully connected experience to their customers.”

    Commenting on her new role, Anupama Ramaswamy added, “Well, it is a huge and challenging responsibility. But creativity comes truly alive when there are constraints. The only way to fight stiff competition is to push ourselves harder, and think even more out-of-the-box. We must march forward into the future with ideas that are different yet relevant at the same time. With so many unique touch-points, it is critical that we become the single partners to every client, thereby ensuring that every element of communication has the same levels of quality and brand integration. The idea is to learn and unlearn and then learn again every single day. Soumitra and Amit have placed their trust in my abilities, and together, I’m sure we will create magic. I am absolutely looking forward to creating memorable stories that will help Dentsu Impact shine.”

    Speaking on the development, Soumitra Karnik said, “I am thrilled to announce the second phase of Dentsu Impact. Our journey has been really exciting so far and we are proud to hand over the steering wheel in the able hands of Ajit and Anupama. Both are absolutely amazing at what they do. They bring in a lot of method and discipline, which is required during this time of constant fast changes that our industry is going through. They have a hard task ahead – to embrace ‘what’s new’ faster than others, to deliver growth at the back of solid creative reputation, to be always ‘people-first’ and to keep the joy of advertising intact.”

    Amit Wadhwa added, “This is an important phase for Dentsu Impact. We move into a new era, hereon, where creativity embraces the new approach to communication. We could not have better leaders than Ajit and Anu to lead the organisation into this exciting phase. Both come with extremely balanced mindsets and have the hunger and eagerness to accept new challenges and work towards achieving them. I am excited!”

  • Dentsu Impact president Amit Wadhwa’s gratitude towards covid-19 fighters

    Dentsu Impact president Amit Wadhwa’s gratitude towards covid-19 fighters

    MUMBAI: COVID-19 has forced the population to stay indoors, and industries are moving their functions online. In this unprecedented situation,  citizens are counting on the essential service workers who are risking their health to keep the society running smoothly. Some of them have been working silently without us realising how important they are. Dentsu Impact president Amit Wadhwa expresses his gratitude to healthcare providers and other essential services personnel for their support during the pandemic.

  • Dentsu Impact bags digital mandate for Tea Brands of Tata Global Beverages India

    Dentsu Impact bags digital mandate for Tea Brands of Tata Global Beverages India

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Impact’s Bangalore branch has bagged the digital mandate for Tata Global Beverages from its tea portfolio including Tata Tea Premium, Tetley, Kanan Devan, Chakra Gold to name a few. After one year of its successful operations out of Bangalore, this is another key business to be handled by the agency’s Bangalore branch.

    Tata Global Beverages India  Vice President – Marketing Puneet Das said, “At Tata Global Beverages, it is our endeavour to remain at the cutting edge of digital marketing through innovative use of the medium.  We are successfully driving the digital agenda on our brands, which is, to continuously engage with today’s audience 24×7, in the environment which is most convenient to them. As we continue forward on our digital journey, we are happy to sign up with Dentsu Impact as our digital creative partner. We believe that their strategic and creative capabilities are a good complement to our digital agenda and we look forward to creating exciting work that will resonate strongly with today’s digital consumer.”

    Speaking on the win, Dentsu Impact  President Amit Wadhwa said, “With the consumer and the media landscape changing rapidly, brands are evolving too. With this evolution, it is extremely important for agencies to re-invent through expertise and ideas and, when you win businesses through this fresh thinking, you know you are on the right path. This new partnership is a big step for Dentsu Impact, especially the Bangalore branch, in truly being the new age agency. We are extremely excited and look forward to partner TGBL in creating some interesting work together.”

    Looking forward to the association, Dentsu Impact  Chief Creative Officer Soumitra Karnik said, “‘Winning a Tata business and that too in a highly competitive region like Bangalore is not everyone’s cup of tea’ – we were told this when we were working on the pitch. We pride ourselves in being strategically and creatively very strong, especially when it comes to integrated ideas. This is what makes Dentsu Impact so successful in most of our pitches. With mega brands such as IKEA and Tata Tea, our Bangalore office has managed to acquire an enviable position in such a short span. We look forward to a great partnership with Tata Global Beverages. Watch out for what brews next.”

  • Dentsu Impact bags digital mandate for HT Media’s Radio Biz

    Dentsu Impact bags digital mandate for HT Media’s Radio Biz

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Impact, the creative agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has added another new mandate to its recently established Social Media Division, Dentsu Impact Digital. The agency has been awarded the digital mandate for all 3 radio businesses of the HT Media Group –  Fever FM, Radio Nasha and Radio One. The agency already handles the mainline creative work for the 3 brands, and with the consolidation of the digital mandate, the team looks at ensuring a stronger consolidation of the offline and online platforms for the brands. Interestingly, Dentsu Impact also handles the creative duties for Hindustan Times and Hindustan Hindi – the 2 leading dailies from the HT Media group.

    Speaking on the development, Rajan Bhalla, Chief Marketing Officer, HT Media said, “We have been associated with Dentsu Impact for a long time and have immense trust in the capabilities of the team. The agency’s forward-thinking approach in embracing the evolving market today, and the intent of giving us synergized solutions for digital and offline is something that helped us come to this decision. We hope to see some great work being rolled out soon.”

    Commenting on the appointment, Amit Wadhwa, President, Dentsu Impact said, “At Dentsu Impact, we have a clear vision of becoming a truly digitally enabled agency, and that was the thinking behind setting up our social media division. It is extremely encouraging to see clients embrace our vision and see the kind of value we bring in.  Our relationship with HT Media is an old one and one that we really cherish, and we are thankful to them for placing their trust in us once again.”

    Soumitra Karnik, CCO, Dentsu Impact added, “We live in a borderless world, where consumers continuously navigate between offline and online platforms. It has thus become even more important for brand narratives to be integrated and synergized across mediums, and this demands a new way of thinking. This is something that we as an agency have embraced and brought into our creative process. It will be very exciting for us to use our strong brand knowledge on Fever FM, Radio Nasha & Radio One, to create talk worthy ideas that will work across platforms.”

  • Dentsu Impact launches brand campaign for Next-Gen Maruti Suzuki Ertiga

    Dentsu Impact launches brand campaign for Next-Gen Maruti Suzuki Ertiga

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Impact, the creative agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has rolled out a new integrated brand campaign for the next generation Maruti Suzuki Ertiga. Positioning the Next-Gen Ertiga as a ‘Stylish New MPV’, the campaign ‘Move together in Style’ demonstrates how seamlessly the new Ertiga fits in one’s lifestyle. Maruti Suzuki Arena’s brand ambassador, Varun Dhawan, has been roped in to launch the Next Gen Ertiga 2018.

    Dentsu Impact president Amit Wadhwa said, “The customer today wants style and substance bundled together. With the new Ertiga delivering style and performance, the messaging we crafted was straight and to the point. The team had great time in conceptualising and executing the language which will certainly resonate well with the TG”.

    Dentsu Impact national creative director Anupama Ramaswamy said, “The Next Gen Ertiga is a great example of how a world of style, comfort, and performance brings people together. And this idea is a celebration of the same philosophy. Needless to say, this campaign saw the team truly working together in style.”

    As its long-standing partner, Dentsu Impact has been involved in conceptualising and creating this integrated campaign for Next Gen Ertiga. The campaign is tailored to fit the consumer journey on offline & digital platforms through numerous assets and smarter use of celebrity for the “digitally savvy audience”. Beyond building awareness, the campaign intends to position the Next Gen Ertiga as the most stylish MPV.

  • Maruti Suzuki ARENA launches first brand campaign

    Maruti Suzuki ARENA launches first brand campaign

    MUMBAI: Maruti Suzuki ARENA has rolled out its first brand campaign. The creative agency involved is Dentsu Aegis Network’s Dentsu Impact. This customer-centricity has led to the birth of the Maruti Suzuki ARENA experience, which has been designed for the young and modern India. The production house involved in the making is Sitting Duck Pictures and produced by Sanjay Bhattacharjee, Sushant Desai.

    With this campaign, they intend to build awareness about the new Maruti Suzuki ARENA while showcasing the dynamic, trendy, social and connected aspects of the experience.

    As their longstanding partners, Dentsu Impact has been involved to create a seamless car buying experience at Maruti Suzuki ARENA by redesigning showrooms, introducing online to offline consumer journey, implementing new brand identity and creating content at various touchpoints across the showroom.

    Speaking on the campaign, Dentsu Impact president Amit Wadhwa said, “Maruti Suzuki is the undisputed leader in passenger cars. And as a leader, it has been setting benchmarks across all aspects for its customers – design, technology, and experiences. Maruti Suzuki ARENA is one of the great milestones of Maruti Suzuki in India, and as their partners we are excited in being a part of this new car buying experience come to life through this campaign.”

    Positioning Maruti Suzuki ARENA as a ‘car buying experience designed with you in mind’, the campaign line is ‘A destination called you. A feeling called Maruti Suzuki ARENA’. Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan is the face of the campaign.

    Dentsu Impact national creative director Anupama Ramaswamy said, “Maruti Suzuki ARENA is a change which happens once in many years. In this case, it is not about a single purchase or transaction. Maruti Suzuki ARENA has been designed keeping the customer right at the center. This core thought is reflected in the campaign idea ‘A destination called you. A feeling called Maruti Suzuki ARENA’. The campaign is a celebration of the ARENA experience, which is trendy, connected and social.”

    Maruti Suzuki sells its vehicles through 4 sales channels, the existing Maruti Suzuki Channel, Nexa, Maruti Suzuki Commercial and Maruti Suzuki True Value. And since its launch on 31st August, 2017, all the existing Maruti Suzuki Channels are now being revamped to Maruti Suzuki ARENA.

    “The reason for choosing Varun Dhawan as the brand ambassador is that he is young, talented, extremely energetic and socially wired, making him the perfect fit for Maruti Suzuki ARENA,” Ramaswamy added.