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  • VMLY&R India elevates Pooja Jauhari to group CEO

    VMLY&R India elevates Pooja Jauhari to group CEO

    Mumbai: Global brand and customer experience agency VMLY&R on Wednesday announced the appointment of Pooja Jauhari as chief executive officer, VMLY&R India across its group of companies. Based out of the agency’s Mumbai office, she will report to VMLY&R Asia co-CEO Tripti Lochan, who is based in Singapore.

    Jauhari takes over from Anil Nair, who is moving on to pursue new opportunities. Nair joined VMLY&R in 2019 from Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi India, where he was CEO (digital) and managing partner. VMLY&R first welcomed Jauhari in 2020, as the CEO of The Glitch. The independent creative agency was acquired by WPP in 2017 and integrated into the VMLY&R network in November 2020.

    In this new role, she will oversee the agency’s combined operations, including VMLY&R, The Glitch, VMLY&R Commerce and GTB, across its three offices in India – Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai – plus its service of clients across the Indian subcontinent, said the statement.

    She is also tasked with further integration of the network’s creative excellence in India, with its very strong customer experience, commerce and data capabilities, into an integrated powerhouse focused on human centricity, diversity, inclusion & high performance, it added.

    “Since welcoming The Glitch into the VMLY&R network in 2020, we are seeing that together with VMLY&R India, the whole is far greater than the sum of the parts,” said Tripti Lochan. “Pooja’s proven track record of having driven a gender-blind and positive influence approach, aligns perfectly with our ongoing vision towards ever-improving our own inclusivity and progressiveness. Combined with her track record in growing The Glitch to be one of India’s best-known agencies, producing work for clients both nationally and globally, we believe her elevation makes us even better at creating connected brands, driving business for our clients, and positively impacting the communities they live in.”

    “We thank Anil for being a part of our continued growth in India, and wish him the very best in the next stage of his journey,” she further said.

    Having started her marketing career at JWT two decades ago, Jauhari moved to Unilever and then Worldwide Media before joining The Glitch in 2013. There, she was instrumental to the agency’s success, leading its strategic planning, plus setting its goals and approach to both business and culture.

  • VMLY&R India brings in Rajshekar Patil as executive creative director

    VMLY&R India brings in Rajshekar Patil as executive creative director

    Mumbai: Global brand and customer experience agency VMLY&R has brought Rajshekar Patil on board as executive creative director. He will report to VMLY&R India chief creative officer  Mukund Olety. 

    In this role, Patil will oversee the creative capabilities of the agency, assist in campaign conceptualisation, and support the agency’s creative vision. As part of the leadership team, he will also champion a culture of creativity, inclusiveness, and innovation, said the agency.

    Patil brings in 18 years of work experience with him as an award-winning integrated advertising professional working at the intersection of creativity and tech. His last assignment was with Publicis Worldwide India as ECD. At Publicis Mumbai, he was heading Skoda Motors, Citi, Zee5, and Times Group. 

    “I am delighted that Rajshekar is joining us. He is a passionate, razor-sharp, creative thinker with a portfolio that speaks to his desire for genuine impact through his work,” said VMLY&R India chief creative officer Mukund Olety. ” I welcome him wholeheartedly to the VMLY&R family and look forward to growing our creative reputation across the country.”

    Patil is the co-founder of a kid-tech startup, built at a tech incubator in London, and Snap Counsellors, an award-winning teen helpline on Snapchat. He also helped launch Apple in India, contributing several pieces to the Grand Prix-winning Shot on the iPhone campaign.

    A computer science graduate who landed accidentally in the creative department of Ogilvy and Mather and never left, Patil has been recognised with D&AD Impact, One Show, Cannes, Effies APAC, Spikes Tangrams, etc. His previous stints were at BBDO India, Media Arts Lab (Apple’s agency), BBH India, and Ogilvy & Mather.

    “VMLY&R brings together a blend of creativity, technology, data and culture to create truly unique solutions for clients. Creativity here seeps into every facet of the agency and I look forward to working closely with Anil and Mukund to create some fantastic work,” said Patil on his new role.

  • VMLY&R India and Swaraj Tractors dedicate the latest campaign to Indian farmers

    VMLY&R India and Swaraj Tractors dedicate the latest campaign to Indian farmers

    MUMBAI: VMLY&R India, an award-winning digital marketing, advertising and transformation agency, has conceptualized an illustrated and emotional film dedicated to Indian farmers for Swaraj Tractors.

    Swaraj Tractors is first indigenously manufactured agricultural tractors in India, aptly named as Swaraj – giving a new dimension to the concept of self-reliance put forth by Mahatma Gandhi. The Swaraj brand has a rich history and over the last 40 years it has longstanding reputation amongst the farmers and the brand is synonymous with trust, power & reliability.

    This year India is celebrating its 73rd Independence Day and like every year, all Indians will be excited about the day in their own big and small ways. 

    For majority of the Indians, celebrating this day is all about wearing that quintessential white kurta and attending their respective functions in their society, buying tri-color flags for kids, chilling at home and scrolling through patriotic movies on cable TV and maybe eating some special food.

    Amandeep Singh- Business Director, VMLY&R India had this to say on the campaign, ‘While celebrating this day in the most exciting way possible, how often do one realize that there is an entire community for whom Independence Day is just another day, as they are busy toiling hard for something, which is arguably the most important thing for our survival – growing food for us! This film shows the contrast in the ways of celebration of a common man and a farmer. Just that, a farmer’s celebration and hard work for nation is not for one day, it’s for his entire lifetime.’

    As the voice – over and audio talks about the regular Independence Day Celebration in small towns and cities, the visual is a contrast departure from the same as it shows what Independence Day is for a regular farmer.

    While Indians celebrate Independence Day with all the zeal and fanfare, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the contribution of these farmers in making us the great nation we are today.

  • VMLY&R India appoints Ajay Ravindran as Director – Strategy and Planning

    VMLY&R India appoints Ajay Ravindran as Director – Strategy and Planning

    Mumbai: VMLY&R India, an award-winning digital marketing, advertising and transformation agency has appointed Ajay Ravindran as Director – Strategy and Planning. Ajay will work closely with Saurabh Mathur (Head of Strategy & Planning) and Anil K Nair (CEO), to drive strategy and growth of the agency.

    Ajay will head the brand planning function for VMLY&R in India. His mandate is to ensure that strategic thinking is at the core of all the offerings of the agency – across all verticals including Brand Stewardship (Campaigns & Content), Commerce, and Experience & Technology. Additionally, he will spearhead the Brand Advisory practice here.

    Commenting on this, Anil K Nair, CEO, VMLY&R India, stated, “Ajay will be working at the intersection of Brand Strategy and Technology, so that VMLY&R is at the forefront of defining how brands would need to evolve in this new, emerging, complex, post-digital world. Having helmed senior roles, Ajay will be a trusted advisor for our clients- current and potential – a responsibility I am sure he will cherish!”

    Speaking on his new role, Ajay Ravindran, Director- Strategy & Planning, VMLY&R India said, ‘In their eagerness to become the agency of the future, I feel most agencies are forgetting being the agency of the present. At VMLY&R, I saw not just an agency but a holistic marketing services firm – with cutting edge solutions encompassing content, commerce and platforms. It seemed to me that it could answer all the questions clients are seeking answers to TODAY, but don’t know whom to ask.’

    He further added, ‘But beyond all this was an X factor that escaped words – the palpable chemistry with the team, the richness of conversations and the vibe of the place itself. The more I interacted and learned, the more urgent was the question, “OK, so when do we start?” ’

    Ajay has around 14 years of work experience across Media Planning, Market Research and Account Planning, and hence brings a holistic view to brand strategy. He has handled blue chip clients including: Britannia (Marie Gold, 50-50, Nutrichoice, Cake and Rusk), Unilever

    (Kissan, Knorr, Annapurna, PureIt), Zee Group, Flipkart, TVS (Scooty, Radeon), Titan (Skinn, Sonata), 3M (Scotch Brite), Aditya Birla Group (Louis Philippe), Tanishq and Gold Plus.

    Some of his campaigns have gone on to win awards, including EFFIE (Tanishq & Flipkart), INDIAA Awards (Dell & Scotch Brite) and CMO Asia Marketing Awards (Dell). He has also been a finalist at WARC (for Britannia Cake).

    Ajay’s last assignment was with Lowe Lintas, Mumbai, where he was Vice President – Strategic Planning, leading the brand strategy mandate on Zee, PureIt, Unilever Foods and Setu. Previously, he led the same mandate for Flipkart, Britannia, TVS, Titan at Lowe Lintas Bangalore. He has also worked with Ogilvy, JWT, Grey, and L&K Saatchi & Saatchi.

    He is an MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai; a leading Indian B-School. Apart from work, Ajay loves reading, quizzing, motorcycling and is an aspiring author.

  • VMLY&R India appointed as AOR for Social Media Marketing of Oriflame India

    VMLY&R India appointed as AOR for Social Media Marketing of Oriflame India

    Mumbai: VMLY&R India, a full-service digital marketing agency of WPP group, has won the digital mandate for Oriflame India following a multi-agency pitch. The agency has been entrusted with the task of providing strategic, content and creative inputs across various platforms within the social and digital ecosystem.

    VMLY&R will be in charge of building a strategic approach for Oriflame India through social media channels. It will also look into strategic planning, social media strategy, content creation for digital mediums, ORM, media planning and buying and working with influencers. VMLY&R will also be handling various product launches on digital for the brand in categories including skincare, wellness and more.

    Commenting on the partnership, Naveen Anand, Senior Director, Regional Marketing for South Asia, Oriflame said “Social media is a very important part of Oriflame’s strategy to continuously engage with the consultants as well as end consumers. We are happy to have VMLY&R on board with their understanding of our business, brand and community.”

    Oriflame’s vision is to become the #1 Beauty Company Selling Direct. The most important objective for social media is to build continuous engagement with the online community which consists of Oriflame’s consultants as well as the end consumers.

    Commenting on the association, Mr Amandeep Singh Kochar, Business Head, New Delhi, VMLY&R India, said, “Oriflame is an iconic brand and has established itself in a great way in the Indian market. Digital has a very big role to play in its marketing and communication strategy and we are excited to be associated with the brand.”

  • VMLY&R INDIA APPOINTED TO REVAMP ANITA DONGRE’S WEBSITE

    VMLY&R INDIA APPOINTED TO REVAMP ANITA DONGRE’S WEBSITE

    MUMBAI: Fashion designer Anita Dongre’s label House of Anita Dongre has appointed VMLY&R India, a full-service global digital marketing agency, to work on the user experience and creative revamp of the website.

    In over thirty years as a fashion designer, Anita Dongre offers bespoke bridalwear, couture, pret, menswear and handcrafted jewellery by drawing her inspiration from Rajasthan’s rich heritage. Showcasing Indian aesthetics with a modern sensibility through its different collections, Anita Dongre’s brand is a tribute to India’s handrafted traditions and fashions them into contemporary tales. Recognized for her aesthetic of effortless luxury, Anita Dongre is currently revamping her stores in New York and simultaneously launching her brand’s website. Anita Dongre partnered with VMLY&R India to undertake this new challenge.

    As part of the win, VMLY&R has been tasked to revamp the user experience and visual journey on the website for both – a US luxury consumer looking to shop for sustainable contemporary fashion (Grassroot) as well as an Indian consumer looking for rich ethnic wear without alienating one user from the other.

    In revamping the user experience and visual journey on the website, VMLY&R India has to bear in mind Anita Dongre’s two main targets. On one hand a US luxury consumer, looking to shop for sustainable contemporary fashion and on the other hand, an Indian consumer on the lookout for rich ethnic wear. The main challenge lies in not alienating one user form the other.

    Commenting on the appointment, Udit Bhambri, Country Head, VMLY&R India mentioned  ”VMLY&R has always come up with innovative ways and we are geared to deliver a more desirable user experience and out of the box ideas to revamp the website. It has been a delightful experience by working together towards one goal and that is by giving a better, more personalized user experience.“

    Talking about the association, Deepikesh Hira, Head – Ecommerce, Label Anita Dongre said “Here the objective is to nurture our treasure chest of handcrafted traditions by reviving, sustaining and empowering the arts and artisans by ensuring continuous work and creating livelihoods. With our new vision, digital plays a leading role and we have found perfect partners in VMLY&R India to work and deliver a better user experience and revamp the website creatively to give it an innovative touch. “