Raymond selects Madison to handle its Rs 100 crore AOR biz

Raymond selects Madison to handle its Rs 100 crore AOR biz

Sam Balsara

MUMBAI: Textile, apparel and fashion retailer Raymond‘s tag line is "the complete man." And it was looking for the complete media agency to look after its advertising spends. And it found that it in the Sam Balsara-founded Madison Media which will now be its agency of record (AOR), following a multi-agency pitch. Madison, which bills about Rs 3,000 crore on a gross level, will be responsible for the entire media mandate, including digital and out- of-home (OOH), for all Raymond group brands.

The Raymond AOR including its branded apparel, denim, cosmetics and toiletries, engineering tools and hardware, auto components and prophylactics businesses is estimated to be worth about Rs 100 crore annually.

Raymond director - marketing Mrinmoy Mukherjee said, "Raymond requires an expert media advisor and partner. We are delighted to have Madison on board as our media partner. Their leadership status as one of the best integrated media solutions agencies in India and well-integrated service and processes will help our brands scale newer heights of success."

Madison Media Group CEO Gautam Kiyawat added "We are delighted with this new win and are confident that we can add substantially to building the Raymond group brands."

Madison Media has been on an account winning spree, having recently won a host of new businesses including Epic TV, Maxx Mobile, McCain Foods, Ruchi Soya, Max India‘s corporate account, Café Coffee Day, Radikal Rice and Crompton Greaves. This apart, it handles media planning and buying for blue chip clients including Airtel, Godrej, Cadbury/Kraft, ITC, General Motors, Marico, McDonald‘s TVS, Levis, SpiceJet, Domino‘s, Bharti AXA, Max Life Insurance, Asian Paints, Pidilite, Tata Salt, Acer, Crompton Greaves, Dish TV, Times Television Network, Indian Oil, Enamor Lingerie, Gowardhan Dairy, Café Coffee Day and many others.