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  • DishTV TVC: SRK lets cat out of bag about ‘automatic HD’ at no extra cost

    DishTV TVC: SRK lets cat out of bag about ‘automatic HD’ at no extra cost

    NEW DELHI: Dish TV, which recently decided to launch its “HD for all” initiative breaking barriers that made HD niche and effectively making it a mass product, has now released a television commercial ‘Har Dish HD’ featuring Shah Rukh Khan that takes away all inhibitions involved in switching from SD to HD, bridging the gap between both subscribers.

    The TVC communicates Dish TV’s innovative proposition of offering HD channels along with all its popular packs starting as low as Rs.169+ taxes.

    The TVC has been set in a typical Indian household where all decisions keep family at the centre and the woman of the house is involved. The TVC opens with the man of the house boasting about taking a new Dish TV connection with HD for the family. The USP of five times better picture quality than a standard resolution quickly grabs everyone’s attention except for the mother who is concerned that her son has bought something expensive. While the protagonist claims that no expense is enough for the family, the exciting reality of it actually being at no extra cost is laid bare by an ad coming on TV where Shah Rukh Khan reveals Dish TV’s new HD for all initiative wherein all Dish TV customers will automatically get HD.

    Dish TV Group CEO Anil Dua said, “Our new initiative of “HD for All” now goes further with an insightful and entertaining ad campaign “Har Dish HD”. The campaign takes the conversation of having HD to the living room of the Indian family. Our latest TVC showcases not only how DishTV brings the entire family together but also how it raises the quality of their entertainment experience.”

    DishTV SVP – marketing Sukhpreet Singh says, “The new TVC encourages people to experience HD without having to pay anything more. The launch of HD for all initiative will lead to several first-time trials of HD and subsequently lead to upgradations.”

    The campaign targets young decision-makers of the house who aspire for HD but are restricted by their perception. DishTV TVC informs them that HD is now available “automatically.”

    The film, conceptualised by the ad agency Enormous Brands, celebrates the relationship between various members of a family and brings alive the concept of watching TV together. The campaign will be spread across all media.

    “Television has always been the centrepiece of all household conversations and gatherings. When people sit together, many interesting family dynamics create a new story every day. We wanted to capture such interesting scenarios to tell a story about the product,” said Enormous Brands co-founder Ashish Khazanchi.

  • Make the most of this bargain, says ShopClues

    MUMBAI: ShopClues, one of India’s largest managed marketplace known for its deals and unparalleled price points, is now ready to roll out its ShopClues Surety programme alongside its Super-Bargain Sale.

    ShopClues Surety is an extension to ShopClues’ Buyer Protection promise, which ensures that lakhs of products undergo extensive 5 point quality check and have a secure dispatching. It also marks out products sold by brand authorised sellers, providing a hassle free and convenient online shopping experience. The Super Bargain Sale highlights this program by guaranteeing a smooth shopping experience, through products that have not only undergone the Surety checks, but are also available at the best-discounted price-points possible in the market. The sale began on 21 February and ends on 28 February.

    The TVC, christened ‘Super-Bargain Sale’, focuses on the different kinds of bargaining with several characters, from a 20-something girl, to a married couple to Sisters trying to bargain for best deal. The film ends with a voice-over that relieves the audience by offering the ShopClues ‘Super-Bargain Sale’, where one can shop for products at Super-bargained deals without worrying about quality and bargaining. The film has been conceptualised by Enormous brands, the creative partner of Shopclues.

    ShopClues VP – marketing Harneet Singh said, “ShopClues recently completed 5 years since its inception and through the years we have strived to offer the largest selection at the best price points. We Indians love to get the best prices and deals on our shopping, bargain is hence ingrained in our day to day shopping behaviour to achieve it. At the same time quality is also very important as we don’t want to compromise and want the best value for our money. Our Super Bargain Sale campaign, through the new TVC, promises to deliver on these two aspects for our consumers. A lot of hard work has gone in working with our Sellers in getting the best deals on lakhs of products which they sell on our platform. We really hope to delight our consumer through Super bargained deals on Quality checked products and we are sure they would enjoy the TVC.”

    Enormous MD Ashish Khazanchi said, “It’s too easy to fall into the ‘just another sale ad’ club these days. Steep discounts have become table-stakes in the e-commerce world. 70% discount or a steep 80% discount, no longer cuts ice with the consumer. We set out to find new clothes for discounts and stumbled upon a fertile bazaar behaviour – ‘there’s a tireless bargainer in every Indian’. The new film hinges on this very insight to drive home the message of good quality products at already bargained prices.”

  • Mall wali quality, ShopClues wale prices

    Mall wali quality, ShopClues wale prices

    MUMBAI: ShopClues, one of India’s largest marketplace, is celebrating its fifth anniversary and it is doing so in an inimitable style between 19 and 26 January. After five years of success, which have seen ShopClues emerge as a prestigious Unicorn in India’s start-up landscape, the company is pulling out all stops to share the jubilation with its enormous and extremely loyal consumer base across the country.

    It has unleashed a gamut of deals and discounts on wired products, lifestyle goods and home and kitchen appliances.

    To drive home the point that this sale is like nothing else consumers have seen, ShopClues has rolled out a mnemonic with an outstretched palm. This symbolises the number 5 and also the fact that everything else can wait for a shopper who is busy making the best of the retail extravaganza up for grabs only on ShopClues. It has further launched a quirky and absolutely catchy TVC that encapsulates the same idea.

    ShopClues head – marketing Harneet Singh said, “We have really come a long way expanding our reach, consumer engagement and offerings to differentiate ourselves in the e-commerce space. We have worked hard with our seller partners to curate best offers, on popular products. With the TVC, we want to encourage more and more of them to make the best of all these jaw-dropping deals and discounts that we have lined up.”

    The TVC, christened ‘Punch paanch ka’, shows different characters from a dad, an office goer and a young mother who are too busy to attend to people around them (their children or bosses) because they are so engrossed in the incredible sale. The absolute oblivion of the shoppers to everything else is explained by the voice-over that says, “Deals and prices itne great, sabko bologe wait.” The great selection of the choicest brands and products that will be available at unbelievable prices is illustrated through the ad taglines such as “Mall wali quality, market wale prices”.

    Enormous managing partner Ashish Khazanchi said, “Our effort through this film was not only to promote the deals and discounts available on the website, but also to cue in the fifth anniversary.”

    The TVC has been conceptualised by Enormous Brands, the creative partner of ShopClues. The creative team at Enormous comprised Ashish Khazanchi, Shailesh Khandeparkar, Ricardo Vaz, Ambika Singhal, Neha Sukumar, Neha Ghag, and Vighnesh G. Whereas, Ajay Verma, Rohit Kumar, and Bharat Gupta did the Account Management. Also, Poonam Raichura and Madhurima Das were responsible for the planning of ‘Punch Panch Ka’ TVC.

    Further to increase the lucrativeness of its deals, the platform has tied up with multiple banking institutions and mobile wallet companies to offer additional discounts to its shoppers. ShopClues is offering 10 per cent instant discount on debit and credit card payments from Kotak Mahindra Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. On the other hand, the platform is also providing up to 100 per cent cashback on mobile wallet payments through its partners MobiKwik, Airtel Payments Bank, and Vodafone mPesa.

  • Mall wali quality, ShopClues wale prices

    Mall wali quality, ShopClues wale prices

    MUMBAI: ShopClues, one of India’s largest marketplace, is celebrating its fifth anniversary and it is doing so in an inimitable style between 19 and 26 January. After five years of success, which have seen ShopClues emerge as a prestigious Unicorn in India’s start-up landscape, the company is pulling out all stops to share the jubilation with its enormous and extremely loyal consumer base across the country.

    It has unleashed a gamut of deals and discounts on wired products, lifestyle goods and home and kitchen appliances.

    To drive home the point that this sale is like nothing else consumers have seen, ShopClues has rolled out a mnemonic with an outstretched palm. This symbolises the number 5 and also the fact that everything else can wait for a shopper who is busy making the best of the retail extravaganza up for grabs only on ShopClues. It has further launched a quirky and absolutely catchy TVC that encapsulates the same idea.

    ShopClues head – marketing Harneet Singh said, “We have really come a long way expanding our reach, consumer engagement and offerings to differentiate ourselves in the e-commerce space. We have worked hard with our seller partners to curate best offers, on popular products. With the TVC, we want to encourage more and more of them to make the best of all these jaw-dropping deals and discounts that we have lined up.”

    The TVC, christened ‘Punch paanch ka’, shows different characters from a dad, an office goer and a young mother who are too busy to attend to people around them (their children or bosses) because they are so engrossed in the incredible sale. The absolute oblivion of the shoppers to everything else is explained by the voice-over that says, “Deals and prices itne great, sabko bologe wait.” The great selection of the choicest brands and products that will be available at unbelievable prices is illustrated through the ad taglines such as “Mall wali quality, market wale prices”.

    Enormous managing partner Ashish Khazanchi said, “Our effort through this film was not only to promote the deals and discounts available on the website, but also to cue in the fifth anniversary.”

    The TVC has been conceptualised by Enormous Brands, the creative partner of ShopClues. The creative team at Enormous comprised Ashish Khazanchi, Shailesh Khandeparkar, Ricardo Vaz, Ambika Singhal, Neha Sukumar, Neha Ghag, and Vighnesh G. Whereas, Ajay Verma, Rohit Kumar, and Bharat Gupta did the Account Management. Also, Poonam Raichura and Madhurima Das were responsible for the planning of ‘Punch Panch Ka’ TVC.

    Further to increase the lucrativeness of its deals, the platform has tied up with multiple banking institutions and mobile wallet companies to offer additional discounts to its shoppers. ShopClues is offering 10 per cent instant discount on debit and credit card payments from Kotak Mahindra Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. On the other hand, the platform is also providing up to 100 per cent cashback on mobile wallet payments through its partners MobiKwik, Airtel Payments Bank, and Vodafone mPesa.

  • ShopClues rolls out ‘Itne Kum Mein’ TVC

    ShopClues rolls out ‘Itne Kum Mein’ TVC

    MUMBAI: ShopClues has rolled out its new TV ad campaign to usher in the joyous festive season with the right mood. The TVC brings to the fore the delightful offerings up for grabs this year o nShopClues with its tagline “Itne Kum Mein” (at such a low price).  A series of fresh catalogue digital films that illustrate the spread of high-value products along with discounted prices are showcased so that customers can make the best of the festive season sale from 1–10 October 2016. 

    Conceptualized and created by Enormous Brands, the TVC captures how a large assortment of products at never-before prices are being made available for ShopClues customers.

    One of India’s first and largest managed marketplace, ShopClues ad film opens with two girls having a conversation about how one of them enjoyed an incredible buying experience on ShopClues. She starts to describe the prices on ShopClues as “Itne Kum Mein, Itne Kum Mein, Itne Kum Mein” and the repetition continues.  The frame zooms out to reveal this conversation actually being shown on TV. The couple watching the TVC wonders if the visual is stuck, and taps the TV a few times, a husband struggling to fix the antenna, salesman watches as all the TV sets in an offline store play the same thing, the director at the shoot gets puzzled. The dialogue ends with the girl concluding, “Itne Kum Mein, ki kya bataun.” 

    ShopClues AVP-marketing Nitin Agarwal, said, “Through the TVC, we want to communicate to people that they can revel in the feeling of fulfillment this festive season and lay their hands on anything their heart desires as everything is available ‘Itne Kum Mein’.”  

    Enormous Brands’ managing partner Ashish Khazanchi, said, “The coveted products and unbelievable prices at ShopClues have always appealed to all the value-conscious buyers in the country. And that’s the reason we have introduced the colloquial phrase ‘Itne Kum Mein’ . Its recall value is instant.”

    The campaign also uses Outdoor, Facebook and YouTube along with Radio as support media to bring to life the amazing bargains. 

    Check out the ad:

  • ShopClues rolls out ‘Itne Kum Mein’ TVC

    ShopClues rolls out ‘Itne Kum Mein’ TVC

    MUMBAI: ShopClues has rolled out its new TV ad campaign to usher in the joyous festive season with the right mood. The TVC brings to the fore the delightful offerings up for grabs this year o nShopClues with its tagline “Itne Kum Mein” (at such a low price).  A series of fresh catalogue digital films that illustrate the spread of high-value products along with discounted prices are showcased so that customers can make the best of the festive season sale from 1–10 October 2016. 

    Conceptualized and created by Enormous Brands, the TVC captures how a large assortment of products at never-before prices are being made available for ShopClues customers.

    One of India’s first and largest managed marketplace, ShopClues ad film opens with two girls having a conversation about how one of them enjoyed an incredible buying experience on ShopClues. She starts to describe the prices on ShopClues as “Itne Kum Mein, Itne Kum Mein, Itne Kum Mein” and the repetition continues.  The frame zooms out to reveal this conversation actually being shown on TV. The couple watching the TVC wonders if the visual is stuck, and taps the TV a few times, a husband struggling to fix the antenna, salesman watches as all the TV sets in an offline store play the same thing, the director at the shoot gets puzzled. The dialogue ends with the girl concluding, “Itne Kum Mein, ki kya bataun.” 

    ShopClues AVP-marketing Nitin Agarwal, said, “Through the TVC, we want to communicate to people that they can revel in the feeling of fulfillment this festive season and lay their hands on anything their heart desires as everything is available ‘Itne Kum Mein’.”  

    Enormous Brands’ managing partner Ashish Khazanchi, said, “The coveted products and unbelievable prices at ShopClues have always appealed to all the value-conscious buyers in the country. And that’s the reason we have introduced the colloquial phrase ‘Itne Kum Mein’ . Its recall value is instant.”

    The campaign also uses Outdoor, Facebook and YouTube along with Radio as support media to bring to life the amazing bargains. 

    Check out the ad:

  • ShopClues’ new campaign aims at creating experience of market against mall shopping

    ShopClues’ new campaign aims at creating experience of market against mall shopping

    NEW DELHI: A quirky brand campaign has been launched by the marketing app ShopClues to break the clutter in the realm of e-commerce with its value-for-money shopping experience.

    #MallNahiMarket is a 360-degree media campaign, which reinforces ShopClues’ market positioning as a mass brand. The campaign offers shoppers an experience of an Indian street market with competitive pricing and a wide assortment. 

    ShopClues’ latest TVC depicts a happy Indian shopper who dances to the tunes of “Yeh Mall Nahi Hai, Market Hai, Yeh Good for the Pocket Hai.” This happy-go-lucky character celebrating bargains at ShopClues represents the company’s shoppers who are bargain-hunters and love a bazaar-like experience.

    The communication route is meant to strike a chord with ShopClues’ consumers who rely on pricing across the ShopClues website and mobile app.

    The TVC illustrates that the ShopClues’ app is perfectly poised to give customers the most authentic market experience online which reiterates its communication – “Market in your Pocket.”

    ShopClues plans to roll out three TVCs for its leading categories namely Fashion, Home & Kitchen, and Electronics. The ad films have been created and conceptualised by Mumbai-based Enormous Brands.

    As a part of the promotions, ShopClues is also the co-presenting sponsor for the Asia Cup 2016 and will be running its new brand campaign across all channels to maximise visibility. 

    Talking about the new brand campaign, ShopClues AVP Marketing Nitin Agarwal said, “Through the new ad campaign, our key endeavour is to reinstate ShopClues’ brand positioning as the ultimate marketplace for the value-conscious shoppers. We want to emphasise on replicating the Bazaar-like familiarity & experience on the online and mobile platforms. On our platform customers can expect the biggest product range & price points that remind them of their favourite markets. This USP of our brand is what we wish to drive home through our latest TVCs.”

    Enormous Brands managing partner Ashish Khazanchi added, “While shopping at a mall is a concept from the west, shopping at a market isa more culturally-rooted experience for most Indians. To cut through the clutter of online malls, ShopClues has always drawn a parallel to bazaar experiences that appeal to the masses. #MallNahiMarket aims to meet the consumer expectations and does so in a relatable and colloquial tone and manner.”

  • ShopClues’ new campaign aims at creating experience of market against mall shopping

    ShopClues’ new campaign aims at creating experience of market against mall shopping

    NEW DELHI: A quirky brand campaign has been launched by the marketing app ShopClues to break the clutter in the realm of e-commerce with its value-for-money shopping experience.

    #MallNahiMarket is a 360-degree media campaign, which reinforces ShopClues’ market positioning as a mass brand. The campaign offers shoppers an experience of an Indian street market with competitive pricing and a wide assortment. 

    ShopClues’ latest TVC depicts a happy Indian shopper who dances to the tunes of “Yeh Mall Nahi Hai, Market Hai, Yeh Good for the Pocket Hai.” This happy-go-lucky character celebrating bargains at ShopClues represents the company’s shoppers who are bargain-hunters and love a bazaar-like experience.

    The communication route is meant to strike a chord with ShopClues’ consumers who rely on pricing across the ShopClues website and mobile app.

    The TVC illustrates that the ShopClues’ app is perfectly poised to give customers the most authentic market experience online which reiterates its communication – “Market in your Pocket.”

    ShopClues plans to roll out three TVCs for its leading categories namely Fashion, Home & Kitchen, and Electronics. The ad films have been created and conceptualised by Mumbai-based Enormous Brands.

    As a part of the promotions, ShopClues is also the co-presenting sponsor for the Asia Cup 2016 and will be running its new brand campaign across all channels to maximise visibility. 

    Talking about the new brand campaign, ShopClues AVP Marketing Nitin Agarwal said, “Through the new ad campaign, our key endeavour is to reinstate ShopClues’ brand positioning as the ultimate marketplace for the value-conscious shoppers. We want to emphasise on replicating the Bazaar-like familiarity & experience on the online and mobile platforms. On our platform customers can expect the biggest product range & price points that remind them of their favourite markets. This USP of our brand is what we wish to drive home through our latest TVCs.”

    Enormous Brands managing partner Ashish Khazanchi added, “While shopping at a mall is a concept from the west, shopping at a market isa more culturally-rooted experience for most Indians. To cut through the clutter of online malls, ShopClues has always drawn a parallel to bazaar experiences that appeal to the masses. #MallNahiMarket aims to meet the consumer expectations and does so in a relatable and colloquial tone and manner.”

  • ShopClues launches TVC on Sunday Flea Market

    ShopClues launches TVC on Sunday Flea Market

    The campaign shows how consumers gasp with disbelief when they see the discounts on offer.

     

    MUMBAI: ShopClues has rolled out another witty and engaging TVC to highlight the incredible propositions offered on its Sunday Flea Market. Through the ad film, ShopClues showcases how shoppers gasp with disbelief when they check out the discounts and deals on this exclusive sale property.

     

    The new TVC created and conceptualised by Enormous Brands plays on the popular Indian notion that when someone remembers you, you start hiccupping ceaselessly. The ad film shows a woeful man called “Bhai Sahab” who suffer this fate every Sunday when people around the country see the deals on offer on the Sunday Flea Market and let out the popular expression of surprise in India, “Oh Bhai Sahab.” In a most endearing and relatable way, the TVC illustrates how unbelievable the offers are during this ShopClues property. The core idea is encapsulated in the final message of the creative, “Duniya bhar ka aflatooni samaan, kuch aflatooni rates par.”

     

    Speaking on the campaign, ShopClues.com CBO and co-founder Radhika Aggarwal said, “The ShopClues Sunday Flea Market has been a tremendous success since its launch. It appeals to the common Indian who is used to shopping at delightful price points from local bazaars on specific days of the week. We have emulated this delight on the online platform and through this TVC we want to garner greater mindshare for this one-of-its-kind online flea market. The idea is to get more and more shoppers to check this property out and fulfil all their needs at the best possible prices!”

     

    Enormous Brands managing partner Ashish Khazanchi added, “The Sunday flea market offers unbelievable deals on everyday products. ‘Unbelievable’ being the starting point, we used the exclamation “oh bhai saab” to portray the same. The commercial shows a hapless ‘bhai saab’ hiccuping incessantly on Sundays, when people inadvertently call out his name. We see the kinds of products available, and humorously establish Sunday as SFM day in the minds of the customers.”

  • ShopClues to get aggressive with its marketing activities

    ShopClues to get aggressive with its marketing activities

    MUMBAI: Looks like the Indian e-commerce businesses are speeding towards rapid transformation. While giants like Flipkart and Amazon are busy making announcements about funding, other players in the space are looking at changing their marketing strategies.

     

    ShopClues, an online marketplace has announced the launch of its end-to-end advertising and branding roadmap to gain top-of-the-mind recall in the Indian e-commerce segment.

     

    The brand has already carved a strong niche for itself in the Indian e-tailing space with over 65,000 merchants powering an extensive selection of 5.3 million products across 3000 listing categories.

     

    It is now ready with a full-fledged branding and mass communication campaign to further its penetration and recall in broader geographies and demographics. To achieve this objective, ShopClues has engaged partners across functions to lead its large-scale consumer engagement campaign.

     

    Enormous Brands, headed by advertising veteran, Ashish Khazanchi, has been appointed as its creative partner. The media planning and buying activities have been assigned to Exposure which is headed by Rajul Kulshrestha. The public relations mandate has been assigned to Value 360 Communications, headed by Kunal Kishore Sinha.

     

    A few months back, the platform got on board Shweta Jain as brand strategy consultant to kick start the accelerated mode of branding and advertising initiatives.

     

    ShopClues co-founder & CMO Radhika Ghai Aggarwal said, “We observed early on that our country has millions of small merchants with interesting products and we Indians love to shop in local bazaars. This is the basic and defining essence of our product. At ShopClues, we’ve built properties like the Sunday flea market, wholesale, cash-before-delivery, factory outlet, keeping the orientation of our shoppers and their comfort zones in mind. We have an approach to merchandising which is unprecedented. Our build-up is focused on extensive unstructured products categories, offerings and unique cataloging.”

     

    ShopClues claims to have spent less than US $10 million to reach the status of India’s fifth largest, while every other company in the top five list has spent an over ten times the amount.

     

    While ShopClues covers a broad range of products, prices, categories, brands, and sellers, it specialises in non-standard categories, unbranded products or less-known brands, smaller merchants, and tier II and tier III cities.

     

    Unstructured products account for over 75 per cent of the Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV). It is thus a combination of a discovery and transaction-enabling engine. In addition to strong traction and a very well-developed marketplace ecosystem, it also has an unmatchable cost advantage and rapidly improving fundamentals – the company is close to gross margin break-even and will be operating margin positive by March 2015.