FIFA World Cup 2022: Viacom18 Sports kicks off ad campaign – ‘Isse Bada Kuch Nahi’

The FIFA World Cup is the biggest entertainment spectacle in the world. The ‘Isse Bada Kuch Nahi’ campaign brings to life this football fever that will win over everyone in the country and in the world by taking over every form of entertainment. A very cleverly thought out campaign that uses the carnival to give the audience a taste of the exhilaration and celebration that comes along with the FIFA World Cup.

Official broadcaster Viacom18 Sports has launched a campaign, ‘Isse Bada Kuch Nahi’ that fuels the excitement for the ‘World’s Greatest Show’, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Biz Moves: Bharat Media Group, Gozoop Group, Puretech Digital, Oktobuzz, Filter Coffee Co

Bharat Media Group OOH mandate for financial services company Muthoot Finance; Gozoop Group won the integrated mandate for Chinese technology company Ecovacs Robotics; and Oktobuzz won the digital marketing mandate of Tata Enterprise’s online shopping site Westside. (Representative Image via Unsplash)

Keep up with all the key business wins and account movements.

Throwback: The making of Campa-Cola’s maiden television ad

Kailash Surendranath recalls that in those days, models were seen as stars and advertising was considered as an aspirational profession. After much research and auditioning, Aarti Gupta and Ayesha Durt, Vanessa Vaz, Shiraz Merchant, Sunil Nischol and Salman Khan came on board. (Stills from the ad)

Storyboard18 explains how Salman Khan got his first ad break, why Kailash Surendranath had to dive in the Andamans to shoot the commercial and more. Read on for all the details.

Cannes Lions introduces Entertainment Lions for Gaming

The Entertainment Lions for Gaming will recognise creative work that connects people to brands through gameplay. Submissions will need to demonstrate how brands successfully tapped into complex gaming communities and seamlessly added real value to the overall gaming experience while driving commercial success.(Representational image via Unsplash)

The new Lion will be judged and awarded for the first time in June 2023, with Francine Li, Global Head of Marketing, Riot Games, serving as the inaugural Jury President.

Brain Matters: What makes the Indian consumer laugh?

Social media is the biggest platform for them to build on their hobbies. It provides a platform for them to pursue their hobbies and passions, build a community for themselves, and earn good money from it. (Representational image via Unsplash)

Jester or Outlaw, brands have always believed that the way to the consumers’ heart is through bellicose laughter. It begs to ask. What does India find funny?

Mast & Meh: Swiggy, Licious, Sugar, Mamaearth, MakeMyTrip, Britannia

MAST - Swiggy has adopted a new format for its recent series of ads, Mukbangs and ASMR! The ads certainly are very wholesome to watch and will definitely make you feel extremely hungry. We highly recommend everyone, especially those on a diet to watch this one.

Find out who made the cut and who got cut in Storyboard18’s weekly picks of the best and boring ads.

Influencer Marketing Mavericks: How NOFILTR is building the stepping stone for the next big trend in content creation

NOFILTR is an influencer marketing and incubation agency that wants to build a seamless bridge between creators and brands. Their speciality, they say, is not only focusing on boosting popularity and follower count but batting for putting together original and fresh content that leads to popularity and business.

Hitarth Dadia, partner and CMO at NOFILTR, speaks about changing trends in the influencer marketing ecosystem, the importance of feedback and about their interesting business arm, Escape