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Condom brand Durex developed a chatbot that shared content about sex with young Indian consumer through Facebook messenger, in a bid to boost safe sex awareness across the country and boost sales.

19/09/2019  |  Full story...

Shaving brand Gillette picked up an award in the music category at Cannes Lions, for a campaign that tackled shaving stereotypes in India.

02/07/2019  |  Full story...

With more people hosting smaller house gatherings instead of big, flashy parties, Diageo developed SIMI, the AI-powered bartender, to deliver an engaging, helpful brand experience in India.

13/02/2018  |  Full story...

Indian hyper-local delivery service Grofer’s used Instagram photo and carousel ads to raise brand awareness and drive installs of its mobile app.

21/09/2016  |  Full story...

Indian insurance firm Coverfox intercepted YouTube for several days and continued with their message until people renewed their insurance. This case study looks at how the firm made smart and fun use of retargeting that was far more effective than a simple email reminder.

01/09/2016  |  Full story...

This social media video for Ariel washing Powder was hailed by Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg as “one of the most powerful” she'd ever seen. The Indian ad campaign encouraged men to do their fair share of housework.

27/06/2016  |  Full story...

BillBachao is an India-based company that helps people find the most suitable mobile plans for their needs. Through studying user’s usage patterns and applying big data analytics, the app aims to save money for 70%+ of people in India who overpay for their telecom services.

12/05/2016  |  Full story...

As India’s top coffee brand, Bru wanted to re-engage its existing customer base and reward loyal consumers for their purchases. This case study looks at how the Hindustan Unilever firm enticed its core audience of young women with free mobile airtime rewards- building a useful database in the process.

23/03/2016  |  Full story...

When Colgate India discovered that 47% of the total population in India had never visited a dentist, they decided to launch a nationwide oral health awareness campaign - Oral Health Month. The programme offered free in-clinic dental check-ups, and to boost awareness Colgate launched the “Spreading a million smiles with a mobile” campaign.

15/10/2015  |  Full story...

In August 2015, Flipkart was forced to apologise for sending a sexist promotional email after a customer took to Twitter to criticise India's largest online retailer. This case study looks at the fall out from the marketing blunder, and why brands should think before they click 'send'.

03/09/2015  |  Full story...

At the end of May 2015, India’s Food safety administration (FDA) ordered Nestlé India to recall its popular 2-minute Maggi noodles after tests showed that the product contained high levels of lead and MSG. This case study looks at how the situation developed, and how Nestlé reacted and managed the situation using multiple digital channels.

16/07/2015  |  Full story...

P&G's sanitary brand Whisper aimed to break the taboo in India around menstruation. This case study looks at how the firm came up with a powerful commercial and social media campaign encouraged 2.9 million women pledge to "touch the pickle jar" and defy dated myths- winning a Cannes Lions award for its efforts.

01/07/2015  |  Full story...

Women’s magazine Femina India used Facebook as a platform to create India’s first crowd-sourced magazine issue giving women the opportunity to express themselves.

07/05/2015  |  Full story...

Unilever created a radio station – with content delivered through mobiles - to connect with consumers in a market where communicating is difficult. They reached a ‘media dark’ audience by developing an innovative way to use mobile. The consumer packaged goods company created a mobile radio channel called Kan Khajura Tesan offering free entertainment as a platform to advertise brands.

11/03/2015  |  Full story...

Colgate wanted to increase toothpaste penetration in rural India by educating consumers about oral hygiene and the benefits of using toothpaste regularly vs. traditional, natural products that were only being used sporadically. The brand chose to reach out to these consumers at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a large spiritual gathering for Hindi pilgrims, using mobile and location-based technologies. This case study looks at how the brand managed successful mobile marketing on a budget.

02/06/2014  |  Full story...

Unilever's Indonesian ice cream brand Paddle Pop created a new kids entertainment franchise based around its mascot. This case study looks at how the cross media marketing campaign boosted sales up to 43% in some territories.

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25/04/2014  |  Full story...

To promote its ‘EasyTone’ trainers designed to boost fitness, Reebok India integrated social media into a new campaign under the title ‘Butt Revolution’, designed to inspire women to share stories get fit, while promoting the sports brand’s latest footwear. This campaign was activated on Facebook on the Reebok India channel, and led to a fan base of 40,000 in 2 weeks with 90% users being Women. The campaign not only led to awareness and positive perception but also led to 12 Fold Increase in sales.

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Brand: Reebok | Sector: Sports, Clothing | Country: India | Objective: Build brand enagagement, drive sales | Format: Social Media, Facebook, Video, YouTube

26/03/2013  |  Full story...

Nestlé's latest video campaign in India featured dancing babies- seeding the ad on YouTube ahead of its first TV broadcast and getting 1.5m views in the process. As part of promoting the TVC, television will be the lead medium for the campaign with a high frequency intensive burst on a mix of mass and regional channels. Digital and Facebook were also key pegs in the campaign. In a similar vein to Evian’s 2010 ‘Roller Babies’ ad, the Nestle campaign centres of a group of babies that begin dancing (with the aid of CGI) in a daycare centre.

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Brand: Nestle, Kit Kat | Sector: FMCG, Food and Beverage | Country: India | Objective: Build brand engagement | Agency: JWT Delhi | Format: YouTube, Video, Social Media, Twitter, Facebook |

08/02/2013  |  Full story...

Surf Excel has launched a marketing initiative in India called 'Fulfill a Wish' calling upon its one million Facebook fans and consumers to be genies for a day and be the ones to fulfill wishes for a change. The Facebook app lets consumers pick a wish made by a less-privileged child that they, as the more privileged lot of society, have the ability to grant. The Unilever detergent brand tied up with over 40,000 NGOs across the country via International Justice Mission (IJM) and India Guide Star, an online database of Indian NGOs. To date, the Surf Excel app has notched up over 300 wishes fulfilled.

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Brand: Unilever, Surf Excel | Sector: FMCG, Household | Objective: Build brand engagement | Agency: eYeka | Format: Facebook, Social Media |

17/01/2013  |  Full story...

The song 'Kolaveri Di' used to promote the movie ‘3’ has become one of the internet viral sensations of last year, setting new benchmarks and trends for virals. The video has generated an astonishing 56 million views on YouTube.

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| Media: YouTube, Viral, Video | Country: India | Sector: Film | Objective: Build brand equity| Format: Viral Video »

08/05/2012  |  Full story...

The Silent Indian National Anthem by Reliance Big Cinemas attracted more than 1 million YouTube views.

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| Media: YouTube, Viral, Video | Country: India | Sector: Film | Objective: Build brand equity| Format: Viral Video »

07/05/2012  |  Full story...

This impressive ad promoting the brand Trueroot creates a connection with Indians in a very unique and touching way. This ads became popular under the tagline “That’s the Way we are”. Recently, the video went viral in Facebook, amassing more than 225,000 views in YouTube.

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| Media: YouTube, Viral, Video | Country: India | Sector: Film | Objective: Build brand equity| Format: Viral Video »

07/05/2012  |  Full story...

These ads for Virgin Mobile were launched on digital media only with the launch of IPL (cricket in 2010). The ads were distributed via a targeted email and social network campaign aiming to reach the core market of Young Indian males. The collection of ads have racked up over a million views.

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| Media: YouTube, Viral, Video | Country: India | Sector: Film | Objective: Build brand equity| Format: Viral Video »

07/05/2012  |  Full story...

Ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2011, PepsiCo India used Facebook’s video ad formats to closely engage with target audiences. The campaign’s main objectives were to create buzz, get the cricket-centric TV spots closer to consumers, create deeper level of engagement for the brand and drive traffic to an application created for the World Cup.

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Brand: PepsiCo India | Media: groupm | Country: India |Sector: Beverages | Agency: Komli | Format: Facebook Reach Block

24/04/2012  |  Full story...

The Government of India Ministry of Tourism wanted to promote India as the destination of choice among international travellers from the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The marketing strategy, which went beyond the traditional media mix, integrated online marketing so the Ministry could reach the increasing number of people who research their holiday destinations online. The Ministry understood the need for an interactive and engaging campaign to ensure message retention, as tourists choose international holiday decisions months ahead of actual travel dates.

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