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  • ScoopWhoop Hindi in collaboration with Posterscope celebrates Hindi Diwas by launching The Millennial Varnmala

    ScoopWhoop Hindi in collaboration with Posterscope celebrates Hindi Diwas by launching The Millennial Varnmala

    MUMBAI: Hindi is one of the most celebrated languages in the world. Apart from India, it is also spoken in Fiji, Mauritius, Nepal, South Africa and more, making it the second highest spoken language in the world. To celebrate Hindi Diwas, ScoopWhoop Hindi, one of India’s leading online platforms for Hindi content, decided to tackle a common problem faced by India’s millennial crowd – despite being a widely spoken language, there’s a large audience that have a hard time reciting the entire Hindi alphabet or varnmala.

    Inspired by conventional alphabet charts, ScoopWhoop Hindi has launched the Millennial Varnmala – a new alphabet chart that connects each Hindi letter with objects and experiences that resonate with the younger audience. From "Ka se Cool" to "Ya se YOLO" to "Ba se Bro" – the chart contains various references to terms from social media, new age pop culture and daily lingo. Launched on ScoopWhoop Hindi's Instagram, the chart was integrated into the platform’s 3×3 grid format.

    Sattvik Mishra, CEO, ScoopWhoop says "Corporate etiquette and the pressure to be "cool" have turned many youngsters away from one of the world's most fascinating languages. Everyone can recite A-Z in one breath but not many can do the same with Hindi. There couldn't have been a better time to launch the Millennial Varnmala than on Hindi Diwas and we hope to see a shift in the tide very soon."

    Haresh Nayak, Group Managing Director, Posterscope adds “The overwhelming exposure to western pop culture makes a lot of youngsters consider Hindi to be a less fashionable language than English. A lot of people lose touch with the alphabet once they pass out of school. We wanted to make it easy for people to remember so we looked into their day-to-day communication and interest points.”

    Gurbaksh Singh, Chief Creative Technologist, Dentsu Webchutney says "Hindi is one of India's oldest languages. Its popularity is immense but reciting the entire alphabet is a challenge for many. We decided to tap into what youngsters are comfortable with – their favourite colloquial terms on new age platforms like Instagram to refresh their memories with a fun and relatable method that will increase their affinity towards this beautiful language."

  • Media Minds: Posterscope South Asia group MD Haresh Nayak talks about 11-year long journey on anniversary

    Media Minds: Posterscope South Asia group MD Haresh Nayak talks about 11-year long journey on anniversary

    MUMBAI: OOH advertising is probably the starting point of the advertising culture. From hand-drawn paintings to physical and digital installations, this mode of talking to the consumer has evolved in the past many decades. One of the top names functioning in this industry has been Posterscope, from the house of Dentsu Aegis Network, which for more than a decade has been innovating greatly to make OOH marketing more meaningful, relatable, and successful.

    On its 11th anniversary, ‘Media Minds’ interacted with Posterscope South Asia group MD Haresh Nayak to delve deeper into the great the company has been doing and also discuss the way ahead.

    Nayak shared that the industry has improved greatly in the past decade and the influx of technology has made the OOH players to constantly evolve and innovate. He highlighted that the future is going to be influenced by technology and the agencies will be bringing in some fine innovations in the physical spaces.

    He noted that in India there is a great scope for the OOH marketing to grow. He said, “Delhi and Mumbai collectively make up for 50-60 per cent of the OOH industry. But states like Bengaluru, Pune, and Tamil Nadu are going to catch up in the near future.”

    Listen to the complete interaction here:

  • Sandeep Sawant to lead Hyperspace & Smart City at Dentsu Aegis Network

    Sandeep Sawant to lead Hyperspace & Smart City at Dentsu Aegis Network

    MUMBAI: Hyperspace India, the shopper marketing agency under Dentsu Aegis Network has appointed former Madison Retail paradigm’s deputy general manager, Sandeep Sawant to lead the operations. In this role, he will report to Posterscope – South Asia group MD Haresh Nayak.

    Sawant joins Hyperspace with close to 20 years of extensive experience in Shoppers Marketing, Retail Strategy, and Solutions as well as Rural Activation. Prior to MRP, Sawant was the vice president at Costra Advertising. 

    With a legacy of 11 years, Hyperspace services over 200 clients and has successfully set up 2000 plus stores. Today with Sawant at the helm, Hyperspace plans to expand its offerings, improvise on the existing services and develop Smart City solutions.

    Commenting on his appointment Haresh Nayak said, "We are delighted to welcome Sandeep to Hyperspace. The strategy to triple our business by 2020 was laid one year back, while we have ticked off certain plans to reach our goal, we will now be pushing more aggressively by diversifying our operations in rural markets, combining shoppers experience and implementation capabilities in smart city solutions and future proof our services by bringing in data and technology. With Sandeep’s expertise and skillset, I believe he’s the right fit to take our business ahead”

    Sawant commented, “Hyperspace has always been experimental and industry-first in its approach and is driven by passionate individuals who are always working to create a new experience for brands and its consumers. Being digitally-charged and data-driven, the agency ensures best ROI for its clients and the most impactful conversations with consumers. I am excited to be a part of the DAN family and I can’t wait to take the agency to greater heights.”

  • Behrouz Biryani’s campaign by Posterscope gives consumers a culinary experience on the go

    Behrouz Biryani’s campaign by Posterscope gives consumers a culinary experience on the go

    MUMBAI: Rebel Foods, in collaboration with Posterscope India, recently rolled-out an outdoor campaign for Behrouz Biryani. While Behrouz campaigns have always created drool worthy experiences, Posterscope aimed at delivering an unprecedented campaign for the brand. In 2018, the campaign objective was to create awareness for the brand in the national capital. However, this year the objective was to create a shift in focus from awareness to consideration, building on last year’s achievements which saw 3X growth in sales and 5x growth in search.

    Living in a city where hustle is a lifestyle, the online food delivery model is gaining popularity by the minute, especially among the working-class. Through a scientific approach towards planning, hotspots were identified from where food ordering takes place on a large scale, post which a media plan was created that directly spoke to the target audience. The campaign was executed at high congregation TG touchpoints in addition to dominating Cyber City & Cyber Hub, which is a corporate hub at Gurugram.

    Posterscope deployed a multi-media campaign where multiple creatives were used to showcase the different variants of Biryani, ranging from Dum Gosht Biryani to Lazeez Bhuna Murg Biryani to Zaikedaar Paneer Biryani. Clutter breaking innovations like Block Out Printing, 3D Cut Outs, and Dynamic Lighting were executed to enhance the tempt value of the culinary experience.  Out of all the innovations, the Block Out Printing took the center stage as it serves as a regular billboard in the day and transforms into a piece of art at the break of dusk. The hashtag, #ExperienceTheRoyalty used across the campaign, helped build Social interactivity leading to 10mn+ impressions.

    “Going from generating mass awareness to substantiating loyalty, is one of the most difficult journeys for any brand. As a digital first brand, we are very particular about the work we do in the offline space. The fact that the campaign helped churn 1.5X growth in sales and 3x growth in search, is proof of pudding, pardon the pun, of why we continue to repose faith in Posterscope”, opined Sagar Kochhar, Group CMO, Rebel Foods.

    Speaking on the campaign, Haresh Nayak, Group MD – Posterscope – South Asia, said, “With every campaign that we develop, our ambition is to create a communication as differentiated as the brand itself. Given the regal positioning of the brand, we set up a royal Persian aura in our minds right from the conceptualization to the execution. The innovative mediums and accurate touchpoints further helped us create the impact we have envisioned for the brand. The reach of the campaign has been mapped on Posterscope’s proprietary tool, OOHZONE and happy to announce that the campaign has been received extremely well in the market.”

  • Posterscope predicts 12-15% growth for OOH in 2019

    Posterscope predicts 12-15% growth for OOH in 2019

    MUMBAI: Posterscope India, location-based marketing specialist from the house of Dentsu Aegis Network, has predicted a disruptive growth for OOH in India, which will range between 12 to 15 per cent in 2019.

    As per its findings, the year is expected to be an important and exciting one for the OOH industry as the year 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.

    The findings read, “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.”

    The report also stated that the campaigns will go high on data-driven OOH, which will go go beyond demographics to online behaviour, card transactions, app usage and location analytics to decide where the OOH ads should appear.

    Another key aspect is projected to be ROI-led OOH. 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. Digital OOH is also projected to see a boost.

    Posterscope India director Fabian Cowan said, “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.”

    Posterscope – South Asia group MD Haresh Nayak added, “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.”

  • CLab, Dentsu Impact team up for V-Mart’s latest campaign

    CLab, Dentsu Impact team up for V-Mart’s latest campaign

    MUMBAI: V-Mart Retail has partnered with Dentsu Impact and CLab, to launch its new campaign introducing the Bollywood pair of Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar as brand ambassadors.

    V-Mart Retail commenced operations in 2003 and has grown to become one of the most preferred destinations for all fashion and lifestyle needs for consumers residing in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. With a presence across 14 states with 176 stores across 148 cities, V-Mart caters to approximately four crore customers every year. According to a data compiled by Bloomberg, V-Mart, which has recently been conferred as the ‘world’s best performing department stores chain this year’, is one of the leading value-retailers of the country and caters to the aspirational middle class residing in tier-2,3 and 4 cities across India.

    V-Mart Retail senior vice president of marketing and operations Snehal Shah says, “We are super-excited to associate with young talents like Ayushmann and Bhumi. We are a brand that believes in hard work, understands the requirements and dreams of the country that resides outside the reach of metros. It is these beliefs and values which make both Ayushmann and Bhumi a great fit to represent us as our brand ambassadors. Making their way into the tinsel town through sheer hard work and talent, their stories are what connects and resembles with V-Mart’s DNA and that of the millions enduring through daily struggle and yet daring to dream big.”

    The association was designed by CLab, the entertainment and sports marketing arm of Dentsu Aegis Network. CLab vice president Deepak Kumar mentions, “We are extremely happy to have crafted a successful alignment between the celebrities and V-Mart. Our approach for the brand was based principally on factors of immediacy, quick recognition and response, relevancy and lastly demographic integration and acceptance.”

    CLab has been set up under the mentorship of Haresh Nayak who is the managing director at Posterscope India. He says, “We have evolved from the time in which celebrity endorsements were a product of gut feeling and perception to the time which involves intelligent and scientific planning for celebrity-brand matchmaking. With Star Matrix, our proprietary celebrity recommendation tool, our vision is to bring accountability and informed decision making in a discipline which functions on probability and gut feeling of advertisers in getting celebrities/sports personalities to associate with their brands.”

  • Adidas rolls out 3D billboard for Predator

    Adidas rolls out 3D billboard for Predator

    MUMBAI: Out of home (OOH) agency Posterscope India, from Dentsu Aegis Network, has rolled out a massive OOH campaign to announce the launch of Adidas Predator.

    The core objective of the campaign is to build awareness about the launch of this flagship product from the house of Adidas. The one-month-long campaign is aimed at reaching out to people who are enthusiastic about football — both players and fans – across various age groups.

    Posterscope has created a campaign using a specially designed 3D face of the brand ambassador Paul Pogba to build impact and efficiency. The plain image was converted into a digital 3D model. While the creative was converted into a 3D file and was used for print production, detailing and painting of the final piece was done by hand.

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    The innovation showcased 9ft long 3D face of Paul Pogba that protruded 4.5ft on a 20X10 billboard. The innovation helped the brand to stand out and ensure long distance visibility. It is pertinent to note here that this is for the first time in India that a massive 3D face has been placed on a unipole in the OOH space.

    Adidas senior manager of omni channel marketing brand communication Sharad Singla says, “As a brand we wanted to make a bold statement, that was also in line with our product relaunch. We identified a powerful execution for outdoor which had an element of innovation, it brought to life the predatory instincts through the Pogba 3D execution on few sites.” 

    Based on the agency’s deep understanding on the requirement of the brief and with the help of their primary research (OCS), patented analytical tools (OOHZONE) and accumulated understanding, Posterscope zeroed down on a specific location in Delhi for the innovation. Innovation was done on Inner Ring Road at RK Puram towards Dhaula Kuan. The location of the unipole was specifically chosen so that it covers the high volume traffic on Ring Road and is a solitary unit at the required stretch of the road.

    This resulted in the flawless execution of the campaign and all timelines were maintained without any compromise in quality. The innovation led to creating extensive and significant buzz around the product. This in-turn has led to the desired exposure of the brand launch in the Indian market.

    Posterscope used large media formats like billboard, bridge panel, unipole to create impact for this multi city campaign.

    Posterscope senior business director Aditya Goel adds, “This was a brief where we had to think beyond the work that we had already executed for Adidas in the past. The creative, servicing and operation teams at Posterscope came together to execute a larger-than-life size 3D model. It is something which has not been tried so far in the country in the OOH space.”

  • Dentsu buys 95% stake in Swedish analytics co Outfox Intelligence

    MUMBAI: Dentsu, Inc. has announced that its global business headquarters Dentsu Aegis Network has reached an agreement to acquire a 95 per cent stake in Outfox Intelligence AB, an analytics and conversion optimization company in Sweden. The agreement also gives the Dentsu Group the option to make Outfox a wholly-owned subsidiary.

    Established in 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden, Outfox comprises 14 top class consultants, including its two founders, and has steadily improved business performance since its establishment. In addition to being authorized as a Google Analytics Certified partner and a leading sales and service partner for Google Analytics 360 Suite1, Outfox is also a certified partner of Optimizely, earning a strong reputation as the largest corporate authorized reseller in the Nordic region.

    Following the acquisition, Outfox will be integrated into iProspect, one of the Dentsu Group’s global network brands2 with strengths in the digital performance domain. With this new acquisition the Dentsu Group will deepen the collaborative relationship with Amnet, which provides trading desk services delivering more timely digital advertising to more accurate targets, heightening the synergy effects within the Group in the Nordic region.

    The impact of this transaction on Dentsu’s consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending 31 December, 2017 is expected to be minimal.

    1. Google Analytics 360 Suite is a comprehensive service providing data collection and analysis, decision-making and actions that can be utilised through a Google Analytics 360 certified reseller or by directly contracting with Google. All certified resellers meet stringent requirements, providing the same services as when used directly from Google. In Japan, seven companies, including Dentsu Digital, are authorised resellers.

    2. Dentsu Aegis Networkm the Dentsu Group’s global business headquarters based in London, is expanding the Group’s business worldwide through ten global network brands–Carat, Dentsu (Dentsu Brand Agencies), Dentsu media, iProspect, Isobar, mcgarrybowen, Merkle, MKTG, Posterscope and Vizeum–as well as through several specialist/multi-market brands.

  • APAC Effie Awards appoints Bhasin & Burge as heads of jury

    APAC Effie Awards appoints Bhasin & Burge as heads of jury

    MUMBAI: Asia Pacific Effie Awards, the region’s symbol of marketing effectiveness excellence, has named the first two heads of jury – Ashish Bhasin and Jean-Paul Burge.

    Ashish Bhasin is the chairman & CEO Dentsu Aegis Network South Asia and chairman Posterscope and MKTG – Asia Pacific. He is also a member of the Dentsu Aegis Network Asia Pacific Executive Board. A well-known personality in the Advertising & Media industry in Asia Pacific for the past 29 years, Ashish has built the Dentsu Aegis Network in India from a 50 member team to a 3000 member powerhouse.

    Prior to this, Ashish successfully led and set up several of Lintas India’s (IPG) businesses and also had the global role of Executive Vice President, Lowe Worldwide and Asia Regional Director for Integrated Marketing.

    His leadership and contributions are apparent from the multiple awards he has received, such as the Campaign Asia – South Asia Agency Head of the Year award 2016 and 2015 and MXM’s Media Person of the Year- 2016. As a veteran in the industry, Ashish has also served on global juries and trade bodies in India.

    Ashish shared “It gives me a great opportunity to see some of the best work around the region, across markets as well as to interact with some of the best minds in our business.”

    Jean-Paul Burge is the Chairman and CEO of BBDO Asia. Jean-Paul began his career at JWT London in 1998 and joined BBDO in 2004. Over the past seventeen years he has worked in London, Bangkok, Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Singapore.

    In 2007 he was appointed as the managing director of BBDO and Proximity Singapore, and was subsequently promoted to Chief Executive Officer in October 2008 and to President South East Asia in 2010. Jean-Paul has led BBDO to become the most awarded network for creativity and for effectiveness in the region, including the APAC Network of the Year in the Effie Global Index. Many of the BBDO Asia offices are also leaders in their respective markets, creating award-winning advertising and brand communications solutions for clients including HP, Exxon, FedEx, Guinness, Pepsi, Johnson & Johnson, DaimlerChrysler and Fonterra.

    “There is no part of our business that is going unchanged, more touch points, more data, less money and more scrutiny on all that can be scrutinised. What does however continue to separate success from failure is effectiveness. Creative work that is not effective is not creative and as we say at BBDO in the absence of great work nothing else matters,” Jean-Paul commented.