Asian Paints, Nerolac & Dulux Weathershield get aggressive this festive season
Popular strategies vary from using celebrities as brand ambassadors, relying on humour, educating consumers on paint as a category and others

With the onset of festive season this year, paint brands have adopted an aggressive marketing strategy to reach out to their consumers. Popular strategies being implemented by these brands vary from usingcelebrities as brand ambassadors, relying on humour, educating consumers on paint as a category and highlighting the easy assistance given by the brand. Asian Paints, Nerolac and New Dulux Weathershield are all out to target consumers who like to paint their homes in this festive month.
Advertising strategy:
In the month of August, Asian Paints released their commercial titled ‘Asian Paints Colour Expert’. The TVC conceptualised by Ogilvy & Mather highlighted the ‘expert service’ extended to help consumers make the right choice when it comes to painting their homes. The story which has clocked more than 1 million views is around a man’s attempt to impress his wife by doing up their home with the help of an expert. Their recent ad featuring the same protagonist also talks about giving a missed call to 80504 80504 to meet Asian Paint Colour Expert.
Asian Paints Colour Expert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLcFXwEc20Q
Ahead of the upcoming festive season, Asian Paintsfor their product Tractor Emulsionhaslaunched its new ad campaign 'Kam Kharcha, Saalo Saal Charcha'. The campaign is designed and conceptualised by Contract Advertising and is aimed at highlighting the value factor of the brand's emulsions.Using humour to highlight an interesting interplay between an old fashioned father-in-law and a progressive son-in-law, the communication challenges the "har saal" painting cycle and focuses on using Tractor Emulsion, where the consumer gets not only a plastic paint finish but also a product that lasts much longer than distemper.
Asian Paints Tractor Emulsion:
Thecampaigns released by Dulux Weathershield and Kansai Nerolac, talks about the product’s ability to protect home exteriors from nature’s fury. The tonality of both these brand campaigns is on the similar lines, where they are talking about the highlight of their respective exterior paints.
The ad film released by Dulux Weathershield Powerflexx featuring ambassador Farhan Akhtar is simple and educative, mainly to convey to the audience that the paint can withstand extreme weather conditions. Nerolac Excel Mica is a new paint product for exterior which is part of the Nerolac Excel brand franchise, their new campaign conceptualised by Publicis Communications, talks about the extremely durable UV resistant water based exterior emulsion. In order to highlight the attributes of toughness and shine, the TVC featuresace cricketers - Suresh Raina, Brendon Mc Cullum, Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja from the IPL team Gujarat Lions.
Dulux Weathershield Powerflexx Nature Challenge:
Nerolac Excel Mica Marble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq14tZHkce0
Last year, Nerolac revived the original jingle ‘Jab ghar ki raunak badani ho...’ with two new TVCs featuring the brand ambassador Sharukh Khan. One of the TVCs was made for Durga Puja and the other is for Diwali. This time as well, the brand is running these ads on TV.
Getting kid-friendly
In order to target kids who form an important role in making any kind of decision making or purchase today, Asian Paints has introduced a new theme inspired by the extremely popular children’s fictional animated character, ChhotaBheem.AsianPaints has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Green Gold Animation to use selected characters of the ChhotaBheem show for creating stencils. The launch of ChhotaBheem themed walls is an offering from Kids’ World which is aimed at engaging and interacting with kids.
Training painters and changing the lives of unskilled labour:
Asian Paints ColourAcademy launched ‘Naam Hoga toh Kaam Hoga’ initiative with the objective of attracting and training painters and contractors striving to build a name and identity for themselves as a professional. After the success of the film ‘Saroj’, Asian Paints has launched ‘The ColourAcademyVisualTour’ to reach out to more unskilled labour and train them at ColourAcademy.The story of Saroj launched in July was a story of an ordinary Mumbai girl who not only changed her life with Asian Paints Colour Academy but also inspired many others as well.
For the recent film, the brand has for the first time used Virtual Reality to showcase their offerings of services. The objective is to create a more immersive and engaging experience with the consumer and leave a deep and long lasting impact on them.
Asian Paints Colour Academy Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtJvLK9BsY0
The celebrity quotient
While Dulux Weathershield Powerflexx has got in Farhan Akhtar to promote their product for the exterior paint, Nerolac Excel Mica has released their ad campaign featuring sportsmen like Suresh Raina, Brendon Mc Cullum, Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja from the IPL Gujarat Lions team. The brand Nerolac continues to run their ads featuring Shah Rukh Khan who is associated with the brand for more than five years now. Also for Asian Paints Royale, the ad featuring Deepika Padukone and her father Prakash Padukone which was released last year is also being aired on TV currently.
Asian Paints Royale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaZ66Zj2Exs
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E4M Our strategy is to target younger audiences through Sports: Rajiv Dubey, Dabur
The Head of Media at Dabur India spoke exclusively to exchange4media on the World Cup, associating with Indian Idol, the company’s digital spending and much more
With quirky campaigns, memes and moment marketing, timed with the ongoing World Cup and particularly the India-Pakistan matches, Dabur India has got considerable consumer attention for its popular brands – Red Paste, Cool King Hair Oil, Chyawanprash, Dabur Vita and the recently launched Bae Fresh Gel toothpaste.
The 140-year-old company is going big on key sporting events, World Television Premiere (WTP) movies and reality shows. It is now gearing up to become the title sponsor of popular talent show ‘Indian Idol’ on Sony TV for the first time, shared Rajiv Dubey, who leads the media strategy at Dabur.
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Swapan Seth's new book 'COOL' is out
The book is a reflection of the author's 'eclectic taste across categories'
Advertising professional and art collector Swapan Seth has announced the launch of his new book COOL. The book is described as "a ready reckoner to the hip and the happening, of the known and the very unknown."
The book is a reflection of the author's "eclectic taste across categories: from boltholes to exotic hideaways."
COOL has been published by Simon & Schuster India and is available on Amazon.
Seth is an ad veteran with a long and illustrious career in the industry. He became the youngest-ever Creative Director at Clarion at age 24. He was VP at 26 at Trikaya Grey. Two years later, he started his agency Equus.
He writes for publications such as The Economic Times, Hindustan Times and India Today. This is his second book and he has previously published THIS IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
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Disney Star signs 9 sponsors for Asia Cup PAK
Charged by Thums Up, Nerolac Paint+, Amazon Pay, Jindal Panther, My11Circle, MRF, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, Wild Stone and Thums Up come on board
e4m Staff Disney Star has signed nine broadcast and digital streaming sponsors for the upcoming Asia Cup.
Charged by Thums Up, Nerolac Paint+, Amazon Pay, Jindal Panther, My11Circle, MRF, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, Wild Stone and Thums Up have come on board for the upcoming tournament.
As reported earlier by exchange4media, Disney Star has sought Rs 26 crore for the co-presenting sponsorship on TV and Rs 30 crore for Disney+ Hotstar.
According to industry sources, the associate sponsorship on Star Sports has been priced at Rs 19.66 crore, whereas for the ‘powered by’ sponsorship on Disney+ Hotstar, the broadcaster is seeking Rs 18 crore.
As per the information available with exchange4media, Disney+ Hotstar has three sponsorship tiers-- co-presenting (Rs 30 crore), powered by (Rs 18 crore) and associate sponsorship (Rs 12 crore). The broadcaster is offering an estimated reach of 120-140 million for co-presenting sponsors, 90-100 million for powered by and 60-70 million for associate sponsorship.
A spot buy for 10 seconds has been priced at Rs 25 lakh for the India vs Pakistan matches, while for the non-India matches, the ad rate for 10 second is Rs 2.3 lakh. The India matches plus the final for ODIs has been priced at Rs 17 lakh per 10 seconds.
Asia Cup is scheduled to be held from 30 August, 2023, to September 17, 2023.
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Sorted 360 wins creative & social media mandate of Reliance Mall
The agency will manage offline and online campaigns for Reliance Mall
Sorted 360, an integrated creative and social media agency, has won the mandate to providing brand solutions for Reliance Malls across India.
“Sorted 360 is set to enhance Reliance Malls' market presence with their unparalleled creative prowess and strategic thinking,” read a press release.
“Sorted 360's commitment to pushing the boundaries of creative communication aligns perfectly with Reliance Malls' ethos. With a pan-India presence spanning across 19 cities and growing, Reliance Malls has consistently captivated customers by offering an array of Reliance brands and third-party fashion & lifestyle brands. The mall has established an unparalleled connection with its patrons through superior quality, a remarkable value proposition, and an unmatched shopping experience,” it read further.
"We are thrilled to welcome Sorted 360 as our trusted partner in advancing our brand presence across the nation," said the Head of Marketing at Relaice Malls. "Their proven expertise in retail, shopping center management, and innovative creative strategies make them the perfect fit for our vision."
"Partnering with Reliance Malls is a testament to our commitment to shaping extraordinary brand experiences," remarked Prerana Anatharam, Co-founder of Sorted 360. "We are excited to leverage our strategic and creative acumen to further elevate Reliance Malls as the epitome of convenience, choice, and excellence."
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KlugKlug onboards Hemang Mehta as Country Manager for Indias
Mehta was most recently Head of Agency Relationships at Network 18 Media & Investments
KlugKlug has appointed Hemang Mehta as its Country Manager for India.
Mehta will play a pivotal role in driving KlugKlug's growth and expansion within the Indian market and be responsible for Sales & GTM Strategy
Prior to that, he has also represented organisations like Exponential (now VDX.tv), India Today Digital and Rediff.com. His expertise spans various domains including digital media sales, mobile marketing, media planning, and buying, social media marketing, and more.
Hemang Mehta expressed his enthusiasm about joining KlugKlug, saying, "I am thrilled to be a part of KlugKlug, a forward-thinking platform that is reshaping the influencer marketing landscape. As much as I look forward to collaborating with the exuberant team at KlugKlug, I am super excited to interact with the brands to deliver powerful data-backed Influencer solutions that will guarantee business outcomes."
Commenting on the appointment, Kalyan Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of KlugKlug, stated, "We are excited to welcome Hemang Mehta to our team as the Country Manager for India. His extensive experience in digital media sales and marketing will be instrumental in driving our efforts to provide influencer marketing solutions to our clients. We believe Hemang's leadership will be key in scaling our operations and expanding our reach within the Indian market."
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