14 January 2016 | Volume 42 Issue No:97   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
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MAM | Media and Advertising
O&M's 'Anti Jugaad' campaign for Sulekha strikes at India's makeshift tendencies
Makeshift arrangement or 'jugaad' as we call it here, is a long running tradition of sorts for a few. We all must have, at some point of time, gone ahead with a temporary solution for our everyday household issues.
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TVS Star City + Pongal special
 
 
Storyboard:

As MS Dhoni inaugurates a TVS showroom on Pongal day dressed in typical South Indian attire of a Veshti (Dhoti) & shirt, he is a bit hesitant to take a ride on the bike. Fortunately Prabhu Deva is at hand to stylishly show MS Dhoni the way to tie up a dhoti in true South Indian filmi style. The two then proceed to go on a joyride on India's No.1 110cc motorcycle, TVS Star City+. The launch campaign is also supported with a teaser film and digital activity that is intended to pique curiosity with the audience of the unique coming together of these 2 super stars, this festive season.

 
Production house:
Telly Wise
 
Director (film):
Siva
 
DOP:
Manikandan
 
Producer:
Bindu
 
Language:
Telugu
 
 
Purpose of the ad:

The film highlights the distinctive style of the bike through a unique interplay between MS Dhoni, the brand's continuing celebrity endorser and Prabhu Deva who has been specifically roped in for this campaign.

 
Client:
TVS Motor Company
 
Brand:
TVS StaR City+
 
Marketing:
Arun Siddharth, Vikas Sikka, Udaibir Singh Dhillon, Garima Malik
 
Agency:
McCann Bengaluru
 
Creative:
Ashwin Parthiban, Ketan Deshpande, Karthik R, Rathish Subramaniam, Pandiyaraj M.
 
Business:
Harish Krishnamurthy, Anand Ganesh, Ajay Lakkur, Jeflin Hashim
 
Agency producer:
Gopinath R
 
 
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MAM | Media and Advertising
WPP, AwesomenessTV & Verizon invest in Hispanic digital network Mitu
Mitu - an online Hispanic-focused digital content creator and media company catering to young Latino audiences in the US and Latin America - has raised a sum of $27 million from WPP Digital, DreamWorks Animation's AwesomenessTV and Verizon Ventures in a round of Series C funding.
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MAM | Marketing
Adfest 2016: 37 directors aspire to be 'Fabulous Four'
Thirty seven aspiring directors from eight cities are in the running to become Adfest 2016's 'Fabulous Four.'
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Television | TV Channels
Sab to replace 'Yam Hai Hum' with Optimystix's 'Woh Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle'
Broadcasters are ringing in this new year with a host of new shows for viewers.
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Television | TV Channels
Life OK promises sci-fi twist with new show 'Bahu Hamari Rajni Kanth'
 
Television | TV Channels
Michelle Guthrie & Anthony Wong to head APAC Effie Awards 2016 jury
 
 
MAM | Marketing
Josy Paul joins New York Festivals 2016 as jury
 
Cable TV | DAS
Andhra Pradesh CM writes to Arun Jaitley seeking 6-month extension on DAS Phase III
 
Television | TV Channels
9X Media is NOT UP for sale: Pradeep Guha
 
Cable TV | DAS
DAS Phase III: Chhattisgarh gets two-month extension by Court
 
Television | TV Channels
Zee TV's first fiction presentation of 2016: 'Meri Saasu Maa'
 
Television | TV Channels
Colors Infinity steals the show at the 73 Golden Globe Awards with four big wins
 
Television | TV Channels
Channel V to launch 'Mastaangi' & 'Sadda Haq' season 2 in January
 
Cable TV | Local Cable Operators
Ortel offers special value added Wi-Fi public hotspot service
 
- Publicis to weigh bid for control of Samsung ad agency
- British ad watchdog raps Buzzfeed for misleading readers
- InterGlobe Hotels to add 9 more hotels under 'ibis' brand

Source: BS

   
- Panel to probe if former MCG boss favoured ad firm
- Letv launches new brand logo LeEco
- Under Armour, US' No. 2 sportswear brand, to enter India

Source: TOI

   
- PNG to launch Salman's 'Being Human' brand of silver jewellery
- 'Capgemini to dissolve IGATE brand in a few days'
- Macroman M-Series wins the prestigious world's greatest brands 2015 award for innovation in India's iconic hosiery brand

Source: The Hindu Business Line

   
- Funny, Slick, Badass: 5 Ads That Are Changing India For The Better

Source: The Quint

   
- UTI Mutual Fund's new ad furthers 'Haq ek behetar zindagi ka' proposition

Source: Brand Equity

   
- Apple follows Microsoft out of the advertising business

Source: BI

   
- Godrej Appliances lines up more products under NXW brand
- Is branded content the new 'holy grail' for marketers?
Source: ET
   
- Tourism Australia launches ad campaign to attract Indian travellers
Source: FE
   
- Incredible India brand ambassador yet to be decided, claims Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma

Source: First Post

   
- PepsiCo India to streamline snacks brands

Source: Live Mint

   
- Vivo All Set To Ride On Brand IPL To Gain Indian Market Share

Source: BW

   
- Labour Pains - The Art of Brand-Parenting

Source: Ad Age India

   
- Consistency - The Core of an Authentic Brand!

Source: BT

   
 
- Why NBC Says Netflix Does Not Yet Pose a 'Consistent' Threat to Broadcasters
- The Top 3 Things Every CMO Should Know About the Internet of Things
- NBC Has No Regrets About Featuring Donald Trump on SNL After Cutting Ties With Him
- Twitter Looks to Harness Its Endless Gaming Tweets With a Dedicated Channel
Source: Ad Week
   
- Heineken ad suggests women prefer men who don't drink too much
- Will Snapchat's tech plan grow digital ad revenue?
- TV advertising: not out of reach for growing businesses
Source: The Guardian
   
- Sanders ad burst coincides with upward movement in polls
- British ad watchdog raps Buzzfeed for misleading readers
Source: Yahoo
   
- 'He Stands on the Bible': A Look at Ted Cruz's Ad Messaging in Iowa
- Ad Age's Media Predictions 2016
Source: Ad Age
   
- Turner Ad Lab to Operate in Collaboration with Business Partners Spanning Research, Advertising and Ad Tech
Source: Fierce Cable
   
- Online Ad Company MediaMath Launches New Unit Focused On Customer Data
Source: TC
   
- Apple to reportedly exit ad business, hand over iAd management to publishers
Source: Apple Insider
   
- An Ad Man Schmoozes Samsung
Source: Bloomberg
   
- 'Creepy' pick-up artist ad is not what it seems
Source: BBC
   
- This New Tiffany Ad Campaign Is Also a Salvo in a Legal Battle
Source: Fortune
   
- Australia Day lamb ad dubbed violent towards vegans, racist
Source: News
   
- Turner Launching Lab to Reinvigorate Advertising
Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- Jeb Bush Releases Ad About the Less-Hypocritical Part of How He Handled Daughter's Drug Addiction
Source: Jezebel
   
     
Movies | Hindi
Box Office: 'Wazir' takes in Rs 19.85 crore in opening weekend
The Amitabh Bachchan - Farhan Akhtar starrer Wazir has received mixed word of mouth.
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MOVIES | Hollywood
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' pips 'Avatar' to become highest grossing film in N. America
With early box office results in mid-wee, Star Wars: The Force Awakens became the highest grossing film of all time in the North American market, surpassing the $760.5 million lifetime gross ofAvatar in a record-shattering 20 days of release.
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