MUMBAI: Social Panga has added a fresh stroke of creativity to its canvas with the appointment of Soumabha Nandi as executive vice president for creative strategy & growth. This strategic move is set to elevate the agency’s storytelling game, blending innovation with business impact as it continues its expansion spree.
Som shared, “Social Panga’s people-first approach and hunger for the new really resonated with me. With evolving markets and breakthrough technologies, this is exactly the kind of creative playground that fuels me. I look forward to pushing boundaries and making an impact.”
Social Panga co-founder Himanshu Arora said, “His expertise in creative strategy and business impact aligns perfectly with our vision. As we continue pushing creative boundaries, Som’s leadership will be instrumental in our next growth phase.”
Social Panga co-founder Gaurav Arora added, “At Social Panga, creativity and strategy go hand in hand. Som’s ability to fuse big ideas with data-driven insights will elevate our client relationships and inspire our team to deliver exceptional work.”
Bringing over 13 years of brand transformation expertise, Som (as he is popularly known) has crafted narratives for industry giants like Flipkart, Disney plus Hotstar, Max Fashion, Phonepe, Mcdonald’s, Domino’s, and more. At Social Panga, he will steer the creative vision, drive new business, and foster a culture where bold ideas turn into tangible results.
Mumbai: Domino’s journey in India, as it unveiled a strikingly vibrant new look, capturing the essence of being more than just a brand – it’s a companion for every joyful moment. This transformation is not just skin-deep; it’s the embodiment of an old friend, reimagined in an exciting new avatar.
Introducing its dynamic brand campaign, ‘It Happens Only with Pizza’ (IHOP), Domino’s has strategically tapped into the pulse of India’s youth. Across the diverse mosaic of Indian cultures, young people universally find that amidst life’s every tension or celebration, if one gets to eat a good meal, the mood gets further elevated. And what if that meal happens to be a slice of delicious pizza? This insight has shaped Domino’s relaunch – a fresh, youthful, and vivacious persona that resonates with the trends and insights of today’s generation.
On this occasion, Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd MD & CEO Sameer Khetarpal shared his insights: “While Domino’s is a leader in the pizza category, through ‘It Happens Only with Pizza’, we intend to target consumers’ mindshare to gain and grow share of pizza occasions. Out of 1000 meal occasions in a year, pizza is consumed only thrice. A 360-degree communication, including stores and delivery boxes, brings the experience in an integrated manner, allowing Domino’s to gain a share of occasions in a $51 billion foodservice market, where pizza is just $ one billion.”
At the heart of this brand revitalization is the IHOP campaign, designed to infuse Domino’s with an energetic and dynamic flair, particularly appealing to Gen Z and young millennials. This initiative forms a cornerstone of Domino’s “Brand Relaunch” campaign, encompassing a fresh packaging design and a comprehensive brand overhaul. The aim is clear: to position Domino’s as the ultimate choice for creating memorable experiences and fostering connections, all centred around the shared love for pizza. Consumers can rest assured, that the Domino’s Pizza they know, and love remains unchanged – it’s the same magical recipe, now wrapped in a more vibrant and youthful presentation.
Domino’s has also brought alive 3D anamorphic billboards in Delhi for the first time in the QSR industry. This visual spectacle will feature larger-than-life representations of key IHOP moments, mirroring the new packaging design to enhance brand recognition.
Sandeep Anand, EVP and CMO at Domino’s India, echoed this excitement: “We’re thrilled to embark on this transformative journey with our customers. This evolution reflects our commitment to staying dynamic and relevant, responding to the ever-changing preferences of the youth. This rebranding goes beyond aesthetics; it’s about creating lasting brand memories that resonate with fun, freshness, youthfulness, and vibrancy. Elements like our eye-catching 3D Anamorphic Billboard and our catchy brand anthem are set to create an unprecedented brand recall.”
This comprehensive activation serves as more than just marketing – it’s a narrative about the unique moments that are elevated by the presence of pizza. Amplified through strategic social media channels, this campaign is designed to maximize engagement and reinforce Domino’s position as the top culinary choice.
MUMBAI: Domino’s Pizza, the market leader in chained pizza segment in India, has launched its new campaign ‘Dil, Dosti, Domino’s’. The campaign aims to strengthen the emotional connect with the consumers by creating tasty and memorable moments of togetherness while capturing it in the new tagline “Dil, Dosti, Domino’s!”
Domino’s has been a progressive brand in many ways. The promise of ‘30 minutes or free’ a decade ago was well ahead of its time. Even today, the brand continues to stay connected with emerging consumer trends. The consumer today are seeking brands that are authentic, inclusive and engaging. So whether it was about acknowledging consumer feedback and launching ‘All New Domino’s’ product improvement campaign, offering great value to consumer with the ‘Everyday Value’ campaign, offering best in class digital ordering experience on the ‘Domino’s App’ or offering variety to the consumers through exciting launches like ‘World Pizza League’, Domino’s has always attempted to stay relevant to the new age consumer.
Speaking on the launch of the new campaign, Domino’s Pizza India Chief Marketing Officer Kapil Grover said, “Today, relationships have evolved from what they were a few years ago, especially relationships between Friends and Families. Hierarchical parental relationships no longer bind families. There is a lot of mutual respect and friendship amongst kids and parents today. Similarly, with the family structures changing, friends have become your new support system and in fact an extended family for a lot of us. And if we recall these moments, good food has always been a glue for relationships, especially Domino’s Pizza being a shareable product has been at the centre of many such stories where “Friends Become Family and Families Become Friends.”
Shedding light on the storytelling, FCB Ulka CCO Swati Bhattacharya said, “Domino’s pizza is designed to be shared for people to gather around the "magic circle", pull at a cheesy slice and fight for the last bite. And in this very act of sharing and connecting, formality and boundaries get dissolved. Friends become like family, and family become like friends. Our campaign captures this essence of Domino’s and its role in the Indian consumer’s life.”
MUMBAI: India’s multi-brand loyalty program Payback has tied-up with mobile wallet MobiKwik to extend the strengths of the two platforms to more than 50 million consumers. This partnership will provide MobiKwik’s 15 million customers value from Payback-enabled loyalty benefits for their transactions at MobiKwik and all other Payback partners.
The mobile industry in India is growing at an increasing rate and M-Wallets are the next big trend. The partnership between the two promises to reach out to the customers by offering them with loyalty points.
Payback India CEO and MD Rahul Rana said, “Mobile wallets are a fast growing category as India embraces technology and witnesses strong growth of e-commerce. People prefer to store their cash digitally and use it seamlessly via mobile and online transactions. This partnership will allow MobiKwik customers to earn rewards when an online transaction is made. Further Payback customers also get access to a seamless payment experience with wide merchant coverage. Our endeavor is to continue to partner with newer categories in online and offline commerce such that Payback Customers can have greater choice in earning and redeeming their rewards at the click of a button.”
MobiKwik provides a user friendly, app-based interface for recharges, bill payments, shopping, and money transfer to friends and family, through the MobiKwik wallet. MobiKwik’s wide merchant coverage ensures that existing Payback customers can redeem their points for MobiKwik wallet balance, and thus use MobiKwik at coffee shops, to make e-commerce purchases, buy bus, flight, and movie tickets, recharge mobile phones and DTH. MobiKwik is now enabled across more than 20,000 merchants including Café Coffee Day, Jabong, Snapdeal, BookMyShow, Domino’s Pizza, eBay, HomeShop18, Infibeam, Purplle, MakeMyTrip, Naaptol, Pepperfry, ShopClues, TastyKhana, and JustEat.
MobiKwik CEO and founder Bipin Preet Singh added, “We are happy to be associated with Payback as it will benefit the MobiKwik users at large. The aim behind this partnership is to create loyalty for MobiKwik users and attract Payback users to adopt MobiKwik as their mobile wallet option. With this increase in our network strength we are confident of leveraging on economies of scale to deliver higher value to our customers.”
MUMBAI: Bhaskar Ghosh joins the senior leadership team at the Delhi headquartered Hakuhodo Percept, as National Client Services Director. The former Branch Head of Rediffusion- Delhi, brings with him a wealth of experience gained over 20 years, creating new conversations for brands such as Domino’s Pizza, Coca Cola, Spice Jet, Nokia, Dabur and Sony, to name a few.
He takes on a national role, with key focus areas being to strengthen Hakuhodo Percept’s client relationships, put in place best practises in account management, and create opportunities for new businesses and growth across branches in India.
Speaking about this development, Elvis Sequeira – Executive Director, Hakuhodo Percept said: “ It’s been a long, long courtship, and am happy that we’ve got Bhaskar on the team. We’ve been slowly re-engineering ourselves over the last couple of years, getting fabulous talent on board to head Planning and Creative, so really this was the final missing piece in our plan. Bhaskar is a wonderful mentor for young talent and an inspirational leader who loves to roll up his sleeves and get things done. I believe that clients, brands and people have a lot to gain from Bhaskar’s talent, involvement and style of functioning.”
Bhaskar Ghosh’s previous stints have been with Contract, Grey, Bates, Leo Burnett and TBWA. He is a Commerce Honours Graduate from Delhi University and has an MBA from the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
