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  • Publicis Media wins media mandate for Hero MotoCorp

    Publicis Media wins media mandate for Hero MotoCorp

    MUMBAI: Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, has appointed Publicis Media as its media agency for both traditional and digital media duties. 

    Publicis was selected following a competitive pitch that kicked off a few months ago. Publicis Media has created a bespoke platform – ‘Team Hero MotoCorp’ (Team HMC) – that will be in charge of the account and will harness talent from across the organization, both for the mainline and new-
    age mediums.

    Hero MotoCorp marketing head Gurinder Singh Sandhu said, “Publicis Media was selected after a very thorough and competitive pitch process with strong presentations from several agencies. We are excited about this new partnership and the potential of ‘Team HMC’ in helping us drive even stronger consumer connect and grow brand impact.”

    Zenith India CEO and Team HMC executive sponsor Tanmay Mohanty said, “Hero MotoCorp is one of the most prestigious accounts in terms of
    both scale and complexity. We are excited to partner Hero MotoCorp in their marketing journey where data and tech will complement the strong strategy, planning, buying and content verticals to further strengthen the Integrated Marketing play. ‘Team HMC’ will mobilise the most apt talent and capabilities from across Publicis Media globally, for this partnership. We look forward to delivering strong business outcomes for them and unlocking new consumer connections across social, digital and traditional mediums.” 

    The New Delhi (India) headquartered Hero MotoCorp has been at the forefront of designing and developing technologically advanced motorcycles and scooters for customers around the world.

    Led by Dr. Pawan Munjal, Chairman, Hero MotoCorp, it has taken rapid strides to expand its presence to 37 countries across Asia, Africa, and South & Central America. Hero MotoCorp is a truly global enterprise with a workforce that comprises of people from different nationalities including India, Bangladesh, Colombia, Germany, Austria, Japan, and France.

    Hero MotoCorp is the dominant market leader in India – the world’s largest two-wheeler market – with over 50 per cent share in the domestic motorcycle market in India.

  • Zenith wins the domestic mandate of Welspun India

    Zenith wins the domestic mandate of Welspun India

    Zenith has bagged the media duties of Welspun India’s domestic business. Welspun Group is one of India’s fastest growing conglomerates with a net worth of $2.3 billion. The business was won following a rigorous multi-agency pitch. The mandate includes media investment and strategic partnership across print, television & radio.
    Tanmay Mohanty, Group CEO, Zenith India says, “Welspun group is one of India’s fastest growing conglomerates and we are pleased to be chosen as the strategic partner for the domestic business of Welspun India. Zenith brings in powerful, integrated communications at scale and we look forward to harnessing our rich capabilities in tech, data, content and analytics for them. We were able to demonstrate a strong understanding of Welspun’s consumers and how we can exceed their business objectives. Zenith looks forward to making a real difference to the Welspun brand, and will cement and support their expansion plans.”
    Commenting on the association, Manjari Upadhye, CEO, Welspun India – Domestic Business said, “Welspun India focuses on offering thoughtful living to its consumers. With the domestic brand SPACES, Welspun India is promoting thoughtfulness through home décor. Zenith specialises in transformative, effective and data-driven communications which will be integral to our strategy of building a robust domestic offering through our brand SPACES.”
    A US$ 2.3 billion Welspun Group has a global presence in home textiles and large diameter line pipes, and with the infrastructure business in India. The Group has a global presence in over 50 countries with over 26,000 employees across geographies.

  • Maggi Hotheads #untrends on Twitter

    Maggi Hotheads #untrends on Twitter

    MUMBAI: Nestlé India has launched a first-of-its-kind Twitter campaign #UntrendLikeHotHeads for Maggi Hotheads.

    Maggi Hotheads – the spicy new variant from Maggi was launched last year and appeals to consumers with its four exciting and unique flavours – Green Chilli, Chilli Chicken, Peri Peri and BBQ Black Pepper. The brand is targeted at the youth who are a ‘bit eccentric’, are willing to take risks and have a positive and playful attitude towards life.

    Nestlé India’s in-house content ‘Live Studio’ managed by HyperCollective, and Zenith India, Nestlé India’s media agency, collaborated for this innovative campaign and executed it on Twitter.

    The campaign urged consumers to break free from popular trends and display their original, unique selves. They could post on an activity which sets them apart from popular trends. The gratification lay in the fact that Maggi Hotheads made people trend on Twitter.

    A highly responsive twitter campaign got the Twitter universe into a frenzy. With over 13 million impressions and 28,000 hashtag mentions in just 3 days, Nestlé received 800 plus entries from across the country. The campaign received overall 3.1% engagement rate while the industry standard is at 2% for FMCG.

    Tanmay Mohanty, Group CEO, Zenith India says,” #UntrendLikeHotHeads hits the mark because it is fun, quirky, engaging and resonates with the Indian youth. There is an instant connect with the Maggi Hotheads brand, also known for its distinct positioning and taste.  The campaign has sparked off viral conversations, amplified brand messaging, and generated rich insights.”

    Taranjeet Singh, Country Director, Twitter India said, “Nestle’s #UntrendLikeHotHeads is a breakthrough idea, the collaboration saw extraordinary participation on the platform and enabled Maggi to be what’s happening on Twitter. We look forward to working closely to be part of more of such creative, strategic partnerships.”

    Using the hashtag #UntrendLikeHotheads, a plethora of fresh and engaging content pieces emerged in three days of the activity. Zenith India made sure that the content was targeted and optimised effectively and efficiently and hence delivering enriching brand experience through the platform.

    Response from consumers and their real-time interactions with the brand can be viewed via the following links:

    MaggiHotheads : https://twitter.com/MaggiIndia/status/905010530212954113

    #Dhoni100:  https://twitter.com/MaggiIndia/status/904678784502120449

    Tennis:https://twitter.com/MaggiIndia/status/904700777247121408

    #TeachersDay:  https://twitter.com/MaggiIndia/status/904970105708097536

    Personalised Response from Maggi India:

    https://twitter.com/MaggiIndia/status/905386536895524864/video/1

  • Zenith unveils new global approach to communications, relaunches brand identity

    MUMBAI: Zenith has unveiled a new global approach to communications, supported by a relaunch of the network’s brand identity, proposition and platforms.

    Led by Zenith’s Global Brand President, Vittorio Bonori, the move is the most significant development for the network since the launch of its ROI Agency positioning in 2002. Building on this unique positioning, Zenith has launched a new proposition that will enable the network take a lead role in marketing transformationin order to driveprofitable growth for clients.

    Called ROI+, the new approach is designed to solve business challenges though advanced communications models. The approach has three key client benefits. First is the creation of ‘upstream’ strategies that deliver greater ROI through business transformation. Second is a focus on the full consumer journey in order to design personalised communication at scale. And third is maximising ‘downstream’ efficiencies through market-leading automation, such as machine learning.

    Zenith’s new approach is brought to life by a full rebranding of the agency. Building on The ROI Agency positioning, Zenith has a new mantra: “We blend data, technology and brilliant specialists to scout out new opportunities, solve complex challenges and grow client business”.

    The new agency proposition sees Zenith’s ‘peak’ logo re-imagined as a framework and is supported by new colours, fonts and photography that set a bright and differentiating tone across all Zenith’s brand assets around the world.

    Zenith’s global website – www.zenithmedia.com – has been totally overhauled as part of the global rebranding programme. As the global leader in advertising expenditure forecasting, Zenith has a wealth of data and insight and this is now available in a new, interactive section on the site called Global Intelligence.

    The new global approach and rebrand was developed by Zenith’s new Global Leadership Team working closely with leaders from Zenith’s key markets around the world, including USA, UK, Germany and China. Zenith also worked with a range of digital, design and consultancy partners on this key development programme.

    Bonori said: “We have a vision for delivering transformational growth for our clients and this required a new way of working that embraces both technology and invention. I believe that Zenith’s new proposition and brand identity builds on our distinctive ROI positioning and sets us further apart from the competition.”

    Tanmay Mohanty, Group CEO, Zenith India said that Zenith now has an approach with three pillars, which is about delivering more effective campaigns and taking a longer-term consultancy approach and building long-term capabilities. This is the appropriate time to launch Zenith’s new proposition and brand identity in India.

    “Our first pillar is our ability to create upstream strategies that deliver business transformation. For example, in ad-tech consulting, our upstream strategic development is greatly enhanced through ROI+. Second is our focus on the full consumer journey to deliver more effective communications strategies. And third is our market leading approach to maximising downstream efficiencies. ROI+ enables us to apply sophisticated automation through AI and machine learning techniques,” says Mohanty.

  • Publicis co. Performics.Resultrix strengthens leadership in western region

    MUMBAI: As part of its western operations expansion, Performics.Resultrix, the digital end-to-end solutions and performance marketing company, aligned with Zenith India has strengthened its leadership team with three new senior appointments, Associate Vice-Presidents, who will lead the Mumbai operations.

    Rizwan Shaikh has over 12 years of experience in digital media in diverse areas such as digital strategy, paid media, organic, social, programmatic and analytics. He has worked across a range of companies such as Web Percept, IdeatLabs, iProspect and GroupM. He will be overseeing the entire paid media operations of the agency and has the mandate of enhancing the performance product further in alignment with global ambitions.

    Avinash Vanpal comes with 11 years’ experience in digital marketing. He has worked with agencies such as Resolution Media Singapore and Havas Media Bangalore and his experience spans brands such as Hyatt, Monster, HP, Resorts World Sentosa, SAP, British Insurance, and TravelSuperMarket & Manipal University. He previously co-founded a start-up – exqzt.com, which retailed handmade and ethnic products. He will be steering big businesses for Performics.Resultrix which includes a large BFSI client and will be providing strategic guidance and multi-channel strategies with a focus on programmatic.

    Nishant Gopalia again comes with 11 years of digital media and marketing experience. He has worked with many large-sized agencies and has handled big businesses such as Hindustan Unilever, Tata Motors, Future Group, LIC, Fiat, Zee Entertainment and ICICI Bank. Gopalia has also worked with Star India where he was managing digital media planning and buying for Hotstar and the GEC channel portfolio. His last stint was with Zydus Wellness, where he was leading digital marketing for brands such as Sugarfree, Nutralite & Everyuth.

    Mayoori Kango, Managing Director of Performics.Resultrix, says, “It gives me great delight to welcome on board our three senior executives, Rizwan Shaikh, Avinash Vanpal and Nishant Gopalia who have rich and diverse experience across brands and categories and will no doubt advance our growth and expansion in the western region. We lead the performance marketing business in India and given the rising momentum and scale of operations, this is the right time to strengthen our leadership team.”

    Shaikh said, “I am pleased to be a part of Performics.Resultrix, an established name in performance marketing and digital end- to-end solutions. They are an agency witnessing fast-track growth and have great proprietary knowledge, transformative tools and systems and an established and pedigreed roster of clients. I look forward to a long and fruitful innings ahead,”

    Avinash Vanpal says,

    “Performics.Resultrix needs no introduction. They are a strong global brand with a roster of extraordinary work; work that’s been awarded in both Indian and international ad festivals. They have driven growth and innovation for some marquee brands. I look forward to being a part of this high-energy, collaborative and diverse workplace.”

    Gopalia remarks, “ I have been following Performics.Resultrix’ s spectacular growth for some time now and am delighted to be joining it. I look forward to shaping the agency’s output in a positive way and strengthening client relationships still further.”

  • Parle mandates Zenith with media duties

    Parle mandates Zenith with media duties

    MUMBAI: Parle Products has entrusted Zenith India (Publicis Media) its media planning and buying duties after a multi-agency pitch. Parle has a portfolio of iconic brands spanning the categories of biscuits, confectionery, snacks, rusk and chocolates.

    Zenith group CEO Tanmay Mohanty said, “Parle Products has over the years experimented, innovated &stayed ahead of the curve. It is a great opportunity for us to put forward our strategic thinking, integrated solutions and drive on ROI for Parle’s brand media investments. India’s packaged food industry is poised for significant growth this is a great time to be partnering with them.”

    Parle Products category head Mayank Shah said, “We were looking for an agency that is not just future-facing, but also future-first and has a significant and deep impact on the business of marketing communications in India. Zenith understands the pulse of Indian consumers. Their passion for the job, innovative thinking and strong play in consumer insights, digital, technology, content and analytics makes them the right partner for us.”

  • Parle mandates Zenith with media duties

    Parle mandates Zenith with media duties

    MUMBAI: Parle Products has entrusted Zenith India (Publicis Media) its media planning and buying duties after a multi-agency pitch. Parle has a portfolio of iconic brands spanning the categories of biscuits, confectionery, snacks, rusk and chocolates.

    Zenith group CEO Tanmay Mohanty said, “Parle Products has over the years experimented, innovated &stayed ahead of the curve. It is a great opportunity for us to put forward our strategic thinking, integrated solutions and drive on ROI for Parle’s brand media investments. India’s packaged food industry is poised for significant growth this is a great time to be partnering with them.”

    Parle Products category head Mayank Shah said, “We were looking for an agency that is not just future-facing, but also future-first and has a significant and deep impact on the business of marketing communications in India. Zenith understands the pulse of Indian consumers. Their passion for the job, innovative thinking and strong play in consumer insights, digital, technology, content and analytics makes them the right partner for us.”

  • Publicis Media India makes key restructure and appointments

    Publicis Media India makes key restructure and appointments

    MUMBAI: Publicis Media today unveiled structure and leadership appointments for its organisation, as announced Publicis Media, India CEO Anupriya Acharya. As per the announcement,

    Mallikarjun Das (Malli) has been appointed Group CEO of Starcom India. His team will include Sarfaraz Khimani, Co-CEO Performics.Convonix, Pallav Jain, Co-CEO Performics.Convonix, Basabdatta Chowdhuri who now takes on the role of national COO, Starcom India.

    Furthermore, Tanmay Mohanty has been appointed as Zenith India Group CEO., with Performics.Resultrix MD Mayoori Kango in his team.

    “One of the greatest strengths of our new organization in India is its team of leaders, all of which have proven track records within our system. They have been integral in accomplishing what we have in the last 2-3 years and now committed to setting strategy and charting the course for the new organization,” Acharya said.

    She added, “The new structure that follows the framework of the global vision is fully equipped to fit the future and best serve our clients. It is a fresh opportunity to simplify our organisation, invent more modern approaches to gain effectiveness and efficiency, introduce structures for greater collaboration, and drive new levels of client value and delight”.

    Publicis Media, India will consolidate its agency brands: Starcom Mediavest, Zenith Optimedia, Equinox, Performics, Convonix, Resultrix, Ninah, Newcast into four agency brands that are in line with the global structure, namely: Starcom , Zenith, Mediavest | Spark, Optimedia | Blue 449

    In this new model, the agency network names of Starcom Mediavest Group and ZenithOptimedia Group are retired to better enable a flatter organisational structure. VivaKi capabilities will be fully integrated into Publicis Media’s Global Practice model. Performics will remain Publicis Media’s global performance marketing brand and scale within all agency brands.

    Apart from the two CEO appointments for Starcom India and Zenith India, other key appointments the media agency giant announced are as follows

    Dnyanada Chaudhari will lead Publicis Media Exchange

    Santosh Ghosh will lead Data, Technology & Innovation

    Aarti Bharadwaj will lead Analytics, Research & Insight

    Gautham Pingali will lead Business Transformation and Content

    Communications will be led by Anushree Chandran.

    At a Publicis Media India level, Rajesh Viswanathan is appointed Chief Financial Officer, Saswati Sinha is appointed Chief Talent Officer.

    Starcom Chairman Hanley King has moved on to a global role within Publicis Media, his role is taken over by Malli

    Zenith Managing Director Hari Krishnan is also moving on to pursue other opportunities. Comments Anupriya, “We thank Hari for all his contributions and wish him the best. Another key appointment in Zenith, under Tanmay’s leadership will be announced in due course.”

  • Publicis Media India makes key restructure and appointments

    Publicis Media India makes key restructure and appointments

    MUMBAI: Publicis Media today unveiled structure and leadership appointments for its organisation, as announced Publicis Media, India CEO Anupriya Acharya. As per the announcement,

    Mallikarjun Das (Malli) has been appointed Group CEO of Starcom India. His team will include Sarfaraz Khimani, Co-CEO Performics.Convonix, Pallav Jain, Co-CEO Performics.Convonix, Basabdatta Chowdhuri who now takes on the role of national COO, Starcom India.

    Furthermore, Tanmay Mohanty has been appointed as Zenith India Group CEO., with Performics.Resultrix MD Mayoori Kango in his team.

    “One of the greatest strengths of our new organization in India is its team of leaders, all of which have proven track records within our system. They have been integral in accomplishing what we have in the last 2-3 years and now committed to setting strategy and charting the course for the new organization,” Acharya said.

    She added, “The new structure that follows the framework of the global vision is fully equipped to fit the future and best serve our clients. It is a fresh opportunity to simplify our organisation, invent more modern approaches to gain effectiveness and efficiency, introduce structures for greater collaboration, and drive new levels of client value and delight”.

    Publicis Media, India will consolidate its agency brands: Starcom Mediavest, Zenith Optimedia, Equinox, Performics, Convonix, Resultrix, Ninah, Newcast into four agency brands that are in line with the global structure, namely: Starcom , Zenith, Mediavest | Spark, Optimedia | Blue 449

    In this new model, the agency network names of Starcom Mediavest Group and ZenithOptimedia Group are retired to better enable a flatter organisational structure. VivaKi capabilities will be fully integrated into Publicis Media’s Global Practice model. Performics will remain Publicis Media’s global performance marketing brand and scale within all agency brands.

    Apart from the two CEO appointments for Starcom India and Zenith India, other key appointments the media agency giant announced are as follows

    Dnyanada Chaudhari will lead Publicis Media Exchange

    Santosh Ghosh will lead Data, Technology & Innovation

    Aarti Bharadwaj will lead Analytics, Research & Insight

    Gautham Pingali will lead Business Transformation and Content

    Communications will be led by Anushree Chandran.

    At a Publicis Media India level, Rajesh Viswanathan is appointed Chief Financial Officer, Saswati Sinha is appointed Chief Talent Officer.

    Starcom Chairman Hanley King has moved on to a global role within Publicis Media, his role is taken over by Malli

    Zenith Managing Director Hari Krishnan is also moving on to pursue other opportunities. Comments Anupriya, “We thank Hari for all his contributions and wish him the best. Another key appointment in Zenith, under Tanmay’s leadership will be announced in due course.”