Category: Agency News

DS Group awards social media & performance marketing mandate to Brand Catapult for Läderach India

Announcing the appointment, Sanskriti Gupta, Läderach India, said, "Läderach India is thrilled to award its social media and performance marketing mandate to Brand Catapult. DS Group's partnership with Läderach highlights the dedication of delivering exceptional experiences to Indian consumers with focus on quality which was understood well by the Brand Catapult team. We are confident that their ability to craft engaging and impactful content will help us connect with a broader audience and share our passion for high-quality chocolates." (Image source: DLF-Emporio)

This was done post an extensive multi-agency pitch and a rigorous selection process.

Former Lintas and Tilt ad execs launch a creative agency, ZeroFifty Mediaworks

In a joint statement, the three co-founders said, “ZeroFifty was born out of a desire to deploy simple human creativity in the service of complex brand challenges, without the teeming distractions that seem to have seized marketing and communications today. We are incredibly excited about what lies ahead." (From left to right: Shriram Iyer, T Gangadhar and Rajiv Chatterjee)

Rajiv Chatterjee, Shriram Iyer and T Gangadhar were co-founders at Tilt Brand Solutions.

Diageo renews its partnership with Enormous Brands

As its creative partner, Enormous Brands will continue to manage brand strategy, creative solutions leading to mainline, digital & on ground executions. (Image source: Cascade Strategy)

As part of the renewed collaboration, apart from managing the creative mandate of Royal Challenge, Signature from the prestige segment; Singleton and Tanqueray from the Reserve portfolio, Enormous Brands will additionally manage the creative mandate for Don Julio, the icon of luxury in India.

82.5 Communications bags Vadilal’s creative mandate

Vadilal is a household name and offers a large range of Ice Creams in the form of ice cream cones, candies, bars, ice-lollies, cups, family packs, and economy packs, in a variety of flavours, stated the company. (Image source: Facebook)

82.5 will handle the full-service creative duties of Vadilal for its entire portfolio along with their design expertise to help Vadilal with its packaging.

“Impossible Dream”: Why Wieden+Kennedy couldn’t ‘just do it’ in India

Experts say the lack of good leadership over the last few years at Weiden + Kennedy (India) led to the downgrading of creative work and large-scale clients, eventually impacting its margins and closing down its shutter.

From some calling it an insignificant development to many seeing it as long time coming, Wieden + Kennedy’s shutdown in India has industry watchers mulling over what could have saved the iconic global indie agency.

Efficacy Worldwide bags media AOR mandate for Hero Cycles

Aligned with Hero Cycles’ vision, Efficacy is set to provide its marketing and advertising services (TV, Print, Digital, Radio, Outdoor, Cinema and other allied services) with the impetus it needs to make its indelible mark on the industry, stated the agency. (Image source: Facebook)

The agency has bagged this mandate after a multi-agency pitch.

Wondrlab bags the brand mandate of Blue Heaven

Jayanti Choudhary, head of marketing at Esme Consumer, Retail stated, “As we embark on this new chapter for Blue Heaven, it was important for us to partner with a creative agency that understands our journey and vision. Wondrlab’s innovative approach and deep consumer insights make them the ideal partner to help us engage with a younger, more dynamic audience.” (Image source: LinkedIn)

This partnership will debut with a soon to be unveiled festive campaign.