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  • Lowe Lintas names Shayondeep Pal as Delhi creative head

    Lowe Lintas names Shayondeep Pal as Delhi creative head

    MUMBAI: Lowe Lintas has named executive creative director Shayondeep Pal as its creative head in Delhi. Pal takes over from Shriram Iyer, who was recently named Mullen Lintas NCD. 

     

    Pal will report to Lowe Lintas chief creative officer Arun Iyer.

     

    Pal has been part of the creative team in Delhi for more than six years and is involved in the creative execution of a number of campaigns for clients in the region like OLX, Micromax, Hindustan Times, Maruti Suzuki, Google and Pernod Ricard.

     

    Iyer said, “Delhi has been surging ahead with creative offerings that are top-notch and Shayondeep Pal has had an integral role to play in its success. With a creative firepower that’s palpable and the thirst to do more, I cannot wait to see what he has in store to drive the office in Delhi. I wish him the best in his new role at the agency.”

     

    Pal has been the creative lead on Micromax for the last four years and has worked on campaigns like Sliver 5 with Hugh Jackman, Qube, Canvas HD and Canvas 2. In fact, he has also directed a few commercials for Micromax. 

     

    He has also worked on the Hindustan Times campaign ‘You Read, They Learn,’ which went on to win an award at Cannes Lions in 2013.

     

    Pal said, “I am lucky enough to be part of a great team in Delhi. The opportunities are endless and I want to approach it with an open mind. The great thing is that the mandate is clear: how to make our brands famous and therefore, how to make our people famous. I want to make this place a talent magnet where people would line up to join us. One clear approach would be to look at the creative output from a holistic angle – through new media, unexplored media and not just 30-second commercials.”

  • OLX partners Qyuki for new made-for-digital ad

    OLX partners Qyuki for new made-for-digital ad

    MUMBAI: The latest video content for OLX is an emotional love story about selfless love, exemplifying some of the most heart-warming aspects of a relationship. Produced by Qyuki Digital, the video has been trending across social media sites with a high engagement level.

     

    Designed solely for the digital medium, the film is an example of digital content where the “story” is the real hero and the brand, a facilitator.

     

    The film traces the journey of a young couple in love, a photographer and a painter, who place their own happiness second to that of their partner. National Award winning Qyuki creator duo, Devyanshu and Satyanshu Singh, have worked on this project for the OLX brand.

     

    OLX.in chief marketing officer Gaurav Mehta said, “Video is a great medium for storytelling. This film in particular is inspired by a timeless classic that we’ve tried to narrate in our own words with the help of some fantastic poetry. We always had a lot of faith in this story, but we’ve been overwhelmed by the response this film has received so far. We truly believe that OLX is an enabler of little joys for its users, which we’ve tried to depict in the film. It feels great to know that it has resonated with digital audiences from different walks of life.”

     

    Qyuki Digital Media network head Sagar Gokhale added, “At Qyuki, we create opportunities for brands to tell stories differently. Our aim is to build bonds between artists who create great content and brands that can use that talent to connect with their customers. OLX shared the same conviction as us and we came together to create ‘The Story of Selfless Love.’ This story is not an ad film but is content marketing in its purest form. On this particular project, we connected Qyuki’s creative duo Satyanshu and Devanshu Singh, who have a National Award to their name (film Tamaash), with the brand and succeeded in reaching out to the right audience with the help of our technology and audience insights.”

  • Colors celebrates new age talent in ‘India’s Got Talent 6’

    Colors celebrates new age talent in ‘India’s Got Talent 6’

    MUMBAI: With a number of adrenalin pumping performances, Colors is back with sixth season of its reality show – India’s Got Talent.

     

    This season, India’s Got Talent will celebrate new age talent like never before and revel in highlighting the quirkiest hunarzaades that reside in the country.

     

    Slated to go on air from 18 April, the show will be aired over the weekend at 9 pm.  Talent gurus Karan Johar, Kirron Kher and Malaika Arora Khan will return for the third consecutive season together. Produced by FremantleMedia, the show will be hosted by Nakuul Mehta and Bharti Singh. The channel believes that talent resides in every individual; it is the multiplier for energy, determination and hard work and Colors provides a platform for people to flaunt their hidden flair.

    The channel has roped in a volley of sponsors including Maruti Suzuki as the presenting sponsor, OLX as the powered by sponsor, whereas Amul Macho, Layyer Wottagirl and Ultratech Cement have come on board as the associate sponsors.

     

    With the Golden Buzzer up for grabs gifting the hunarzaade’s a direct entry into the semi-finals, talent will go beyond the four walls of the studio and explore the outer landscape to showcase newer elements including an ‘underwater’ act, a rustic ‘mela’ setup amongst others to bring out the vivid and vibrant colors of life and create the perfect backdrop for oodles of drama touching unparalleled peaks of entertainment.

     

    Colors programming head Manisha Sharma said, “Our focus, this season, is to highlight the hunarzaades – whose talent have the ability to enthral viewers but who have been largely unacknowledged in their growing years. The talent we have seen are those, which have had the courage to follow their heart and vie for success. Karan Johar, Kirron Kher and Malaika Arora Khan are the three jewels in the India’s Got Talent crown, which have sieved out the best of the best talent over the years, and we are pleased to see them raise the bar this year as well. Be it the Golden Buzzer or just leaving the judges spellbound, this edition of India’s Got Talent will feature new-age and techno talent that will leave viewers awe-struck.”

     

    Judging gets tougher, as talent speaks volumes about itself through acts that go beyond convention as they raise the degree of difficulty to create mind-boggling moments.

     

    Touted as the tough-to-please judge, Johar said, “Talent needs to inspire while creating a certain level of thrill in the mind of the viewer. And of course, any good talent needs to entertain. As a judge, I choose to utilize the India’s Got Talent platform to give performers a creative opinion about the degree of complexity they add to their performances. This is my third year judging this show and I am looking forward to seeing how the participants this year surpass the benchmarks set by those who have rocked the stage in the past. They say talent speaks for itself and I am waiting eagerly to see what the talent has to say this year.”

     

    Kher, who has been the part of the show since its inception six years back, added, “It feels wonderful for having been associated with India’s Got Talent for its entire tenure because there are so many new and exciting elements, which ensure that there is never a dull moment on the sets. It feels like home to me. India’s Got Talent is known to encourage new kinds of talent every time. For me, it is an opportunity to truly understand the real and aspirational India through this show. It is the first-hand connect with the viewers that I enjoy the most about this show. It is going to be yet another exciting season and I am really happy to be back.”

     

    Khan opined, “India’s Got Talent is such a larger than life show that it is a challenge for us as judges because inevitably we are caught in moments where one participant is better than the other. We get to see exceptional performances every year. This season, too, I am looking forward to having some fun with many more such mind blowing acts. Bring it on, India.”

     

    As new age talent takes the forefront, the look of the show will adopt a similar flavor. The techno and grunge feel of the sets will highlight the raw appeal of the hunarzaade adding to the overall viewing proposition. Adding a personal touch to the show, home videos of the contestants showcasing their journey of talent discovery will also be aired. Colors will also have a ‘Khulasa’ segment, which will reveal some personal quirks of the judges.

     

    FremantleMedia MD Anupama Mandloi said, “India’s Got Talent has evolved over the years to become a show that defines talent in its true form. This year, our approach is to focus on talent and their ability to transcend thought boundaries to present the unexpected. With talent and an element of challenge being the spotlight, we are looking forward to defying traditions and welcoming a new wave of talent that will be India’s answer to the world.”

     

    Marketing push

     

    To enhance engagement and involve viewers at every stage of the show, an integrated marketing and digital campaign has been chalked out incorporating multiple mediums including television, mobile and cinema amongst others.

     

    The digital campaign will have a fun-filled ‘Challenge Pappu Campaign’ wherein the character of Pappu will throw challenges at the viewers and in the process bring out some of the most outstanding talents to the fore on social media.

     

    With extensive mobile penetration in smaller towns, the promos of the show will be pushed via MMS across key markets along with YouTube. The show will also be promoted during the Indian Premier League (IPL) through  Starsports.com and Hotstar.

  • Star India ropes in new brands; hikes ad rates for World Cup

    Star India ropes in new brands; hikes ad rates for World Cup

    MUMBAI: As Dhoni and team prepare to face Australia and book a berth in the final of the biggest cricketing event, Uday Shankar and his team at Star India have roped in more brands as partners to make the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 one of the biggest revenue generating sport event in India.

     

    Before the start of the semi final rounds, Star India roped in many new sponsors across categories like Amazon, Snapdeal, indiaproperty.com, OLX, Voltas, Dell, Panasonic and Toyota.   

     

    Sources in Star told Indiantelevision.com that the ad rates have also seen a substantial hike. “A 10 second slot during India VS Australia bout will cost around Rs 18 – 22 lakh and the later the brand comes in, the more it pays,” the source added.

     

    The cumulative reach of the tournament soared up to 576 million viewers and is expected to grow further if India qualifies for the finals. 

     

    In the other semi final, New Zealand face South Africa. While both teams played numerous semi finals, neither have managed to qualify to the final of the flagship tournament. A highly nail biting match is expected and hence the ad rates have been hiked to Rs 14 – 16 lakh for a 10 second slot.       

     

    Star had a slow start to the tournament as Indian performances prior to the tournament was below par and fans had low expectations from the team. However in a way, this did Star a big favor as circumspect brands endorsed till certain stage predicting limited progress of Indian team. “People thought India won’t qualify for the final stages and bought slots till certain rounds instead of the full tournament. Due to that, in the later stages there are slots available, which is enabling Star to rope in brands at such high pricing,” said a media buying and planning expert.

     

  • Major rise in spending of consumer durables category: CAM report

    Major rise in spending of consumer durables category: CAM report

    MUMBAI: Integrated entertainment and retail marketing company Interactive Television, in collaboration with IPSOS-MEDIA CT, released its CAM report for December 2014. The detailed trends and tracker are for the movie PK.

     

    The highlights are as follows:

     

    With 415, there were a high number of brands active on cinema in the last 17 rounds of CAM. This is also the first time that CAM has observed a high number of national brands being present on cinema. A total of 106 new brands tested cinema as an advertising medium for the first time with the movie PK during the month of December 2014. There has been a 54 per cent increase in number of brands active on cinema with the movie PK in December as compared to the CAM round held in November. There has been a major increase in spending of consumer durables category from 32 per cent in November to 85 per cent in December.

     

    A maximum number of 7402 spots played with PK which was Bollywood’s highest grossing film of all time. In the automobile category it increased from18 per cent in November to 71 per cent in December 2014. Finally for the travel accessories category, spending increased from 4 per cent in November to 68 per cent in December 2014.

     

    Choc On has been number one brand on cinema for the last one year. Manyavar garments increased its spending and surpassed Choc on to become number one brand during the December CAM Round. Interestingly the second spot among the top brands is equally distributed among four brands namely; Chocon, High Sierra, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Syska LED Lights at par with 59 per cent.

     

    Olx has a 19 per cent higher brand recall than Choc on with 13 per cent in spite of screen presence of Choc On with 118 screens being more than Olx, which had 86 screens. It was also noticed that the majority of top spenders play 30 seconds ad on cinema. Food and beverage continues to be the top category on cinema in the last one year and has emerged as a biggest spender on this medium.

     

  • There is tremendous liquidity on our platform, says OLX’s Amarjit Singh Batra

    There is tremendous liquidity on our platform, says OLX’s Amarjit Singh Batra

    MUMBAI: The reasons to buy used goods are countless – some practical, some unimaginable, some quirky, and many deeply entrenched in our daily lives. These buyers are flocking to OLX, persistently looking for products, and waiting for sellers to upload ads for them. This and more is revealed by the two latest ads released by OLX.

    Borrowing humorous snippets from everyday life scenarios, the two new OLX ads, #SushilBachcha and #PatiParmeshwarNOT give persuasive yet intriguing reasons to people for selling more actively, highlighting that there are a plethora of buyers out there for everything. The TVCs end with a closing line that says, “Aise bahot se log intezar kar rahe hain aapki cheezon ka…Ab toh OLX pe Bech De.”

    Said OLX India CEO Amarjit Singh Batra, “OLX has seen a substantial surge in online buying and selling of used goods between individuals. Our users have been excited about being able to sell their items in a day, sometimes even minutes. This has proved to us that there is tremendous liquidity on our platform with buyers for all kinds of regular as well as unique items browsing OLX. But on the other hand we also found through our research on the used goods market – Consumer Research on Used Goods and Selling Trends (CRUST) – that Indians have a habit of stocking goods they are not using. We combined these two insights to come up with this campaign, and reinstate that it’s preferable to sell an item than to stock it because there is always a buyer for your item on OLX.  To communicate our message, we chose scenarios that are a part of every family, and hence easily relatable.”

    The new ads depict buyers urging sellers to post their items on OLX, emphasising their own urgent need for specific used products. The campaign comes on the back of the highly successful and appreciated OLX TVCs that had comedian Kapil Sharma play products talking to their owners, pushing them to sell what is not of use to them.

    “OLX has built the market for consumer-to-consumer (C2C) classifieds in India, and it continues to expand the market for it every day by bringing people together for win-win exchanges. We are among the top 10 apps on Google Play Store India, and the only classifieds player to be among the top 10 searched terms in India for 2013 and 2014 consecutively according to Google Zeitgeist. We have emerged as the undisputed market leaders in India possessing 80 per cent market share of the C2C classifieds trade in the country,” added Batra.

    Conceived by Lowe Lintas, the campaign depicts light-hearted scenarios of potential buyers urging the audience to sell their unwanted and unused goods.

    Lowe Lintas group creative director Shayondeep Pal said, “People have been selling on OLX. But what about people who are buying? They have specific needs and they are looking desperately. Those are the people we portrayed in the campaign. The sense of urgency adds to the humour. The idea was to make it as real as possible and visually approach it with an observant camera. Overall, make it look as if we are peeping into their lives, their stories.”

     

  • NDTV Prime official Broadcast partner for ‘The Delhi Brand Summit 2014’

    NDTV Prime official Broadcast partner for ‘The Delhi Brand Summit 2014’

    MUMBAI: NDTV Prime has partnered with The Delhi Brand Summit 2014 in its fourth edition as the official television broadcaster. Scheduled for August 22, this year’s conference will see leading marketers discuss the future of marketing.

     

    The Delhi NCR Brand Summit is the fourth edition of Paul Writer’s flagship event and will see 200+ marketers from India’s leading brands come together to discuss trends, debate ideas, and share knowledge. This year the Summit will also include a recognition programme for Delhi-NCR Hot 50 Brands.

     

    Partnering NDTV, Jessie Paul, CEO, Paul Writer said, “Marketing is at an exciting phase as we’re transitioning from the days of “mad ads” to ‘math ads”.  We’re excited to partner with NDTV Prime to broaden the conversation among the leading marketers on what’s the future of marketing.”

     

    “A conference that brings together 200 of India’s top marketers is bound to be exciting and filled with intellectual fireworks, and thanks to NDTV Prime we’re honored to extend the debate, best practices and discussion to the thousands of marketers that make India a top commerce destination”  she further added

     

    The Summit will see an amalgamation of eminent speakers from leading brands such British Airways, Intel, LinkedIn, Bata, Bharti Airtel, Dentsu Asia Pacific, OLX and Volvo Car among others.

     

    Catch all the insights from the world of marketing in a half hour special exclusively on NDTV PRIME on 30th August, on All About Ads Prime at 11:30 am.

  • OLX and Flipkart ink unique marketing tie-up

    OLX and Flipkart ink unique marketing tie-up

    MUMBAI: With more and more people accessing the internet through smartphones and tablets, the internet user base has grown to be around 243 million.  

     

    This has led to an exciting and booming e-commerce sector in the country. Last week, Flipkart announced that it had raised fresh capital of $1 billion; soon afterwards Amazon too announced that it will invest another $2 billion in India.

     

    And keeping the momentum going, OLX.in and Flipkart have tied-up for a unique marketing campaign that will leverage each other’s strengths to offer combined benefits of their platforms to the fast growing internet user base.

     

    OLX is marketplace for used goods, and Flipkart is a destination for online shopping, making this alliance between the two online brands an unprecedented one. The joint initiative by the two e-commerce leaders has been launched to further increase the awareness levels and accelerate the adoption of their online platforms for buying and selling. The campaign will run for one month, and will include several verticals within the electronics categories.

     

    OLX CEO Amarjit Batra said, “The idea for this tie-up was conceived keeping in mind the strong and independent position of OLX and Flipkart in their respective space. The rationale for the number one online classifieds platform and the leading e-commerce platform coming together for a marketing campaign is a seamless one. This tie-up will enhance consumer experience on OLX and Flipkart by giving users a more holistic online shopping experience in which they can sell their used goods on OLX before buying new products on Flipkart.”

     

    Flipkart sr VP marketing Ravi Vora added, “At Flipkart, our constant endeavor has been to make online shopping convenient and attractive to the masses in the country. With this partnership with OLX, we will be able to provide an end-to-end solution to customers especially in the electronics categories where selling old products is an integral part of the buying process.”

  • Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan launches on a high octane note

    Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan launches on a high octane note

    MUMBAI: Have you spotted your favourite Bollywood icons in a candid conversation with their friend – let their guards down on national TV? Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan does exactly that. Come August, the much-awaited television launch of noted lyricist Niranjan Iyengar raises curtains on Zee Café.

     

    With the creation of their maiden talk-show, Zee Café gears up to reiterate its 3i’s – innovation, amplified interactivity and a renewed identity to their existing bouquet. ZEEL’s vision to offer best quality entertainment and fresh concepts takes the lead with Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan. Constant interactivity and consumer association being the center-point, ZEEL’s prime focus of interacting with the discerning viewer fetches Zee Café an all-round engagement opportunity through this brand new chat show through communications.

    Gearing up ancillary closer to launch, Zee Café one of the strongest players in the English GEC category rolls out an extensive communications strategy to speak to young urban India. With Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan, the effort is to reach out to the affluent young urban viewer who seeks innovation in content. Touted to be one of the high decibel properties from their stables, Zee Café has launched on air-Teasers, Promos, an exclusive Music Video, Outdoor, Radio campaigns in addition to an extensive digital plan. Connecting with their young audience whose den is the digital world, Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan will interact extensively with its viewers on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Popular Websites and a LWT Microsite. While they strike a chord online, Zee Café will interact with the discerning TV viewer directly through DTH promotions alongside promotions in theatres.

    With this brand new property, Zee Café pioneers a unique sales initiative to engage with fans pan India. Celebrities will part with one item each post show, proceeds of which will go towards charity after it’s sold online on OLX, India’s largest online market place. Furthermore, getting on the Look Who’s Talking brandwagon circuit, Medimix Ayurvedic Facewash signs up as Presenting Sponsor along with CERA on board as the Powered By sponsor. Micromax and Omega form an integral part of the sponsorship as well with the former as the ‘Mobile Partner’ and the latter as the ‘Lifestyle Partner.’ The bouquet of associate sponsor include Hersheys, Axis Bank and OLX.

    Commenting on the launch Anurag Bedi, EVP & Business Head, Zee Cafe said, “Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan is indeed another ace delivered by Zee Cafe. I’m very proud of its outcome. At ZEEL, our effort has always been to strengthen connectivity with our loyalist. This fresh concept will indeed race towards offering the best content mix to viewers pan India. Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan adds to our current programming bouquet, that much-needed edge which takes Zee Cafe not just into viewers homes but helps create a personal connect through people who they admire the most. Wishing my crew and team all the very best as we gear up for launch!”   

    Reliving madness from the show onsets, some of the off-the-cuff one-liners heard were remarks like Karan Johar stating, “I’ve tried everything to find my special someone but I cannot put myself out there like a prostitute!” to Alia Bhatt’s phobia for plants, Sonam Kapoor’s personality hide-out being acting as it allows her to be a completely different person and other such interesting stories!

    Want to know more? Make sure to catch the all new series, Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan starting Sunday, August 3, 2014 at 9pm only on Zee Café.

  • SMG Convonix creates a digital campaign for OLX

    SMG Convonix creates a digital campaign for OLX

    MUMBAI: SMG Convonix, an integrated digital marketing solutions company and part of Starcom MediaVest Group, has come up with a unique integrated experiential digital media campaign for OLX “Phone ko banao SELLphone”.  OLX, in a marketing campaign across TV, radio, and outdoor, is promoting a new concept of ‘sell-phone,’ focusing on three core communication points click-upload-sell.

     

    The digital ad campaign by the digital agency trendily allows the users to sell off household things virtually by just experiencing this innovation on web though their mobile phones. This mobile sync web campaign goes live on Yahoo and MSN from 4 and 5 June, respectively.

     

    Women have always been an integral part of the brand communication at OLX. With ‘Phone ko banao Sell-Phone’ OLX celebrates the individuality and independence of the new-age Indian woman. The campaign displays OLX mobile App as a tool of empowerment for women, allowing them to earn money, and unclutter from the convenience of their homes.

     

    The technical capabilities of SMG Convonix and integrated digital marketing solutions drive synergies across various elements of the online ecosystem to architect solutions that sit right at the heart of their clients’ business imperatives.

     

    OLX India CEO Amarjit Batra said, “The current campaign “Phone ko banao SELLphone” stemmed from the insight that it is easier to use a classifieds platform from a mobile phone than a desktop PC. The campaign tries to highlight that online selling is fun and convenient”.

     

     “This innovation is an attempt to deliver the joy of selling through mobile, and displays the ease of the OLX mobile App. With this campaign we intend to give our users the best possible user experience,” he added.

     

    SMG Convonix CEO Vishal Sampat said, “With this mobile and web sync innovation we have tried to break the clutter in the digital ad space and bring out the realistic experience of making your phone a “SELLphone.  We wanted to take this several notches higher by creating a truly unparalleled interactive digital campaign by gamifying the website.”

     

     He added, “There is a lot of information this communication had to convey. It had to explain what digital ad campaign is, how it benefits consumers and how to access your phone to sell. We hope that this innovation will not just create awareness about the brand but also give an opportunity to experience the ease of use for the OLX mobile App.”