| The entire campaign would run for a period of 30 days
with 40 second spots running three times a day. Praise for the subtle
and brilliant interpretation of the virgin message goes to the creative
team of McCann Erickson.
According to Virgin Atlantic Airways marketing manager Neha Lidder
Ganju, "Virgin is a Fun and Quirky brand! We have a lot of
fun with the brand though we are very serious where our customer
brand experience is concerned. Value for money, a seamless air journey,
continued product innovation and world-class service are the benchmarks
in our business. We are always looking at ways to excite our customers
and that has helped us create that niche for ourselves. The radio
spot truly conveys what we are best at - delighting our customers."
McCann Erickson creative group head Gautam Mehta said, "Working
for a brand like Virgin is always challenging yet great fun. The
Radio Spot essentially reflects the Virgin spirit and best describes
the comforts of flying Upper Class with Virgin Atlantic"
The radio spot aptly describes the virgin experience wherein
the airhostess's politely urges passengers to go ashore but passengers
blissfully ignore her pleas, encapsulating crisply the fun experience
on-board Virgin Atlantic.
Virgin Atlantic was founded by Sir Richard Branson in 1984, as
a part of the Virgin group. It has grown to be Britain's second
largest long haul airline serving 22 destinations in the world.
Virgin Atlantic launched its operations in India on 5 July 2000.
It operates three weekly flights on the Delhi-London route.
Virgin has carried over 30 million passengers world wide, boasting
one of the youngest fleet of aircraft in the world. It was the first
airline to introduce e-mail and SMS facility on-board, other innovations
include on-board bar, massage and manicure facilities. Virgin's
other lines of business include Virgin Music, Virgin Mobile, Virgin
Trains, Virgin Express, Virgin Blue, Virgin Holidays, Virgin Cosmetics,
Virgin Cars and bikes. In the year 2001, the combined sales of the
different Virgin holding companies were around £ 4 billion.
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