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  • Digitas India bags digital communication mandate for Matter

    Digitas India bags digital communication mandate for Matter

    Mumbai: A vertically integrated product tech start-up, Ahmedabad-based Matter has appointed Digitas India as the agency for its digital communication mandate following a multi-agency and multi-phased pitch process. 

    Digitas will handle Matter’s digital marketing mandate, the scope for which will encompass communications, media, customer experience & digital assets and community engagement across its mobility and energy business verticals.

    The Matter e-motorcycle will be introduced in the second half of 2022. According to Matter, the yet-unnamed motorcycle will be the first electric two-wheeler in the country to have a battery pack with active liquid cooling. While there aren’t many specifics about this brand-new bike at this moment, it will be released in the third quarter of 2022.

    Commenting on the association with Digitas India, Matter COO & co-founder Arun Pratap Singh said, “At Matter, we are embarking on a journey to revolutionise electric mobility and energy storage space. Our innovative offerings will be represented through highly creative digital marketing and we’re glad to have partnered with Digitas, as they follow the philosophy of thinking new and leveraging the creative nuances to deliver highly compelling digital innovations, we are excited to start this journey with Digitas India by connecting with our customers creatively and helping them to transition to clean energy.”

    Welcoming Matter to its fold, Digitas India COO Sonia Khurana said, “It is our privilege to partner with Matter and to introduce the brand and product in the market. It is exciting to be a partner to the brand right from the incubation stage itself of the product. Our aim will be to stay true to our connected marketing philosophy and use the right mix of insight-driven creativity, technology, and media to drive brand love and adoption.” 

    Since its inception, Matter has invested extensively in technology development with the “Innovate in India” approach for the development of futuristic electric vehicle platforms and for energy storage applications.

  • Team Pumpkin retains its digital mandate for Prega News

    Team Pumpkin retains its digital mandate for Prega News

    Mumbai: A 360-degree brand solution and digital agency, Team Pumpkin retains its digital mandate for Prega News.

    Team Pumpkin has been handling the account for Mankind Pharma’s Prega News for a long time. As a part of the mandate, the digital agency will continue its role in handling social media, media planning, media buying, PR, and ORM for Prega News. The agency will also be responsible for the digital strategy and pursue the brand’s loyalty with consistent brand essence.

    Team pumpkin has been working with Prega News for the last two years across different areas and assisted the brand to grow its digital follower base with over 2.37 lakh fans across all social media platforms combined.

    The agency has executed some impactful campaigns like ‘She Can Carry Both.’ & ‘Cool Hai Meri Maa’, has gained over 16.9+ million video views across YouTube channels.

    Team Pumpkin chief business officer Swati Nathani said, “We are overjoyed to be the digital partner of Prega News, a brand which has always been very supportive and refreshing to work with. Extending the digital mandate in itself is a compliment to us and the team. We are excited to add more value to the brand.’

    Prega News deputy general manager Joy Chatterjee added, “We feel ecstatic to extend Team Pumpkin as our digital agency. It has been a splendid experience working with their team. We are looking forward to creating more motherly campaigns and driving customer engagement across platforms.”

  • Carat India wins media mandate for Croma

    Carat India wins media mandate for Croma

    Mumbai: Carat, the media agency from Dentsu India, has bagged the media mandate for Croma – an Indian retail chain of consumer electronics and durables from the house of Infiniti Retail. The account was won following a multi-agency pitch and will be serviced from the agency’s Mumbai office.

    As per the mandate, Carat India will oversee the brand’s media planning and buying rights (traditional + digital). The agency will also partner with the larger teams at Dentsu India to drive the full-funnel marketing needs of the client, further driving outcome-based solutions for the next phase of their exponential growth, keeping customers at the core of its planning and execution.

    Commenting on the win, Carat India CEO Anita Kotwani said, “We are backed by a consumer understanding proprietary framework, designing for people (DFP), which is strong & always relevant. It is inspired by design thinking which enables us to help brands with an in-depth understanding of their consumers. Our single-source consumer-connected system is the key differentiator in the Indian market. It has the ability to drive full-funnel client outcomes. Our ability to stay ahead of the curve in the tools and tech space by showcasing a unified holistic view of the consumers has been a key tenet that helped us clinch the business.”

    Croma – Infiniti Retail chief business officer (e-commerce & marketing) Shibashish Roy added, “We are expanding our presence in India by strengthening our omnichannel proposition with digital initiatives and aggressive store expansion plans. We look forward to working with Carat India as our media planning partner to further build on the Croma brand.”

  • Vijay Sales renews its digital marketing association with Puretech Digital

    Vijay Sales renews its digital marketing association with Puretech Digital

    Mumbai: The award-winning digital agency Puretech Digital has retained and expanded its mandate for Vijay Sales. The agency will handle performance marketing, organic search growth, social media marketing, and content marketing for the electronic store. The agency will focus on strategizing for creative content and amplifying the brand’s social media presence across all the social media platforms.

    The brand has been closely working with Puretech Digital for the past one and a half years and they now look at a strengthened association that will drive the growth for Vijay Sales through a holistic view. Puretech Digital has played a vital role in the digital journey of Vijay Sales and has scaled exponential growth for the brand since 2020.

    Speaking on the extension of the mandate, Puretech Digital CEO Prashant Deorah said, “We are very glad about the trust Vijay Sales has shown in us. What started as an engagement for the festival of Diwali has now turned into a multi-faceted union of us taking charge of the integrated digital growth of the brand. Vijay Sales has grown manifold with us since November 2020 and we have overcome a plethora of challenges through timely and effective solutions. We look forward to the next phase of our digital journey with them.”

    Vijay Sales director Karan Gupta added, “Puretech Digital has been associated with us as our digital partner for over two years now and has been instrumental in implementing some noteworthy campaigns and projects. We are excited to see our strengthened association turning more fruitful and us achieving our renewed goals.”

  • Taproot Dentsu wins creative mandate for Biba

    Taproot Dentsu wins creative mandate for Biba

    MUMBAI: Taproot Dentsu has been awarded the creative duties for the Indian ethnic brand, BIBA. The account was won by the dentsuMB company and creative agency from the house of dentsu India following a multi-agency pitch, and will be serviced from the agency’s Gurgaon office.

    As per the mandate, Taproot Dentsu will create campaigns for BIBA’s ‘2022 spring-summer collection’. The focus will be on the brand’s perspective on today’s woman and its commitment to providing her ample choice in terms of outfits, irrespective of the occasion.

     Speaking of the association, BIBA managing director Siddharath Bindra said, “We are excited to partner with Taproot Dentsu as our creative partner for BIBA. They bring to the table a good mix of understanding the category and interesting creative outputs for the same. We look forward to our partnership and creating some great campaigns together.”

    “Biba is a well-established brand that every woman has seen, heard of, and at some point, shopped from,” added Taproot Dentsu Gurgaon executive vice president & head of office Abhinav Kaushik. “To work with such a well-entrenched brand in giving it a contemporary voice that will connect with the woman of today is both exciting and challenging. We are working closely with the Biba team for their upcoming collections and are gearing up to create a fantastic campaign for 2022.”

    BIBA has recently launched a variety of styles such as workwear, occasion wear, fusion, mix & match, to name a few. Apart from this, the brand has also launched a line of clothing called ‘BIBA Girls’ for young girls aged 2-15.

    Taproot Dentsu national creative director Titus Upputuru commented, “Fashion is such an exciting segment! In my college days, I remember creating designs for a few women’s Indian wear design boutiques in Delhi. When we got a chance to work on Biba, a homegrown Indian brand, my mind went straight to my college days. Working on the new direction of the brand and checking out the new collections was so fascinating. The colours, the fabrics, the cuts are all very exciting and we are excited to create stunning new campaigns for the brand!”

  • Interactive Avenues onboards Pranali Sarkar as Associate VP- Media Planning

    Interactive Avenues onboards Pranali Sarkar as Associate VP- Media Planning

    Mumbai: Interactive Avenues – A Reprise Network Company, the full-service digital agency of Mediabrands India, has onboarded Pranali Sarkar as associate vice president, media planning. Sarkar will be tasked to scale up and add greater value to the current capabilities under the agency’s media planning function.

    Talking about the appointment, Interactive Avenues – A Reprise Network Company CEO Amardeep Singh said, “As more brands are committing to the digital transformation journey, we strive to fuel meaningful business outcomes with precise targets and that’s where Pranali comes in. Her experience and portfolio are a perfect fit for our integrated business and complement our data-driven philosophy. We are excited to have her onboard and wish her all the success.”

    With over 15 years in the industry, integrated media planning and strategy is core to Sarkar’s area of expertise, according to the agency. She has seasoned expertise in FMCG, and Telecom categories, and her diverse portfolio features some of the top advertisers in the country including Unilever, Mondelez, ITC, Godrej, and Reliance, to name a few.

    About her new role, Sarkar said, “Interactive Avenues’ reputation precedes itself. The company is in a highly competitive industry and leading from the front in all-round media capabilities. All this backed by a dynamic leadership team that I am thrilled to be a part of. I am looking forward to using this opportunity to further elevate and enhance the existing media function by crafting new-age solutions for client and agency business outcomes alike.”

    Sarkar was last working with Fulcrum, heading the Unilever Personal care category where she spearheaded multiple campaigns for iconic brands like Dove, Closeup to name a few. She has also worked with Madison where she helped set up and lead their integrated media planning teams.

  • Auburn Digital Solutions appoints Manish Kumar to bolster its Delhi team

    Auburn Digital Solutions appoints Manish Kumar to bolster its Delhi team

    Mumbai: Auburn Digital Solutions, a full-service omnichannel digital agency has announced the appointment of Manish Kumar as AVP – client consulting and strategic initiatives. He will be based in Delhi.

    In this role, Kumar will focus on developing and strengthening the agency’s national digital services and helping existing and new clients transform their digital processes and marketing strategies as well as achieving ROI-driven marketing outcomes, said the agency in a statement. “He will focus on digital PR and other strategic and innovative solutions, and the continued development of the company’s approach to an omnichannel digital strategy that cuts across programmatic, paid, social, search and e-commerce,” it added.

    “We are delighted to welcome Manish into Auburn. His experience will be instrumental in further strengthening our senior leadership talent pool and is marketing acumen will add to our omnichannel digital strengths,” said Auburn Digital Solutions co-founder Ashish Tripathi 

    “We are expanding rapidly, and with digital remits becoming even more important in the marketing mix today, Manish is well poised to strengthen our service offerings as we leap into our new phase of growth,” added Auburn Digital Solutions co-founder Harsh Kedia.

    Kumar has over two decades of experience in managing large-scale marketing, communications, PR and digital programs for clients like Cairn India, NIIT, ISWAI, and TUI. He joins Auburn Digital Solutions from Eventcombo, a USA-based virtual event and digital technology platform which provides virtual event solutions. 

    His previous assignments include BG India, Bharti Group and Reliance Energy among others. He has the cross-category experience, and exposure to diverse domains like food and beverages, alcobev, power, IT, education, oil and gas, training and several others.

    “I am elated to be part of a team which is at the forefront of the digital confluence of brands, creativity and innovation,” said Manish Kumar. “I look forward to working with brands to explore and co-create the best marketing and brand outcomes.

  • WATConsult bags ORM & digital listening mandate for Licious

    WATConsult bags ORM & digital listening mandate for Licious

    Mumbai: WATConsult, an Isobar company and hybrid digital agency from dentsu India, has won the ORM (Online Reputation Management) and digital listening mandate for D2C unicorn Licious. 

    The account was won following a competitive multi-agency pitch and will be serviced from the agency’s Mumbai office.

    “The meat and seafood sector, in India, is still largely in its nascent stage; however, it holds vast potential. Licious being the industry leader, has huge plans to capitalise on this opportunity,” said Isobar India group CEO Heeru Dingra. “The brand is looking at growing its offline business, its ready-to-eat product portfolio and is also keen on geographic expansion. With our strategic understanding of the digital audiences and expertise in scaling up brands, we really look forward to supporting Licious on their journey.” 

    As per the mandate, WATConsult will focus on the company’s philosophy of ‘delighting the world with an unmatched experience,’ thereby, the agency will monitor, listen, respond to queries and report to users online. Apart from the regular social media channels, the agency will also manage the app reviews, Google My Business reviews, blogs, news & public websites along with Crisis Management, which is also a significant part of the mandate.

    “ORM forms a very integral part of the brand-building & reputation management piece. It also builds into the customer obsession promise that Licious upholds,” said Licious VP- brands and new ventures Simeran Bhasin. “We look forward to our partnership with WATConsult to elevate our customer service and the overall Licious experience.”

    WATConsult managing partner Sahil Shah added, “What excited me the most is the vision with which the team at Licious is building the brand and how they are obsessed with customer-centricity. For instance, think of a future where omnichannel ORM will become a reality using the power of data and technology to have a single view of the customer. Thus, driving better customer experience and delight.”

  • WATConsult celebrates 15 years of inception with NFT

    WATConsult celebrates 15 years of inception with NFT

    Mumbai: WATConsult, an Isobar company and hybrid digital agency from dentsu India has completed 15 years of its inception this month. To commemorate the milestone, WATConsult has created a digital artwork in the form of NFT (non-fungible token). Titled ‘Once a WATizen, always a WATizen,’ it consists of 1500+ names including existing employees as well as the alumni of the agency.

    The objective behind launching this asset is to express gratitude and evoke pride among those who are and have been instrumental in the success of the agency by leveraging a contemporary twist. WATConsult is the first agency in India that has created and launched an NFT of its own, the agency said in a statement. 

    “15 years is no small feat. We look back on our journey very fondly and we feel so proud to be celebrating this milestone,” said Isobar India group CEO Heeru Dingra. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank our people, even those who no longer work with us, for the positive mark they have left behind. The NFT is our humble attempt to showcase our appreciation and gratitude towards every WATizen. I hope this brings a smile to their face.”

    “I am also thankful to our clients for placing their trust in us for so many years, the dentsu family for treating us as true partners and most importantly, our founder, Rajiv Dingra, for building a legacy that will be cherished and remembered for years to come,” she further added.

    With an aim to celebrate the occasion and dedicate the artwork to every WATizen, the agency will soon be hosting a virtual party on YouTube, wherein the team will unveil the website and announce some cool takeaways for its members.   

    Speaking on the milestone and the NFT launch, WATConsult managing partner Sahil Shah said, “15 years of building this company and a lifetime of memories that we will all cherish forever. I want to thank each and every person who has collaborated into making WAT happen; all 1500+ WATizens across the world, all 600+ clients we have worked with, the countless number of partners & well-wishers and our extended family & friends at Isobar & dentsu international. While I look back at what we have achieved in the last 15 years, I am also looking forward to the various feats we will achieve in the next 15.” 

    In the past year, the company has registered double-digit growth ensuring great revenue momentum. In terms of the new client wins, the company had the best year so far with 59 new mandates and projects won in 2021 alone, said the agency.

  • Durr Group onboards Pulp Strategy as its Digital Agency

    Durr Group onboards Pulp Strategy as its Digital Agency

    Mumbai: Durr India, a subsidiary of the Durr Group, a global mechanical and plant engineering firm with expertise in the fields of automation and digitization has assigned its digital mandate to Pulp Strategy.

    As a part of the mandate, Pulp Strategy will handle B2B marketing for the brand’s owned digital platforms, including content marketing, content creation, and SEO. It will also be responsible for planning new digital initiatives for the brand.

    Durr India divisional manager Kabilan Veeraiyan said, “Pulp Strategy has shown a deep understanding of our digital consumer journey. They have demonstrated a data-driven approach and are aligned to our goals, and showed the experience and understanding for our need for data privacy, PII guidelines, etc., in addition to the required technical expertise. We look forward to working with them to increase our customer engagement, brand preference, and acquisition.”

    The account was won following a multi-agency pitch. The association was kickstarted with content marketing for the cross Industry and a diverse portfolio for B2B audiences of Dürr India.

    Pulp Strategy MD Ambika Sharma said, “Marketing to businesses is very different than marketing to individual consumers. That’s why B2B marketing is an entirely different marketing methodology, we take pride in the experience and expertise we have in not just B2B marketing but a keen understanding of technical content in the B2B context. We look forward to working with them towards an improved digital marketing practice and strengthening the brand’s digital presence.”