Tag: Water

  • Havells announces a new campaign ‘#SahiPaaniKaSignAlkaline’

    Havells announces a new campaign ‘#SahiPaaniKaSignAlkaline’

    Mumbai: Havells India has launched a new campaign titled “Sahi Paani Ka Sign, Alkaline” in a bid to raise awareness of its range of Gracia alkaline water purifiers that help to restore the alkalinity of water to pH 8+ and remove contaminants and disease-causing bacteria.

    Started in August, the campaign will be promoted till the end of September on all social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and will be amplified on digital platforms.

    The first phase of the campaign is promoted through digital display advertising, and the second phase includes two videos that reinforce the overall campaign message.

    The core thought behind the idea is that people go through a lot of indications and signs in their day-to-day lives.

    The campaign “Sahi Paani Ka Sign, Alkaline” tends to answer that very question through a juxtaposition of the signs in our daily life while focusing on the fact that alkaline is the sign for the right kind of water. Through this campaign, the brand’s mission is to inspire personal wellness through the power of drinking alkaline water.

    The campaign’s first video begins with a woman sitting at a dinner table with a variety of junk food spread around her while she chooses to eat a healthy salad bowl over junk food. Moving on, she chooses to drink water, which is alkaline.

    While the second video talks through a similar narrative through physical workouts, communicating a healthier way of life.

    Havells India executive vice president-electrical consumer durables Rajiv Kenue said, “The India water purifier market is one of the largest in the Southeast Asian region and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 10.27 per cent during 2022-2027. We have introduced a new range of Gracia Alkaline water purifiers keeping in mind that consumers take a more hands-on approach to health these days and our product is the right fit in the entire ecosystem.”

    Speaking at the launch, Havells India executive vice president-marketing Rohit Kapoor said, “There have been a lot of conversations around immunity and health. Water being one of the most basic commodities in our daily lives, the conversation around it being intrinsically safe is very relevant. Through this narrative, we intend to bring more awareness to our Gracia range of alkaline water purifiers. And to communicate the benefits, we have used the plot of signs as people today are consciously choosing healthier options in life, like opting for a salad or jogging, which is an indication of healthy living, while using them creatively to convey the top-of-mind recall for our product range.”

    He further added, “Our intention is to bring closure to the association of the Gracia range in the water purifier category, which is already cluttered, by offering a differentiated product from the house of Havells.”

  • Ronaldo’s Coke snub kicks off a meme-fest

    Mumbai: What seemed like a simple act by Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of moving aside two bottles of Coke and replacing them with a bottle of water at a post-match presser quickly metamorphosed into a sponsors’ nightmare at the 2020 Euro football league. For one, it cost the beverage giant a staggering loss of valuation pegged at $ four billion.

    The incident also seems to have kickstarted a trend amongst the Euro 2020 players- with France’s Paul Pogba and Italy’s Manuel Locatelli following in the Portugal captain’s footsteps by taking a swipe at one of the official Euro 2020 sponsors and doing a ‘Ronaldo’. To the extent that the UEFA (The Union of European Football Associations) had to step in to ask the players to stop the ‘bottle removing’ trends.

    But that didn’t prevent the opening of social media floodgates to an abundance of memes on the entire episode! Riding on the frothy meme-tsunami triggered by the football legend’s snub to the aerated drink, brands too launched a flood of witty, cheeky campaigns on social media.

    There was of course, Amul topical doing what it does best – literally milking the matter – this time on ‘beverages and football…and on not bottling one’s feelings!’

    This round on moment marketing was however won by Fevicol for nailing it with their on-point post.

    Created by Schbang, the tagline featuring two bottles of the glue goes “Na bottle hategi, na valuation ghategi”

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by Fevicol (@fevicolkajod)

    Online trading platform Upstox had a word of warning to brands on the placement of their products and for those trading in stock markets: “Stock markets are subject to Ronaldo’s risks, place your brand carefully”. Taking a dig at the Cola giant, it added, “It’s not only defenders who need to be scared of CR7”.

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by Upstox (@upstox.pro)

    Portugal footballer’s healthy preferences found favour with diagnostic lab network Pathkind Labs, which posted : When a legend says it you do it. Stay hydrated. Adding a word of caution, ‘Summer is at its peak. Drink plenty of water and stay cool!’

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by Pathkind Labs (@pathkind)

    Needless to add, packaged drinking water brand Bisleri was completely in agreement with the famous footballer’s views on the water. Bisleri endorsed his act of holding up a bottle of water to the cameras and making an appeal to drink water instead of sugary drinks. Leveraging the act to its advantage, it hilariously wrote, tagging the footballer: Christiano choosing water over soft drinks since 1985.

    It also added, “Be smart like the G.OA.T -Quench your thirst with the right choice” possibly simultaneously taking a dig at another cola giant which had a tagline of ‘yehi hain right choice, baby’! Talk about hitting two birds with one stone, huh?

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

     
     

     
     
     

     
     

    A post shared by Bisleri (@bislerizone)

    Parle’s Rola Cola added its two cents on the debate of soft drinks – saying ‘have a solid rola cola instead’

    Manforce condoms too waded into the meme storm, with a creative saying ‘MAKE LEGENDARY CHOICES #Ifyouknowyouknow’

  • News18 and Harpic observe Jal Pratigya Diwas & World Toilet Day

    News18 and Harpic observe Jal Pratigya Diwas & World Toilet Day

    NEW DELHI: Water conservation has been solely focused on the idea of saving drinking water; however, the pandemic of 2020 has taught people that it is essential to not just use water but utilise it in moderation. Taking a step towards raising awareness on water conservation to maintain hygiene as well as practice efficient water management, News18 and Harpic’s #MissionPaani campaign introduces Swachhta aur Paani (Hygiene and Water). 

    In a special virtual event hosted by News18, India vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, minister of education Ramesh Pokhriyal along with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and other dignitaries extended their contribution and support to the cause by taking the Jal Pratigya (water conservation oath). Marking Jal Pratigya Diwas and World Toilet Day, the live event also witnessed the launch of a new campaign anthem which encourages society to take forward the responsibility mantle across the country. Anthem lyricist Prasoon Joshi and composer A R Rahman encouraged viewers to pledge their support to the cause.

    The two-hour live event anchored by Anand Narasimhan and Kishore Ajwani saw several chief ministers lay out their 2025 water security and hygiene goals. Furthermore, former vice president of the US and environmentalist Al Gore and World Toilet Organisation founder Jack Sim shed light on some of the most pioneering initiatives around the cause. The event also invited several school principals and students from across the country to take the Jal Pratigya and share their stories on water conservation. The award-winning #MissionPaani initiative championed the cause by raising actionable awareness and lending support to water conservationists all around the nation. With the initiative’s extension and renewed objective, the aim is to collectively work towards ensuring water availability for our future generations.

    The #MissionPaani campaign was inspired by PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to come together for water conservation with Jal Andolan. Network18 along with Reckitt Benckiser announced the #MissionPaani campaign in 2019, and through Swachhta aur Paani, they will highlight the critical components of both water and hygiene and bring everyone together in this mission for a safe & sustainable tomorrow.

    Shekhawat said, “All of us must collectively work towards conserving water by 2024 so that each house is equipped with adequate water supply. We have been bestowed with ample of resources by Mother Nature and now we must learn to preserve and live a sustainable life. Water management and judicious water consumption being one of the ways.”

    Network18 MD & group editor-in-chief Rahul Joshi said, “We at Network 18, are honoured to be the voice of the nation as we come forward to work towards our shared hope of a safe and sustainable future. We seek to bring a positive change in the society by raising awareness and supporting a cause that will help millions of people from around the country. As a media platform, our role in providing responsible information and ensuring its availability has helped us in driving impactful reforms.”

    Reckitt Benckiser group global CEO Laxman Narasimhan commented, “Over a year ago we defined our purpose where we exist to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner and healthier world. We also articulated our fight- to ensure access to high quality products, information that drives behaviour change and availability. Water is instrumental in enabling hygiene and sanitation. Because with the availability of water and our commitment to hygiene and sanitation we can put in place a first line of defense to address this issue. Today on World Toilet Day, we are reaching out to a wide audience on a common message on water conservation and hygiene. We can all be ambassadors of water and hygiene. I urge you all to join me to take your Jal Pratigya today.”

    Climate Reality Project and Water Aid have joined hands with #MissionPaani – ‘SwachhtaaurPaani’ as Knowledge Partners.

  • Bisleri says not every bottled water is Bisleri

    Bisleri says not every bottled water is Bisleri

    MUMBAI: Bisleri, India’s most trusted and No.1 bottled water brand, is back with a new campaign. Known all over India, as the brand that pioneered the concept of bottled mineral water in 1969, Bisleri has been a symbol of purity for the past 50 years, winning the trust of millions of consumers–to such an extent that it has become synonymous with the category.

    While that has been a mark of success for Bisleri, increasingly, it has also posed a challenge. Often consumers ask for Bisleri but settle for any bottle of water handed to them by the retailer. Through this new campaign, Bisleri wants to reinstate the trust of the consumers and seal the preference for the brand.

    Bisleri’s latest campaign, ‘Har Paani Ki Bottle Bisleri Nahin’ addresses this issue in a unique and creative manner and conveys the message to the consumer that not every bottled water is Bisleri.

    To drive home the message of ‘insist on Bisleri’, the creative agency, Soho Square, Mumbai, put a unique spin on it. They chose brand ambassadors who only choose Bisleri despite the scarcity of water in their habitat–camels. In a series of three entertaining ads featuring camels the creative team brought to life the story the brand has been wanting to share for years–not every bottle of packaged water is pure, and none of them, apart from the brand itself, is Bisleri.

    Slated to be a 360-degree integrated campaign, the first phase of the campaign will rely heavily on television and digital platforms. Through this campaign, Bisleri aims to engage not just with the masses, but with the younger consumer as well.

    Bisleri International director of marketing and business development Anjana Ghosh says, “Consumers feel that any water which is bottled is safe which is really not the case in reality. And hence, while they may ask for Bisleri, they settle for any brand that the retailer hands over to them. Every Bottled Water is not Bisleri and that there is nothing as good as Bisleri is the message that we would like our consumers to know. The task for us is to build preference and insistence for the brand. ‘The campaign stems from a very strong consumer insight and has all the right ingredients to help us achieve our objective.”

    Soho Square ECD and creative head at Mumbai Anuraag Khandelwal adds, “This campaign has been extraordinary in every sense. From our choice of brand ambassadors to shooting with them in May in Rajasthan, it has been an unprecedented experience, both in terms of challenge and opportunity. Judging by the final product, we believe that now, India will insist on Bisleri!”

  • Hari Prasad Chaurasia to feature in Gunijan on DD Bharati this week

    Hari Prasad Chaurasia to feature in Gunijan on DD Bharati this week

    NEW DELHI: The art and cultural channel of Doordarshan, DD Bharati, continues to show surprise offerings from its huge archives.

     

    Spectacular India, a series of programmes directed by Art Historian and film maker Benoy K Behl is commencing from 23 November at 06:00pm when he will take viewers through the little known Monasteries of Rinchen Zangpo and the 108 Buddhist monasteries and temples which were made in the 10th -12th centuries.

     

    Water on 30 November describes the relationship the people from Kashmir share with the many lakes and rivers of this beautiful valley.

     

    The Best of India cinema moves to north east India with Assamese Man Jai directed by Moirangthem Maniram. The film is about the life of four unemployed educated youths from lower-middle-class families of Tinsukia, Assam, who get entangled by their own misfortunes. The documentary Tant on the handlooms of West Bengal will be telecast on 21 November at 06:00 pm. Tant is the ancient art of weaving handloom cloth in Bengal which has been practiced by Bengali weavers for over two and half centuries.

     

    The channel is starting the series Great Masters today and every Monday. The episode today will feature S. Balachander and next week it will be Emani Sankara Sastry at 09:00 pm.

     

    Celebrating the Centenary year of Begum Akhtar, DD Bharati pays tribute and airs Akhtari Ki Mehfil Aur Kaifi Azmi for all music lovers on 21 November 2014 at 09:00 pm.

     

    This week, the Gunijan series features Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia in a heart to heart conversation with Yatindra Mishra and Kumud Diwan on 22 November at 09:00 pm.

     

    In Trailblazers on 23 November at 10:00 pm, DD Bharati brings to you Anamika Haksar, renowned director and theatre practitioner.   

     

  • ‘Water’ sets stage for fourth Jagran Film Festival

    ‘Water’ sets stage for fourth Jagran Film Festival

    MUMBAI: The movie Water marked the inauguration of the fourth Jagran Film Festival here in Mumbai. Produced by the Film and Television Department of the Tel Aviv University in association with Tu Vas Voir, the screening also marked the Asian premiere of the film.

    The 120 minute feature, born out of an unique Israeli-Palestinian cinematic cooperation, is a compilation of some fictional and self-experience based stories. The other screenings for the day were Haco Cheko’s 72 minute Turkish film Nowhere Li Vir, Sanjay Jadhav’s 132 minute Marathi film Duniyadari and Kundan Shah’s 143 minute classic Jane Bhi Do Yaaron. The festival was attended by filmmakers, litterateurs, cinephiles and scribes.

    This six-day long cinematic extravaganza was inaugurated in the presence of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, Indian film and stage actress Nimrat Kaur, Anil Sharma, Sudhir Mishra, Dorothy Briere, Manoj Srivastava, Sai Tamhankar, the mayor of Mumbai Sunil Prabhu and many others from the entertainment industry. Also present were the directors of the film Yael Perlov, NirSa’ar and Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad Fuad, Yona Rozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Barghouti, Pini Tavger and Tal Haring.

    The festival will feature the finest works of cinematic geniuses from India and many other countries. More than 50 national and international feature and short films will be showcased in the final edition of this festival.

  • ‘Water’ to be the opening film at 4th Jagran Film Festival

    ‘Water’ to be the opening film at 4th Jagran Film Festival

    The 4th edition of the Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai 2013 will begin with the film Water and will be screened on 24 September at Fun Republic in Andheri, Mumbai. Water is a 120 minute feature film born out of a unique Israeli-Palestinian cinematic cooperation. Produced by the Film and Television department of the Tel Aviv University in association with Tu Vas Voir, the project Water is made in HD, colour. Yael Perlov had initiated this project and is also the artistic director of Water. Its original version is in Arabic, Hebrew, and English.

     

    Taking complete artistic freedom, in 2012, a small group of Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers directed a feature film that explored a strong unifying subject – Water. Besides being a highly poetic and pastoral subject, Water is also a very political and violent subject with respect to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Water is about two conflicting populations, which couldn’t overcome the prejudice and political intimidations, but ultimately finds a platform for a unique collaboration, in the form of this feature film. This is one of the reasons why Water is so special.

     

    Cinema always has the ability to penetrate forbidden zones and Water exemplifies that. It has made all of us realise that we all yearn for a solution to this long-going on conflict. Several Directors have interpreted this subject in their own creative way, which together has given shape to Water.

     

    The film, a unique piece of art has been screened at various international film festivals, Venice International Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Mostra International de Cine de Sa? Paulo, Brazil, Stockholm International Film Festival, Swedenand many others. This is the Asian Premiere of the film.

  • ‘Water’ to be the opening film at 4th Jagran Film Festival

    ‘Water’ to be the opening film at 4th Jagran Film Festival

    MUMBAI: The 4th edition of the Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai 2013 will begin with the film Water and will be screened on 24 September at Fun Republic in Andheri, Mumbai. Water is a 120 minute feature film born out of a unique Israeli-Palestinian cinematic cooperation. Produced by the Film and Television department of the Tel Aviv University in association with Tu Vas Voir, the project Water is made in HD, colour. Yael Perlov had initiated this project and is also the artistic director of Water. Its original version is in Arabic, Hebrew, and English.

    Taking complete artistic freedom, in 2012, a small group of Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers directed a feature film that explored a strong unifying subject – Water. Besides being a highly poetic and pastoral subject, Water is also a very political and violent subject with respect to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Water is about two conflicting populations, which couldn’t overcome the prejudice and political intimidations, but ultimately finds a platform for a unique collaboration, in the form of this feature film. This is one of the reasons why Water is so special.

    Cinema always has the ability to penetrate forbidden zones and Water exemplifies that. It has made all of us realise that we all yearn for a solution to this long-going on conflict. Several Directors have interpreted this subject in their own creative way, which together has given shape to Water.

    The film, a unique piece of art has been screened at various international film festivals, Venice International Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Mostra International de Cine de Sa? Paulo, Brazil, Stockholm International Film Festival, Swedenand many others. This is the Asian Premiere of the film.