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  • Dish TV’s D2H repositions itself as direct-to-heart

    Dish TV’s D2H repositions itself as direct-to-heart

    Mumbai : Dish TV India’s D2H has rolled out a campaign introducing the new brand positioning “direct-to-heart.” The campaign shows how D2H brings families together and gives them the sheer joy of sharing happy moments while watching TV.

    Featuring brand ambassador Rishabh Pant, the campaign was conceptualised by Lowe Lintas. The brand will run the campaign through TV, BTL, digital platforms, and home channels to amplify it.

    D2H in its new brand avatar focuses on its connection, going beyond just a provider of content to an enabler of collective viewing for Indian families. This is captured in the main thought, as the brand reframes itself in the “direct-to-home” (DTH) category by positioning itself as a connection that touches the lives of consumers and forms a bond that’s “direct-to-heart.”

    The industry has changed over the last two years owing to the pandemic. The budget-conscious subscribers’ pockets have stretched because of successive lockdowns, while consumers in the upper and middle segments are moving towards HD and OTT platforms. To cater to the changing needs of its customers, D2H overhauled the complete packaging. Over the years, the brand has designed affordable monthly SD and HD combos, made HD add-ons economical, and made the combos simple and easy to understand. It has also come up with competitive market offers and lucrative trade schemes for the partners.

    Speaking of the repositioning campaign, Dish TV India group CEO Anil Dua said, “As a DTH company, we have the unique advantage of having two brands, and we are leveraging this by using the power of both our brands. In this context, for our D2H brand, we have launched completely new packaging, introduced extremely competitive customer offers to the market, brought in a new brand ambassador, and have now launched a new brand campaign. This campaign is the culmination of a year-long deep dive into the brand’s connection with its loyal customers to draw out key insights. The new campaign leverages these insights and brings together the association of the D2H brand with cricket and family viewing into the creative platform of “direct-to-heart.””

    Commenting on the new D2H campaign, Dish TV India D2H corporate head-marketing Sugato Banerji said, “We are increasingly witnessing a fragmentation of families, each one busy with different things and pursuits. In this context, the new brand view we are taking in D2H is that TV has a large role in bringing families together. Our new campaign is built on this understanding and draws from the new positioning of D2H, direct-to-heart. With the large-scale investments we are making in strengthening the D2H brand. I am confident that we will gain market share in the next few months.”

    Speaking from the creative side, Lowe Lintas regional creative officer Vasudha Misra said, “In an age of fragmented content consumption, the new brand expression of “direct-to-heart” touches upon the joy that single-platform access to great entertainment can bring to the entire family. Our story revolves around an exuberant kid as he ‘breaks the fourth wall’ with his favourite cricketer, Rishabh Pant, seeking his help so that he can rally his family members to witness a nail-biting finish. A sweet and innocent take that leaves you with a smile.”

  • Supradyn Immuno+ partners with Lowe Lintas for new campaign

    Supradyn Immuno+ partners with Lowe Lintas for new campaign

    Mumbai: Supradyn Immuno+ has rolled out a new campaign urging consumers to unlock their inner strength by taking a daily booster shot.

    The campaign further creates awareness on how the combined power of nature and science can help achieve upto 100 per cent immunity confidence

    Conceptualized by Lowe Lintas Mumbai, the campaign is rooted in the growing importance of immunity boosting in an age of new infections. Its campaign perpetuates awareness on how adding a multivitamin to our diet can help unlock daily and long-term immunity needs, thus further drawing curtains on the benefits of Supradyn Immuno+.

    The campaign is already live across the brand’s online platforms and is being promoted via TV spots, digital ads and other online and offline mediums.

    The pan-India campaign aims at targeting young Indian consumers aspiring to live in their prime, across all its key markets. The launch is further supported by the new and unique formulation of Immuno+, a perfect blend of science with natural ingredients like haldi and tulsi to cater daily immunity requirements.

    Bayer Consumer Health Division India country head Sandeep Verma said, “The covid pandemic has caused consumers to reset their focus, making immunity key for every household. This presented a need for an authority to come in and help simplify and educate how people could ensure maximum immunity. The launch of Immuno+ marks an important milestone for Supradyn which in its six-decade-long rich legacy has been helping consumers make self-care more accessible.”

    Talking about the campaign, Bayer Consumer Health India marketing and digital head Ritu Mittal commented, “Timeless natural immunity boosters like tulsi (holy basil) and turmeric have been long known to us Indians as our go-to home remedy. With its rich anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, the power of these natural ingredients when combined with science can help boost one’s immunity. Rooted in this insight, Supradyn’s new campaign for Immnuo+ lays emphasis on the brand’s role in enhancing one’s daily and long-term immunity needs, thus encouraging consumers to add Supradyn Immuno+ to their daily diet for 100 per cent immunity confidence.”

    Speaking of the creative side, Lowe Lintas executive director Tasneem Ali said, “We are delighted to be a part of the launch of Supradyn’s Immuno+, a milestone that brings to light a timely conversation around boosting immunity in a simple yet memorable form. Our take on the brief from the get-go was to create a campaign that not only educates our audiences but also gives them a first-hand solution. The light-hearted film will make the consumer stop and reflect on ways to achieve 100 per cent immunity confidence.”

    The campaign film showcases how people have grown more conscious towards boosting immunity in a post pandemic era. The mere idea of taking booster shots daily might sound bizarre, but when combined with the power of nature and science, one Supradyn Immuno+ with your daily diet can help enhance one’s immunity.

  • Tista Sen bids adieu to Wunderman Thompson after 21 year stint

    Tista Sen bids adieu to Wunderman Thompson after 21 year stint

    Mumbai: After spending 21 years at the agency, Wunderman Thompson South Asia regional creative director Tista Sen has called it a day. Her next destination remains unknown as of now.

    Talking to Indiantelevision, Sen says, “It feels like I’m leaving my home because WT has always been a home, a comfort place for me. I just thought it is time for me to get out of my comfort zone and do something different.”

    Commenting on her leave, a spokesperson from Wunderman Thompson said, “Sen now wants to embark on a new career journey that takes her away from WT India that has been home to her for the past 22 years. We wish her all the best in her next adventure.”

    Sen started her career with Whitelight Productions, one of India’s leading ad film production companies, after which she joined Lowe Lintas as a writer. Five years down the line, she moved to Ogilvy for a brief stint and returned to Lowe Lintas. In 2001, Sen joined Wunderman Thompson (previously J Walter Thompson) and had been there ever since.

    She has assisted on over 60 commercials, and has worked on brands such as Johnson’s Baby, Stayfree, Cadbury Eclairs, Cadbury Five Star, Oberoi Hotels, Asian Paints, Sunlight, Comfort, Cadbury’s Dairy Milk, Fair & Lovely and Pepsodent for Unilever. In her most recent role, her portfolio included GlaxoSmithKline, ITC, Unilever, Godrej, and many other brands.

    Sen has been ranked among the 20 most creative people in Asia, and has worked on campaigns that have won numerous metals across the world including at Cannes, Clio and Spikes Asia. Her recent wins include a gold, silver, bronze, finalist at AdFest; gold, finalists & merit awards at One Show; gold, finalist at Cannes, gold at Clio; Grand Prix, gold, silver at Spikes Asia, etc. The campaigns that are close to her heart include sunsilkgangofgirls.com, campaigns for Aditya Birla Financial and the Lux Abhi-Ash commercial.

    The Mumbai office of Wunderman Thompson (the erstwhile J Walter Thompson) has won over 40 metals at Goafest 2014 and 57 in 2015 including the Grand Prix under her creative leadership. Over the years she has sat on the jury of several advertising festivals in India and abroad, including Cannes and D&AD. In 2015, she had the pleasure of being the only Asian on the inaugural Glass Jury at Cannes, which honours gender diversity in communication.

    As per her LinkedIn profile, a student of English literature and life, and having worked on global brands, Sen believes that an idea and insight can cut across geographies and connect with culture. Her ability to simplify things and find a human connection is what makes her approach to communication relevant and meaningful.

  • Lowe Lintas unveils latest campaign ‘Be Your Best You’ with Rahul Bose & Ishaan Khatter

    Lowe Lintas unveils latest campaign ‘Be Your Best You’ with Rahul Bose & Ishaan Khatter

    Mumbai: HP India on Monday announced the launch of its latest range of HP Spectre laptops with a multi-film campaign.

    Conceptualised by Lowe Lintas Delhi, the campaign aims to appeal to professionals, both young and experienced, enticing them with the laptops’ intelligent technology and new smart features.

    The new HP Spectre comes loaded with intelligent AI-powered features, such as gesture control, auto framing, and glam cam. Lowe Lintas creates entertaining situations through the new films to highlight these three key features. Each film highlights how the end user benefits from these smart features in a relevant yet appealing manner.

    Talking about the campaign, HP India chief marketing officer Prashant Jain said, “The AI-based features of the new HP Spectre line-up are designed to help you thrive in today’s hybrid world. The campaign brings to life three truly unique features. We hope to inspire everyone to “Be Your Best You” as you navigate seamlessly across the hybrid environment.”

    The films show an interplay between two start-up business partners who are poles apart but are always looking to create the best version of themselves. The situations involve conversations between the two characters – Ravi (Rahul Bose) and Kunal (Ishaan Khatter) – with simple interactions that ease into a technical benefit for a reveal at the end of each of the films. The conversations revolve around a senior, experienced businessman and a young, tech-friendly entrepreneur who introduces a smarter way of making perfect presentations using the HP Spectre.

    The sarcastic and witty banter between the characters, which leads to each feature reveal, keeps the films light, special, and yet slightly professional. Despite the light-hearted tone of the films, it remains aspirational and premium to draw in the right target audience of professionals. In a never-seen-before pairing, Ishaan Khatter and Rahul Bose fit the roles perfectly with their sense of humour and comic timing.

    Sharing more sights about the campaign, Lowe Lintas regional creative officer Vasudha Misra said, “Sometimes all it takes is going back to basics. Make the product the focal point of the communication. And that is just what we did. To this mix, Sidhant Mago added characters that are steeped in modern folklore – startup founders. And finally, the casting took these films to the next level.”

    The integrated campaign is now live across social media and offline media with an extension of the same message across different platforms.

  • Britannia forays into western snacking space; launches campaign featuring Prabhu Deva

    Britannia forays into western snacking space; launches campaign featuring Prabhu Deva

    Mumbai: The largest bakery food brand in India, Britannia, has forayed into the western snacking space with the launch of its brand new Treat Croissant.

    The new western snack is launched with a campaign “Don’t Dare Compare” featuring Prabhu Deva.

    The newly launched campaign, conceptualised by Lowe Lintas, emphasises the elevated snacking experience that the product delivers.

    The ad film begins with two girls sitting on college steps, one of them having a regular snack, and the other girl is seen relishing a Britannia Treat Croissant. The girl having the regular snack claims that all snacks are the same. To which, the croissant girl replies with an analogy that the Britannia Croissant is a much more drool-worthy snack and is beyond any comparison.

    The campaign features a celebrity choreographer, actor, and director – Prabhu Deva, known for his slick dance moves and warm personality. The TVC closes with a voice over saying, “The brand-new Britannia Treat Croissant—fluff, baked, and filled with rich liquid cream. Don’t dare compare!”

    Speaking about the launch of Britannia Treat Croissant, Britannia Industries chief business officer – new categories Badri Beriwal said, “We believe young Indians today are way more experimental and are adapting towards a global palate. Britannia as a brand has always focused on introducing new snacking formats to India. Today, we strengthen this narrative and take pride in making this world-class product accessible to our vast audience across the country via our robust distribution network. The new Britannia Treat Croissant has an apt mix of taste and convenience for consumers. This will be yet another international standard product that will be locally produced in our mega food tech park at Ranjangaon.”

    Talking about the campaign, Lowe Lintas chief creative officer Sagar Kapoor said, “We wanted to establish the superiority of the Britannia Treat Croissant as a snack. Since we also wanted a strong youth connection, we decided to draw a parallel between this snack and dancing. And who better to talk about superiority in that field than the inimitable and evergreen Prabhu Deva? With him on board, we’re confident of landing our brand promise in a strong, entertaining manner that’s sure to get people to try out the product.”

    The all-new Britannia Treat Croissant is also available to purchase on all ecommerce platforms – Instamart, Blinkit, Bigbasket, and Dunz.

  • TVS Radeon unveils the new campaign with Pankaj Tripathi

    TVS Radeon unveils the new campaign with Pankaj Tripathi

    Mumbai: The new age commuter motorcycle by TVS Motor, TVS Radeon has launched a new campaign featuring Pankaj Tripathi. The campaign highlights the impressive new features of its latest variant. Conceptualised by Lowe Lintas Bangalore, the ad film delivers the brand’s message using subtle humorous gestures. 

    In the film, Lowe Lintas portrays Pankaj Tripathi delivering the brand’s message through gestures and minimal dialogues. The features are showcased through the actor’s actions in a way that would intrigue the customers and keep them engaged, generating a strong brand recall. The narrative lands on the communication message – “Samajhdar ko ishara hi kafi hain” – suggesting how the product speaks for itself without any additional endorsement.

    The ad film showcases the new TVS Radeon as India’s 1st 110 cc motorcycle to have the multi-colour reverse LCD cluster. This reverse LCD cluster comes with a real time mileage indicator (RTMi) that enables the user to control the mileage according to riding conditions. Apart from RTMi, there are seventeen other useful features in-built in the digital cluster like service indicator, low battery indicator, top/average speed, USB charger, etc. The new Radeon also comes equipped with proprietary TVS Intelligo (ISG and ISS system) as a variant, delivering an unmatched riding experience and superior mileage. The vehicle continues to ensure best in class comfort for the long-distance riders owing to its longest seat in the category.

    Commenting on the maiden campaign, TVS Motor Company senior vice president – marketing Aniruddha Haldar said, “Radeon is designed to deliver comfort and convenience for the everyday commute, With the addition of reverse LCD cluster with RTMi, the bike enables you to take control of your mileage delivery. In today’s context with rising fuel costs, this unique feature will be loved by the consumers. The new film showcases the advantages of these features with subtle humour. The film beautifully captures the essence of the product and Pankaj Tripathi delivers the message in his inimitable style.”

    Speaking about the creative thought behind the campaign, Lowe Lintas chief creative officer Sagar Kapoor said, “In a category that is always talking about something new, our challenge was to find an interesting way to talk about the new features in Radeon. We decided that instead of spelling out all the details in a conventional way, we will leave it to the intelligence of our audience to understand what is new. That’s how we landed the campaign idea, ‘Samajhdar ko ishara hi kafi hain’. Pankaj Tripathi became the obvious choice to play Bhaiyyaji in the campaign because of his signature style of communicating a lot just through his gestures.”

    TVS Radeon was launched four years back, in 2018, and has crossed many milestones since then with its sturdy build, robust style and plush comfort. The brand has always tried to stay ahead of the curve – be it through their dual tone edition launched at the beginning of this year or the new RTMi feature.

  • Shayondeep Pal to head creative at Lowe Lintas Bangalore

    Shayondeep Pal to head creative at Lowe Lintas Bangalore

    Mumbai: Lowe Lintas has announced the appointment of Shayondeep Pal as a regional creative officer. Pal will work out of the agency’s Bangalore office and manage some of the flagship brands of the agency from the South region. The appointment is effective immediately, the agency said in a statement.

    Most recently, he led the creative campaigns for Surf Excel, Wheel, Vim, UltraTech and Nestle EveryDay. In his new role, Pal will strengthen the creative output of the agency’s Bangalore office working on brands like Tanishq, Swiggy, Unacademy and Fastrack, among others.

    In this role, Pal will report to Lowe Lintas CCO Sagar Kapoor.

     Commenting on Pal’s new role in the agency, Sagar Kapoor said, “Shayondeep (Shayon, as we fondly refer to him) has led the Lowe Delhi office in the past. He has worked on a diverse mix of brands across categories. Both his wisdom and creative talent will definitely take Lowe Lintas South to newer heights. I am excited about our partnership and along with him and the teams, hope to create some stunning work very soon.”

    Pal’s advertising career began about 24 years ago with a chance stint as a trainee writer at McCann-Erickson, having trained as a journalist after a post-graduate course at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. In his first stint with Lowe Lintas between 2008 and 2015, he worked on brands such as Micromax, OLX, Hindustan Times, Havells and Maruti-Suzuki. Under his watch, Lowe Lintas has won numerous awards including the coveted Cannes and Effies, among others. Previously, he has also worked with Grey Group on brands like Halonix, Dominos and Greenlam and with Network Advertising as its CCO. He had also founded Amorphous Films where he worked on brands like Quikr, Havells, Gionee and Aegon Life.

    Talking about his new role, Pal said, “I am looking forward to an exciting phase in my advertising career. I am thrilled to be part of the team that created stellar work on some of the most iconic brands.”

  • TenderCuts promises ‘freshest meats’ in new marketing campaign

    TenderCuts promises ‘freshest meats’ in new marketing campaign

    Mumbai: TenderCuts, the meat and seafood omnichannel company has launched its new ‘Good meat. Genuine meat. Always.’ proposition in a multi-film campaign conceived by Lowe Lintas Bangalore.  The key objective of the campaign is to increase brand awareness and consideration to drive trials by consumers. 

    Consumers today are increasingly wary of the quality of products available in the market – especially meats and seafood. Most people still prefer to physically purchase the products to ensure that they are not compromising on the quality. Lowe Lintas has used this insight to showcase the various elements of TenderCuts communicating that the brand offerings are best in quality, said the statement.

    TenderCuts integrated creative will be live across TV, digital, print, and OOH in multiple markets, especially in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore where the brand has a strong foothold currently, it added.

    The campaign consists of three films highlighting different messages by the brand – the first one showcases the best quality meat products at the most honest prices, the second one features the ready-to-cook range by TenderCuts which consists of the freshest meat that is freshly marinated, and the third film focuses on the fact that all products are freshly cut only after an order is placed. The ads feature well-known South actor Prakash Raj.

    “Prakash Raj is truly a fabulous actor and brings the campaign alive with his engaging humour and seasoned acting skills. Through our omnichannel presence we endeavour to offer the best quality, genuine meat always,” said TenderCuts founder and CEO Nishanth Chandran. “Our customers can now see our proposition of freshly cut after you order come alive through our efficient Tech based QR code, by which customers can know when, where and by whom the meat was cut.”

    “We are really excited about the campaign & through this we want our customers to become aware of the Tender promise,” stated TenderCuts CMO Aruna Jathar. “At TenderCuts we believe in doing things that are right for the customer and that is table stakes. We highlight this undeniable fact through our new & remarkable campaign which is spun around the promise of Good Meat, Genuine Meat, Always!”

    “TenderCuts is all about honesty. Be it their prices, their quality or even their practices,” remarked Lowe Lintas executive director and branch head  Sonali Khanna. “Most of the time this is experienced first-hand by those who visit their stores. We wanted to achieve the same emotion. By roping in a celebrity like Prakash Raj, we felt it would be nice to let him experience this honesty first-hand. Hence the idea of a shoot within a shoot.”

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  • vivo India urges parents to #SwitchOff, and connect with kids

    vivo India urges parents to #SwitchOff, and connect with kids

    Mumbai: Smartphones have become an integral part of our day-to-day lives. But, the excessive use of smartphones post-pandemic has also impacted human relationships. It is this thought that inspires vivo’s new ad film.

    The global smartphone brand has launched the third edition of the #SwitchOff campaign with a thought-provoking film that showcases how parents are missing out on being fully present in their children’s lives.

    Conceptualised by Lowe Lintas, the film has a heart-warming storyline that showcases a father-son relationship before the smartphone became indispensable. The character of the father, in the end, realises the need to disconnect and recapture the relationship he shared with his son.

    Lowe Lintas regional creative officer Amar Singh said, “Children are very quick to pick up on the signals we send out. And a child’s mind is a very fertile place. This film conceptualiSed by Rajat, Vishal, Stuti, and Kushal, explores what may be going through a child’s mind as he sees his parents obsessing with their phone. What inferences his little mind might draw? And how it’s imperative for adults to find it within themselves, to stop.”

    The campaign is founded on the observation from vivo-CyberMedia Research (CMR) study ‘Impact of Smartphones on Human Relationships 2021’ that underlines that 74 per cent of parents say that their excessive usage of smartphones has hurt their relationship with their children. The study focuses on the relationship dynamics of parents and children with respect to the omnipresence of smartphones in families.

    vivo India director brand strategy Yogendra Sriramula said, “The pandemic has made digital technology and smartphone devices an indispensable need for all of us. But, this excessive usage of these devices is also impacting the young and naïve minds around us. We might be around our children, but the quality of the time spent with them is something that we don’t pay much attention to. Hence, this year, we thought of focusing on driving awareness and realisation of excessive smartphone usage by adults that is impacting their relationship with their kids. We believe the film delivers an eye-opening and thought-provoking message to all of us.”

    The smartphone brand recently announced the findings of the third edition of the study titled ‘Impact of Smartphones on Human Relationships 2021’, which showcases the impact of smartphones on users and their effect on relationships. The study highlights that while the time that is spent with kids and family, in general, has gone up, the quality of time spent has deteriorated.