From million dollar Malibu mansions to gaming consoles; Barbie film’s marketing stunts

Barbie movie's marketing stunt via collaborations with various kinds of brands is making fans and netizens get closer to the iconic role model.

From partnering with Airbnb and giving Barbie fans an opportunity to experience Barbie mansion to collaborating with Microsoft and enhancing the gaming experience through the Xbox, Barbie’s marketing team is ensuring that the world embraces the iconic role model.

By 2025, intimate wear category in India estimated to touch $8.5 billion: Khatija Lokhandwala of Zivame

The ad film shows the woman in an art gallery where every single portrait is of a thin woman. The audience can also see the plus-sized woman in a gym, where she has got the confidence to flirt with a boy.

To tap this opportunity, Zivame plans to penetrate into Tier 2 and 3 markets. Its latest campaign is an attempt to normalise conversations around intimate wear, and one which focuses on inclusivity.

Berger Paints assigns its media duties to dentsu X

Philippe Krakowsky, CEO of IPG said, “The first quarter results we are reporting today represent a solid start to the year, and are consistent with our 2024 targets. Our data and tech driven media offerings, healthcare marketing, and PR capabilities continued to perform strongly, driving our growth. Marketer sentiment has begun to improve relative to the back half of last year, and the new business pipeline is more active. (Representative Image: Marc A via Unsplash)

Berger Paints currently has media spends of around 200 crores. The account was won following a multi-agency pitch and will be serviced from the agency’s Kolkata office.

Throwback: How the Incredible India ad campaign made a global splash

The Incredible India campaign was successful and has remained so since its launch. The Indian states and union territories were included in the programme, so that they promoted their region and culture, all under the aegis of this programme. (Stills from the ads)

The global tourism scenario took a hit as a result of 9/11 and its aftermath. The international tourism industry was largely stagnating, and India was no exception.

India ranks as the country with the highest percentage of digital items being bought online: Wunderman Thompson

The country’s online consumer spending is expected to reach $300 Bn by 2030, creating massive value-creation opportunities for founders building new consumer marketplaces, businesses catering to India’s wealthy, new-age D2C brands tapping discretionary categories, and social & content platforms that leverage newer monetization strategies. Image by John Schnobrich via Unspash)

As per Wudnerman Thompson’s report, Indian shoppers lead the way when it comes to using voice commerce to buy a product and are most likely to buy from retailers and brands that offer better environmental practices.

AI isn’t a hype but a real revolution: Yannick Bolloré of Havas

Yannick Bolloré, Chairman and CEO, Havas commented, “I couldn’t be more excited about this transformative development for Havas. Aiming at supercharging our positive impact for our clients."

Yannick Bolloré, chairman and chief executive officer, Havas Group, talks to Storyboard18’s editor Delshad Irani at the Cannes Lions 2023, about the need for AI from a media maven’s perspective.

Storyboard18 Exclusive: McCann Worldgroup India wins Air India’s massive business; agency will handle creative and rebranding

Despite divisions in opinions over the film, many individuals expressed gratitude to Air India for introducing Indian Classical Dance forms and Indian culture to passengers through beautifully portrayed inflight instructions. (Image source: Unsplash)

Prasoon Joshi-led McCann Worldgroup won Air India’s creative business after a multi-agency pitch process that took several months.