Unfold a murder mystery, the Mentos way
Sticking to the essence of humour & wit, Mentos’ latest campaign is based on the insight that people have a natural fascination for puzzles & mysteries

Extending the global positioning from freshmaker to smart thinking, Mentos has produced memorable work right from ‘Aam Zindagi, Mentos Zindagi’ to the ‘Dimaag ki Batti Jala de’ campaign that makes everyone believe that one can love it or hate it but cannot ignore it. The brand has always told a Mentos story that has a person “getting smart” as a result of having the product. However, the ‘Evolution’ campaign moved away from the brand’s regular wisecrack ideas and diverged from Darwin’s theory of evolution, where the monkey pops the mint and evolves into a man.
Sticking to the essence of humour and wit with a pinch of bizarreness, ‘Batti Jalao’, the latest campaign by Mentos, is based on the insight that people have a natural fascination for puzzles and mysteries. It presents a riddle with unrelated instances and urges the audience to use their brain laterally and win a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh on solving the riddle. The campaign has been conceptualised by Ogilvy & Mather, while the voice-over has been provided by Piyush Pandey, Ogilvy & Mather’s Executive Chairman and Creative Director, South Asia.
The film shows unconnected instances and asks questions like, “If Sumi is walking on grass, if a particular type of drum is called ‘thavil’ in Tamil Nadu, if balloons had life, if the harmonium was not invented in India, if Raju is sleeping peacefully, if Simon doesn’t understand English, then tell us – who is the killer?” The film ends by asking viewers to give a missed call to a number – 08130606060 – to win the cash prize.
Commenting on the campaign, Nikhil Sharma, Director - Marketing, Perfetti Van Melle India said, “Through this campaign we hope to engage our consumers in an interesting and never-done-before way. With this communication, we have taken a leap and thrown a challenge to the consumers to solve a bizarre mystery. The entire look and feel for this is witty and humorous.”
To reach out to its target audience, Mentos will be using various platforms, including social media, microsites, mobile, internet, radio and electronic media.
Abhijit Avasthi, NCD, Ogilvy India said, “With a brand as fun and iconic as Mentos, there’s always this huge question: what next? It’s not easy to catch people by surprise and leave them with a laugh time after time, but we’ve done it yet one more time. And with the ‘Riddle’ campaign, we’ve gone a step ahead by giving them something that will play on their minds even after they find out the answer.”
Piyush Pandey added here, “There comes a time in a brand’s journey where it must do something startling, something radical, even if what it has been doing earlier has worked really well. The new Mentos ‘Riddle’ campaign does exactly that. It takes a new leap without letting go of the essence of the brand.”
The campaign was first launched on digital media with a sneak preview for the Mentos Facebook community. Viewers can also logon to the Mentos India website and give their responses. Branded destinations on the internet and mobile have been specifically launched for this campaign. These zones enable the viewers to participate in the contest and also provide them with clues to the riddle. Another mobile platform is the Mentos bot in a chat aggregator, created for Mentos by Nimbuzz.
Intriguing and engaging: Experts
The industry feels that the ad is humorous, nail biting and highly engaging. It binds the audience by making them brush their grey cells to find out ‘Khooni kaun hai’.
According to Satbir Singh, Managing Partner and Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide India, “This is intriguing and nicely engaging. Very unlike not only what Mentos has been doing, but also most advertising on TV. The interactivity quotient is very high. I also like the missed call part. Missed call is a part of our collective consciousness! I’d like to know the staggering number that must have generated by now.”
Ravinder Siwach, Group Creative Director, DDB Mudra remarked, “Well, this one is going to make people wonder and look at it again and again. And I think that does the trick for the brand. My guess is that there will be a follow-up to this and they are playing a prank on the audience. Fresh, nice and will get them lots of hits on YouTube as well, because people will be trying to figure out an answer (that most likely doesn’t exist!). Though it may still go viral, but I feel they could have done a little more to make people go berserk guessing an answer in social media.”
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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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