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  • Zomato-Blinkit deal: all one needs to know

    Zomato-Blinkit deal: all one needs to know

    Mumbai: Restaurant aggregator and food delivery company Zomato’s proposal to acquire quick commerce player Blinkit (formerly Grofers) will come up for board approval on 17 June 2022, when the company’s board meets to sign-off on the acquisition.

    The deal estimated at $700 million has likely dropped in valuation, stripping the online grocery firm of its prized unicorn status earned last year.

    The development emerged two months after reports on the merger deal via share-swap appeared. While the outlines of the deal are still being worked out, Zomato will acquire the shares of the quick commerce startup in an all-stock deal. As per the proposal, Blinkit investors will gain proportionate shares in the listed entity that amounts to a little less than 10 per cent stake in Zomato.  

    Softbank Vision Fund, the largest investor in Blinkit, is expected to come away with nearly four per cent stake in the food-tech company if the deal is closed.

    Once the board gives its approval, Zomato may not need the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) nod to acquire the Softbank-backed startup, as it plans to make use of an exemption called ‘de-minimis’, which applies to companies of a certain size.

    In August 2021, Zomato received CCI’s go ahead for a $100 million investment in Blinkit for little over nine per cent stake.

    In its third quarter earnings call earlier in February, Zomato management said that it is aggressively growing in the quick commerce segment and will invest $400 million over the next two years in the category.

    Later in March, Blinkit signed a merger agreement with the food aggregator company. Speculations of the deal were doing the rounds in the news since Zomato first invested in the startup. The latest developments coincide with reports of Blinkit laying off staff and delaying vendor payments due to a cash crunch.

    The 10-minute grocery delivery market is expected to grow 15 times to reach $5.5 billion by 2025, as per consultancy firm RedSeer. Zomato has attempted to enter this space twice, dropping its plans due to the uncertainty caused by the pandemic. This latest move helps it gain ground over its arch-rival Swiggy.

    Both food aggregators – Zomato and Swiggy – had diversified into grocery delivery as a natural extension of food delivery, by launching the service on their existing apps. While Swiggy continues to offer its Instamart service, Zomato withdrew from grocery deliveries in September 2021 after burning cash to the tune of several millions. Its investment in Blinkit helps it reach scale in the quick commerce sector.

    There is no shortage of startups trying to be associated with the promise of quick delivery with players like Dunzo and Zepto in the mix. However, it was Blinkit (Grofers) that pioneered the 10-minute grocery delivery model.

  • Brands engage with consumers with WFH creatives

    Brands engage with consumers with WFH creatives

    MUMBAI: The world around us has undergone a paradigm shift in the last year. The little joys that we took for granted – be it eating out at our favorite restaurant with family or catching a movie in the theatre over the weekend, or simply hanging out with friends after work – all activities have become wishful nostalgia. Keeping in mind these inescapable realities of the new normal, brands have come up with creatives to cheer flagging spirits with a dash of humor and empathy. But, at the same time, encouraging people to stay at home and stay safe. Here are a few ideations that we felt measured up to the task at hand.

    Pepsico’s Wafer Brand Lays released a new commercial with a short, crispy humorous take on WFH, while pushing itself as the best snack for a quick five-minute break from work. 

    Fevicol : The Pidilite Industries-owned adhesives brand shared a picture of a crowded market with people, both with and without masks swarming the street on Instagram. Fevicol took a tongue-in-cheek swipe on the picture using its own campaign of ‘FEVICOL KA JOD, MAJBOOT JOD’ with the words: “This Is Not A Fevicol Ad, Now Is Not A Good Time To Stick Together” adding “Kyunki chehre par mask aur do gaz ki doori, abhi bhi hai bohot zaroori.” (Because a mask on the face and six feet distancing is still very important)

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by Fevicol (@fevicolkajod)

    Dominos : The Pizza brand came up with the perfect #StayAtHome menu to make WFH a breeze and beat the blues!

    Swiggy : For all those of us who still find it difficult to accept that it has been a whole year and more of staying indoors with WFH and social distancing, this Swiggy India creative rubs it in. It covers all those ‘Masterchef’s who mastered cooking during the extended lockdown- from a shapeless, burnt roti in March 2020 right through to a perfect gol one in 2021!

    ‘Still can’t accept the fact that it’s already March 2021’

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by Swiggy (@swiggyindia)

    Durex India : The Condom brand came up with a cheeky play on words, reminding people that while indoors their product offers protection, outside it is the humble mask. It shared a post saying ‘Wear two masks for better protection outdoors and one as usual for indoors.’ It further added: “According to the CDC report, wearing a cloth mask over a medical mask can provide “substantially improved source control” as well as reduce exposure of the wearer.”

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by Durex India (@durex.india)

    grofers : The online grocery delivery service made a point of emphasizing staying indoors, with an attention-grabbing caption of ‘Places to Explore’. The post creatively showcases how within the four walls of our home, one can have a fulfilling day. Let’s continue to be the second line of our frontline by staying at home.

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by Grofers (@grofers)

    Nykaa Man : The e-commerce platform for men’s grooming came up with a detailed list of To-Dos and helpful suggestions of ‘Lockdown therapeutic exercises’ to help chase WFH blues away:

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by Nykaa Man (@nykaaman)

    OYO : Online Hotel booking site took a brilliant dig on people who wear a mask, albeit on the chin or hanging from an ear- anywhere but on their face! “No mask. No check-in. Take a pledge to abolish the chin diaper, the neck warmer, the nose flasher. #WearAMask, properly.”

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by OYO (@oyorooms)

    McDonald’s Happy Meal : The junk food brand highlighted the brand’s Happy Meal with caution. “Right now, a Happy Meal is the one you have at home!” Let our Happy Meal make you happy at home! Stay safe and order in.

    Starbucks India : The Coffee brand creative talks about how Life has changed- with WFH, Zoom meets, video calls, and discovering new ways to stay connected with our loved ones. Because some things don’t change whether you work from the office or work from home.

    “Because even though we’re apart, Coffee has always brought us together.”

    Zomato : The Food delivery service harked back to the good old days when the world looked a bit different from today with a wonderful video reminding everyone that the only way to get back to that time was- by staying home and getting vaccinated ASAP. ‘Let’s bring back the good ol’ days!’

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by zomato (@zomato)

    Till that happens and till the world returns to some modicum of normalcy, all we can do is grin and bear it- behind our masks, of course! Meantime, brands can keep churning out more such imaginative communication to remain connected with their audience

  • E-comms step forward to help tide over Covid second wave

    E-comms step forward to help tide over Covid second wave

    MUMBAI: With India battling a deadly second wave of the pandemic, night curfews and partial-to-near-complete lockdowns seem to be the norm in many parts of the country. The last couple of weeks in particular have been more devastating with the nation witnessing an unprecedented pan-India surge in Covid cases. India Inc is stepping on the gas to ensure that employees and their families get vaccinated as soon as possible. MNC consumer goods company Procter & Gamble, on Monday pledged Rs 50 crores towards ten lakh vaccine doses covering five lakh Indians.

    E-comms are also going the extra mile to ensure protection of their associates, including delivery staff, while guaranteeing safe delivery of orders to customers. With movement restrictions being introduced in additional parts of the country, buyers are taking the safety route of shopping from home. This has resulted in driving bigger orders for e-commerce companies across India.

    Here are some of the efforts undertaken by online platforms in the fight against Covid2019:

    Food delivery app Swiggy last month took the initiative of supporting the vaccination cost for its entire delivery fleet. The company announced on its Twitter handle: “From essentials to food, delivery partners have always been our lifelines. We’re happy to announce that we’re supporting 100 per cent of the vaccination cost for our entire delivery fleet, and that this entire drive will be facilitated by us to keep them and you safe. #DeliveringHope”

    Food & Grocery app Grofers took the initiative of using its platform to set up a real-time data of all Covid2019 resources, including city-wise databases and helpline numbers. It shared on its blog, “A lot of people are currently overwhelmed and struggling to find relevant information on what to do and what measures to take if they or someone they know is currently affected by the virus. We thought we could use our platform to help a bit here. To help make this a slightly less cumbersome process we have aggregated some of the publicly available information for your convenience, so you do not have to go looking for it in different places.”

    Grofers has also partnered with UNICEF to encourage people across the country to get vaccinated. It tweeted :“When you get vaccinated, you potentially safeguard yourself and your family from Covid2019. Here is our little way of expressing our appreciation for those who have taken this important step.”

    E-commerce giant Flipkart went all-out in its measures to ensure a safe working environment for all its employees and stakeholders across the board. The company took to its twitter handle to share a video on the same. “We stand strong in our commitment to safety. Our priority remains the well-being of our employees, customers, sellers, and our entire ecosystem. Watch for the various measures we continue to implement to ensure  #SafeCommerce for all.”

    The firm has also been lending its helping hand to deliver Covid care medical kits. Official Twitter handle of infrastructure & industrial development department of the Uttar Pradesh government tweeted lauding the company’s efforts, which included delivering over 3,000 covidcare medical kits free of charge.

    Food delivery app Zomato had in 2020 taken steps to educate the riders and restaurants on safety and hygiene practices, provided them with COVID insurance, masks, and facilitated hand sanitisation stations at restaurants across the country. This time the Food delivery app has rolled out a feature for “Covid emergencies”. Zomato Founder Deepinder Goyal tweeted, “Today, along with thousands of our restaurant partners, we just rolled out a “priority delivery for covid emergencies” feature on the Zomato app. This feature will allow our customers to mark *This order is related to a Covid2019 emergency* option during checkout.

    These orders will be prioritised by providing fastest rider assignment, and dedicated customer support in case of queries. Thousands of restaurants have pledged to prioritise these orders in their kitchen above all others.

    In addition, the firm’s not-for-profit arm Zomato Feeding India has kickstarted a Help Save My India endeavour in association with @delhivery to source oxygen concentrators and related supplies to help hospitals and families in need.

    Early this month, Urban Company (formerly UrbanClap) – a managed marketplace for home services, committed towards getting 100 per cent of their fleet vaccinated, free of cost in the coming weeks. “We have already initiated phase 1 of this effort for service partners aged 45+, and are working closely with local govts and healthcare providers.

    With the government now allowing vaccination for all above 18 starting 1 May, @urbancompany_UC further reiterated its commitment. “ @urbancompany_UC is committed to getting all our front lines service professionals and employees vaccinated at the earliest possible availability,” tweeted Urban Company co-founder Abhiraj Singh Bhal  @abhirajbhal .

    Tata Group’s Online apparel brand TATA CLIQ chose to take a step back by reminding everyone that ‘It’s Time To Pause’. It urged its customers to think again before making a purchase on the app. Declaring that ‘Today Community takes precedence over Commerce’ the brand sent out communication to its subscribers and on its webpage saying “Sometimes it takes courage to pause, to listen to what the heart already knows. We encourage you to pause and ask yourself – do you really need to buy this now? Just because someone else carries it well doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy.”

    It added “Out of respect for our stakeholders, we are open for commerce – so we will still deliver your orders, take your calls, process returns and refunds – but we will not penalise our delivery team on road for a day of delayed delivery, we will not focus on the number of calls made in an hour by our customer care executives, we will not allow colleagues at our warehouse to travel via public transport and expose themselves and their families to risk.” 

  • Brands take digital route for Diwali ad campaigns

    Brands take digital route for Diwali ad campaigns

    NEW DELHI- Diwali – the biggest festival that’s celebrated across India. At this time, celebrations are in full swing with everyone decorating their homes, exchanging gifts, indulging in delicacies and sweets, and spreading love and happiness.

    However, the festive season is different this year, due to the Covid2019 pandemic. Though peoples’ spirits remain undampened, the celebrations will be a bit muted. To brighten up the festive mood, brands across categories like FMCGs, consumer durables, smartphones, automobiles, and others have launched ad campaigns, with the message of empathy and spreading joy front and centre.

    We at Indiantelevision.com have created a list of such campaigns:

    Lifestyle 

    Lifestyle India has launched #DilSeDiwali festive campaign inspired by the joyful feelings that the festival of light ushers in. The campaign takes a leap from 2019, to capture the heart of the celebrations in the context of recent times where everyone is looking forward to dressing up and dispel the gloom by celebrating Diwali in their own unique way.

    This year, there will be many kinds of Diwali celebrations. There will be the ones who will keep the celebrations small and ones who will build on the festive occasion as an opportunity to reach out to their near and dear ones and share the spirit of the festival. Lifestyle’s new campaign considers all these different individual ways of celebrations, encouraging people to spread the brightness and joy in their own way. The campaign consists of two digital films with two-part storytelling, with two different Diwali Celebrations, accentuated by a memorable song. Young, vibrant and engaging, the film delivers the message of “celebrating the way your heart wishes” in a fresh new way.   

    Grofers

    To support local artisans whose livelihoods have been severely impacted by the Covid2019 pandemic, Grofers has enabled local potters to sell their diyas on Grofers. The initiative called Ek Diye Se Do Ghar Roshan (One lamp lights up two homes) encourages consumers to shop for diyas made from local potters during this festive season, which can help lighten up Diwali for more than 200 potters and their families across Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata. The company will absorb the cost of delivery of the products and also ensure that 100 per cent of the contributions go directly to the potters.

    Mankind Pharma

    This Diwali, Mankind Pharma has come up with a campaign that emphasises on #SpreadingKindness and narrates the message of how kindness resides in all of us, we just have to find it for others.

    The campaign is built on the importance of kindness and helping others in need and aims to encourage people to spread brightness and joy in others’ lives.

    The video campaign reflects the story of a restaurant owner who has always always extended a helping hand to those in need. It then leads to the current situation where his wife is extremely unwell and how it has drained him of all his resources and it pushes him to sell his restaurant to make ends meet and pay for the medical bills. The video ends by showing a young guy who comes to his rescue by buying his restaurant and surprises him by gifting it back to him.

    Tata Motors

    Tata Motors rolled out the ‘Silent Diwali Film’, encouraging viewers to celebrate a silent, safe and pollution-free festival of lights with their loved ones. The video encourages people to protect the environment by opting for an electric mobility solution as a step towards building a sustainable future for India. Highlighting one of the important features of an electric car i.e. curbing noise pollution, this film draws attention to the underlying message – ‘the loudest statement will be the quietest one’.

    The video begins with a young girl giggling at the excitement of lighting a firework. On the contrary, the second scene cuts to the chakras of nature spinning while pots of flowers are exploding into thin air, emphasizing the fact that nature suffers the consequences when human actions such as bursting firecrackers pollute the environment around us. Amidst all the noise showcased in the video, the final scene shows footage of India’s best-selling electric car, the Nexon EV, as it drives quietly with only a soft hum without contributing to any noise to its surroundings. An important point to note in this video is that the sound of the bursting crackers is replaced by the sounds of nature.

    Paytm

    Paytm launched an emotional digital ad film around Diwali celebrations. The film is receiving an overwhelming response due to its real slice-of-life depiction, at a time when many Indians are unable to meet their families or travel this festive season due to the pandemic. 

    This film captures the Indian sentiment around Diwali and how one can share happiness using Paytm with their loved ones, even from a distance. It is an extension of the company’s ongoing TV campaign highlighting the seamlessness of instant bank to bank transfers through the Paytm app. The TV ads had depicted various scenarios, ranging from a wedding ceremony to an everyday situation of a landlord and tenant, striking a chord with millions of Indians. 

    Haier

    In its new digital film #LightUpAHeart, Haier celebrates the life of office people who work closely together but have drifted apart due to remote office and work from home setups. The ad seeks to play a vital role in nurturing office relationships and rekindle Diwali festivities with colleagues who despite efforts are not able to meet and celebrate the festival of lights together this year.

    Through the campaign, the brand highlights how offices become a second home for office goers and how bonds transcend professional ties to become personal.

    Vivo

    Vivo India released a heart-warming campaign #SmileWalaDiya to celebrate the festival of Diwali. Based on Vivo India’s brand proposition of ‘Delight Every Moment’, the ad captures the nuances of the prevailing situation; the difficulty and stress that our dear ones have been facing in one of the toughest years of history. Through the #SmileWalaDiya campaign, the brand reminds us that one thing we can easily do amidst adversities is spreading smile and delight.

    Through a thought-provoking video film, Vivo depicts the excitement of Diwali, the expectations a child has juxtaposed against the pressures faced by his father in the current backdrop of struggling businesses and tightened purse strings. Then, his other friends come together, surprise him, and cheer him up by undertaking cute, innocent acts like only children can. The film is a beautiful reflection of how, by just going the extra mile, we can all spread joy and delight every moment of our friends and family.

  • Leveraging the power of IPL with limited outlays

    Leveraging the power of IPL with limited outlays

    MUMBAI: Newspapers and online news media have been flashing headlines how this company or that brand has invested huge outlays to get associated with the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) as a sponsor. These numbers could cue that the IPL is out of bounds for in brand managers in mid-sized and smaller companies or firms with limited budgets and lower amounts to spend on a high impact event like the IPL and possibly kept them from considering it as a property to be associated with.

    But, wait, the IPL is not a big spender’s game alone. As we analyse some campaigns and advertisers from previous editions we see that brands have chosen smaller outlay routes in line with their budgets, campaign timings and business agendas. For instance, brands can associate with the IPL for less than 10 matches – rather than all the 56 matches. Then, there is the option of tying up for the live programming before and after each clash, featuring sports specialists and cricketing experts who dissect the upcoming game as well as the result of the just concluded one.

    Experts opine that many a brand has opted for one of the two and hit their sales out of the park just like Pollard wallops many a bowler mercilessly for those deep sixes.

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    Take for example, Grofers.

    In 2019, online grocery ecommerce platform Grofers went in for a burst of sharp advertising for a limited time period. It aired its commercials for as little as a week during the IPL matches between 31 March 2019 and 7 April 2019. The reason: research had pointed out that family habits had evolved and they were shopping for the entire month in bulk in the first seven days. So, it was looking at opportunities to make Grofers the first port of call for this activity. It partnered with banks and credit card companies and announced its Houseful Sale offering discounts on purchases with specific plastic brands.

    The net outcome: searches on the market place surged 2.2x times at peak on 5 April and averaged a 50 per cent hike for the entire duration of the TVC.

    Grofers vice-president marketing Prashant Verma was delighted with the results. Said he: “Advertising during the IPL elevated the impact of our campaign and we saw great results on both brand and business metrics – in terms of organic reach, brand lift on consideration, growth in order volumes, and new user acquisition.”

    Cricket legend MS Dhoni has been associated with consumer electricals company Orient Electric as its brand ambassador. The CK Birla group outfit, which is known for its exotic fans, has also been a partner of the Chennai Super Kings team for several seasons now.

    It opted for the IPL’s team package and through it found a way to target audiences and followers of CSK matches and was able to build the association of Orient MS Dhnoi and CSK.

    It strewed its commercials featuring Dhoni in all programming related to the IPL and team CSK. And it worked wonders. According to BARC data, the brand’s reach not only increased in the urban markets in the 22-50 age group, – which was the brand custodian’s objective – but its business grew at a scorching 30 per cent in revenues – double its competitor’s ramp ups.

    Brands also have the option to choose feature properties, like the Orange Cap, the super sixes, or the fours, or the fall of wickets, or super catches. Just like, TooYumm – the healthy snacking brand from the RPG-Sanjiv Goenka group stable – did by becoming the fall of wickets partner and resorted to moment marketing successfully. You can find out more about what it did and the results it got by reading How Too Yum hit a Six with the IPL.

    For advertisers it’s a win-win all the way. Even as the outlays are smaller as they are for a limited quota of matches, they manage to get amassive bang in terms of impact intheir limited spots.

    BARC data highlights this.

    The reach for the first 10 matches varied between 345 million and 241 million in 2019’s IPL (U+R 2+). As compared to this, a top rated GEC show during the festive season generated a reach of 185 million on the higher side.

    The ad breaks during the IPL cricket matches are usually less than a minute long and do not show more than three to four ads at once, while in a general entertainment channel, the ad breaks are of five minutes duration with 14-25 ads in them, so the clutter is much higher. Also, due to the longer ad break duration attention (eyes on screen during ad break) in IPL is high – up to two times than in GEC breaks. 

    So with an imaginative and attention-grabbing creative and campaign, advertisers can but be sure that they will get a return for their hard earned buck.

    According to Group M entertainment and sports head Vinit Karnik the festival called IPL offers innovative ideas and smaller packages that the broadcaster’s sales team churns up. “Brands are willing to explore these opportunities and will find reasons to associate with them. In these Covid times, the Indian Premier League has become that little cheer which we will watch in our living rooms,” he says.

    Clearly, that’s a thought to ponder upon.

  • Xaxis and Mindshare create first programmatic outdoor airport campaign for Grofers

    Xaxis and Mindshare create first programmatic outdoor airport campaign for Grofers

    MUMBAI:  GroupM’s advanced programmatic arm, Xaxis, and global media agency network, Mindshare, have worked with digital out-of-home (DOOH) platform Lemma to launch an industry-first programmatic DOOH campaign at India’s busiest airport, CSI Mumbai for online grocery delivery service Grofers. 

    The project combined Xaxis' audience targeting capabilities, Mindshare's strategic media planning, and Lemma’s programmatic DOOH platform to increase visibility of Grofers' Grand Orange Bag Day sale, just as a competing retailer launched its own promotion. 

    Starting with CSI Mumbai Airport, the campaign successfully introduced DOOH screens as a new environment for digital display advertising. In addition to the airport, Xaxis activated the campaign announcing the Grand Orange Bag Day sale across Mumbai railway and metro screens to target suburban commuters. The company's data-driven approach to DOOH enabled rich online and offline behavioural insights to be applied to the audiences reached at the Mumbai airport and across the city.

    Along with Lemma’s platform, and Mindshare’s media buying, the TimesOOH screens were made available for bidding in real-time. Xaxis activated the programmatic direct campaign via Google’s DV360 demand-side platform. 

    The Grofers initiative was scheduled for the same time that a competing retailer was running a promotion, so the online grocer needed Grand Orange Bag Day to stand out during this period of high media noise. 

    Grofers director of marketing Ankur Ogra said, “Since Grofers is an online retail store, we try in all our communications to bring our consumers a unique experience that they can relate to better. With this campaign, we wanted to surprise our existing, highly-valued consumers and create brand awareness among our potential consumers. We believe in pushing the boundaries with every campaign and that this activity did just that.”

    Xaxis India country lead Bharat Khatri commented, “Time and again it has been proven that out-of-home media has a strong influence on consumer action. Our partnership with Mindshare and Lemma on this campaign is an exciting step forward in digital-out-of-home. Xaxis is committed to bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds by offering advertisers a frictionless integration of strategies in a single platform allowing them to control their audience targeting across channels.”

    Mindshare India chief digital officer Vinod Thadani said, “In this campaign, Grofers' data provided the insights to craft the right message and Xaxis’ targeting capabilities allowed the message to be delivered to the right place at the right time. The expansion of digital channels and unified platforms to manage omnichannel ad campaigns help brands reach their customers – both online and offline – more effectively. ” 

    Lemma founder and CEO of Gulab Patil added, “This Grofers campaign has established digital out-of-home as a new display environment for digital ads. In time, more integrated campaigns like these will pave the way for programmatic DOOH strategies to transition from a ‘test and learn’ activity to a media plan ‘must-have’.”

  • Grofers makes grocery shopping exciting ahead of its Grand Orange Bag Days sale

    Grofers makes grocery shopping exciting ahead of its Grand Orange Bag Days sale

    MUMBAI: Grofers, India’s largest discounter in the online grocery space recently announced the second edition of its flagship ‘Grand Orange Bag Days (GOBD)’ sale. Lakhs of people have already registered for the sale and have entitled themselves for a VIP pass to not only save Rs.5000 by shopping at 100% cashback during the sale days but also avail extra offers from brands like Urban Clap, Book My Show, Ferns N Petals, Beardo, Gaana, Café Coffee Day, Faasos, etc. This is a testament to the impressive 360° marketing campaign launched by the company to buckle up India for the sale, which includes the launch of television commercials, print advertisements, radio spots, tech-enabled billboard innovations, transit advertisements and digital marketing spread.

    The first edition of the India’s biggest sale on online grocery in January this year got 2.5 Lakh new customers to online shopping. The second edition not only gets bigger with more unique offers up for grabs, but also expects a threefold growth to 7.5 Lakh in new customer acquisition. With its latest campaign the brand wants to leave no stone unturned to make consumers take notice of the 9 day long grocery carnival.

    In its latest campaign, the brand takes a dig at the difficult and demanding supermarket experience which most people put themselves through to get what they believe are the best deals on offer. Using tongue in cheek humor, the two ads featuring a Doctor and Police Officer talk about how shopping at Grofers not only gets the consumers better offers but also gives them 100% cashback up to a maximum of Rs.5000  while shopping from the comfort of their phone. 

    Prashant Verma, VP, Marketing, Grofers said, “As the country’s leading online grocer, Grofers has become synonymous with savings across every household. We believe in delighting our patrons with unbeatable offers on their everyday purchases and the latest edition of Grand Orange Bag Days will give all our customers – old & new – guaranteed 100% cashback up to a maximum of Rs.5000 without any minimum order condition. They will also get a chance to avail exciting offers from our partner brands, when they sign up the sale before 9 August. Apart from jaw dropping deals on national brands, offers on our in-house brands is something we believe will be another highlight of the sale. We are already overwhelmed with the response that the sale has got so far and over lakhs of registrations is a pure testament of people eagerly waiting for the sale to start.”

    Apart from the TVCs, the company has also launched a series of offline and online activations which include 25 feet life size orange bags, flag poles and technology based innovative hoardings at high footfall areas along with branded buses.

  • Grofers added 2.5 lakh new customers to its portfolio during Grand Orange Bag Days

    Grofers added 2.5 lakh new customers to its portfolio during Grand Orange Bag Days

    MUMBAI: Online grocery delivery service, Grofers has shared that it added 2.5 lakh new customers to its portfolio during its 9-day-long ‘Grand Orange Bag Days’ sale. Grofers was offering 100 per cent cash back (up to Rs 5000) to the customers shopping from its site for the time period. It also shared that with record-breaking numbers, the sale hit Rs 207.52 crore GMV.

    It also shared some other insights into the shopping habits of the people depending on area. As per its findings, Delhi/NCR ordered the most flour, tea, and ghee; Lucknow led the almonds, flour, and detergent powder section; people in Mumbai and Pune ordered the most of almonds, coconut oil, and butter; Bengaluru purchased ghee and rice; and Kolkata preferred flour, coconut oil, and tea.

    Delhi made the highest amount of expenditure, amounting to a whooping Rs 85.80 crore, followed by Mumbai (Rs 35.8 crore). Bengaluru followed the suit and spent Rs 28.2 crore.

    The country also reiterated its passion for tea with over 1.32 lakh units of tea sold, followed by 3 lakh sugar packets and over 85 thousand packets of cookies.

    The above findings are derived from the order analysis for Grofers ‘Grand Orange Bag Days’ sale, which started from 19 January through 27 January 2019. The sale was operational across all 13 Grofers markets such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Noida, Mumbai, and Pune.