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  • Brands unveil their inner cupid ahead of Valentine’s Day

    Brands unveil their inner cupid ahead of Valentine’s Day

    Mumbai: Love is in the air.. it is on your smartphone screen.. it is on the biggest hoardings, it is everywhere! It is that time of the year when romance takes centre-stage and whether one likes it or not, one cannot escape the blitzkrieg of mushiness coming our way. This Valentine’s Day, brands rekindle the love with their consumers with something for everyone- from singletons to pet parents, and of course, for the lovebirds, as they try to break away from the traditional and clichéd V-day concepts. 

    Here are some that caught our eye:

    Mondelez India

    Recognising the reality that with V-day just around the corner there are going to be two kinds of people – The ones in love and the ones who are sick of the ones in love aka, The singles, chocolate company, Mondelez India’s two major brands have launched campaigns that are at loggerheads too! So, on one hand, we have Cadbury Dairy catering to those in love and on the opposite end, there is Cadbury 5 Star cheering on and backing the singles with two innovative tech-savvy campaigns.

    Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk

    Conceptualised by Ogilvy, Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk’s ‘How Far Will You Go To Make Them Blush’ campaign set to its popular jingle, aims to get young hearts aflutter across the country with a special pack- QR Codes on the Silk Valentines’ Day packs, that lead consumers to a microsite where they can create and share custom messages with their special someone.

    In a first, the brand has introduced real-time personalisation of augmented reality experience with help from its tech partner, 8th Wall, that enables consumers to unlock the advert to see custom messages sent by their loved ones in a fully immersive 360-degree virtual environment. By scanning any Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk hoarding, print advertisement etc with the special AR filter, the receiver will be able to see the secret message come alive on the ad.

    Cadbury 5 Star

    On the other hand, Cadbury 5 Star has launched an innovative campaign that attempts to save singles from the dreaded question – ‘What Are You Doing on Valentine’s Day?’. The brand has planned the perfect getaway for them by crafting ‘The Perfect Alibi’ campaign. For this, the brand has gone to the extent of taking over an island located off the coast of Karnataka and renamed it ‘My Cousin’s Wedding’ – as the perfect alibi for singles looking to get away from the pressure of having a Valentine or of going on a date. Consumers can join the fun by scanning the special Valentine’s Day Cadbury 5 Star packs, which will give them a chance to win a trip to the Island to enjoy a host of ‘Do-Nothing’ experiences.

    Skinn by Titan

    Skinn, a fine fragrance brand from the house of Titan, released a digital film featuring the Bollywood actor Sanya Malhotra and upcoming OTT star Suhail Nayyar on the special occasion. Conceptualised by Ogilvy South, the #BestSaidWithSKINN campaign celebrates imperfectly perfect relationships by capturing the finer nuances of love which are not only about sparks flying in the air but more about the familiarity and deep sense of assurance that comes over a period of time.  

    FreshToHome 

    FreshToHome attempts to give a fresh spin on Valentine’s Day with its #FreshValentines campaign. The online brand in fresh fish and meat e-commerce seeks to break the V-Day stereotype by replacing traditional and cliched ways of proposing with newer, quirky ways of expressing love. The brand’s V-Day spot showcases a sea-food-loving couple that find ways to ‘keep it fresh.’ The film has the foodie protagonist proposing with a twist- calamari rings, instead of with a regular ring. It also got food blogger Influencers to replace a bouquet of roses with a bouquet of skewered kebabs.

    Mobilla

    The Lifestyle and mobile accessories brand in India announced its latest brand campaign ‘Tale of Two- Trilogy’ ahead of Valentine’s day. Conceptualised by the brand’s internal creative team, and featuring digital creators Virti Vaghani and Samkit Shah the digital marketing campaign consists of three slice of life films created around light-hearted everyday moments. 

    PokerBaazi.com

    Homegrown online poker platform from the house of Baazi Games is celebrating the season of love with its unusual campaign “Don’t Be Single, Be The Golden Single.” For this, the gaming platform added the age-old question- “What To Do on Valentine’s Day When You Are Single?” to its FAQs section and made it rewarding with a fun integration on the application. Players stand a chance to win a free ticket to the Golden Rush Tournament at the National Poker Series 2022 to be held in March.

    Wiggles.in

    For all the pet parents out there, the D2C preventive pet care brand has launched #LoveIsInTheCare, a digital marketing campaign dedicated to feline love ahead of Valentine’s Day, in a bid to encourage pet parents to never give up on caring for their pets. Crafted around the core thought that the ultimate form of love is care, the campaign brings to light different aspects of pet care. 

     

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

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  • Parle Hide & Seek plays cupid for adolescent love in new campaign

    Parle Hide & Seek plays cupid for adolescent love in new campaign

    Mumbai: With still some days to go for Valentine’s Day, food company major Parle Products has launched its latest advertising campaign for its chocolate chip cookie brand Hide & Seek highlighting feelings of adolescent romance. 

    The campaign titled ‘Start your story with Hide & Seek’ is conceptualised by Brand League Partners and seeks to establish the cookie brand’s identity as an enabler of first-time conversations and showcases how it can aid its young audience in making those first moves and getting those special conversations started. It features three distinct ad-films produced by 30 seconds of Fame and directed by Uzer Khan. 

    The films showcase youngsters in different scenarios- at a flower shop, on a ferry, and at a fashion show event, creating their own new language through sweet gestures wherein Hide & Seek plays their  wingman/cupid. The TVC’s are tailored to connect with teenagers and young adults, who are conscious about striking a conversation with someone they like as they lack the courage to make the first move or even ask someone out for the first time, even as it demonstrates how the brand can play a catalyst in expressing affection.

    “We, at Parle Products, realise how important it is for a brand to be a part of a customer’s journey. All of us have come across that time in adolescent years when the fear of rejection keeps us away from initiating conversation with that special someone,” said Parle Products senior category head Mayank Shah. “Our brand plays the role of breaking the ice so the first-time conversations between two young people are comfortable and relaxed.”

    “The campaign is light-hearted and at the same time builds our brand so that we achieve top-of-mind recall among consumers and continue our brand narrative. With this TV and digital campaign, we aim to strengthen our position in the chocolate cookies category,” he added.

    The Hide & Seek brand has been synonymous with ‘innocent love’ through its consistent brand communication from the past 25 years, thus making Valentine’s Day an ideal time to remind its consumers to express themselves freely since it is just around the corner, said the company.

    “We wanted to create something special for consumers and we are happy to be able to create a theme for Parle’s Hide & Seek brand – ‘Start your story with Hide & Seek’, which will bring forth something relatable, fun and engaging experience for everyone,” said Brand League Partners head Samir Chonkar. “The films showcase cute and innocent interaction between couples designed to appeal to customers’ lovestruck-side and get some attention directed towards the brand.”

    With the aim of celebrating the event that is immensely popular among young adults, Parle Products will focus on television advertising across genres through TVCs and digital channels. The TVCs will be released in seven languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Oriya, Assamese and Tamil and will be sustained through a digital campaign.