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  • “Pro Kabaddi League is watched by about 77- 78% of the urban audiences in India”

    “Pro Kabaddi League is watched by about 77- 78% of the urban audiences in India”

    Mumbai: In an insightful interaction, Professional Management Group COO Melroy D’Souza in conversation with Indiantelevision.com founder, CEO & editor-in-chief Anil Wanvari, speaks about how the upcoming edition of Pro Kabaddi League provides an unmissable opportunity for advertisers to drive brand and business impact.

    Edited excerpts

    India’s second biggest sporting league – Pro Kabaddi League enters its tenth season this year, having reached several incredible milestones through the years. What has led to the transformation of this homegrown sport into such a high-octane experience?

    Kabaddi is one of India’s oldest sports that has been played over the years across India. Kabaddi was a sport which already had an audience but because it was not exciting, people didn’t play it. The way Pro Kabaddi League formatted it, the way viewers bought into it, really excited a lot of people. The second thing about Kabaddi which has worked, as you know people generally like to watch the best talent on display, and Kabaddi has done that. PKL got the best players in the world playing. The content that we consume, the content that we see is the best in its category. Third is the technology and the innovations that Pro Kabaddi League bought into the sport. A 10-12 camera setup, jazzy lights, and music, it all adds to the experience. People had never seen something like that before. You have some of India’s biggest names who support kabaddi. You have Mahindra Singh Dhoni who has been a brand ambassador. You have Virat Kohli, Amitabh Bachchan, we have various film promotions and various cricketers who have come on board. So that leads to the whole glamour of it hence the content piece of it people want to see that. Last thing of course we got the backing of Star. There’s a huge media promotion with media trust in it. When the PKL season starts, it’s like a festival happening. I think all of this has added to the league and it is what is built on it.

    What are some of the key reasons why the league has managed to capture the imagination of viewers across the length and breadth of the country, especially among the youth and metro city audiences

    If you see the growth graph of Pro Kabaddi League, it started off as a very popular league into tier two and tier three. But if you see the last 2-3 years’ data, you’ll see that it’s also now coming into the urban fold. It’s also being watched by about 77- 78% of the urban audiences as well. Now, this has happened because of multiple factors. You had a movie like Student of the Year, which actually used Kabaddi in its final scene. If you look at the Bournvita ad, they use Kabaddi as a medium to show ‘Tayyari Jeet Ki’. In no time it came into the main fold media. Third, one of the key things about Pro Kabaddi League is the format. Kabaddi, as a sport, is played for 40 minutes, so the duration is shorter. When the duration is shorter, the attention span is much larger, unlike a football or cricket. Also because the sport is so filled with action, it tends to stick to it much longer than any other sport. If I’m not mistaken, Pro Kabaddi League has the highest time spent per viewer across sporting leagues.

    As someone that has played a pivotal role in creating a synergy between PKL and advertisers over the years, what differentiates PKL from other mediums in terms of ways that brands can leverage the property to drive high-scale impact?

    One of the biggest pluses of PKL is that it is one of the few leagues which gives advertisers on-ground, on-air, social media and digital presence. When a brand associates with PKL, it is not just visible from assets like perimeter boards etc, but you also get on-air inventory and social media bundled into it. On top of that, you have features, you have activations, you have celebrity quotient, you have awards, trade promotions, contests, fan engagement, all of that comes together. From a brand perspective, it’s a wholesome association. If you see the media mix, any brand which is present on-air, on-ground and online together will always create a much higher impact than when it is done in isolation. I think that works wonders.

    On PKL onboarding Dhani, the integration of the brand blended in, its proposition and the kind of impact the brand witnessed as a result

    At the point when they came onboard Pro Kabaddi League, Dhani was giving loans and their key target audience was tier two and tier three cities. When they came to us, it was not a very well-known brand. It had to create brand equity for itself. Secondly, the most important thing for them was they wanted a call to action. They wanted someone to pick up the phone and call them and say listen, I will be dispersing loans, how do you disperse loans? Keeping this in mind and keeping our experience of doing CEAT Strategic Time Out on IPL, we said why don’t we adopt the same format to PKL? One is we create a differentiator; we do something with no one has ever done on PKL. It was the first time ever we had a strategic timeout, on PKL we got to the Dhani strategic timeout. Second is you have a verbal and a visual mention of it. So when a viewer watches it becomes easier for him to connect what it is, and the phone number given on that for a call to action. During the tournament in just a couple of weeks, the call to action drastically increased for Dhani. The number of calls that we would get before the PKL started compared to what they got once PKL started, increased to almost 30-40% more than what they were getting. They were extremely happy to see that there is an instant gratification to what we are doing. I think in that sense, it worked beautifully.

    PKL is the only league wherein as a central sponsor you get access to talent (players across teams), and with players becoming household names how do you think brands can use these sons of the soil?

    One of the best examples of PKL being used rightly by a brand is if you remember the AMFI commercial which we had done, they have a beautiful integration of the players and the brand messaging. They said, listen tier two and tier three people are still not very aware of mutual funds. They said they want people to communicate about not just using mutual funds on how easy it is to use mutual funds, and how safe it is to use mutual funds. They wanted people who are regular people who they relate to. They tied up with PKL for this particular purpose. While they did the hygiene ground branding and LED branding, they also did beautiful commercials which gave us messaging. They leveraged players from across teams to talk about their various features, how safe it was, how easy it was. I mean that that would be the best case-study.

    This season PKL is going back to the 12-city caravan format across the nation. How beneficial is this for brands associating with PKL in terms of having broader access to key stakeholders like Consumers and Trade Partners?

    The key for any brand or for any sport is the fans. As long as you have fans who love the sport coming and supporting it, that means the sport is in a healthy state. With PKL going back to the caravan format to every city that has a team, this will allow the fans of that city to come out and express themselves and support their team. The moment that happens, the vibrancy that happens in that city completely changes. There’s a lot of buzz at the ground level. It gives a lot of opportunity for advertisers who have invested in the team to try and leverage the players at a local level. You have a lot more meetings and we have a lot more consumer engagement. Generally, it is seen that whenever a tournament happens in a particular city, that city and surrounding areas come to life. In that sense overall, I think this will benefit.

  • Cadbury Bournvita unveils new campaign ‘Faith Not Force’

    Cadbury Bournvita unveils new campaign ‘Faith Not Force’

    Mumbai: Cadbury Bournvita has launched a new campaign film, titled “Faith, Not Force,” with a strong reminder for society to recognise and nurture every child’s individual potential.

    Conceptulised by Ogilvy Mumbai, the campaign is a movement that aims to enlighten parents to take notice of their children’s true talent instead of forcing them into preset career moulds. It is supported by a high-decibel 360-degree marketing campaign, including print activations, partnerships with leading social media platforms, and influencer engagement.

    As a society, we’ve always dictated what our kids’ futures should be. Even though we have their best interests at heart, we force our kids towards a particular profession, often ignoring their natural inclination and talent.

    And to demonstrate this in a manner that registers and drives the point home, the brand has decided to do something audacious. It transformed the iconic Bournvita Jar, found in every household, and forced the jars to become something they weren’t destined to be—a toilet cleaner jar, an egg box, a tissue paper box, a glass cleaner bottle, a ketchup bottle, a soap box, a cooking oil bottle. These jars contain Bournvita powder inside them but don’t look like the Bournvita jars they were meant to be.

    The intent is to shock consumers when they reach out for the iconic Bournvita jar at shopping aisles and our direct-to-consumer website and notice these strange-looking packs, to help them draw a parallel to situations when children are also forced to follow a predetermined path that may work for others but may not be true to the child’s individual potential.

    The Bournvita Forced Packs are available at select Star Bazaar outlets as well as online. By bringing these jars home and sharing their pledge, parents can demonstrate that they, too, are opposed to forcing children and support “FaithNotForce.”

    For the launch, Cadbury Bournvita has partnered with Star Bazaar to feature the shocking avatar of jars in select stores and capture shoppers’ reactions in real-time.

    Commenting on the campaign, Mondelez India GCBM director of marketing Vikasdeep Katyal said, “Over the last seven decades, Cadbury Bournvita has successfully built a strong bond with parents by delivering on nutritional needs. While society continues to view career options as having a narrow range, we recognised the need to encourage parents to relieve themselves of the burden of passing on the same career choices to their children. Our idea is built on the simple premise of not overlooking a child’s true potential, and we are confident that the innovation in terms of the packaging will help parents take notice of the campaign along with the “FaithNotForce” pledge on www.thebournvitastore.in. We sincerely hope to gain support in our attempt towards instilling faith and celebrating every child’s uniqueness.”

    Speaking on the thought-provoking campaign, Ogilvy India chief creative officers Harshad Rajadhyaksha and Kainaz Karmakar said, “It took a long time and many test runs before we could get this project to the floor. Right from idea to execution, our creative team, Akshay Seth and Chinmay Raut, and the larger Bournvita team at Ogilvy have spared no effort. From the birth of the idea to planning the campaign ecosystem, designing the packs and e-commerce page, it has been an exciting journey. When people around saw the idea, the emotions it evoked was all the proof we needed, that we’ve hit upon a truth that needs to be told. Forced packs is an intervention; to stop pushing our ambitions onto our children.”

  • Mondelez India forays into snack bar category with Cadbury Fuse Fit

    Mondelez India forays into snack bar category with Cadbury Fuse Fit

    Mumbai: Mondelez India on Thursday announced its foray into the snack bar category with the launch of the new Cadbury Fuse Fit. The company said it aims to develop the current niche and growing snack bar segment, with the evolving consumer palate choosing ‘healthier’ alternatives in daily snacking.

    With Cadbury milk chocolate as a bedrock, the snack bar packs together the goodness of peanuts and almonds that make for 50 per cent of the bar, fulfilling 10 per cent  of daily protein requirement, said the chocolate brand.

    “Consumers are now increasingly looking for on-the-go snacks that could be for mid-morning hunger, mental stimulation or even to break fatigue, as they spend the most time at home. With that, they are also making discerning snacking choices that deliver both goodness & taste – a pandemic-infused change that is here to stay,” said Mondelez India senior director – marketing, Anil Viswanathan. “We truly believe that there exists untapped potential for the category that we are well poised to fulfill. With Cadbury Fuse Fit, we are set to yet again bring alive our vision to empower our consumers with more choice and solidify brand love for our products.”

    The launch of Cadbury Fuse Fit will be supported by a 360-degree communication campaign, that includes digital activation, outdoor, tie-ups in the fitness ecosystems like gyms & apps, and influencer engagement initiatives, in addition to consumer sampling to drive trials via multiple channels, said the company.

  • Mondelez India expands its presence into the morning snacking space with Bournvita Fills

    Mondelez India expands its presence into the morning snacking space with Bournvita Fills

    DELHI: Mondelez India, the makers, and bakers of some of India’s favourite snacking brands – Cadbury Dairy Milk, Bournvita, Oreo, etc., has expanded its morning snacking presence, with the launch of Bournvita Fills. The company is expanding its legacy and much-loved brand – Bournvita into the morning snacking space – another foray after Bournvita Biscuits. This innovative new avatar of Bournvita, is a nourishing morning snack which provides the nutritional benefits of Bournvita of strong bones, strong muscles and active brain and fuelling the morning snacking needs of the nation.

    Commenting on the launch, Mondelēz International president – India Deepak Iyer says, “For more than 70 years, our products have delighted consumers, both at an emotional and a functional level. Bournvita continues to play a crucial and trusted role in consumers’ lives. A few years back, the brand extended successfully into morning snacking occasion with the launch of Bournvita Biscuits. Today as part of the same strategy the brand is expanding its presence in the morning snacking occasion through the launch of Bournvita Fills – an easy to eat and nutritious snack that can be had with or without milk. We see tremendous opportunity for this product and are excited about the role it will play in the lives of our consumers.”

    Mondelez India associate director – marketing (gums, candies, beverages & meals) Inderpreet Singh added, “Bournvita has been one of India’s most trusted brands, for more than 70 years now, and it continues to meet the nutritional needs of the nation with an array of offerings. Banking on the brand’s equity and trust, the launch of Bournvita Fills is yet another wholesome offering that will add value to the lives of our consumers through its nutritional composition & delicious taste – especially in today’s day and age when consumers are increasingly leaning towards snacking options that are healthier.”

    With Bournvita Fills, the company is not only offering consumers more choice but also empowering them to snack right, bringing alive the company’s mission to provide the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. Continuing to rely on India’s much loved and trusted brand Bournvita’s 70 years old legacy, Mondelez India aims to continue to ride the wave of innovation by introducing such offerings and adding to its progressive snacking portfolio.

    The launch will be supported by a high decibel integrated marketing campaign, devised to garner maximum awareness on the new product. Bournvita Fills is priced at Rs. 10 for a small pack (18 gms) and Rs. 170 for a large pack (250 gms) and is all set to hit the shelves in the markets of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra in the initial phase, followed by a pan-India launch in the coming months.

  • Bournvita surprises customers at the supermarket with #DontForgetYourself

    Bournvita surprises customers at the supermarket with #DontForgetYourself

    MUMBAI: Cadbury Bournvita along with Ogilvy & Mather has come out with #DontForgetYourself campaign this Women’s day, urging women to take care of themselves as well amidst the hectic schedules and fast-paced lifestyles.

    The digital film makes viewers question on how the women who are taking care of the house, their children, husbands; often miss out on paying attention to their own health. The film opens to customers shopping at the supermarket, and as soon as they are about to bill their purchase at the billing counter; they are informed that all their purchase is completely free of cost. Taken by surprise, the cashier directs them to another member who confirms that their purchase is for free.

    While packing up the bags, they are guided to the back of the supermarket to a lady who begins to have conversations with the customers and enquires on some of the items in their cart. She picks up items individually like yoga mat, olive oil, millet flour etc. and enquires on who these are meant for, about them to which they responded that they were all bought for someone in their family or friends. But when these customers are asked about what they’ve bought for themselves, they are stumped.

    The manager explains to the shocked customers and introduces her real identity as a nutritionist and calms them down by saying this is a common scenario in most Indian households – women tend to care of everyone but themselves and disregard their own health and nutrition in the course. The ad film ends with the nutritionist making the women promise that going forward, along with others, they will also care for themselves and lead a healthier lifestyle.  

  • Ogilvy Mumbai creates Bournvita Lil Champs’ radio spot ‘I am February’

    Ogilvy Mumbai creates Bournvita Lil Champs’ radio spot ‘I am February’

    MUMBAI:  Ogilvy Mumbai has created a radio spot ‘I am February’ for Mondelez’s Bournvita Lil Champs’, which will have an adorable little girl’s voice talking to the listeners throughout the month of February.

    Ogilvy India – West chief creative officers Kainaz Karmakar and Harshad Rajadhyaksha said, “Bournvita Lil Champs is a special brand with its unique tone and manner, and operates in the world of growing children. When we made the simple yet profound connection that personified February as a shorter child amongst other children, it seemed that the most compelling way to play out February’s story was in the theatre of the mind – radio!”

    They added, “Radio is one of the oldest mediums at our disposal as communicators. Yet the potential of this medium remains vast and largely untapped in the haze of so many other mediums. And it turned out to be the perfect medium for February to have her say and make her point.”

    Mondelez India associate director – marketing (gum, candy, and powdered beverages) Inderpreet Singh said, “Bournvita believes that every child is gifted and unique. Unfortunately, society measures all children through narrow lenses of marks and medals. In doing so we miss to see and recognise the “real potential” of our children. The latest work from Ogilvy for Bournvita little champions inspires parents to go beyond the narrow societal markers of height gain and weight gain and look for “real markers of growth” in children.”

  • Mondelez India expands into Adult Malt Food Drinks with Bournvita for Women

    Mondelez India expands into Adult Malt Food Drinks with Bournvita for Women

    MUMBAI: Hectic schedules, fast-paced lifestyles often result in women missing out on meeting their daily nutritional requirements. At the same time, modern-day women are increasingly becoming more aware of issues surrounding health and wellness. 

    After making Cadbury Bournvita a household name for 70 years in India, Mondelez India has forayed into the growing adult health MFD (malt food drinks) segment with its new premium innovation – Bournvita for Women.

    Bournvita for Women is priced at Rs 259 for 400 gms.

    This made-in-India innovation has been created to address the needs of the health conscious modern Indian woman, and is fortified with essential nutrients. The core benefit story for the brand is that the consumption of two cups of BV Women fulfils the RDA (Recommended Dietary allowance) of Calcium and Vitamin D for bone strength and of  iron and folic acid to reduce fatigue for women and it has no added sugar.

    Known for rolling out award-winning progressive and iconic advertisements that remain in the minds of consumers, Cadbury Bournvita along with Ogilvy & Mather has come out with a path-breaking and inspiring film for its new launch –  Bournvita for Women.

    The film opens to a family conversation over the dining table, where  the husband suggests selling off the old dilapidated van of his grandfather. The woman of the house almost instantly offers to buy the van. Thereafter, the film shows her working day-in and day-out to fix a van that nobody thought she would be able to do. She takes charge, attempting to single-handedly repair & build something out of the van, showcasing her inner strength; and bravo, she converts this van into a full-fledged food truck.

    Indian consumers have trusted the wholesome goodness of Cadbury Bournvita for close to 70 years, and the launch of Bournvita for Women is aligned with the company’s plans to constantly innovate to meet the evolving needs of consumers as they move towards healthier lifestyles. Bournvita for Women highlights the company’s commitment to improving the nutrition and ingredient profile of its brands as changing lifestyles and rising awareness around health and wellness continue to influence consumer food choices.

    The product launch will be supported by a high decibel integrated marketing campaign and a disruptive visibility strategy in modern and traditional trade stores. Bournvita for Women is available across all major urban and rural retailers from September 2018.

    Mondelez India associate director for marketing of gum, candy and powdered beverages Inderpreet Singh says, “With Bournvita for Women, we are extending the proposition of bringing out the inner strength to new-age women by providing specialised nutrition with no added sugar. Focusing on our benefit story, our communication will highlight how Bournvita for Women will help a woman fulfil her day’s nutritional needs related to strong bones and reduction of fatigue. We are very excited about Bournvita for Women’s  journey in India.”

  • Posterscope designs new campaign for Bournvita’s Badam Booster

    Posterscope designs new campaign for Bournvita’s Badam Booster

    MUMBAI Posterscope India, the out-of-home agency from Dentsu Ageis Network, launched a new OOH campaign for Cadbury’s Bournvita’s new Badam Booster Flavour.

    The core objective of the campaign was to launch Bournvita Badam, the new variant of Bournvita Health Drink, and highlight the key ingredient ‘Badam’ (Almond) in its communication. With an aim to reach the Sec A&B females-mothers of kids aged 5-15 years, Posterscope crafted a campaign which resulted in a media mix that delivered both impact and reach.

    The media formats used for impact were Billboards, FOBs(Foot over bridge), Unipoles, Gantries, Pillars, designer walls; to build reach and frequency it deployed Bus shelters, local/metro trains and signages across various cities. The campaign has been implemented across major cities including Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow and Kanpur in North, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Baroda in West, Kolkata in East and Bangalore in South.

    Commenting on the campaign Mondelez  brand manager Amrita Ramanthan said, “We recently launched a brand new variant, Cadbury Bournvita Badam Booster. The launch campaign includes a new TVC, as well as extensive outdoor and digital activations, targeting the brand’s core target audience – mothers. Impactful launch in outdoor segment has been a critical part of most of our launches as they help build awareness and drive trials. With a clutter breaking visual and quirky messaging, this campaign should get noticed and talked about.”

    Posterscope India  EVP Fabian Cowan added, “ It was a privilege to work on this launch as it was an extremely focused out of home opportunity. Our proprietary research initiative OCS (Out of home consumer Survey) allowed us to reach the target audience at the right place through the right media placements, which was layered with innovation to heighten the campaigns visibility and recall.”

  • Posterscope designs new campaign for Bournvita’s Badam Booster

    Posterscope designs new campaign for Bournvita’s Badam Booster

    MUMBAI Posterscope India, the out-of-home agency from Dentsu Ageis Network, launched a new OOH campaign for Cadbury’s Bournvita’s new Badam Booster Flavour.

    The core objective of the campaign was to launch Bournvita Badam, the new variant of Bournvita Health Drink, and highlight the key ingredient ‘Badam’ (Almond) in its communication. With an aim to reach the Sec A&B females-mothers of kids aged 5-15 years, Posterscope crafted a campaign which resulted in a media mix that delivered both impact and reach.

    The media formats used for impact were Billboards, FOBs(Foot over bridge), Unipoles, Gantries, Pillars, designer walls; to build reach and frequency it deployed Bus shelters, local/metro trains and signages across various cities. The campaign has been implemented across major cities including Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow and Kanpur in North, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Baroda in West, Kolkata in East and Bangalore in South.

    Commenting on the campaign Mondelez  brand manager Amrita Ramanthan said, “We recently launched a brand new variant, Cadbury Bournvita Badam Booster. The launch campaign includes a new TVC, as well as extensive outdoor and digital activations, targeting the brand’s core target audience – mothers. Impactful launch in outdoor segment has been a critical part of most of our launches as they help build awareness and drive trials. With a clutter breaking visual and quirky messaging, this campaign should get noticed and talked about.”

    Posterscope India  EVP Fabian Cowan added, “ It was a privilege to work on this launch as it was an extremely focused out of home opportunity. Our proprietary research initiative OCS (Out of home consumer Survey) allowed us to reach the target audience at the right place through the right media placements, which was layered with innovation to heighten the campaigns visibility and recall.”

  • Women portrayal: Better days are emerging

    Women portrayal: Better days are emerging

    MUMBAI: The debate over portrayal of women in our advertisements and soaps is ever going. Remember the recent Airtel advertisement which created a furor as people debated if a working woman should cook or not? Or even the last year’s Ford Figo advertisement, which saw people from creative agency JWT being asked to leave and not to forget the deodorant ads.
    Many blame that the sexist or regressive portrayal of women in advertisements, soaps and movies is the reason behind the way they are treated in real life. While others say it just reflects the changing morals and values of the generation that consumes it. The advertising industry has been faced with a piquant situation, for many years now.
    However, over time, steps have been taken to apply a healthy amalgam of scientific temper and good intentions to pursue the goal of gender equality.
    Advertising is known to reflect societal norms and should be a torch bearer of change. Does advertising showcase the changes in women’s roles? The question is answered in a survey, of key personnel in advertising and marketing in the report titled, Changing Gender Frames.
    In today’s connected and networked times, the role of media in shaping and forming public opinion and perceptions has been well documented. One such area is that of gender stereotyping.  So, one of the ways to change the attitude towards women could be through the change in portrayal of women in media and advertising.
    The research, included marketing and advertising professionals spread across Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, to assess and understand the status of gender stereotypes, the perceptions of the portrayal of women in advertising and an understanding of the effect of communication that challenges gender stereotypes.
    In the research, professionals resoundingly endorsed that it is education and financial independence that is empowering women, giving them more decision making power and helping them enter public spaces and conversations.

    There was almost unanimous agreement that gender roles are less clearly defined these days, and stereotyping and accompanying social pressures are on the wane, especially for aspects like women working out of the house and men doing housework, both of which have become acceptable.  But women still feel that children are more their responsibility than that of the father.
    However, there is some ambiguity on the whole sexuality or body image aspect. Women still report that men normally judge them on the basis of beauty and sex appeal.
    Professionals are of the opinion that in advertising today women are being portrayed more as energetic, confident and modern multi-taskers than as ‘homely’. This then leads to the question of whether a new stereotype of supermom has arrived.
    While most professionals feel that the changing trend is sustainable, it rests on the fact that marketers now look at women as a potential segment which will facilitate growth; thereby making it important to tap the potential of this segment which is now experiencing independence on the financial as well as decision making front.
    Using women ‘provocatively’, in advertising is seen as a sure shot way to grab attention even today by both men and women.
    The research also flagged advertising that has been noticed for its challenging of gender stereotypes.   Airtel with the wife as boss, the remarriage story of Tanishq and the mother who trains her child in the Bournvita commercial, have emerged as examples of moving to the new gender conversation with style.
    However, there is still a majority feeling that advertising has not been able to portray the actual status of women in society.   While there seems to be a change in the portrayal of women in advertising due to her newer roles, there still seems to be a lot of opportunity to explore various facets of women and showcase them in advertising.

    Click here to read the full report