Tag: OOH

  • Dollar Industries partners with Platinum Outdoor to launch new brand identity

    Dollar Industries partners with Platinum Outdoor to launch new brand identity

    MUMBAI: Dollar Industries Ltd, one of India’s leading brands in the hosiery and knitwear segment, recently revamped its brand architecture and logo. The company partnered with Platinum Outdoor for a strategic and calculated re-branding exercise to reveal the brand’s new vision ‘Wear the Change’. Following a digital launch with brand ambassador Akshay Kumar, Dollar Industries opted for a robust OOH campaign across 800 plus sites in 200 cities/towns of India, spanning 21 days. 

    For the campaign, premium impact media like billboards, gantry, unipole and utility were shortlisted to create top of the mind awareness of the new Dollar logo, which triggered discussion amongst consumers. These assets were strategically identified and selected, considering on road mobility post lockdown. Based on the city/town topography and OOH movement, various touchpoints were considered namely, main junction of a city, key arterial roads, main markets, bus stands, railway stations, entry and exit of cities to highlight the brand revamp communication and increase brand appeal among consumers. 

    Dollar Industries managing director 

    Vinod Kumar Gupta commented, “Due to the Covid2019 pandemic transits/movements were restricted, and we focused on digital and social media platforms. However, with the lockdown restrictions easing out across various states, we have utmost confidence that OOH media will effectively contribute to our communication campaign. OOH has amazing traction across traffic junctions, market places and transit venues like airports and railway stations.”

    He further added, “We have recently undergone a brand architecture change and it is imperative to communicate the change to our consumers and stakeholders. With the workplaces resuming operations, people will spend a lot of time on-the-go. Therefore, we firmly believe that outdoor media has immense potential and is here to co-exist alongside new age mediums.”

    Platinum outdoor CEO Dipankar Sanyal  said, “We have been associated with Dollar Industries for over a decade. We feel proud to be part of the change in Dollar’s brand identity. Dollar has always been a believer in the power of out of home and they pursued this campaign with the same belief and rigor. Dollar’s campaign has set the comeback sign for the outdoor industry which was badly affected due to the lockdown.” 

    Madison OOH is a part of Madison World and operates several brands including MOMS, Platinum Outdoor, Activation specialist – Madison TURNT, Rural specialist – Anugrah Madison, Retail Specialist – MRP, Out-Sel and Entrust. Madison OOH group handles marquee clients like Tata Motors, Raymond, McDonald’s, Samsung, Asian Paints, Toyota, Lodha, Kotak, Omkar, Marico, amongst many others. Madison OOH, is a part of Madison World which through its 11 companies served last year, as many as 500 advertisers. 

  • Marketing of India to Trump

    Marketing of India to Trump

    MUMBAI: It’s not your normal day when the president of the United States of America pays a visit. India tried to sway his priorities and hosted the guest and his family as lavishly as possible.

    Starting its preparation a month in advance, the Indian administration left no stone unturned to woo US president Donald Trump.

    From traditional folk dance at the airport to the 22- kilometer long roadshow lines with people waving the first family while holding flags of both the countries, India went big in all its efforts. The preparation didn’t stop there as Ahmedabad saw posters and OOH ads all across the city with the tagline ‘two dynamic personalities and one momentous occasion'.

    Dentsu Aegis Network India chief executive officer Anand Bhadkamkar says: “I don’t think the hospitality given to Trump and his family could be termed as a marketing strategy. However, India presented itself quite well in front of the US president. Trump’s India visit was more of to enhance bilateral ties between the two nations and bonhomie between the leaders.”

    Trump for the first time ever addressed a crowd of over 1 lakh attendees on a foreign land during an event.

    “Trump is a persona, who is all about spectacle and received very good spectacle in Ahemdabad", believes Bengaluru-based brand guru Harish Bijoor. “It was a very lavish show presented by India as far as the US president was concerned.”

    Donald Trump was on his first-ever two-day (24-25 February) state visit to India post his election as the US president in 2016 along with wife Melania Trump and other dignitaries from his administration.

    The first day of Trump’s visit to India was all about hospitality to Trump. Post landing in Ahmedabad, he visited Sabarmati Ashram, attended Namaste Trump, a return gift for the Howdy Modi event that took place last year in Texas, followed by a visit at the Taj Mahal and eventually ending the first day in the national capital for the next day’s ceremony. The second day was all about a ceremonial event to honour the guest with a state dinner at President of India’s residence Rashtrapati Bhawan.

    Bijoor says, “POTUS (President of the United States) is a very powerful persona as far as the world is concerned, particularly in terms of business and occupying a solid position in the mind of POTUS has been the basic goal of India during the Namaste Trump event, which we have achieved successfully.”

    “The marketing goal of India to Trump was to achieve that pole position and it has been very well established. If the US president repeats his term in the presidential elections slated this year then the gamble is well played as we have a friend in the US for another five years," adds Bijoor.

    As a marketing strategy, this is not the first time that prime minister Narendra Modi has hosted a guest in different parts of the country apart from New Delhi. He had hosted China’s president Xi Jinping in Mahabalipuram, a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, last year and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi in 2015, wherein Modi made Abe participate in Ganga aarti.

    “Modi is one of the best marketers India has ever had in all of the prime ministers. Modi is India’s best brand endorser,” says Bijoor. “I don’t think India has had any brand endorser as good as Modi. In terms of branding, we’re at a focal point right at the peak with prime minister Modi as a brand ambassador.”

    One only hopes that India's marketing to Trump pays off adequately in the eyes of the world.

  • Michelin Man launches #IndiaDrivesChange campaign

    Michelin Man launches #IndiaDrivesChange campaign

    MUMBAI: Michelin, a leading tyre manufacturer, is back on the Indian outdoor landscape putting its iconic brand mascotthe ‘Michelin Man’ in a new brand awareness campaign. The campaign tagline ‘For those who drive the change’ focuses on safety, longevity, and fuel-efficiency of Michelin tyres. The campaign is currently widely visible across various mediums such as TV, OOH, and Digital.

    Ignite Mudra won the OOH mandate to strategically design and execute the campaign. The campaign has been crafted to endorse and to create awareness about the brand targeting the car owners who seek premium driving pleasure. The larger-than-life and attention grabbing OOH media adorned with the Michelin Man and the punch line was created to garner high visibility for the brand. The campaign has been executed across 15 cities including metros’ and mini-metros.

    A rich mix of outdoor formats have been incorporated by Ignite Mudra to give a wider dimension to the campaign and create high value impact supporting the TV and Print campaigns currently running across the country.

    The impact has been created due to strategic selection of media units, but what made the lasting impact is undoubtedly the strategy backed planning used for the campaign. The agency mapped the TG, their congregation and their typical day part analysis to develop the best plan that yielded the most effective impact.

     “Michelin India’s #IndiaDrivesChange is the commitment to be a reliable partner in progress. We have weaved this ethos in this 360 degree communication approach, with OOH as a key pillar. We are happy with the innovations that Ignite Mudra has been able to bring in this space” said Michelin director: digital, brand and image, communications, Africa India Middle East Saradamani Dey

     “I feel extremely proud of our association with Michelin and would like to thank the client for trusting us with their OOH mandate. Our endeavour is always to deliver beyond the expectation of our esteemed clients”. A brilliant creative by Michelin and backed with superior planning & execution has created a huge impact for the Brand” said Ignite Mudra founder tribes & MD Gour Gupta.

    “At Ignite Mudra, we always try and analyse what would work best for the brand, be it use of technology, creative input or integrating experiential with OOH. With Michelin, we strongly felt that the Bibendum, a.k.a the Michelin Man, was the area of focus and innovations highlighting the same have been executed across cities further adding to the impact. At times a simple medium needs a simple solution which works best for the brand” said Ignite Mudra C.O.O. Rahul Kakar.

  • ŠKODA India moves beyond traditional outdoor – embraces programmatic OOH

    ŠKODA India moves beyond traditional outdoor – embraces programmatic OOH

    MUMBAI: ŠKODA Auto in association with PHD Media roped in Brandscope India to launch a real-time programmatically propelled Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) Campaign with ROOH. The campaign leveraged DOOH to serve ads based on Vehicle Recognition in real-time with the help of intelligent ML-AI algorithms for the very first time in India.

    Traditional Out of Home advertising, which is either static or pre-set to rotationally run on digital screens may be overlooked by frequent passers-by, hence ŠKODA and the DOOH experts created a campaign that targets travelers in the moment by tapping into the consumers’ real-time emotional needs and desires. As part of the process, we identified ML-AI based Computer Vision as the hero method to bring this one-of-a-kind experience to OOH. The tool mapped the exteriors of each ŠKODA carline and leveraged intelligent algorithms to serve contextually relevant messages on recognition of the mapped ŠKODA vehicles respectively.

    Commenting on the campaign, Tarun Jha – Head of Marketing and Product, ŠKODA Auto India Pvt. Ltd. Said, “ŠKODA is a human brand and in all our communication, we try to bring a unique experience which our consumers can relate to better. With this campaign, we wanted to surprise our existing valuable consumers and create a brand awareness among our potential consumers. We believe in pushing the boundaries with every campaign and believe that this activity did just that.”

    Speaking on the association, Jyoti Kumar Bansal, CEO, PHD Media India said, “Challenging the normal has been PHD’s unique answer to ŠKODA’s Simply Clever DNA. Leveraging technology to deliver a contextualised experience to ŠKODA customers out of home, we are creating new benchmarks for the category.”

    Speaking on the campaign, Deepak Kumar, EVP – ROOH Said, “ŠKODA as a brand has been at the forefront of pioneering breakthrough initiatives driven by PHD that has successfully engaged the audiences. Secondly, the automobile giant has a plethora of variants, so creating multiple billboards at prominent locations would easily surpass the budget. Hence to create an engaging yet innovative campaign within budgets, we planned for DOOH at key traffic congregation points. The locations were chosen through Brandscope’s proprietary tool OOHZone while ROOH helped identifying the right DOOH.”

    Overall 95,760 seconds of airtime was served everyday specifically for ŠKODA during this campaign by triggering-off personalized content on impersonalized medias in real-time using unique programmatic capabilities brought-in by ROOH.

  • Spotify goes live with its maiden marketing campaign for india – ‘there’s a playlist for that’

    Spotify goes live with its maiden marketing campaign for india – ‘there’s a playlist for that’

    MUMBAI: Spotify, which launched in India last month, has now unveiled its first campaign here, 'There’s A Playlist For That’, a first of its kind hyper contextual OOH + digital campaign born of the brand’s commitment to create deeply localised and personalised user engagements. The campaign has been geo-targeted on the basis of cities, neighbourhoods, and important traffic intersections, with one liners that depict relatable life situations and hyper-local cultural nuances. The debut campaign in India centres around the brand’s value proposition to discover over 3 billion playlists that are curated by in-house editors, algorithms, and users to seamlessly complement a user’s diverse range of daily social experiences. The core insight behind
    'There's A Playlist For That' stems from Spotify’s understanding of how users wish to connect with music as a powerful form of emotional expression through playlists, no matter how life changes tracks.

    "Every few kilometres in India, the cultural nuances change, which means that the same music can mean something entirely different to even those who live in the same city. Understanding this insight of the varying 'when' and 'where' led to the creation of our first marketing campaign in India, which communicates that we have playlists for our users, no matter what the moment", said Amarjit Batra, Managing Director – India, Spotify. "Spotify has 3 billion playlists, many of which have been made by the fans themselves. With this campaign, we have highlighted that strength and are also encouraging users to make their own playlists", he added.

    With more than 500 creatives across outdoor hoardings and digital banners targeting online and offline audiences, Spotify aims to reach the growing millennial user base. With a quirky and fun execution, every campaign creative is designed and adapted to instinctively connect with local user sentiments. For e.g. A south Mumbai hoarding that reads ‘Dating a boy from the ‘burbs’? There’s a playlist for that – ‘Long Distance’, is a humorous take on the longstanding south Mumbai – north Mumbai love affair debate. The campaign also features 3 unique films, one of which is now live, and the other two will launch over the next few days.

    In addition, to extend its existing outdoor campaign to digital, Spotify is also using its social media channels, primarily Instagram, encouraging followers to share quirky life scenarios for which the

    brand has existing playlists; the humorous responses will be posted as the Spotify India's Instagram stories.

    Speaking on the launch of the Spotify India campaign Rajdeepak Das MD India & Chief Creative Officer South Asia, Leo Burnett said “With so many curated playlists, Spotify has something for everyone; whatever be your mood – there’s a playlist for that. It is a fun execution of everyday life situations where things can go from good to bad, or bad to good but remember there is a playlist for that too. The strength of the campaign is that it is hyper – localised and the execution is not only city specific or area specific but even situation and local quirk specific.”

    While every user experiences their day in a unique manner, Spotify believes that a collective range of distinct emotions is what binds this global community of music passionate fans. Through this campaign, Spotify encourages users to journey through their day with an unmatched creative range of playlists that reflect local culture, moods and social moments. So, however your day is shaping up, there's a playlist for that.
     

  • BARC India integrates TV and OOH measurement

    BARC India integrates TV and OOH measurement

    MUMBAI: Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India is integrating TV and out of home (OOH) TV viewership in its BARC India Media Workstation (BMW) software, starting this year. It has also expanded the coverage of its OOH TV viewership measurement service to 120+ urban towns and cities beyond the launch phase of Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.

    This also comes at a time when BARC India has expanded its panel to 40,000 metered homes within the committed timeline of March 2019.

    This integration of in-home and OOH TV viewing will allow BARC India subscribers to understand the overall viewership garnered on TV and the combined impact of the two mediums.

    BARC India CEO Partho Dasgupta said, “Innovation is a part of our DNA at BARC India and it has always been our resolve to empower the industry with deeper and sharper insights into the TV viewing habits of Indians, irrespective of the screen or pipe. Our latest OOH offering is one such endeavor and we are sure that it will unlock great value for the entire broadcast ecosystem with big-ticket events like Cricket World Cup and Indian Premier League coming up.”

    The service will allow broadcasters and advertisers uncover more value and insights into the TV viewing behaviours both inside and outside the home. The data will also be available in the planning module for agencies to plan effectively and account for this audience.

    An establishment study conducted for OOH measurement revealed that of the 836 million TV-owning individuals, at least 10 per cent prefer visiting restaurants and eateries at least once a week. It was also observed that 13.5 per cent of these TV viewing individuals visit said social eateries on a Sunday. The new TV + OOH measurement will enable tracking the TV viewing drive of such individuals from their homes to these social hot-spots.

  • Posterscope predicts disruptive growth for OOH in 2019

    Posterscope predicts disruptive growth for OOH in 2019

    In unison with the seismic changes that the industry is witnessing across the media, marketing and communications community, out-of-home is also transforming at pace and is presenting many new and exciting opportunities. Consequently, 2019 is expected to be another important and exciting year for OOH in India. The expected growth rate stands to be anywhere between 12-15%.

    Posterscope India, one of world’s leading location-based marketing specialist – from the house of Dentsu Aegis Network, expects disruptive growth this year which is full of events that have historically boosted advertising. These include the upcoming General Elections, the Cricket World Cup, and of course, the Indian Premier league among other marquee events.

    Digital out-of-home (DOOH) inventory will continue to increase and reach the levels of respectability it deserves while its share of revenue will see a significant rise. New categories of advertisers will come to the fore and dislodge some traditionally strong advertising categories. Meanwhile, newer infrastructure will provide varied and interesting advertising options.

    Below are some of the key developments that Posterscope believes will continue to drive OOH’s rapid evolution:

    DATA DRIVEN OOH

    Campaigns will be driven using data that go beyond demographics to online behaviour, card transactions, app usage and location analytics to decide where the OOH ads should appear.

    ROI-LED OOH

    ROI will be the driving force in the next 12 months. Posterscope India expects to see boundaries in OOH being pushed through digitisation, automation, scientific planning tools, machine learning and cross-media collaborations to drive and achieve returns that are in line with other media offerings.

    GROWING DIGITAL OOH

    With DOOH inventory increasing, advertisers can now unlock at scale the flexible capabilities of DOOH by running creative bespoke to key triggers such as time, audience and weather. Posterscope’s ROOH digital OOH exchange is pioneering efforts in this space.

    CLUTTERED EVENT CALENDER 2019

    The year being a particularly busy one in terms of large ticket events from sports, entertainment and even elections, we believe there will be a surge of investments from a varied base of advertisers.

    LOCATION INTELLIGENCE

    As locations-based marketing specialists, Posterscope India believes in its ability to act as a common thread to tie multiple data sets together to create a clear OOH story about what’s changing the way out-of-home is being offered.

    SMART CITIES

    A new area of urban development is upon most major cities globally, and in India, this is coined under the ever-ambiguous term and scope of ‘Smart Cities’. The way in which technology will redefine everyday tasks, transport and logistic services is now becoming a reality. Via partnerships with leading smart city development organisations, The Digit Group and DG Cities, Posterscope India is creating opportunities and encouraging brands to lean in, learn and redefine how this investment can last a lifetime.

    DISRUPTIVE OOH

    Consumers are now always connected with more than 90% of OOH consumers using their phone whilst OOH in each week. In addition, we spend over two hours every day on social and messaging platforms sharing the things we stumble across and catch our eye in the OOH space. Now more than ever, disruptive innovations can deliver attention and engagement far beyond where it stands in the real-world through digital sharing.

    Says Fabian Cowan, Director, Posterscope India, “In a fast paced ever changing out-of-home ecosystem, having informed intelligence of what are going to be the drivers of change is critical to our offerings and client associations. We firmly believe that we have the leading technology platform, the best planning tools, the strongest data and analytics capabilities, the most advanced automation programme, the broadest and most diversified view of the out-of-home channel and, most importantly, the best people to manifest and deliver the best ooh solutions.”

    Haresh Nayak, Group MD, Posterscope – South Asia adds, “As industry leaders we are driving change across the medium. Our predictions are not only based on year-long research and a close watch on trends but also based on our understanding of how cities and consumers transform with advancements in technology, access to data, infrastructural developments and evolved travel patterns. 2019 is poised to be a very exciting year for OOH and our predictions depict that amply.” 

  • Innovation, customer-centric approach core to JHS Svendgaard’s marketing strategies

    Innovation, customer-centric approach core to JHS Svendgaard’s marketing strategies

    MUMBAI: One of the leading oral-care product manufacturers and exporters, JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd, had an exciting 2018 with the company clocking in revenue of Rs 143 crore, besides adding some impressive clients towards its core contract manufacturing business of toothpaste, toothbrushes and mouthwash.

    Last month, the company even announced the expansion of its production capacity in South India to go beyond its current portfolio into other beauty items like creams, hair oils and shampoos. This will ease the company’s dependency on just the two northern plants.

    MD Nikhil Nanda, in an exclusive conversation with Indiantelevision.com, shared some insights into the marketing strategies of the company for the year that went by and what he is looking forward to in 2019. He also spoke on the evolving marketing scenario and how various brands are adapting to it.

    Edited excerpts:

    What was the year 2018 like for JHS Svendgaard and what are your plans for the coming year?

    We had a very exciting 2018 as we clocked in some good revenues and added new clients to our manufacturing business. Also, we saw our proprietary brand Aquawhite steadily gaining its market share in the category. Apart from that, we invested heavily in the kid’s range of Aquawhite™, which we are planning to launch in phases. The initial thrust is on Delhi/NCR market. The range has already been very well accepted at e-commerce platforms along with Big Bazaar, In&Out and leading outlets in Delhi.

    For the coming year, we have planned to invest in our newly launched character driven innovative and concept based kids range. We would like to create distribution benchmarks through the modern trade channel, e-commerce platforms and build our success through class A outlets in top cities around the country.

    What are the key marketing strategies that you are banking upon in 2019?

    As a company, we are driven by innovation and a consumer-centric approach. We want to consistently stay true to that and we believe that will be a strong reason for the consumers to accept us.

    Apart from the regular media and PR activities, we have recently signed Tiger Shroff as the brand ambassador for Aquawhite. He has a strong connection with the kids and we are sure the brand will thus be accepted by the audience at large. We are also looking at doing geography-targeted marketing through radio promotions in our key markets in order to engage our audience alike.

    According to you, how are the advertising and marketing trends evolving these days?

    Good content is ruling the market these days. Online video and paid search are driving the growth in global ad-spend, as advertisers focus on personalised and targeted communications. With advertisers now being able to use these channels to target with pinpoint accuracy and serve personalised messages, they are increasing both the efficiency and effectiveness of campaigns. Between 2018 and 2021, online video advertising will grow at an average of 18 per cent a year, twice as fast as other forms of internet display advertising and well ahead of any other channel. As per the recently launched Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, advertisers are now able to use personalised communication channels to serve targeted messages increasing the efficiency of campaigns.

    Can you present a brief on how ad-spends being made and managed between various media by the brands across categories in India?

    Currently, the ad-spends share stands at 45 per cent on television, 40 per cent on print, 10 per cent on digital and OTT, radio, OOH share the remaining 10 per cent. Growing allocation towards digital, radio, and OTT is being witnessed, but all this is still at an experimental stage. Having said that, I believe that, the CMOs have built considerable confidence in these new and emerging channels and thus they are increasing allocations. These segments are growing at much faster than traditional channels like television and print. OOH has literally lost its sheen and very large brands are able to afford and using as reminder media.

  • Shemaroo Entertainment launches its new brand campaign “Success ka Formula”

    Shemaroo Entertainment launches its new brand campaign “Success ka Formula”

    MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, the leading Indian content provider and one of the pioneers of content ownership, aggregation and distribution launches its new brand campaign “Success ka Formula”. The latest campaign, “Success ka Formula” showcases content ranging from Bollywood, Devotion and Gujarati. It is an interesting take which stands on the company’s pillars of content, loved by millions and the platforms accessed by millions of viewers, as Shemaroo’s strength.

    Looking at the consumer segmentation, Shemaroo has evaluated different channels to reach out to a larger consumer base. The campaign, “Success ka Formula” will be extensively promoted across OOH, social media channels and digital mediums.

    Shemaroo Entertainment has successfully delivered content for over 55 years. The Indian audience is engrained with Bollywood content, and consumers have now started accepting different genres. To tap on these consumers, Shemaroo has its content spread across different genres. The company has a huge bank of devotion content and has something special for every Indian. Services such as live streaming from shrines, devotional songs, discourses, documentaries are available on Shemaroo’s and partner platforms. For the Gujarati audience, Shemaroo has a wide array of Gujarati films, latest shows and plays, keeping every Gujarati fan in a happy space. With over 1900 Bollywood titles in the content library and over one billion views on Shemaroo’s Bollywood YouTube channels, Shemaroo has ensured that the Indian consumer is entertained 24*7.

  • Britannia launches Ad Campaign to mark its #100year milestone: Says to its consumers “Thanks to your good wishes, we’ve turned 100”!

    Britannia launches Ad Campaign to mark its #100year milestone: Says to its consumers “Thanks to your good wishes, we’ve turned 100”!

    Bangalore, September 26, 2018: Britannia is marking its centenary year with a truly multi media campaign aimed to connect with the very heterogeneous set of audiences that its brands cater to. The campaign consists of a 10 film TVC series, a long format film for digital and social media, print, Radio and OOH.

    TV Campaign

    100 years is a glorious and a big milestone – one that Britannia has reached because of the trust, love and blessings of its consumers. And the campaign is Britannia’s thank you to a heterogeneous country like India with a concept based on the thought that when you think of someone/something and if it arrives, the instant reaction you have is ‘Tu sau saal jiyega' (You are going to live to 100 years!), an idiom which is a part of every Indian language. The stories in the TV Campaign are about how Britannia has turned 100 only because they’ve always been there for their consumers, just when they were needed most.
    Each clip takes a simple situation and highlights the bond between customer and product. The campaign also builds the symphony of Britannia through its product brands and the various roles that the brand plays in its consumers’ lives.
    Speaking about the TV Campaign Ali Harris Shere, VP Marketing said “Being part of every Indian household is an honor and this multimedia campaign illustrates our gratitude to the millions of Indians who wake up every day to dip a Britannia biscuit into their chai, and reach out for our products through various parts of the day. The 100-year campaign is our way of acknowledging the secret ingredient of our success – our consumers.”

    Speaking about the campaign, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer at Lowe Lintas Arun Iyer, said “The brief was to thank the entire country with a simple idea that would seem relatable no matter where you are from. All 10 films are slices of life that have been picked from Britannia’s world. The challenge was to tell a brand’s story of completing 100 years and finding powerful emotions to connect with the consumers. But given how long Britannia has been a part of our lives, we found so many heartfelt moments to tell the story of a brand that has turned 100 because it’s always been there for its consumers. And the huge range of products that Britannia has gave us the room to tell stories across all age groups to make sure that campaign would resonate strongly with everyone.”

    Campaign Credits: Chairman & Chief Creative Officer:  Mr. Arun Iyer, Account Management: Hari Krishnan – President, Sonali Khanna- Executive Vice President, Smrithi Ramanujam – Associate Vice President, Prutha Nesargi – Brand Services Director, Anusha Shetty- Brand Services Manager, Aarushi Girdhar- Brand Services Manager, Creative: Rimona Ganapathy- Executive Creative Director, Lohith Chengappa- Group Creative Director, Indrasish Mukherjee- Unit Creative Director, N. Sukumaran – Creative Director, Pradhumn Acholia- Creative, Rhea Ahuja- Creative, Aditya Gouder- Creative, Account Planning: Subramanyeswar, S- Chief Strategy officer, Padmapriya Muralidharan- Vice President, Production house: Radhika Produces Films, Director: Mr Vijay Prabakaran, Music Director: Karan Kulkarni

    Long format film for the 100% Digital natives

    The digital film is knitted with old-world charm, adding flavors of the past, present and future while capturing a mélange of occasions across the century where a Britannia product has been integral to friendships, celebrations and togetherness.
    From sharing biscuits in the classroom and cheering for a World Cup win to connecting in the selfie era and looking 10 years into the future, the film pays a warm tribute to the journey thus far and looks ahead. Speaking about the digital film Ali Harris Shere, VP Marketing said, “We wanted to create a film that would evoke strong emotion around the bonds of friendship and how these relationships evolve just as India is evolving. You see this through the parent, child relationships where we showcase how the current generation has a relationship that is a bit more playful and friend-like than previous generations. The film seeks to illustrate how Britannia has, is and will be part of all friendships, whether starting at school or looking into the future where we are sharing snacks with our robot pals.”
    “Friendship seemed like a theme worthy of a hundred years and Britannia’s role in fueling those precious moments was a great story to tell. We travelled through time in the film, with the set design and camera movement designed to feel like the viewer was journeying through 100 years, revisiting one iconic friendship moment from each decade, until friendship comes back full circle with an interesting futuristic twist. From the parapet wall that fostered close friendships to the social wall that multiplied them, to walls breaking down at home, along with barriers, to make friends of family, this film is an endearing and insightful commentary on friendship even as it’s a journey through its timeline.” said Priya Shivakumar, Creative Head, JWT Bangalore.

    Campaign Credits: Chairman & Chief Creative Officer: Senthil Kumar, Executive Creative Director: Priya Shivakumar, Production house: Small Fry, Director: Senthil Kumar, Music Director(Optional): Dhruv Ghanekar

    Other elements of Britannia’s #100 year celebration campaign
    Britannia’s Centenary year campaign also consists of high visibility OOH, Print and Radio set to roll out soon across the country.