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  • Nabendu Bhattacharyya moves on from Milestone Brandcom

    Nabendu Bhattacharyya moves on from Milestone Brandcom

    NEW DELHI: Nabendu Bhattacharyya, an industry veteran with more than two decades of experience in the Indian out-of-home (OOH) space, has decided to move on from his current role as CEO and MD of Milestone Brandcom, the India-based OOH specialist agency from the house of dentsu international.

    He will leave the business on 31 December, ending his more than six-year-long stint with the network, to explore and pursue his personal interests.

    Bhattacharyya said, “My almost seven-year-old journey with dentsu in India has been nothing less than a celebration with a bagful of wonderful memories and some exceptional people that I met across the global network. Dentsu International is an incredible place to be in. It is packed with extraordinary talent and remarkable professionalism in every little pocket of the globe and I must forever reiterate that working with Ashish and Anand has been one of the most phenomenal experiences of my life, professionally and personally.”

    “Even as I embark upon a new journey hereon, my adventures and escapades will, of course, continue to be in the field of creative and business communication. However, it must now go beyond the scope of work that I have been engaged in for the last two decades. I intend to explore and delve deep into the other expanded ranges of advertising and communication and see what I can freshly withstand. I am leaving behind Milestone Brandcom in a rock-solid state and I know it will continue to grow with the strong leadership team that currently sits at its helm,” he added.

    dentsu CEO- India Anand Bhadkamkar said, “Nabendu is a fantastic professional and a veteran in his field. His creative vision, coupled with his leadership skills, makes him an absolute powerhouse. He charges ahead with unrelenting clarity and determination, translating businesses into the unadulterated largeness that they eventually become. I wish him all the luck for his future endeavours, hoping that one day we will get to work together once again.”

    It is pertinent to note here that dentsu international, formerly known as Dentsu Aegis Network, acquired a majority stake in Milestone Brandcom in July 2014. It was by far one of the biggest deals in the outdoor space in India then, and together with Posterscope – the network's global outdoor media agency – went on to establish dentsu as the largest player in the Indian OOH segment.

  • Milestone Brandcom creates first AR experience for Tanishq at Bangalore & Delhi airports

    Milestone Brandcom creates first AR experience for Tanishq at Bangalore & Delhi airports

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Aegis Network’s Milestone Brandcom, the AOR agency for Titan Company Ltd, has created a unique engagement opportunity targeting frequent women travellers at the Bangalore and Delhi airports through a unique interactive kiosk showcasing their range of products through interactive augment realty.

    With this technological advancement, customers have the option of ‘Try and Buy’ – trying out the jewellery virtually looking at the AR screen. Also, consumers have the option of browsing through multiple jewellery pieces virtually with just one click. The activity has received a lot of attention and has already begun to gather a lot of traction on social media.

    Sharing her thoughts on the launch of AR experience, Titan Company Ltd associate vice president—marketing, jewellery division Deepika Tewari said, “Tanishq has always aimed at providing the best for our customers and this fascinating initiative of AR experience is one such approach to achieving that objective. Consumers have the option of browsing through multiple jewellery pieces virtually with just one click, try, and buy. This is placed real-time on the customer at the screen and is a definitive way to strengthen the retail connection between the brand and its customers; a transformative step to how India will shop and purchase jewellery in the near future.”

  • Milestone Dentsu to handle Numero Uno duties

    Milestone Dentsu to handle Numero Uno duties

    MUMBAI: Milestone Dentsu, the creative arm of Milestone Brandcom, the OOH agency from the house of Dentsu Aegis Network, has bagged the creative mandate for the leading fashion brand, Numero Uno. The agency won the account following a multi-agency pitch. 

    Commenting on the decision Numero Uno Clothing CMD Narinder Singh Dhingra said, “We want the brand to be interesting and relevant with the changing times. The brand must evolve over time and in this quest, we need the right partner who not only understands the consumers but also knows how to disrupt their purchase decision process through path-breaking communication. We have found that partner in Milestone Dentsu. We loved their young energy and enthusiasm to work on the brand. We are quite excited about the brilliant approach and compelling storytelling that they bring on board.”

    Numero Uno head of marketing Asha Esther Jaikishan said, “At Numero Uno we have been wanting to strengthen our brand in the category that’s cluttered.  Our focus now is to build our brand positioning with interesting story-telling along with creative ideas to entice our TG. Milestone Dentsu came across as an agile agency, unlike the traditional creative agencies that we have met in the past. They are aggressive, young and restless, exactly what we need to take our brand to the next level. Their approach, tonality, and flexibility compliment our TG and hence, we have great confidence in the team. We are really excited to work with them.”

    Milestone Dentsu country head Ujjwal Anand added, "From the moment we got the brief to the first kickass idea that we cracked, the team was charged up like never before. The category itself is so interesting and challenging that it gives you countless opportunities to do some real outstanding work.  And this excitement reached another level when we met Narinder Singh Dhingra, who is the youngest and most agile client that we have met in recent times, we believe. His energy is simply contagious. Working on Numero Uno is going to be a treat for my creative team.”

    Milestone Dentsu national creative director Mayank Khattar said, “This win is very special for us. The energy, the response, the promptness, the on the spot transparent discussion; it’s just been awesome. When you work with brands like Numero Uno who have absolute clarity and transparency along with immense energy, you know you have hit a goldmine and your creative team will have all the freedom to explore unchartered territories and conduct experiments that might redefine the way the category communicates. It’s going to be a great partnership, I reckon.”

  • Cars24, Milestone Brandcom launch OOH campaign in Bangalore

    Cars24, Milestone Brandcom launch OOH campaign in Bangalore

    MUMBAI: Milestone Brandcom, the out-of-home agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has released an OOH campaign for Cars24, a platform which sales second-hand cars. Launched in Bangalore, the campaign aims at inviting customers to sell their cars at the city’s Cars24 branch in their very first visit.

    The campaign is based on the insight that, in the current times, the selling of second-hand cars in India is an extremely complex process. In this market, car owners have to visit or meet a number of buyers before making that sale; and Cars24, a focused and specialised player in this domain, intends to make this technique easy with its unique process that allows the sellers to get the right price for their cars in their very first visit.

    Cars 24 VP marketing Gajendra Jangid said, “We aim to provide a quick and convenient way for car owners to sell car in India. The campaign was strategically placed to test the OOH medium and to understand its impact to convey the brand communication to a wider audience. This quarter of the year is always good for used car market and we wanted to create a huge noise before the festive season.”

    Milestone Brandcom CEO and managing director Nabendu Bhattacharyya added, “We got an opportunity here to introduce Cars24 to its core group of consumers through OOH and we have left no stone unturned to create a high impact campaign for the brand. The idea here remains to create buzz and drive home ample curiosity for customers to visit the store and get a first-hand experience on the value of their cars.”

    “It’s a delight to witness such an outstanding response to this campaign. The planning of each site was done using detailed understanding of the city’s traffic pattern and showroom locations. Each site that has been chosen is a high-impact zone, ensuring maximum visibility. The innovation has already generated extensive exposure and significant buzz,” he added.

    The campaign is spread over 70,000 square feet, encompasses large format billboards, bus shelters, buses, unipoles and gantry.

  • Dalmia Group assigns OOH duties to Milestone Brandcom

    Dalmia Group assigns OOH duties to Milestone Brandcom

    MUMBAI: Dalmia Bharat Group has awarded its OOH mandate to Dentsu Aegis Network’s OOH Media & Experiential agency Milestone Brandcom for the eastern region following a multi-agency pitch. The business will be handled by the agency’s Kolkata office. This win adds to the growing kitty of Milestone’s clients in India.

    Milestone Brandcom shall provide OOH Media & Experiential Service to Dalmia Bharat Group, which includes planning, buying & creative innovations of outdoor media & experiential communication across six states in East region which includes Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim, UP and WB.

    Dalmia Bharat Group Group marketing head BK Singh says, “We have very strong confidence in the long-term growth opportunity of the Indian cement industry. We have ambitious plans to leverage this opportunity through our core experience and proven expertise in the industry.”

    Dalmia Bharat group executive director of sales and marketing in East Indrajit Chatterjee adds, “We are the fastest growing cement manufacturer in Eastern India with unique multi-brand portfolio and have an ambitious growth plan for this region. We want to leverage the expertise of Milestone Brandcom in this market to establish all our brands.”

    Dalmia Group Cement is one of the leading brands in the country in terms of annual turnover. In the East, especially in Orissa and Bengal, Konark cement is a household name and carries solid equity among the customers.

    Milestone Brandcom CEO and MD Nabendu Bhattacharyya mentions, “We are excited at the prospect of partnering with Dalmia Bharat Group to comprehensively leverage OOH to engage with their consumers across brands & markets. I truly believe, OOH promises a great brand engagement through innovative outdoor solutions and drive conversations around their brand promise. We hope to deliver value on back of our ability to mine data and research for them and create some disruptive iconic campaigns for them through this association.”

  • Paramavatar Shri Krishna: Milestone Brandcom rolls out innovative campaign

    MUMBAI: Milestone Brandcom, the out-of-home agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has rolled out an innovative campaign to create awareness and buzz for the launch of &TV’s magnum-opus, Paramavatar Shri Krishna.

    Natkhat Krishna surely brought out a smile on the faces of Mumbai residents through attractive outdoor advertising at key routes and locations. Each innovation depicted a unique proposition which was brought to life through OOH. Be it Krishna tied up, his sling shot, Kalia Daman, lifting of Gowardhan mountain or peacock feather on his head – each innovation stood out amidst the clutter. A unique little Krishna Wobble head innovation brought out the fun element on the billboard. These innovations truly justified the story of naughty little Kanha’s journey to being worshiped as Paramavatar Shri Krishna.

    The outdoor innovations for the show have come to life with collaborative efforts of &TV and the Milestone Brandcom team. Considering OOH medium as one of key communication platforms to promote the show, the agency strategically identified prime locations that could garner maximum eyeballs. With a total of 12 innovation-based creatives on 12 different units these creatives stood out in the OOH space. Apart from Mumbai this campaign was rolled out in Ahmedabad, Baroda, Indore, Bhopal, Lucknow, Kanpur & Nagpur.

    Commenting on the campaign, Milestone Brandcom MD Nabendu Bhattacharyya says, “Innovation is one of the key elements which we focused on while executing the campaign and ensured they stand out on OOH space across markets. We are very excited with the response as each innovation had a Krishna story which truly captured the show proposition.”

  • Ad world remains positive on eighth day of demonetisation despite inconvenience

    Ad world remains positive on eighth day of demonetisation despite inconvenience

    MUMBAI: India entered the eighth day of limited demonetisation in the backdrop of rejection of a petition by the Supreme Court, and still a majority of the nation is without access to cash.

    Unending queues are thronging the banks, with most of the ATMs either dysfunctional or running out of cash at the speed of light. Local shops are struggling to function with the newly-introduced Rs 2000 note amid this cash flow issue.

    The unorganised sector which mostly operates in cash has suffered the most.

    To ease the situation, the government has allowed use of high-value notes for some purposes — at milk booths, petrol stations and railway stations, up to 24 November.

    Indiantelevision.com takes a look at how the advertising world is coping with the cash crunch, whether any advertising campaign has felt the impact or any ad film shoots have been stalled.

    “We are not facing any difficulty as most of our work is with retainers. Moreover, our transaction is in white, nothing in black and grey, and mostly kept transparent by using cheques for transactions.
    The production houses may face problems during shoots but, so far, we have managed the show, and haven’t heard of an issue,” said Leo Burnett south Asia CEO Saurabh Verma.

    “Of course we will all get impacted by it eventually if the economy slows down in the next few months but we need to wait and watch,” Verma added.

    Similarly, The Glitch co-founder Rohit Raj agrees that there is no immediate impact on the industry. “For campaigns, which are pre-scheduled, money comes in cycles. Therefore, there is always some buffer. During shoots too, we mostly operate through cheques, Raj explained. The Glitch has an in-house studio and production unit for its video content. Luckily, for them, there was only one shoot that fell during this period, and hence the agency didn’t have to go through much hassle.

    Not just the big and well known agencies, but small and medium-sized players in the market have also been cashless in their operations, as explained by corporate films and TV promos video director Avi Sandhu.

    “We mostly operate electronically because that is how agencies pay us.

    Even the spot boy is paid through NEFT transfer. It is to ensure that we have a transaction trail. Sometimes, for props etc., we might need cash. In that case we either go with the available denomination or the company calls in the bank requesting to liquidate the required cash for daily use,” he shared adding that most banks are separately looking at corporate accounts.

    About the models who work on fee per shoot basis, Sandhu admitted that the industry is banking on the usual cycle of paying them after 40 to 45 days when the agencies distribute the payments that comes from the client, by when the situation will normalise.

    When it comes to advertising, the most unorganised sector is perhaps out of home. Asked if there is any challenge in operating, Milestone Brandcom’s Nabendu Bhattacharya explained that there is no issue from the agency’s end. “Our business is mostly cashless. We wire the money when we buy the spaces. But, agencies and vendors working on the selling side might have a different story.”

    The story remained mostly the same, except for some unique variations.

    “We mostly operate cashless as the clients prefer so. The only issue is — we are unable to deposit the cash which is already with us because of the serpentine queues. Because it is all billed money, I am not worried about it, but banking is a hassle these few days,” shared Pioneer Publicity director Sunil Vasudeva.

    Another out-of-home vendor, who wasn’t happy with how things were hampering the business, hesitated to share his plight in public in fear of repercussions from the government.

  • Ad world remains positive on eighth day of demonetisation despite inconvenience

    Ad world remains positive on eighth day of demonetisation despite inconvenience

    MUMBAI: India entered the eighth day of limited demonetisation in the backdrop of rejection of a petition by the Supreme Court, and still a majority of the nation is without access to cash.

    Unending queues are thronging the banks, with most of the ATMs either dysfunctional or running out of cash at the speed of light. Local shops are struggling to function with the newly-introduced Rs 2000 note amid this cash flow issue.

    The unorganised sector which mostly operates in cash has suffered the most.

    To ease the situation, the government has allowed use of high-value notes for some purposes — at milk booths, petrol stations and railway stations, up to 24 November.

    Indiantelevision.com takes a look at how the advertising world is coping with the cash crunch, whether any advertising campaign has felt the impact or any ad film shoots have been stalled.

    “We are not facing any difficulty as most of our work is with retainers. Moreover, our transaction is in white, nothing in black and grey, and mostly kept transparent by using cheques for transactions.
    The production houses may face problems during shoots but, so far, we have managed the show, and haven’t heard of an issue,” said Leo Burnett south Asia CEO Saurabh Verma.

    “Of course we will all get impacted by it eventually if the economy slows down in the next few months but we need to wait and watch,” Verma added.

    Similarly, The Glitch co-founder Rohit Raj agrees that there is no immediate impact on the industry. “For campaigns, which are pre-scheduled, money comes in cycles. Therefore, there is always some buffer. During shoots too, we mostly operate through cheques, Raj explained. The Glitch has an in-house studio and production unit for its video content. Luckily, for them, there was only one shoot that fell during this period, and hence the agency didn’t have to go through much hassle.

    Not just the big and well known agencies, but small and medium-sized players in the market have also been cashless in their operations, as explained by corporate films and TV promos video director Avi Sandhu.

    “We mostly operate electronically because that is how agencies pay us.

    Even the spot boy is paid through NEFT transfer. It is to ensure that we have a transaction trail. Sometimes, for props etc., we might need cash. In that case we either go with the available denomination or the company calls in the bank requesting to liquidate the required cash for daily use,” he shared adding that most banks are separately looking at corporate accounts.

    About the models who work on fee per shoot basis, Sandhu admitted that the industry is banking on the usual cycle of paying them after 40 to 45 days when the agencies distribute the payments that comes from the client, by when the situation will normalise.

    When it comes to advertising, the most unorganised sector is perhaps out of home. Asked if there is any challenge in operating, Milestone Brandcom’s Nabendu Bhattacharya explained that there is no issue from the agency’s end. “Our business is mostly cashless. We wire the money when we buy the spaces. But, agencies and vendors working on the selling side might have a different story.”

    The story remained mostly the same, except for some unique variations.

    “We mostly operate cashless as the clients prefer so. The only issue is — we are unable to deposit the cash which is already with us because of the serpentine queues. Because it is all billed money, I am not worried about it, but banking is a hassle these few days,” shared Pioneer Publicity director Sunil Vasudeva.

    Another out-of-home vendor, who wasn’t happy with how things were hampering the business, hesitated to share his plight in public in fear of repercussions from the government.

  • ‘Stop looking at me,’ says HP Spectre’s OOH campaign

    ‘Stop looking at me,’ says HP Spectre’s OOH campaign

    MUMBAI: Fresh ways herald new products. To inform and educate the customers about HP’s new laptop range Spectre that boasts of being the thinnest laptop, the brand has executed an OOH Campaign in three key cities — Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bangalore. Milestone Brandcom is its OOH partner in the initiative. In line with the product proposition, out of home space has also been reinvented by taking large and impactful media in the three metros.

    Milestone Brandcom senior VP Ravi Ambrose commented saying, “The core idea behind the campaign was not just to be visible or convey the message to the core TG (target group) but also to be visible with an impact. That was the starting point. We put some serious energy in terms of identifying the sites. Plus, the messaging is also not the same all across. We have contextually changed the message to be able to engage the TG more meaningfully and not just strike a one-way conversation with a mere product messaging. e.g. “Stop Looking at me or you will miss your plane’ at the airport and ‘Stop looking at me or you will be late’ on the road”.

    In Gurgaon, the Rapid Metro train has been wrapped with HP Spectre branding which looks ravishing. Cluster hoardings have been put up to make it an impactful campaign. High Impact Airport media has also been taken to cater to the affluent.

    The powerful creative on all the impact media taken across the board is grabbing more and more eyeballs each day. The campaign has got great feedback. The HP campaign has taken OOH to a new standard of execution.