Author: Aashrey Baliga

EVolve 2022: ‘EV campaigns are more avant garde,’ says Mercedes-Benz’s Santosh Iyer

Mercedes-Benz to create an innovative ‘AMG Speed City’ for performance enthusiasts to hone their performance car driving skills, test the latest AMGs under expert guidance, and enjoy an immersive AMG brand experience.

Iyer talks about cracking the EV market, understanding the customers and addressing larger industry issues like the EV fires.

Hardik Pandya 2.0: Turning a new leaf as cricketer, brand endorser

Hardik Pandya's brand value in 2021 - $10 million, as per data provided by Kroll and the number of brand associations stands at 11. The list includes BoAt, Gulf oil, Monster, Dream 11, Britannia and Mensa Brands' Villain (pictured here). His annual fee is Rs 1.5-2 crore.

The cricketer has worked on his physical well-being, his game as well as his image.

Storyboard18 x Momo Media: Let’s Talk – Jingles in Indian Advertising

Watch how jingles manage to create a buzz in Indian advertising

What are jingles? How did it evolve? What’s the anatomy of an ad jingle? How do you make jingles that become earworms for millions and transcend generations? What’s the future of ad jingles in a TikTok-era? We answer all these questions and more in the latest episode of Let’s Talk – a Storyboard18 and Momo Media collaboration.

Exclusive: Mastercard’s Raja Rajamannar on the BCCI deal, cricket and sports marketing

"We are truly a mass brand and we want to be able to connect to people. Our brand positioning is about “connecting everyone through priceless possibilities”... cricket provides us with deep penetration across all the segments," says Raja Rajamannar, global CMCO, Mastercard.

The global CMO of Mastercard talks about sponsoring cricket and other sports and how to break advertising clutter.

EVolve 2022: Can EV charging stations become new outdoor ad platforms?

EV stations can potentially be an impactful outdoor advertising platform, giving brands access to upwardly mobile, tech savvy and an affluent urban consumer base. (Representational image: Rick Govic via Unsplash.)

Seeing ads for products and services while charging your EV at a station is not such a distant reality.

Exclusive: Meesho mounts first massive celebrity-led festive campaign

Meesho's celebrity-led campaign features nine celebrities including Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Rohit Sharma, Rashmika Mandana, Kapil Sharma, Trisha Krishnan, Karthi Sivakumar, Ram Charan and Sourav Ganguly.

The ecommerce company has brought nine celebrities to target both national and regional markets