Tag: Advertising

Marico’s MD Saugata Gupta named ASCI chairman

Saugata Gupta's association with ASCI spans several years; two years on the Board of Governors and four years as a special invitee on the Board of Governors.

Saugata Gupta appointed as ASCI Chairman, sets vision to consolidate the preventive footprint of the industry body

Seagram’s Royal Stag infuses AI in new campaign featuring Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Surya Kumar Yadav

Earlier this year, Royal Stag Packaged Drinking Water launched a theme song with actor Ranveer Singh. Now, after the World Cup campaign, the brand is planning to roll the second edition of its on-ground music IP Boombox. (Stills from the ad)

The Pernod Ricard India-owned brand’s campaign has been conceptualised in association with FCB India, Dentsu India, Artizens Events and Wavemaker.

Meesho not in the business of deep discounting, focus on low cost app, says Nilesh Gupta

Meesho, the online shopping app, has unveiled the Diwali campaign ‘Mega Blockbuster 2023’, in an attempt to create preference for the platform and instill confidence that they will provide the best deals, says Nilesh Gupta, senior director - growth, Meesho. (Stills from the ad)

Ahead of the rollout of ‘Mega Blockbuster 2023’ campaign, Storyboard18 caught up with Nilesh Gupta, Senior Director – Growth, Meesho, who discussed the genesis of the campaign, its media and marketing mix, the evolving target audience and a lot more.

Best advice Piyush Pandey has given to his brother Prasoon Pandey

On his brother, Piyush Pandey, Prasoon says, "The kind of human being he is sets him apart. We all know that he is brilliant with his ideas, what makes him special is he values the relationships he builds, and that reflects in the teams he leads. He not only protects them, he nurtures them and takes care of them."

Prasoon Pandey, director, Corcoise Films, talks about how his older brother and legendary adman Piyush Pandey jams with him to crack ideas, thinks from his heart, and nurtures his team.

Why Ogilvy’s Piyush Pandey and Pidilite’s Bharat Puri have an unbreakable bond

Piyush Pandey and Bharat Puri have worked together for 36 years on some of India’s most loved brands like Asian Paints, Cadbury and Fevicol. Here’s what Puri had to say about his long-term partner-in-crime Pandey. (From left to right: Piyush Pandey and Bharat Puri)

Piyush Pandey and Bharat Puri have worked together for 36 years on some of India’s most loved brands like Asian Paints, Cadbury and Fevicol.

IAA India AGM and Elections: Avinash Pandey, Abhishek Karnani, Nandini Dias, Jaideep Gandhi elected

Avinash Pandey said, “The India Chapter of the IAA is arguably the most active industry Association of its kind in the country. Its initiatives cover a wide spectrum of areas including saluting excellence in Marketing, Creativity and communicating Sustainability. In the year gone by, we also started Tech Pulse to cater to the growing digital market"

The ad industry body’s election saw the unanimous selection of members to key positions.

Cadbury Gems rolls out #MyMastiMyMusic campaign; shows music creation in easy steps

The Cadbury Gems #MyMastiMyMusic campaign film showcases today’s reality of children imitating and grooving to music which is not particularly appropriate for their age. It goes on to show a bunch of ‘Gems Kids’ who stop the inappropriate music and instead nudges the viewer to log on to cadburygems.in and create their own music which is suitable for children. (Stills from the ad)

All children need to do is select at least three unique Gems buttons on the screen to mix and match tunes of different genres and create a unique music track to dance to.

Asian consumers are serious about brand purpose: BBDO

For the longest, Unilever, one of the world’s largest advertisers, has been associating itself with social and environmental causes in its products and marketing campaigns. However, Unilever's CEO, Hein Schumacher observed that not all brands can seamlessly embrace this concept. (Representative Image: Markus Spiske via Unsplash)

Environment and sustainability issues are the leading social topic Asian consumers want brands to champion the most today, states BBDO Voices study.