Tag: GCMMF

  • TAM AdEx: FMCG ad volumes shift as print & TV decline, digital & radio grow in H1 2024

    TAM AdEx: FMCG ad volumes shift as print & TV decline, digital & radio grow in H1 2024

    Mumbai: The latest TAM AdEx report for January-June 2024 shows a six per cent decline in print ad space for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector compared to the same period last year. January held the highest share of print ad space at 20 per cent, with March following closely at 18 per cent.

    Toilet soaps topped the print ad space with a 10 per cent share, while digestives held onto their leading position from the previous year. Spices, OTC products, vitamins, and health supplements also contributed notably to the ad space, highlighting FMCG’s focus on daily essentials and health-related items.

    Hindustan Unilever commanded an 18 per cent share of FMCG ad volumes in print, followed by SBS Biotech and GCMMF(Amul). New additions to the top advertiser list included Munimjee & Sons, Mankind Pharma, and Vicco Laboratories. Leading brands in the period were Dr. Ortho Oil, Pet Saffa Range, and Roop Mantra Ayur Face Cream, with the top 10 brands collectively contributing 16 per cent of the overall print ad space.

    The North Zone led regional ad distribution, capturing 38 per cent of the total FMCG print ad space, with the West, South, and East zones following. Delhi and Mumbai ranked as top cities for FMCG print ads, alongside regional leaders Kolkata and Bangalore. Sales promotions made up 22 per cent of ad space, with volume promotions holding 35 per cent and discount promotions at 29 per cent.

  • TAM report: TV sports genre ad volumes surge by 53 per cent in Apr-Jun ’23

    TAM report: TV sports genre ad volumes surge by 53 per cent in Apr-Jun ’23

    Mumbai: TAM AdEx India has released a quarterly advertising report on the sports channel genre for Jul-Sept’23.

    Advertising on television for the sports genre witnessed growth in ad volumes of 53 per cent during Apr-Jun’23 over Jan-Mar’23. Whereas, Jul-Sept’23 observed a de-growth of 10 per cent in ad volumes for the sports genre over Jan-Mar’23. Compared to Jul-Sept’22, ad volumes in the sports genre witnessed growth of five per cent in Jul-Sept’23.

    During Jul-Sept’23, services and food & beverages sectors retained their first and second positions with 50 per cent and seven per cent share of ad volumes over Apr-Jun’23. Together, the top 10 sectors covered 88 per cent share of ad volumes on television advertising for the sports genre. Durables was the only new sector that entered the top 10 list during Jul-Sept’23, compared to its 12th position in Apr-Jun23.

    Ecom-media/entertainment/social media retained its first position with 39 per cent share of ad volumes in Jul-Sept’23 over Apr-Jun’23. During Jul-Sept’23, four categories entered the top 10 list compared to Apr-Jun’23.

    Ecom-pharma/healthcare was the only new category that was present in Jul-Sept’23 compared to Apr-Jun’23. The top 10 categories collectively added 64 per cent share of ad volumes in Jul-Sept’23.

    International Cricket Council, GCMMF and Vini Product were the new entrants in the top 10 advertiser list in Jul-Sept’23 over Apr-Jun’23. During Jul-Sept’23, One8 Trion and Flipkart.com were the exclusive advertisers that entered the top 10 list compared to AprJun’23. The top 10 advertisers contributed 62 per cent share of ad volumes in Jul-Sept’23.

    JioCinema app retained its first position throughout the first three quarters of year 2023. During Jul-Sept’23, the top 10 brands covered 53 per cent share of ad volumes on television advertising for the sports genre. A total of five brands were new entrants in the top 10 brand list in Jul-Sept’23 over Apr-Jun’23. Also, there were two exclusive brands present in Jul-Sept’23 compared to Apr-Jun’23.

    ‘Associations/social/cultural organisation’ categories saw the highest increase in ad seconds with eight times growth on television advertising in the sports channel genre. In terms of growth percentage among the top 10 categories, Hair oils witnessed the highest growth of 34 times during Jul-Sept’23 over Apr-Jun’23.

    The cricket program dominated the sports channel genre for four consecutive quarters, holding over 50 per cent of the ad volumes, making it the most prominent program genre.

  • Analytics, tech, automation & digitisation aid Amul quadruple farmers’ income

    MUMBAI: The drive towards digital and cashless payments, which received a huge boost following demonetisation has brought about significant benefits to our farmers in rural Gujarat. Amul has actively helped its farmer-members to open bank accounts and have linked an additional 13 lakh farmers’ bank accounts to our system. Now, milk payments are cashless and directly transferred into their bank accounts.

    Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) vice-chairman Jethabhai Bharwad explained in detail: “Our digitalization drive has brought in complete transparency in payment to milk producer members. Farmer-members are aware of the exact amount due to them and the rationale behind the same. Payments going directly into their bank accounts also helps inculcate the savings habit in them. The need for an active bank account has brought large number of the Amul family farmer households directly into the formal banking network. Automated Milk Collection Systems installed at village dairy cooperative societies have now been linked through common online software applications. This helps to further enhance transparency among producer members using digital technology.”

    The chairman Jethabhai Patel added: “The drive towards digital and cashless payments, which received a huge boost thanks to Government of India’s demonetization initiative, has brought about significant benefits to our farmers in rural Gujarat. We have actively helped our farmer-members to open bank accounts and have linked an additional 13 lakh farmers’ bank accounts to our system. Now, milk payments are cashless and directly transferred into their bank accounts.”

    GCMMF, which markets the popular Amul brand of milk and dairy products, has successfully quadrupled the income of its dairy farmers in last seven years, demonstrating the efficacy of Amul model in exceeding the national goal of doubling farmer’s income in six years. During the last seven years, Amul’s milk procurement prices to its farmer-members more than doubled from Rs. 24.30 per litre for buffalo milk (Rs. 337 per kg fat) in 2009-10 to Rs. 49 per litre (Rs. 680 per kg fat) in 2016-17. Since the cooperative’s total milk procurement also doubled during this period, from 90.9 lakh litres per day to 176.5 lakh litres per day, this effectively increased the income of its dairy farmers, four-fold in the last seven years.

    Turnover of GCMMF has registered quantum growth of 238% in last seven years, which implies an impressive cumulative average growth rate (CAGR) of 19% during this period. The mantra of rapid expansion had yielded rich dividends with the GCMMF’s sales turnover increasing 3.5 times, from Rs. 8,005 crore in 2009-10 to Rs. 27,043 crore in 2016-17. Results of the apex body of dairy cooperatives in Gujarat were declared on 15 June 2017.

    GCMMF managing director R S Sodhi emphasised that Amul’s success has been driven by its ‘3E’mantra – Rapid expansion in milk procurement, rapid expansion in manufacturing facilities and rapid expansion in marketing & distribution network.

    “This year, we leveraged heavily on our technological capabilities and data analytics to enhance communication with our channel partners and expand our distribution reach”. “Product innovation has always been part of our DNA and has inspired us to launch more than 50 new products in the market during the last three years,” Sodhi added.

  • FCB Ulkacreates ‘EkChammachAmul Ghee’ campaign to promote the benefits of Amul Ghee

    FCB Ulkacreates ‘EkChammachAmul Ghee’ campaign to promote the benefits of Amul Ghee

    Ghee has its roots in ancient Ayurveda and has always been treated as the epitome of health with regard to it being good for bones, weight loss, reducing cholesterol etc. Ayurveda recognizes ghee as an essential part of a balanced diet. Ghee has always been a sacred and celebrated symbol of auspiciousness, nourishment and healing; especially in the daily rituals of cooking and worship.

     

    In today’s day and age, few consumers are aware of the health benefits of ghee. While most consumers are aware that Ghee brings about a unique taste and richness to food, only a few know that it is a good source of energy.

     

    Amul Ghee is the largest player with an established and preferred name in the ghee market.

     

    Ghee is made out of fresh milk from its dairies. It packs in goodness of milk in every spoon of ghee.

     

    ‘EkChammachAmul Ghee campaign talks not only about having one spoonful of ghee which will add taste to the food but also about the health benefits.

     

    Commenting on the campaign GCMMF Managing Director R S Sodhi said, “Repositioning the brand – Amul ghee, and the category itself on the platform of wellness has been our strategic focus for more than a decade. While ghee has always been an integral part of our culture and tradition since thousands of years, we feel that our younger generation should be informed about the intrinsic goodness of ghee. As pan-India brand leaders in the category, it our responsibility to ensure growth of branded, packaged segment within ghee market, since it ultimately benefits consumers.

     

    FCB Ulka Executive Creative Director Haresh Moorjani said, “As a nation of food lovers, we are always looking for that special ingredient that adds an extra something to our dishes.  Actually that special ingredient is as simple as a spoonful of Amul Ghee. The TVC talks about the virtues of this spoonful of Amul Ghee, adding an extra zing to food”.

     

    The film was aired on various GEC’s with a high decibel media plan. 

  • DY Works gives Amul Kool Lassi a Makeover

    DY Works gives Amul Kool Lassi a Makeover

    MUMBAI: Amul, India’s apex organization for dairy products has roped in renowned brand strategy and brand design firm DY Works to reinvent the look and packaging of Amul Kool Lassi to attract the young Indian demographic.

    Being a brand that gives significant emphasis to their image and marketing, it was felt that the tetrapack that Amul Kool Lassi has been sporting since its launch needed to be revamped to a contemporary pet bottle.

    Speaking about the project, Alpana Parida, President of DY Works remarked, “The brief was very interesting, and based on our preliminary research we realized that most of the companies in the peer group, whether it was colas or mineral water, had already moved to pet bottles, thus the need was to design packaging that was not only up to date with current trends but one that capitalized on gaining popularity as a healthy and natural beverage.”

    An extensive cross-category study of beverages and customer preferences revealed that the biggest strategic challenge was to re-establish the relevance of lassi in a modern context where alternative beverages like colas and juices dominate the consideration set. Hence, the design objective was to put lassi in the modern, contemporary space with the product USPs of health coming in as supporting factors. Accordingly DY Works chose the route of cashing in on the idea of ‘cool’ manifested through a youthful and vibrant splash of colors. The team at DY Works felt that is was important to use the white background with a balance of colors but at the same time not come across as cluttered. The new packaging has helped appeal to a younger audience by emphasizing much more on style. It has revitalized the brand corresponding to a dramatic uptake in sales.

    Remarking on the effective packaging and design instituted by DY Works, Mr. R.S. Sodhi, Managing Director, – GCMMF Ltd. commented, “The strategy to rebrand Amul Kool Lassee to Amul Lassi and redesigning the look to attract youth along with the message of health has really paid well in the market. There is a rising demand of lassi in new pack design which has helped us increase penetration of lassi by 50% in the market.”