Tag: Sony Mobile

  • VML Qais appoints Natasha Kapur as business director

    MUMBAI: VML Qais has appointed Natasha Kapur as business director. This appointment marks the expansion of VML Qais‘ India operations to Delhi. The Delhi office will offer digitally-led marketing experiences with in-house service lines across strategic planning, creative, research and analysis, social and digital media.

    Kapur joins VML Qais with over a decade of experience in digital marketing, brand management and strategic initiatives across India, Asia Pacific, USA and Europe. She has worked with companies in the media, advertising and telecom sectors. She has conceptualised, co-created and driven digital marketing strategy and integrated marketing campaigns, both at a global and national level, building many successful brands during her career.

    In her earlier role, Kapur was senior manager – strategy and communications at Sony Mobile. She was responsible for developing and driving integrated marketing strategy and communications for Sony Mobile‘s mobile content and services ecosystem, that included mobile app stores, graphics, games, music, movies and device management services on a global level.

    VML Qais Asia CEO Tripti Lochan said, “With Natasha‘s rich experience in brand building using digital and new media, platforms, partnerships and tools, she is ideally suited to join our team and provide thought leading, cutting-edge digital marketing experiences to clients.”

    “I‘m really looking forward to building great brands for companies by creating engaging experiences for consumers wherever they live in the digital universe, and am pleased to be joining the VML Qais team during this exciting stage in their India journey,” added Kapur.

  • Sony Mobile to launch new campaign for Xperia in June

    Sony Mobile to launch new campaign for Xperia in June

    BANGALORE: Sony Mobile Communications (India) has launched three new models of its Xperia smart phones – Xperia U, T and Sola – in Bangalore.

    The company will kick start the promotion for these models in June, which includes a mass media communications campaign with a TVC.

    Sony Mobiles head, marketing Prasun Kumar said, “Based on the current market in India of around 150 million mobile phones, by 2015 the market size should be around 200 million units, of which the market for smart phones will be around 100 million. Xperia is a fundamental part, a cornerstone of Sony‘s strategy for smart phones, similar to the Bravia brand which represents our television sets and Vaio which represents our laptops. The smart phone is at the heart of the connected screen experience.”

    On promoting the new models, Kumar added, “We will be on all the major channels, including GEC‘s, News, etc., as well as regional channels such as those of the Sun TV group, ETV, and Asianet.”

    Sony Mobiles had launched the Xperia-S in April 2012 and its Xperia Facebook page has garnered over a million fans already. Industry sources revealed that Sony Mobiles has allocated around Rs 500 million for ad spends for this year. A lot of Sony Mobile creative work is done by Iris in India, while some also comes in from its global agency McCann. Media buying in India is through OMD.

  • Euro 2012: Sony Mobile is global handset partner

    Euro 2012: Sony Mobile is global handset partner

    MUMBAI: Orange has signed a deal with Sony Mobile Communications‘ new player to help fans enjoy the top European football tournament.

    Orange, the official global partner of Uefa Euro 2012, is working with Sony Mobile Communications to bring the tournament to life for fans across Europe through online competitions, in-store promotions, and live events – giving fans hundreds of new opportunities to win tickets from Orange, Xperia smartphones and other great gifts.

    The key elements of the partnership, which may vary from country to country, includes competitions that are open to anyone, i.e. not limited to Orange customers, in the 11 Orange European markets:

    – Orange Supporters’ Cup – Fans can compete individually and in teams for prizes including VIP bus trips to Warsaw and Kiev, and Xperia S smartphones. Open to anyone in the 11 Orange European markets.

    Orange Golden Goal with Sony Mobile Communications– Starting in May, fans can compete in an Orange Facebook game testing their football knowledge for opportunities to win VIP packages to the final of the tournament, Sony Playstation products and Sony Xperia smartphones.

    New promotions are also being created for the event specifically for Orange customers in-store, online and via call centres. Orange will bring the tournament to life online and in Orange shops across Europe with Sony Mobile Communications, giving customers the chance to win vouchers for smartphones and receive special tariffs, merchandise and gifts with every Xperia smartphone purchased.

    Orange is a sponsor of Uefa Euro 2012, with Orange Poland acting as the exclusive telecommunications partner in Poland, and Orange and Uefa developing the official mobile application for the tournament. Orange customers with Xperia smartphones will be able to receive the mobile app automatically via an over the air update.

    Sony Mobile Communications recently introduced Xperia U and Xperia P that join the flagship Xperia S in the NXT series of smartphones. These new Xperia smartphones combine stand-out design and superior entertainment technology with the powerful performance consumers would expect from a Sony smartphone.

    This is Orange’s first pan-European sponsorship, with the following countries participating: Spain, Poland, France, the UK, Slovakia, Romania, Austria, Luxembourg, Moldova, Switzerland and Armenia.