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  • PepsiCo India to release NFT collection for Pepsi Black with Timea Balo 

    PepsiCo India to release NFT collection for Pepsi Black with Timea Balo 

    Mumbai: Soft drink giant Pepsi has announced the launch of its first-ever non-fungible tokens (NFTs) collection for Indian consumers. The NFT collection is an ode to the younger generation, which believes in self-expression and is deeply entrenched in technology.

    PepsiCo India Design Team has inked an exclusive partnership with illustrator Timea Balo to curate the NFT collection for Pepsi Black, which is anchored on the brand’s pillars of innovation, self-expression, and evolution. Pepsi will release a set of 20 NFTs minted on the Polygon blockchain.

    The NFT art collectibles are centred on the alterations to the classic Pepsi® Black™ ‘Zero’ visual, inspired by the brand’s passion points to portray poignant nuances such as sustainability, rhythm, movement, creativity, art, the progressing world of social media, and gamification. With three variations of each theme and four variations inspired by music, the “Pepsi Black Zero Sugar” collection will be listed on Open Sea, the world’s first and largest web3 marketplace for NFTs and crypto collectibles.

    The NFTs will be given away to the winners of the “#PepsiBlackeffect” challenge conducted on the Indian homegrown social media platform, Moj. Consumers can enter the contest using the quirky Pepsi® Black lens and flaunt their max swag personas to get a chance to win Pepsi® Black’s maiden NFTs.

    Speaking on the NFT collection, PepsiCo India category lead Saumya Rathor said, “Pepsi has always been at the forefront of cultural evolutions, globally as well as in India. Our endeavour is to transform our product as well as our narratives to align with the evolving youth. Our foray into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for Indian consumers is a testimony to the same belief. The “Pepsi Black Zero Sugar” NFT collection will personify and bring alive the world of Pepsi Black by leveraging passion points that resonate the most with youngsters today, such as fashion, gaming, music, social media, dance, creativity, and environment. To present an accessible opportunity to our consumers, these NFTs will be given through an engaging “#PepsiBlackeffect” challenge on India’s homegrown social media platform, Moj.”

    Commenting on the NFTs, PepsiCo India design director Tanu Sinha said, “Pepsi has strongly associated popular culture and passion points such as music, dance, art, and the environment with its legacy of disruptive narratives over the years. Pepsi’s design strategy has also, over the years, witnessed a significant shift with the acceleration of a digital-forward and social-media-savvy world. We have evolved our design sensibilities to connect with the younger generation to further Pepsi’s mission to create a culture that propagates innovation. The launch of Pepsi’s first-ever “Pepsi Black Zero Sugar” NFT collection is another step in this direction. With Pepsi Black’s “Zero” sugar philosophy at its core, these collectible art NFTs have been designed keeping in mind the passion points those youngsters can connect and relate to.”

  • Pepsi Black new campaign celebrates balance between taste & health

    Pepsi Black new campaign celebrates balance between taste & health

    Mumbai: Pepsi for the first time, launches a brand campaign for its zero-calorie variant Pepsi Black featuring bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez. The new “Max Taste with Zero Sugar” campaign celebrates the balance of taste and health. The campaign recreates Pepsi’s most iconic Cindy Crawford commercial with Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez.

    The film is set at a secluded vintage gas station where two young boys are seen filling their tanks. A girl on a bike soon pulls over at the gas station. She is then seen parking her bike and removing her helmet only to reveal that the girl on the bike is Jacqueline Fernandez, sporting cut-off jean shorts and white tank top. The film shows Jacqueline taking a swig from the Pepsi Black can. The boys are seen being awestruck, and the film keeps you guessing whether they are enthralled by Jacqueline’s presence or by the new Pepsi Black can – only to innocently reveal that all this while the boys were mesmerised by new Pepsi Black.  The captivating film ends by reinstating that new Pepsi Black promises you maximum taste with zero sugar.

     

     

    The new Pepsi Black takes the brand’s commitment to constant innovation and reiterates its belief of ‘Winning with pep+.’ The new Pepsi Black TVC will be amplified via a robust 360-degree campaign spanning TV, digital, outdoor, and social media. The new matte cans are available across all modern and traditional retail outlets in India, as well as on leading e-commerce platforms.

    Speaking on the launch, PepsiCo India  category lead – Pepsi Cola Saumya Rathor said, “With more and more people looking for sugar-free alternatives especially post the pandemic, and with an intent to bring more positive choices to our consumers, we are all geared to launch the new Pepsi Black that brings max taste with no sugar.”

    “It has also been wonderful to collaborate once again with the beautiful Jacqueline Fernandez who fit perfectly into our vision of recreating the iconic Cindy Crawford commercial. We are confident that this campaign will make waves here as it did globally and will be loved by our audiences,” she further added.

    Commenting on the new film, Jacqueline Fernandez said, “I have always admired the iconic Pepsi commercial and have always looked forward to collaborating with the brand. It has been very special to recreate the timeless Cindy Crawford ad and I am honoured to bring this to life for the new SWAG generation of today. It’s been great shooting for this commercial and I am certain that the new Pepsi Black with zero sugar is going to appeal to consumers across India, like it did to me.”