Tag: IPL 2016

  • Marriott India partners Rising Pune Supergiants for IPL Season 2016

    Marriott India partners Rising Pune Supergiants for IPL Season 2016

    MUMBAI: The digital campaign #MarriottForRPSG, conceptualized in partnership with MindShift Interactive amplifies the Rising Pune Supergiants and Marriott India association for IPL 2016.

    With the #MarriottForRPSG campaign, the agency wanted to highlight the association of Marriott India as the official hospitality partner of Rising Pune Supergiants. The campaign began with over 40 Marriott India properties – Marriott, JW Marriott, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn by Marriott and Renaissance. They came together for a holistic campaign to cheer for the first season of the Rising Pune Supergiants. The month long campaign focused on the common ground between cricket and Marriott – passion. Building on that idea, the campaign started off with profiling the team members – MS Dhoni, Steven Smith, Ajinkya Rahane, Kevin Peterson, Faf Du Plessis amongst others whilst highlighting JW Marriott Pune being the official hosts to the team throughout the series.

    An flash mob conducted by the JW Marriott Pune staff was created and captured through a video that received high outreach digital platforms. Keeping the insight behind video content being a key to leveraging engagements, a fair share of videos were created around the associates of Marriott and the teams. A cricket playoff between key players from RPS and students from the Mahindra Pride School, a cause dear to Marriott India was conducted capturing the true essence of two worlds colliding, shared through all the Marriott properties across India. The entire campaign was aptly led by content focusing on the cricket fever through the hashtag #CricketOnMyMind, in the form of rich media such as GIFs and videos presenting the subtle ways cricket  is seen .

    The month long campaign had an overall outreach of 60,00,000 organically, owing an outreach of over 5,00,000 on Facebook and more than 55,00,000 on Twitter. Instagram was leveraged as a secondary platform for properties that were present too.

    MindShift Interactive CEO  Zafar Rais commented, “This was an exciting opportunity for MindShift to partner with not just a few Marriott India properties but with each and every one of them to leverage their association with Rising Pune Super Giants, making it the first of its kind. Leveraging the association on social media was the apt route to take given the level of engagement IPL receives digitally.”

     

  • Marriott India partners Rising Pune Supergiants for IPL Season 2016

    Marriott India partners Rising Pune Supergiants for IPL Season 2016

    MUMBAI: The digital campaign #MarriottForRPSG, conceptualized in partnership with MindShift Interactive amplifies the Rising Pune Supergiants and Marriott India association for IPL 2016.

    With the #MarriottForRPSG campaign, the agency wanted to highlight the association of Marriott India as the official hospitality partner of Rising Pune Supergiants. The campaign began with over 40 Marriott India properties – Marriott, JW Marriott, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn by Marriott and Renaissance. They came together for a holistic campaign to cheer for the first season of the Rising Pune Supergiants. The month long campaign focused on the common ground between cricket and Marriott – passion. Building on that idea, the campaign started off with profiling the team members – MS Dhoni, Steven Smith, Ajinkya Rahane, Kevin Peterson, Faf Du Plessis amongst others whilst highlighting JW Marriott Pune being the official hosts to the team throughout the series.

    An flash mob conducted by the JW Marriott Pune staff was created and captured through a video that received high outreach digital platforms. Keeping the insight behind video content being a key to leveraging engagements, a fair share of videos were created around the associates of Marriott and the teams. A cricket playoff between key players from RPS and students from the Mahindra Pride School, a cause dear to Marriott India was conducted capturing the true essence of two worlds colliding, shared through all the Marriott properties across India. The entire campaign was aptly led by content focusing on the cricket fever through the hashtag #CricketOnMyMind, in the form of rich media such as GIFs and videos presenting the subtle ways cricket  is seen .

    The month long campaign had an overall outreach of 60,00,000 organically, owing an outreach of over 5,00,000 on Facebook and more than 55,00,000 on Twitter. Instagram was leveraged as a secondary platform for properties that were present too.

    MindShift Interactive CEO  Zafar Rais commented, “This was an exciting opportunity for MindShift to partner with not just a few Marriott India properties but with each and every one of them to leverage their association with Rising Pune Super Giants, making it the first of its kind. Leveraging the association on social media was the apt route to take given the level of engagement IPL receives digitally.”

     

  • Astral Poly Technik comes in as associate sponsor of IPL franchise ‘Gujarat Lions’

    Astral Poly Technik comes in as associate sponsor of IPL franchise ‘Gujarat Lions’

    MUMBAI: IPL 2016’s newest entrant ‘Gujarat Lions’ have roped in Astral Poly Technik as their Associate sponsor. The new giants will be a team to reckon and will feature swashbuckling Indian and foreign players from the world of cricket.

    With this association, Astral looks to boost its image and reach out to the cricket lovers of Gujarat. Astral has been a dominant force in the plumbing industry with its continuous novel and consumer-oriented services and is one of the premier Indian companies in the plumbing industry.

    On partnering with Gujarat Lions for the 9th edition of the Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL), Astral Poly Technik Senior Business Development Manager Kairav Engineer said, “We are elated to be the Associate Sponsors for the Gujarat Lions franchise at this year’s IPL. The Gujarat Lions comprehend the significance of cricket in India and they believe, as we do, in the commitment and support that the sport requires. We are ready for a great head-start as the team debuts and hope that it is a great season for them.”

    “We are happy to have Astral Poly Technik as our associate sponsor. The support of a Gujarati brand such as Astral makes our association with the state and the fans stronger. We are thrilled about the partnership and are sure that it will help both brands expand our reach across the country”, said Gujarat Lions owner and Intex Technologies Director Keshav Bansal

    Gujarat Lions has world-renowned players like Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, and Brendon McCullum, among others and will be led by Suresh Raina.

    The 9th edition of the Vivo Indian Premier League begins on 9 April in Mumbai. Gujarat Lions will play their first match against Kings XI Punjab at PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali on 11 April.

  • Astral Poly Technik comes in as associate sponsor of IPL franchise ‘Gujarat Lions’

    Astral Poly Technik comes in as associate sponsor of IPL franchise ‘Gujarat Lions’

    MUMBAI: IPL 2016’s newest entrant ‘Gujarat Lions’ have roped in Astral Poly Technik as their Associate sponsor. The new giants will be a team to reckon and will feature swashbuckling Indian and foreign players from the world of cricket.

    With this association, Astral looks to boost its image and reach out to the cricket lovers of Gujarat. Astral has been a dominant force in the plumbing industry with its continuous novel and consumer-oriented services and is one of the premier Indian companies in the plumbing industry.

    On partnering with Gujarat Lions for the 9th edition of the Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL), Astral Poly Technik Senior Business Development Manager Kairav Engineer said, “We are elated to be the Associate Sponsors for the Gujarat Lions franchise at this year’s IPL. The Gujarat Lions comprehend the significance of cricket in India and they believe, as we do, in the commitment and support that the sport requires. We are ready for a great head-start as the team debuts and hope that it is a great season for them.”

    “We are happy to have Astral Poly Technik as our associate sponsor. The support of a Gujarati brand such as Astral makes our association with the state and the fans stronger. We are thrilled about the partnership and are sure that it will help both brands expand our reach across the country”, said Gujarat Lions owner and Intex Technologies Director Keshav Bansal

    Gujarat Lions has world-renowned players like Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, and Brendon McCullum, among others and will be led by Suresh Raina.

    The 9th edition of the Vivo Indian Premier League begins on 9 April in Mumbai. Gujarat Lions will play their first match against Kings XI Punjab at PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali on 11 April.

  • Sony Six to live telecast Vivo IPL 2016 player auction

    Sony Six to live telecast Vivo IPL 2016 player auction

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India’s sports channel Sony Six and Sony Six HD will live telecast the Vivo IPL 2016 Player Auction from Bangalore on6 February from 9 am onwards.

    Viewers will get to witness franchises bidding from a pool of 351 cricketers, including 230 from India at the auction.

    For the ninth season, the franchises have a salary purse of Rs 66 crore each, which is a Rs 3 crore jump from last season’s purse with a balance sum of RS 198.28 crores remaining with the eight franchises.

    Sony Pictures Networks India sports cluster business Prasana Krishnan said, “The Vivo IPL is the biggest T20 cricket league in the world with top Indian and international names in cricket participating in this tournament. The player auction always sets the tone for the tournament and 2016 will surely be more exciting with two new teams fiercely bidding to build their player line-up.”

    “Telecast on Sony Six, the viewing experience will be further enhanced by the panellists who will engage fans with their expert insights on the bidding strategies employed by the teams,” he added.

    Apart from last edition’s most expensive players – Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik, the other names at the auction table will include Irfan Pathan, Kane Richardson, Michael Hussey, Ishant Sharma, and Mohit Sharma. The auction will also see the inclusion of two new teams, Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions, who will be bidding to build their teams for the first time.

    As many as 100 cricketers including 36 overseas players have been retained by the franchises for the 2016 season.

    The auction will be led by Richard Madley, a professional auctioneer from England who has been shepherding the player auctions since its inception in 2008. Former Indian cricketer, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Extraaa Innings host Gaurav Kapur will be present at the auction to share their insights on both, team as well as player strategies.

  • Sony Six to live telecast Vivo IPL 2016 player auction

    Sony Six to live telecast Vivo IPL 2016 player auction

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India’s sports channel Sony Six and Sony Six HD will live telecast the Vivo IPL 2016 Player Auction from Bangalore on6 February from 9 am onwards.

    Viewers will get to witness franchises bidding from a pool of 351 cricketers, including 230 from India at the auction.

    For the ninth season, the franchises have a salary purse of Rs 66 crore each, which is a Rs 3 crore jump from last season’s purse with a balance sum of RS 198.28 crores remaining with the eight franchises.

    Sony Pictures Networks India sports cluster business Prasana Krishnan said, “The Vivo IPL is the biggest T20 cricket league in the world with top Indian and international names in cricket participating in this tournament. The player auction always sets the tone for the tournament and 2016 will surely be more exciting with two new teams fiercely bidding to build their player line-up.”

    “Telecast on Sony Six, the viewing experience will be further enhanced by the panellists who will engage fans with their expert insights on the bidding strategies employed by the teams,” he added.

    Apart from last edition’s most expensive players – Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik, the other names at the auction table will include Irfan Pathan, Kane Richardson, Michael Hussey, Ishant Sharma, and Mohit Sharma. The auction will also see the inclusion of two new teams, Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions, who will be bidding to build their teams for the first time.

    As many as 100 cricketers including 36 overseas players have been retained by the franchises for the 2016 season.

    The auction will be led by Richard Madley, a professional auctioneer from England who has been shepherding the player auctions since its inception in 2008. Former Indian cricketer, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Extraaa Innings host Gaurav Kapur will be present at the auction to share their insights on both, team as well as player strategies.