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  • Theblurr brings on Sainath Saraban as co-founder and chief creative officer

    Theblurr brings on Sainath Saraban as co-founder and chief creative officer

    MUMBAI: Theblurr has announced the appointment of Sainath Saraban as co-founder and CCO. With a legacy of bold storytelling and a globally attuned creative lens, Sainath will lead Theblurr’s creative vision across markets, helping brands cut through noise with ideas rooted in insight, craft, and outcomes.

    Sai brings over two decades of creative leadership, having worked across India, the USA, LATAM, S.E. Asia, Europe, and Africa. His portfolio spans some of the world’s most respected brands including Pepsi, Bacardi, Coca-Cola, Nike, Levi’s, Amazon, Microsoft, and Hewlett-Packard with standout work like the iconic ‘Aaj kuch Toofani karte hai’ campaign for Thums Up.

    From his early days at JWT and McCann to becoming National Creative Director at Leo Burnett India, and later founding Simple Creative Inc. and Studio Simple in the U.S., Sai has continuously bridged cultural nuance with big-brand storytelling. His work as a Global Creative Director with Hewlett-Packard demonstrates that great ideas can travel globally while staying locally relevant.

    “Sai is not just a creative leader—he’s a global storyteller who speaks the language of culture, technology, and human truth,” said Theblurr co-founder & CEO Shamsuddin Jasani. “At Theblurr, where we combine AI with human intelligence, he will be key in driving creative excellence with speed and purpose.”

    Commenting on his appointment, Sai said, “Theblurr is the kind of agency I’ve always wanted to build a creative playground fueled by technology and purpose. From campaign thinking to platform storytelling, I’m excited to create work that is culturally alive, globally scalable, and commercially impactful.”

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  • Thumbs up asks people to #TakeCharge

    Thumbs up asks people to #TakeCharge

    MUMBAI: As the new Thums Up Charged makes it way to shelves across India, Coca-Cola India has launched a new campaign called, #TakeCharge featuring ever-energetic actor and Thums Up brand ambassador Ranveer Singh.

    The new campaign builds further on Thums Up’s unique expression of masculinity and belief that heroism is a choice for us to make and an opportunity to take. The campaign conveys that for any challenge that demands heroic action, the hero needs to get charged to rise up to that occasion.

    The TVC opens to an international car race event where the protagonist is seen ready to hit the track in his car which is inscribed with the ThumsUp Charged logo. Focused on victory, with his ThumsUp Charged by his side, he starts manoeuvring his way past the other cars. Just as he’s about to take the lead, the car in front of him loses control and brings our car to a halt. Shaken but determined, the protagonist takes a gulp of his ThumsUp Charged and sets off to finish the race. As he charges ahead and victory is almost in sight, his gearbox jams. Epitomising the ‘Never Give Up Ever’ attitude, he puts his car in reverse and races to victory in a photo-finish.

    ThumsUp Charged is the first-ever variant of Thums Up that was recently launched by Coca-Cola India to celebrate 40 years of Thums Up. The company will be rolling out a series of initiatives including consumer-led engagement campaigns along with exciting marketing campaigns with its brand ambassadors through digital, social, traditional, and outdoor media channels.

    Coca-Cola India and South West Asia Director, Colas marketing Ajay Bathija says, “ThumsUp TVCs are all about seeking thrill, adventure, exhilaration and excitement and Ranveer Singh as a brand ambassador embodies all of that perfectly. The ‘#TakeCharge’ campaign is about taking the controls of life in one’s hands and overcoming adversities by not giving up hope. Our TVC captures this attitude and we are confident that the campaign will resonate well with all Thums Up lovers.”

    Actor Ranveer Singh mentions, “I distinctly remember when I first tasted toofani Thums Up and since then it has become my favourite cola. It’s an honour to be the face of this brand. The ‘Take Charge’ campaign is very close to my heart as I constantly push boundaries and don’t believe in quitting when a challenge is thrown my way. Challenges keep me going in life and make me strive harder to achieve my goals. I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the campaign; it was an invigorating experience to perform as a car-racer.”

    Leo Burnett creative head Sainath Saraban adds, “ThumsUp Charged has an extra thunder in it just the kind of push that somebody needs to take his or her achievement to the next level. Even though the story is set in a massive car race that makes for grand theatre, it is an intensely personal journey about how a huge victory starts within your own self. When I wrote this film, I wanted to leave the viewer with a message that worked at a product level and was inspirational as well. If there’s one thing we want people to do after being exposed to this communication, it is to take charge.”

    #TakeCharge is a 360-degree campaign that will leverage mass-media on larger-than-life outdoor sites in the core markets of the product. The campaign also leverages key social media platforms of YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

  • Akshay Kumar’s Dollar TVC crosses 1.5 million views on Youtube

    Akshay Kumar’s Dollar TVC crosses 1.5 million views on Youtube

    NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s new Dollar TVC has crossed 1.5 million views on Youtube. As per Dollar’s Facebook page updated on 5 May, the ad had crossed 1 million (10 lakh) page views within 10 days.

    In the ad, Akshay, the brand ambassador of the Indian hosiery major, showcases different stunts highlighting fitness and flexibility in the fifth television commercial issued by Dollar Industries Limited. Dollar has commenced a 360-degree advertising campaign across print, electronic, outdoor and online media to promote the new commercial.

    “The association with Akshay Kumar has created the perfect brand image for our company and it has been a journey worth mentioning. In this period our company has witnessed exponential growth in terms of sales, customer base, dealer distribution network and has become one of the most popular hosiery brands of the country. This is our fifth TV commercial with him and we are very confident that the commercial will have an instant connect with the audience, said Dollar Industries Ltd managing director Vinod Gupta.

    Acclaimed international ad filmmaker Andzei Matsukevits has directed the commercial. Sainath Saraban, who was earlier working as the creative head of Leo Brunnet has scripted the TVC.

    Dollar Industries Limited believes that with Akshay becoming the face of Dollar, the brand’s products have received widespread acceptance across millions of homes in India and abroad.

    “The concept of the TVC is catchy and in the same line of humour and using your brain. I am delighted that the company is growing day by day, flourishing each fiscal,” said the brand ambassador.

    “Dollar as a brand always believes in having a fit body and a fearless mind. And the new TV commercial is a reflection of this belief”, added Gupta.

    The growth of the company is on an upswing with annual growth rates averaging more than 18 percent year-on-year.

    TVC story in brief

    Akshay Kumar wearing a Dollar vest has been seen as a mix martial art specialist in the TVC, practicing with Winchu Wooden stand and suddenly challenged by a goon. The brand ambassador used a witty trick and won the fight without even touching him. The TVC ends up with the tagline “Jiske Collar Ke Niche Dollar Hota Hain, Usse Panga Nehi Lete Hain”.

  • Akshay Kumar’s Dollar TVC crosses 1.5 million views on Youtube

    Akshay Kumar’s Dollar TVC crosses 1.5 million views on Youtube

    NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s new Dollar TVC has crossed 1.5 million views on Youtube. As per Dollar’s Facebook page updated on 5 May, the ad had crossed 1 million (10 lakh) page views within 10 days.

    In the ad, Akshay, the brand ambassador of the Indian hosiery major, showcases different stunts highlighting fitness and flexibility in the fifth television commercial issued by Dollar Industries Limited. Dollar has commenced a 360-degree advertising campaign across print, electronic, outdoor and online media to promote the new commercial.

    “The association with Akshay Kumar has created the perfect brand image for our company and it has been a journey worth mentioning. In this period our company has witnessed exponential growth in terms of sales, customer base, dealer distribution network and has become one of the most popular hosiery brands of the country. This is our fifth TV commercial with him and we are very confident that the commercial will have an instant connect with the audience, said Dollar Industries Ltd managing director Vinod Gupta.

    Acclaimed international ad filmmaker Andzei Matsukevits has directed the commercial. Sainath Saraban, who was earlier working as the creative head of Leo Brunnet has scripted the TVC.

    Dollar Industries Limited believes that with Akshay becoming the face of Dollar, the brand’s products have received widespread acceptance across millions of homes in India and abroad.

    “The concept of the TVC is catchy and in the same line of humour and using your brain. I am delighted that the company is growing day by day, flourishing each fiscal,” said the brand ambassador.

    “Dollar as a brand always believes in having a fit body and a fearless mind. And the new TV commercial is a reflection of this belief”, added Gupta.

    The growth of the company is on an upswing with annual growth rates averaging more than 18 percent year-on-year.

    TVC story in brief

    Akshay Kumar wearing a Dollar vest has been seen as a mix martial art specialist in the TVC, practicing with Winchu Wooden stand and suddenly challenged by a goon. The brand ambassador used a witty trick and won the fight without even touching him. The TVC ends up with the tagline “Jiske Collar Ke Niche Dollar Hota Hain, Usse Panga Nehi Lete Hain”.

  • PayUMoney ropes in Leo Burnett & Mindshare; to roll out ATL campaign

    PayUMoney ropes in Leo Burnett & Mindshare; to roll out ATL campaign

    MUMBAI: PayUMoney, an online payment solution company, has appointed Leo Burnett to handle its creative duties, whereas Mindshare has been roped in to handle its media planning and buying mandate.

     

    The company is all set to launch its first multi-media advertising campaign to raise awareness about its consumer offering. The nationwide campaign will run across months and target online buyers.

     

    Leo Burnett will be looking at the entire creative process and will be the agency on record for the Gurgaon-based company. The agency won the account following a multi-agency pitch that went on for around three months.

     

    PayU India marketing director Varun Jha said, “Leo Burnett’s thought processes on contemporising the brand thought, creative connect, out-of-the-box thinking and passion made them an obvious choice. We are confident that the team at Leo Burnett understands the unique nature of PayUMoney’s business model and will be able to execute a communication strategy that will enable us to grow in the exciting segment of online payments. We are excited to share our passion with Leo Burnett team to take PayUMoney to the next level.”

     

    Leo Burnett executive director Samir Gangahar added, “PayUMoney is transforming the way Indians make online payments. We are happy to associate with them at such an early stage in their journey and help them in making PayUMoney synonymous with a simple payment solution for every need.”

     

    Leo Burnett NCD Sainath Saraban said, “Working on PayUMoney is going to be exciting and challenging as well, because of the behavioural change it aims at bringing into the lives of the consumers. We will be looking at telling stories and creating conversations that our audiences will find both engaging and insightful.”

     

    Mindshare south Asia leader Ravi Rao added, “Online payment is on the cusp of a major revolution and we are proud and excited to partner with PayuMoney, the leader in this space. We see great opportunity to engage with this evolving consumer and bring about behavioral change.”

     

  • Leo Burnett India elevates Sainath Saraban to NCD

    Leo Burnett India elevates Sainath Saraban to NCD

    MUMBAI: Leo Burnett Group India CCO Rajdeepak Das today announced the elevation of Sainath Saraban as the national creative director (NCD). As part of his new role, Sai (as he is fondly known), will oversee and take care of the Chennai market as well as key national clients. He will continue to be based in Delhi as he assumes this new responsibility.

     

    Leo Burnett Group CEO Surabh Varma said, “Sai is one of the best creative talents in The Leo Group today. His thorough and in-depth understanding of the target audience coupled with popular culture comes through clearly in the great work that he creates for our clients. I look forward to seeing him make magic in the Chennai market and on our key national clients.”

     

    Leo Burnett CCO Rajdeepak Das added, “Sai is definitely one of the most promising talents of Leo Burnett India and undoubtedly one of the good human beings I have come across. We want the greatness to spread to one more office. Cheers to Sai.”

     

    On his new role Sai said, “Over the last nine years, I have grown with the agency and the agency has grown with me. Now it’s time to take my role to the next level. I see challenges and opportunities alike and along with Saurabh and Raj, I look forward to what lies ahead. The ‘Change Everything’ philosophy is something we all believe in and it holds true for the kind of work we create and how we create it.” 

     

    Sai, who joined Leo Burnett in 2005, began his career with JWT Delhi, where he worked for five years on brands like Boost, Pizza Hut, Hero Cycles and CNBC. This was followed by a brief stint at McCann Erickson after which he joined JWT Bangalore where he worked on Kingfisher, Red Label Tea, McDowell’s and was a part of the team that won Levi’s and Nike. At Leo Burnett, Delhi, some of the memorable work that Sai has created are on brands such as Thumbs Up, Maaza, Minute Maid, Perfetti, Samsung to name a few.

  • Samsung Galaxy Grand aims at mid-segment in new campaign

    NEW DELHI: A new television commercial by Samsung Electronics as a consumer connect initiative to showcase Galaxy Grand, the recently introduced Dual SIM Smartphone in India, aims at the mid-segment by bringing fore fun, style and passion of everyday moments of a user.

    The advertisement is conceptualised and designed by Leo Burnett and aired across Hindi and English entertainment and movie channels starting 16 February.

    Strongly focused on creating a work life balance between personal and professional lives of youngsters, the TVC creates synergy between the consumers and the features of the Galaxy Grand by showcasing aspirations, passions and hobbies of an ambitious and confident individual.

    The TVC has been conceptualised to depict the Galaxy Grand’s innovative Dual SIM feature wherein the professional is able to enjoy personal moments such as biking, moments with friends, mountaineering.

    The TVC begins with a young male professional aspiring to live a Grand life by travelling on bike to see mountains kiss clouds, sky changing colours to every possible shade. He wishes to capture his memories with big screen experience and stay connected with his friends. Next thing you know, he mentions about reserving special place to watch movies. A super appears in the foreground that reads: ‘’Samsung Galaxy Grand”.

    The TVC encourages younger generation to capture personal moments through technology purchase of the right Smartphone in spite of budgetary constraints and highlights top-end hardware and software features with a very attractive price of Galaxy Grand.

    Creatives List

    Client: Samsung India Electronics Ltd
    Agency: Leo Burnett
    Creative: Sainath Saraban, Sumit Negi
    Account management: Ravpreet Ganesh, Ankur Bora, Rohan Bharel
    Account planning: Megha Deorani
    Production house: Cutting Edge Pictures
    Director: Julien Trousselier
    Producer: Billoo Sandhu
    Executive producer/Associate producer:
    Director of photography: Daniel
    Music director: Rupert
    Post house: After Post

  • Maaza launches new ad campaign with Imran Khan & Parineeti Chopra

    MUMBAI: Coca-Cola India is launching a new communication campaign for Maaza, featuring Imran Khan and Parineeti Chopra, the new ambassadors for the brand.

    The campaign themed “Har Mausam Love, Har Mausam Aam” has been conceptualised and created by Leo Burnett (Delhi) and directed by Jayant Rohtagi.

    Coca-Cola India and South West Asia vice president- Juice business Asia Neeraj Garg said, “Over the years, Maaza, through its strong heritage and consistent communication campaigns has become synonymous with mangoes in the hearts and minds of consumers.. With the new campaign, we are scaling up the brand‘s philosophy by bringing in the element of ‘Love‘, to add an interesting and refreshing twist to Maaza‘s promise of ‘Har Mausam Aam‘”.

    Taking forward Maaza‘s “Har Mausam Aam” theme in 2012, the brand is now adding a touch of love to its new campaign for 2013 by drawing a parallel between “love” and “mangoes”. Maaza believes that love for mangoes should not be constrained by the mango season which comes only for three months in a year.

    Leo Burnett ECD -New Delhi Sainath Saraban added, “We have built the 2013 thematic campaign for brand Maaza, based on the analogy of love for mangoes. Just like love, one should be able to relish mangoes in every season and Maaza embodies just that. Maaza really is a mango experience available 365 days in a year”.

    As Maaza‘s brand ambassador, Khan and Chopra will be associated with a range of consumer activation and marketing programs, helping build brand love and enrich the brand experience.

    In addition to leveraging mass media advertising, integrated communication plan includes roll out of a range of initiatives including out-of-home (OOH) media, digital, point of sale merchandise and on-the-ground initiatives across all key markets.

    Titled ‘Switty‘, the film is set in winters and it portrays Chopra as a beautiful young girl who is crazy about mangoes. Even though there are countless boys in the neighbourhood eager for her attention, she coyly mentions that her heart will belong to the one who can get her mangoes even in off-season. Here‘s where Khan scores over all others by satiating her love for mangoes with the all-season mango delight in a bottle – Maaza.

  • McCain Foods rolls out first TVC with Karisma Kapoor

    MUMBAI: McCain Foods have launched their new television commercial featuring the company‘s first brand ambassador Karisma Kapoor.

    The TVC has been conceptualised by Leo Burnett and produced by Whacky Films Company.

    The campaign revolves around McCain‘s new tagline, ‘Jhatse banao, kuch tasty khao‘ which translates to ‘Quick, fun and tasty snacks made in a jiffy‘.

    The TVC opens with Karisma saying that earlier she was constantly worried about the doorbell ringing, as it would bring kids, family, friends and unexpected guests with their demands of tasty food in minutes.

    However, today when the door bell rings, she welcomes everybody with a smile. She walks into the kitchen and makes McCain snacks in just ‘3minutes‘ from ‘freezer-to-fryer‘. In last scene, Karisma is seen serving McCain snacks to her family. Everybody kicks into celebration mood after tasting the assortment of fun snacks prepared by her within ‘3 minutes‘. The TVC ends with her family member asking ‘Bahar se mangwaya‘ and Karisma smiles back saying, ‘nahin, ghar par McCain banaya‘.

    McCain Foods India general manager – marketing Gunjan Pandey said, “We are a nation of food loving people and our love for food bonds us together. With this campaign, we wanted to capture the happiness, fun and joy which we feel when we indulge in good food”.

    Leo Burnett executive director Sainath Saraban said, “It is ingrained in every Indian woman‘s heart that her family looks up to her for tasty food. She gets constantly challenged on whether her food would meet the expectations of guests and family or not. Situations like unexpected guests at home, kids asking for interesting evening snacks and family members craving for exciting food make her restless. Through this Ad campaign, we have tried to address her inner turmoil. It portrays elevated pride of the ‘lady of the house‘ when delighted family members wonder, whether this food was ordered from outside.”

    The campaign which comprises of 10 TVCs is currently on air on top Hindi and English GECs. The TVCs would be supported by print, radio, outdoor and online, specifically targeting the markets of Delhi, Punjab, Mumbai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. The duration of the campaign will be around 5 weeks.