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  • Havas Media Group launches study to understand IPL’s impact on brand health

    Havas Media Group launches study to understand IPL’s impact on brand health

    Havas Sports and Entertainment, which functions under Havas Media Group, in association with YouGov has launched Hi-CRICKET, a proprietary study to understand the impact of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in influencing brand health metrics across categories.

    The study, led by the Havas Insight team, has respondents from key cities in India to get a deeper understanding of how a larger-than-life platform such as IPL helps influence mind measures. HI-CRICKET will also answer the role of premium media buys in impacting brand health, one of the most critical questions raised by advertisers today.

    The respondents will be interviewed over five phases from 1 April 2021 to 1 June 2021 during IPL 2021. Each phase will track the impact of the game on brand health and capture shifts along with attributes that drive Meaningfulness as the league progresses. 

    Keeping in line with Havas Group’s Meaningful Brands philosophy, HI-CRICKET 2021 will help brands to further bolster their meaningful connect with consumers and will also identify the most meaningful campaigns during IPL this year. Havas’ Meaningful Brands framework constitutes of benefits brands offer across Functional (What does the product or service deliver?), Personal (How brands improve people's lives?) and Collective parameters (What’s their role in society?). Previous studies had suggested that all these benefits collectively drove brand performance. 

    Havas Media Group India CEO Mohit Joshi said that HI-CRICKET will help advertisers understand the overall impact of their association with IPL. 

    "This study will help advertisers understand the overall impact of their association with IPL. HI-CRICKET is the first initiative by Havas Insights and Havas Sports and Entertainment; we also intend to take the partnership into other sporting domains such as the Olympics, Hockey, Football, and Kabaddi," said Joshi. 

    YouGov India general manager Deepa Bhatia said, "Sports assets have impacted the recall of brands globally. YouGov panel constitutes data of 2 lakh active panel respondents who have participated in various surveys. During the IPL season, YouGov will consistently reach out to people who watch IPL to set up the study. Using Havas’ Meaningful attributes, the customized HI-CRICKET study will help us understand what drives meaningfulness for brands and to what extent are campaigns able to drive perceptions for brands based on functional, personal, and collective benefits."

  • KL Rahul bats for Gamezy’s Play Fantasy Cricket Hatke campaign

    KL Rahul bats for Gamezy’s Play Fantasy Cricket Hatke campaign

    MUMBAI: Fantasy cricket app Gamezy has launched a new IPL campaign featuring brand ambassador KL Rahul, which revolves around the thought, “Play Fantasy Cricket Hatke.”

    The new series of Gamezy advertisements, conceptualised by Aagey Se Right, will run across live broadcasts of cricket matches on Star Sports. Apart from live cricket, the brand also plans to showcase these commercials on various digital platforms to amplify the reach amongst the vast cricket fan base.

    Aagey se Right founder & creative director Abhay Mehta said that the new ad campaign is aimed to make people identify Gamezy in its true essence. 

    "The idea of playing fantasy cricket with more innovative features; hence making the gameplay Hatke was essentially the brand's message for its users. With the overall category focusing on creating teams and joining contests, Gamezy’s core offering is all about making the fantasy experience more exciting with its unique features like live and & 2nd Innings," he added. 

    Mehta also lauded KL Rahul for his performance in the advertisement and revealed that the cricketer has raised his acting bar to a whole new level. 

    "The current set of ads plays upon situations a fan has to face while playing fantasy sports in a humorous manner. Gamezy with its Hatke offering of new variants is trying to not only offer a solution to enhance gaming experience but also disrupt the category which otherwise is heading towards being a commodity," said Gameskraft SVP – marketing Harish Rawat. 

    KL Rahul said, "Continuing the innovation and hatke features that Gamezy has to offer, this time around, I loved challenging myself again in a completely different genre. And I'm thrilled with the love that Samaybhaiya and Jollybhai are receiving.”

     

  • No-nonsense Signify walks the talk in new IPL campaign

    No-nonsense Signify walks the talk in new IPL campaign

    NEW DELHI: Signify has rolled out a new TV campaign for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL), aimed at promoting its recently launched EcoLink range of fans and lights. 

     

    Instead of emphasising performance over-exaggerated product claims and marketing noise, Signify is trying to win over the audience by highlighting the durability and high performance of the EcoLink product range with this ad campaign. The humorous yet honest campaign has been developed by Publicis Communications and targets consumers looking for no-nonsense and high-performance products. 

     

    The new campaign includes four films; three featuring the fans range and one featuring the LED lights. The campaign will be also supported by a 360-degree integrated communication strategy including digital media and on-ground activation.

     

    The EcoLink fans films depict the story of a young man who switches on the EcoLink fan expecting a level of relaxation that will help him sail through tough life situations such as a job interview, winning a lottery or propositioning a woman for marriage. This scene cuts back to reality where the narrator urges him to come out of his reverie and realise that the fan’s job is only to provide the most effective air circulation thanks to its strong motor. The essence of the narrative is succinctly captured in the tagline, Dumdaar motor wale EcoLink fans. No hawabaazi, just awesome hawa.

     

    The film for EcoLink light bulbs also reiterates this same philosophy and urges the protagonist to focus on the brightness of the bulb instead of expecting it to deliver miracles. The video concludes with the tagline – Dumdaar brightness wali EcoLink Lights. No bright ideas, bas brightest light.

     

    "We are excited about our latest TV advertising campaign to launch our EcoLink range of products. The quirky campaign has been designed keeping in mind EcoLink’s no-nonsense, honest yet hardworking personality and urges consumers to not believe in unsubstantiated and over-the-top marketing claims. With this campaign, we aim to make EcoLink synonymous with powerful performance and capture a piece of our audience’s mind with this clutter-breaking and entertaining narrative," said Signify Innovations India head – integrated marketing & communications, and commercial operations Nikhil Gupta. 

  • Rahul ‘The Wall’ Dravid’s calm facade cracks in new Cred ad

    Rahul ‘The Wall’ Dravid’s calm facade cracks in new Cred ad

    MUMBAI: How many times have you seen the Indian cricket team’s former captain Rahul Dravid lose his cool and holler at an opponent? Chances are nil. Known for his calm and gentlemanly temperament, both on and off-the-field, ‘The Wall’, as he’s been dubbed for his rock solid Test match innings, has seldom been known to crumble even under the most intense, nail-biting match situations. So, it’s not surprising that a new ad for credit card payment app Cred, which shows him in a never-before-seen angry avatar, has been breaking the internet! Fans just cannot have enough of this spanking-new side of the cricketer.

    So much so that, even current Team India skipper Virat Kohli could not believe his eyes and took to Twitter to share his disbelief saying, “Never seen this side of Rahul bhai,” with a shocked emoji.

     

     

    The ad plays precisely on this sense of disbelief to promote Cred’s cashback and reward schemes, saying that the offer may sound as unbelievable and ridiculous as saying “Rahul Dravid has anger issues!” And then goes on to show the rarely-flustered cricketer losing his cool while stuck in Bengaluru’s infamous traffic jam. Dravid aces his road rage acting display, even going on to stand up through his SUV’s sunroof with a cricket bat in hand to holler, “Indiranagar ka gunda hun main!’ (I am the don of Indiranagar- a well-known locality in the metro).”

    The ad, released ahead of the opening match of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, went viral in no time and has garnered two million views already.

    It even sparked a meme fest online, with some netizens listing it among Dravis’s best ‘performances’ and some blaming the cricketer’s new-found aggression on the Bengaluru traffic, saying it can do this to the best of us.

  • IPL 2021: boAt becomes audio partner for six teams

    IPL 2021: boAt becomes audio partner for six teams

    NEW DELHI: Indian-based consumer electronics brand boAt has teamed up with six franchises in this year's edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The d2c brand is the audio partner for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, and Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

    boAt revealed that it will launch a limited edition of TWS Airdopes inspired by the insignia and colours of the teams, to cater to the fans of the respective teams. The brand logo will be displayed on the helmets and team caps of Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

    Ahead of IPL 14, the brand has kicked off the #SoundOfChampions digital campaign aimed at celebrating the league’s winning moments. It has also roped in Hardik Pandya, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, and KL Rahul as brand ambassadors. 

    "Cricket has always been a religion in our country and the league will boost overall consumer confidence. We want to welcome the IPL teams back to India by launching TWS earbuds with the teams’ insignia," said boAt co-founder Aman Gupta. 

    The #SoundOfChampions campaign aims to strengthen boAt's bonding with cricket. With this promotional strategy, the company is trying to elevate the emotion and passion that cricket and sounds evoke in the minds of Indians. 

  • Marketers hopeful about consumer spending in 2021, advertising to regain normalcy by 2023

    Marketers hopeful about consumer spending in 2021, advertising to regain normalcy by 2023

    MUMBAI: As the entire world went into sleep mode in 2020 due to the Covid2019 pandemic, the marketing sector faced a drastic setback. According to a recent FICCI-EY report, 2020 was a watershed year for advertising spends, as the industry slowed down by 29 per cent, the highest one-year drop ever witnessed in the history of Indian advertising expenditure. 

    Traditional media faces setback, digital media stays intact

    The Covid pandemic resulted in a drastic shift in the consumption pattern of customers, and being home-stuck with more time on their hands, many people started showing increased dependency on the internet before making any buying decisions. As a result, advertising in traditional media de-grew by 37 per cent in 2020. However, digital media remained flat, and was not badly affected by the new market trend. 

    Print media and radio, which were already on a downwards trajectory, continued to de-grow in 2020 as they lost some consumers due to reverse migration, cost-cutting, and changing habits. According to the FICCI-EY report, most of these lost consumers may eventually return as the market continues to grow, but some portion of the earlier consumer base will turn out to be a permanent loss. 

    Due to the decreased mobility of customers, OOH (out of home) and radio were also impacted. As people started maintaining strict social distancing measures, the experiential industry comprising events and cinemas too declined last year. 

    Marketers optimistic about 2021

    Even though the industry faced an unprecedented setback in 2021, marketers believe that advertising will grow by 27 per cent in 2021, and it will regain its earlier level by 2023. 88 percent of marketers believe that consumer spends will increase in 2021, while 12 per cent claim that it will stay the same. 

    As consumer spends are expected to increase in 2021, marketers believe that ad spends will also witness a rise this year. According to the report, 66 per cent of marketers expect that their ad spends would increase in 2021. However, 10 per cent of the marketers suggest that ad spends will reduce by over 10 per cent in 2021. 

    There are several factors that play their crucial role in determining the increased ad spends, and it includes key sporting events that include the Indian Premier League, Asia Cup, ICC T20 World Cup, and Olympics. Apart from these big-ticket events, several upcoming launches in the automobile sector, elections, growth of OTT, and mobile gaming could also contribute to rising ad spends in 2021. 

    In the meantime, the Covid crisis has accelerated direct-to-customers (d2c) initiatives in 2020. Most marketers enabled e-commerce channels during the lockdown, and even began to spend money to promote the same. Marketers during the lockdown period also experimented with online events, apps, communities, and martech. 74 per cent of the marketers expect to spend over 20 per cent of their spends on digital media, a sharp rise from 45 per cent of marketers last year. 

  • Delhi Capital partners with Acko General Insurance

    Delhi Capital partners with Acko General Insurance

    NEW DELHI: Acko General Insurance associates with Delhi Capitals for the thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League. Acko is the official insurance partner of the team. The Delhi Capitals team will be sporting the Acko logo on their helmets and caps.

    Acko’s maiden innings with IPL sponsorship last season saw it registering a surge in awareness levels and transactions on its platform among a newer audience.  The goal with this year’s collaboration with the Delhi Capitals team is to strengthen brand value and recall by engaging with a vast consumer base at the biggest cricketing league in the world. The brand logo on the team’s helmet is aligned with the overall brand narrative of ‘protection’ being a  necessity. The association will be amplified with a 360-degree campaign across television, digital, and social media platforms in the coming weeks. 

    To further drive consumer engagement Acko will be running a series of entertaining contests over a period of 5-6 weeks throughout the IPL season.  Aimed at capturing the interest of the  Delhi Capitals’ fans and making it a memorable experience for them, the contests will be held on the Delhi team’s game days.  A fun lead film featuring popular members from the team will be used to announce the contests across television, digital and social media. 

    'Catch the Acko logo' is one such contest that will be held during the Delhi Capitals' first game of the season. Aimed at aiding brand discovery and engagement, the contest will be simple – all that one needs to do is count the number of Acko logos present in the stadium (on caps, helmets, perimeter boards, etc.) during the match and post it on Acko’s website. Prizes for the winners will include team merchandise and a mega prize of a 30 minutes virtual meet and greet with DC players. 

    Acko General Insurance executive VP- marketing Ashish Mishra said, “We are excited to partner with the highly talented Delhi Capitals team. Our goal is to drive brand awareness and brand discovery among new customers pan India. IPL being the biggest and most popular sporting event in the country, makes it an exceptional avenue for a branding exercise for a young brand”. 

    Delhi Capitals CEO Dhiraj Malhotra said, “We are thrilled that Acko has come onboard as a  partner for us in the forthcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Acko is a distinguished young and upcoming brand and there is a strong alignment as both partners are constantly striving to scale new heights. We look forward to having a very successful association this season”.

  • Hotstar + Disney VIP kickstarts IPL campaign, releases new spots

    Hotstar + Disney VIP kickstarts IPL campaign, releases new spots

    NEW DELHI- People across the country are waiting to watch the first game between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on their television sets or digital screens. Star India is the official broadcaster for IPL across television and digital screens. While Star Sports will telecast the live-action from Dubai on to the television sets across the world, Disney + Hotstar VIP will be streaming the same on the millions of mobile devices. The broadcaster is leaving no stone unturned to promote the tournament.

    The streaming platform Hotstar + Disney VIP has launched a digital campaign #KoiYaarNahiFar to create excitement about IPL 13 that is all set to begin from September 19. The campaign delves into the thought that this year people will not be able to watch the matches with their friends due to Covid2019. However, they can still be together and have all the fun. Disney + Hotstar VIP is allowing the fans to create their own groups where they can watch the matches together while chatting to each other like they used to do it till last year.

    Each ad film shows a fan in different situations. In the first ad, a person is dressed up as a superhero and is excited to meet his friends to watch the IPL match together but is stopped by his partner, who is also dressed in a superhero costume avatar, and tells him its better to watch at home as the outside world is not safe due to the Coronavirus.

    In another video, a young boy is watching an IPL match with the family members, but the continuous disturbances and noises at home make it an unpleasant experience for him. He misses watching the match with his friends.

    Brands are already making a beeline to join the festivities at IPL as it offers huge viewership, high recall, and good engagement with its target audience. Star has claimed that it has already sold 75 per cent of its inventory and brands across categories have expressed interest in the tournament.

    It is expected that the viewership of the tournament on both television and mobile screens will go up.

  • APIS Honey partners with Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2020

    APIS Honey partners with Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2020

    NEW DELHI: APIS Honey has partnered with Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. APIS Honey comes in as the leading headgear partner for Rajasthan Royals, with the logo to be sported throughout the IPL by leading cricketing names from around the world.

    The Indian Premier League is a fantastic platform that is loved and adored by the fans and is a religiously followed league across the country. APIS has always believed in quality and innovation and because of this, the brand today has a pan India presence with a strong following in a matter of just 3 years, thus making a positive impact on the health of the consumers. Through this partnership with Rajasthan Royals and their presence in the IPL, APIS would like to further accentuate their stand for a health-driven lifestyle, impacting lives positively and disseminating the importance of healthy living.

    Speaking on this association APIS India Ltd CEO Pankaj Mishra “During the pandemic, health has taken centre stage in everyone’s lives. Moreover, from washing hands to maintaining a reasonable distance with people outside, to adopting a healthy lifestyle with healthy eating has become the mantra for the people to increase immunity naturally. The synergy between both the brands to work together and drive the message for health is something we are really looking forward to. Rajasthan Royals is one of the most exciting teams in the league boasting a brilliant combination of young Indian talents with International superstars of the game and we look forward to a great association.”

    “One of the best products we can consume for good health is honey which has proven health and medicinal benefits. The importance of Honey is once again in limelight as an effective natural therapy that is capable of reducing acute inflammation through encouraging immune response. Several studies have proved its potential healing capability against numerous chronic diseases/conditions. Even taking honey daily with a lukewarm glass of water has great benefits and helps maintain energy levels.”

    Also speaking on the partnership was Rajasthan Royals’ star batsman, Robin Uthappa: “As a sportsperson staying healthy and fit is imperative and honey is a really important ingredient for that in our everyday lives. Today, given the situation, health is the topmost priority for almost everyone. Having APIS in the Royals family is brilliant and more importantly, it sends out an important message surrounding health and the need to embrace a healthy life, not just for people involved in sport but for every individual. It’s good to sport a brand which is involved in the promotion of health and using the medium to good effect.”

  • Valvoline joins SunRisers Hyderabad as principal sponsor

    Valvoline joins SunRisers Hyderabad as principal sponsor

    NEW DELHI: Valvoline Cummins Private Ltd, a leading manufacturer and supplier of premium branded lubricants, has associated with SunRisers Hyderabad, as its principal sponsor for the forthcoming season of the Indian Premier League. The association is part of the brand’s increased focus for its consumers through sports marketing which includes cricket to expand its market share in India.  

    The 2016 IPL champions and a very consistent performer in IPL, SunRisers Hyderabad will be seen sporting Valvoline’s logo on their jersey. In addition, the Valvoline brand, along with the SunRisers Hyderabad, will be launching campaigns to promote their partnership by rolling out joint initiatives across multiple media platform to engage with consumers and SunRisers Hyderabad fans across India. 

    Valvoline Cummins MD Sandeep Kalia said, “We are always looking for relevant avenues and associations to engage with our consumers, and this association with a sporting event is a natural extension of the brand ethos. The Indian Premier League (IPL) is undoubtedly one of the most popular sporting events in the country, and our choice of IPL as a platform to actively engage with consumers, stems from this. We are excited to extend our partnership with such a strong and dedicated team as SunRisers Hyderabad.”   

    SunRisers Hyderabad CEO K. Shanmugham said, “We are very excited to partner Valvoline for the forthcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Valvoline is an eminent brand and we see incredibly strong alignment with them. With our partnership, we look forward to creating great cricket moments for fans and putting up a solid show like every year.”  

    In India, Valvoline Cummins Pvt Ltd is a 50:50 joint venture between Valvoline International Inc. U.S.A, leading worldwide marketer and supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, and Cummins India Limited.