Celebrated Work
You Don't Want to Miss the Bus
Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited (“ABSLI”), announced the launch of a campaign #YouDontWantToMissTheBus a heartfelt tribute to bid adieu to the beloved BEST "Open Double Decker Bus" and immortalize its beautiful legacy in the hearts of every Mumbaikar. The BEST Open Double Decker Bus has been an integral part of Mumbai's identity and charm for decades.
As it prepares to retire, ABSLI recognizes the importance of preserving the memories and emotions associated with this iconic mode of transport. The #YouDontWantToMissTheBus campaign is a heartfelt gesture towards celebrating the rich history of Mumbai and its vibrant culture. This campaign empowers Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited (“ABSLI”) to implement an engaging campaign in honour of the retirement of the Double Decker Bus, a cherished symbol of Mumbai.
This campaign highlights the significance of transitions in life, just as the Double Decker Bus transitions into retirement. ABSLI's commitment to securing the future and celebrating life's milestones resonates perfectly with this heartfelt farewell to an iconic part of Mumbai's heritage. Through this campaign, ABSLI hopes to reinforce the importance of planning for retirement and cherishing the memories of the past, creating a seamless connection between the city's history and the financial security offered by ABSLI's retirement solutions.
Veera - Mountain of Rewards
Veera, India’s most rewarding mobile browser, which recently launched Web3 features and an in-built wallet, has created a ‘cash pile’ campaign to announce its exciting reward features. To showcase the scale of rewards available on Veera, it created a physical installation which indicates towards the amount that consumers can earn through rewards on the browser as a nod to both hollywood and bollywood movies which have dramatized cash in over the top ways right from cash piles to briefcases full of cash.
The installation was a 20ft pile of cash, which was a representation of the browser’s promise: transforming everyday online activities into tangible rewards. The installation drew crowds to the promenade, where they experienced firsthand Veera’s commitment to making browsing rewarding, exciting, and cutting-edge. Visitors were invited to interact with the installation, take pictures from the top of the pile, and explore Veera’s revamped platform.
It all Begins with YOU - ABSLMF
In our pursuit to keep the customer at the centre of all our communication, through this campaign, we aimed to speak to the customer in a language that is more personal and direct. The fund was the first of its kind, and the fund proposition a compelling one. It was important to build a narrative that speaks to the audience directly and find a disruptive way to deliver the message that gets noticed.
The fund comprised the opportunity to invest in major Indian conglomerates like Tata, Mahindra and Aditya Birla Group, among others - brands Indians inherently trust. So, we created an emotionally resonant campaign that emphasizes the audience’s pivotal role in the growth of these iconic conglomerates, which have propelled India onto the global stage and contributed to the nation’s progress. Their belief has been the driving force, and now here’s an opportunity to be part of that growth
Owning Mumbai Airport
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With the boom in various airlines services increasing connectivity pan India and air travel we decided to explore owning the topmost airport in India, Mumbai being the financial capital of India. But with the location of such opportunity comes with the clutter of various brands already present there, we would've been one of them, so we took exclusive rights of all 37 Aerobridges ensuring that the first thing and the last thing any person traveling to or from Mumbai remembers is ABC.
To create brand awareness amongst the right target group about the brand revival and deliver the campaign message effectively, ritualizing brand and its ethos of making our view of seeing money simply by asking the right questions about our relationship with money and reaching out to every person (potential customer) traveling in and out of the city/country more proficiently so they absorb & understand the message when they are in a most receptive frame of mind.
The Last Telegram
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On 15 July 2013, the 163-year-old telegram retired. Birla Sun Life insurance, in partnership with DDB MudraMax, took the opportunity to send a sobering sales message to its 5,000 HNI leads.
In the last few hours of the telegram's existence, Birla Sun Life set out to remind their prospects of their imminent futures. Telegrams were sent out to 5,000 leads containing a single message: "The telegram retires today. With no future plans. Do you have plans for your future?"
Leading dailies and TV channels covered the significant event, prominently featuring the campaign. The hashtag became a top-trending topic and garnered great Klout Scores. The telegram made sure customers got the message.
The Cutest Angry Baby Hunt
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A very rare example of a beautifully executed integrated marketing campaign that incorporated digital, experiential, Out of Home, and crowdsourcing elements that accumulated into a unique and rewarding gratification for the consumer.
Parents of kids in the age group 0-8 years don't plan for their kids' future from an early stage. To make them realize the importance of timely planning, we used charmingly angry pictures of babies, telling parents that their kids won't look cute enough at 18, when they realise that their parents haven't saved enough for them. The Cutest Angry Baby Hunt was conducted in malls across India. As part of the activity, parents were invited and asked to make their kids frown, A team of proficient photographers was put in place to capture the endearing expressions of the kids. We used these pictures as the faces for our high visibility outdoor campaign and put it up in those very areas where the families of the children lived.
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An integrated approach, the campaign helped generate phenomenal PR and media coverage for the brand, while also achieving the campaign objective of bringing about a remarkable shift in the mentality of parents.
Other Award winning work
MRF Perfinza Airport Installation
MRF Perfinza tyres, developed with a focus on optimum ride comfort, are aimed at luxury and premium segment cars in India. MRF wanted a clutter-breaking campaign to present the new Perfinza tyres. We crafted a unique installation in Mumbai Airport, a life-size luxury car highlighting the actual Perfinza tyres, that was strategically placed right in the centre of the security hold area. Thus, creating a picture-perfect photographic moment that reached out to over 3 Million air passengers.
Mohan Foundation - Life Before Ashes
500,000 people die every year in India due to the non-availability of donated organs because of religious beliefs. With permission from family members, we used the ashes of people who were cremated, mixed with a special clay, to recreate organs. These were then displayed in a traveling exhibit across hospitals as well as wider audience spaces like malls and corporate parks. A simple, yet hard-hitting message – to make people realize, ‘that what has now become ashes, could have been another human’s heart or kidney. If only the organs were donated.
The brief: A book launch for 8 Hours. A very different story, that required a very different launch. We didn’t invite people for the book launch. Aratrika Reddy, the main protagonist of the book did. She came to life on LinkedIn, connected with thousands of professionals in a matter of days, invited chosen ones for a face-to-face meeting. But, there was a twist, the meeting was taking place at the same location as the book launch. As everyone settled in, the author of the book officially launched the book and revealed the surprise. 8 Hours leveraged the power of social media and WOM played a key role in creating hype about the book.