Tag: Quikr.com

  • Delhi Daredevils go Quikr at IPL7

    Delhi Daredevils go Quikr at IPL7

    MUMBAI: The Delhi Daredevils unveiled their jersey for the seventh edition of the Pepsi Indian Premier League at an event organised at JW Marriot – Aero City this Saturday, with Quikr.com coming in as the principal sponsor.

     

    The GMR group owned team has gone for a complete makeover this season with a new look squad, a new logo and a new sponsor, who symbolise the story of growth and success.

     

    Speaking on the unveiling Delhi Daredevils CEO Hemant Dua explained: “Quikr has become a ground breaking company in the online classified space and we at the Daredevils are truly excited with this partnership.  It is the coming together of brands that share similar values on an ideal platform where speed, success and teamwork rule and believe it will be the beginning of a long association. Creatigies Communications and Havas Media played a key role in making this partnership happen, we appreciate their efforts.”

     

    The partnership will initially be for a three year period with both sides confident of a long term relationship.

     

    Quikr founder & CEO Pranay Chulet said: “We are excited to partner with DD. Much like our business, T20 games are all about succeeding at speed. The idea is to score Quikr and win Quikr, and we feel we have a great meeting of minds between Quikr and DD on that.”

     

    Before their flight for Dubai on Saturday night the Delhi Daredevils also announced their list of sponsors which includes Just Dial (right chest), Idea (back of jersey), Delhi Duty Free (lead arm), RBL & Intuit Quick Books (non lead arm), Manyavar (lead helmet), Amity University (back of helmet), McDowell’s No. 1 (lead leg), Kama Sutra Deo (non lead arm).

     

    DD’s first match will be in Sharjah against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 17 April 2014.

  • Havas Media Group India Tops Performance Charts in 2013

    Havas Media Group India Tops Performance Charts in 2013

    MUMBAI: In the midst of a slow-subdued industry and economy where GDP hit a decade low of 4.5%, Havas Media Group India on the other hand has had an exceptional year in 2013.

    Today it is right at the top of the performance charts of media agencies.

    Besides retaining existing clients, Havas Media Group has had strong new business success.

    The company stood at No. 2 Media Agency position in the recently declared Agency Report Card 2013 by Campaign India – garnering 8 out of 10 points. It was also shortlisted for the Agency of the Year 2013 Awards.

    RECMA 2013 Compitches has graded Havas at No.1 in YTD new business achievements in both the 2013 preliminary reports.

    The company took home two wins at the DMA ECHO Awards India 2013 and was on the shortlist at India Radio Forum’s ERA (Excellence in Radio Awards) 2013.

     “2013 proved to be a good year where our state of the art product, our dedication and hard work paid. We thank all our clients for trusting us with their businesses in an otherwise tough year and our media partners for their unflinching support at all times”, said Anita Nayyar, CEO, Havas Media Group India & South Asia.

    “Given our Meaningful Brands research and other ‘thought leadership’ tools, we are confident that we will replicate the success of the past years. Our ‘Digital at the Core’ avatar is in sync with the current market realities and is finding a lot of interest and traction among the clients. At Havas Village, we are consolidating creative and media through our unique Meaningful Connection Planning offering”, she added.

     “Taking from our Meaningful Brands framework we impart holistic solutions to brand marketing which has been the value differentiator. We believe in client delight and will continue to deliver in 2014” explained Mohit Joshi, Managing Director, Havas Media India.

     

    Havas Media Group bagged significant new businesses – Emirates, Voltas, Amway, Aspiring Minds, Shaadi.com, Wonder Cement, Neo Milk Products, Halonix, Simmtronics, Mobis and Bloomberg TV India amongst others with a roster of clients including Hyundai Motor India, Parle Products Ltd., MTS India, Quikr.com, Taj Hotels, Capgemini India, etc.

    Arena India was also launched under Havas Media Group to take on the responsibilities of the global LG Electronics win.

    The specialist brands Mobext India for mobile solutions and Ecselis for performance marketing are a part of Havas Media Group India.

     

  • FoxyMoron to handle Quikr.com

    MUMBAI: Digital Solutions agency FoxyMoron has won the digital creative mandate for classified portal Quikr.com, following a multi-agency pitch.

    FoxyMoron online strategist and co-founder Harshil Karia said, “A brand like Quikr encapsulates everything that our current generation stands for – we want everything to be done Quikrrrr. It‘s a brand that‘s at a very exciting stage at this point in time. We‘re very excited to make the ‘Quik India Movement that we‘ve coined for Quikr.com the next big thing in the social space in India”

    Quikr was launched to build a destination where people from the local community sell, buy, rent, or find anything in a simple and easy way.