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  • KOHLER unveils India-inspired digital-first colours campaign with Twinkle Khanna

    KOHLER unveils India-inspired digital-first colours campaign with Twinkle Khanna

    MUMBAI: KOHLER, the global lifestyle brand, introduces a new range of colours that encapsulate the vibrancy and grandeur of India’s diversity. As part of its campaign, ‘Colours by KOHLER: The India Palette’, the brand marked its foray with a digital-first, three-part film starring its brand ambassador, Twinkle Khanna. This is yet another creative offering from KOHLER which is driven by its philosophy of innovation and excellence to make bathrooms the centrepiece of the home and re-inventing the dynamics of one’s home décor space.

    The campaign brings alive an enchanting story behind the three colours namely, peacock, truffle, and thunder grey. The version of Peacock is rendered as a shade of teal, evoking an ethnic feel to give a vibrant look of the Indian iconic bird. Truffle is an ode to the Thar desert, while thunder grey is a celebration of the Indian monsoon. The films establish the same mood by creating a dreamy world, where colours put up a magical show while transforming the mundane white vessel into something inspirational.

    Conceptualised by Dentsu Webchutney, the three films are shot by the ace director Anupam Mishra, the three-part digital campaign showcases the new collection with shades and strokes that are globally trending yet trace their roots to the quintessential culture of India. The digital-first campaign has been kicked off with a targeted 360-degree robust plan, followed by impact digital properties like CPM YouTube Masthead, Hotstar Masthead, and roadblocks in relevant digital media channels. In addition, the campaign will be promoted across OOH and magazines. The overall estimated reach of the digital campaign is 30 million and will garner more than 10 million+ views.

    KOHLER K&B India, Middle East, and Sub Saharan Africa president Salil Sadanandan said, “KOHLER’s India Palette of colours enables our customers to express themselves with colours that are rooted in Indian sensibilities yet uniquely global. Our endeavour is to make the bathroom the centerpiece of the home, and the India palette of Colours by KOHLER is all about re-inventing the bath space. The digital first campaign featuring Twinkle Khanna is a unique attempt at showcasing the magical inspiration behind each colour. With this new meticulously researched range of colours for India, our customers can personalise their bath space to reflect their own unique style.”

  • Twinkle Khanna joins Kohler

    Twinkle Khanna joins Kohler

    MUMBAI: Kohler Company, the global leader in kitchen and bath industry, partnered with interior designer, author and former Bollywood actress Twinkle Khanna for its latest campaign, ‘Colours by Kohler’.

    The campaign is meant to inspire people to bring colours in the bath space with confidence through decorative and coloured Kohler products. With this campaign, the brand is introducing its newly launched faucet finishes and coloured vessels with a still shoot and a behind-the-scenes video featuring the actor.

    Through evocative imagery captured by veteran photographer Suresh Natarajan, the still-shoot aims to bring out the vibrancy of Colours. Each product is showcased in an environment which complements its design story. The setting for the MarrakeshTM is a Moroccan courtyard while an earthy setting with details like patterned mud walls, parched and cracked earth have been used to showcase the earthy, copper tones of the Derring.

    Khanna says, “This campaign really spoke to the designer in me. If you think about it, white and chrome have been synonymous with bathrooms. But that doesn’t have to be the case. There is a lot you can do. Especially, the collection that I worked with, it is absolutely stunning as to what Kohler has done with decorative and colourful sinks and faucets by transforming them into artistic statements. The shoot managed to capture the theme of the campaign quite beautifully. They reflected the central idea of the campaign be it the Moroccan courtyard or an ironsmith’s furnace, you could see the inspiration behind the products coming alive.”

    Khanna is no stranger to the Interior décor industry. She is the founder and co-CEO of The White Window interior designs, and is the recipient of an acclaimed international award.

    Kohler president Salil Sadanandan adds, “It has been inspirational to work with Khanna and Suresh Natarajan, both experts in their creative fields. Moreover, Khanna’s experience in the interior design industry makes her a perfect fit for our brand. We created some beautiful settings around our products to bring them alive giving our consumers a glimpse of what could be achieved with exciting colours from Kohler in the bath space.”

    The decorative products featured in the shoot are an exclusive range of sink designs featuring elegant materials with unique, hand-crafted patterns. This extension significantly expands the options for home-owners who are seeking a unique, decorated lavatory.

  • Millward Brown’s link (TM) with facial coding technology increases its database to 800 adverts across Asia

    Millward Brown’s link (TM) with facial coding technology increases its database to 800 adverts across Asia

    MUMBAI: Millward Brown, the only full-service research agency to have a dedicated, global neuroscience practice, today announced that since pioneering its award-winning link(TM) with facial coding technology in early 2012, it now has a database of more than 800 adverts across Asia.

    The approach, created jointly by Millward Brown and Affectiva, seamlessly integrates automatic interpretation of moment-by-moment facial responses to ads with viewers‘ cognitive responses — providing advertisers with powerful recommendations to optimise effectiveness.

    The integration of Affectiva‘s Affdex(TM) Facial Coding software with Millward Brown‘s Link(TM) copy-testing solution has tapped into a clear need amongst the region‘s advertisers to accurately measure emotions in advertising in a simple, cost-effective and scalable way that is accurate across different cultures.

    “Listening to the overwhelming feedback from our clients and looking at results from more than 800 studies we‘ve conducted across Asia, we know that implicit measurement through facial coding, combined with established survey-based research, is giving a level of insight that simply could not be achieved by either approach in isolation,” said Global Innovations for Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific director Pankaj Jha.

    “In fact, we see that the powerful combined approach improves the already strong relationship between link metrics and sales effectiveness.”

    The technique has proved most useful to: Aid understanding of the real emotional power of ads, particularly when an ad is “edgy” and uses challenging creative devices; Clarify and highlight emotional reactions, not easily explained by survey responses; Help discover transition points that either enhance the story or break the flow, which could lead to issues of comprehension; Identify branding moments and cues that did or did not work well and Chart the overall flow through the advert to optimise storytelling.

    Kohler managing director of kitchen & bath, India Salil Sadanandan said, “Analysing the facial responses of viewers uncovered some post-rationalisation occurring on the survey, and that there was a positive response to the advertising idea underlying respondents‘ answers. That insight is helping us develop the creative further with changes highlighted by both the survey and facial metrics. We generated more insightful and usable findings by combining both methods.”

    Globally, Millward Brown has used Link with Facial Coding to research more than 1,500 ads, primarily for Fortune 500 companies, since launching the best-in-class solution in early 2012.

  • Kohler awards creative biz to Ogilvy

    MUMBAI: Bathroom and kitchen fittings manufacturer Kohler has awarded its creative mandate to WPP‘s creative agency O&M India.

    The account was previously handled by the Delhi office of Publicis Groupe‘s Leo Burnett who won it in April 2010. The win is the result of a multi-agency pitch that was initiated in November last year.

    Kohler Kitchen & Bath India MD Salil Sadanandan said, “Ogilvy is the name behind some of the most memorable ad campaigns for brands across diverse categories in the country. We welcome them on board and look forward to working on some great campaigns together.”

    O&M group president Prateek Srivastava said, “We are delighted to get an opportunity to work with Kohler. It‘s a sharp and aspirational brand. Besides, it‘s always a pleasure to work with a company whose business is also about creativity and aesthetics.”