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Coca Cola, Bingo!, SBI Life and others are tapping, slicing and sliding their way into mobile marketing with Gamification

October 16, 2020 Lavin Punjabi

Marketers have stopped at nothing to create engaging ad experiences for users in the mobile ad space. With several tricks up their sleeve to retain users’ attention, gamified ads holds a prominent spot. Not only do they instantly engage users, but they also offer the opportunity for brands to get creative and distinguish themselves from competitors. Brands are partnering with mobile advertising companies in a bid to create impactful experiences and target the right market segments. Here’s a list of…

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Spearheading the programmatic revolution: How Cadbury, Maruti Suzuki, Panasonic, LGI and others are engaging users with advanced, interactive mobile ads

August 18, 2020 Lavin Punjabi

In their bid to unlock the full potential of mobile ads, marketers are exploring programmatic display advertising, a relatively new, yet rapidly growing discipline in India. Offering diverse tools and services, programmatic ad platforms have enabled marketers to create and deliver campaigns with an automated and data-driven approach. Hailed as the ultimate solution to streamlining the ad buying process, Indian marketers have been quick to take note of programmatic ad spending and with good reason. Enhanced targeting, access to real-time…

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The Internet of Voice: How brands like Mercedes-Benz, Idea, SBI, Lenovo and others are transforming brand experiences with speech and sound recognition ads on mobile

June 3, 2020 Lavin Punjabi

With almost 20% of search queries being done by voice in India in 2019, and with a 270% year-on-year increase in voice searches, it’s no surprise that the use of speech and sound is slowly finding its footing in the Indian market, and brands are clamoring to find ways to engage users with it. The fact that voice is faster than typing has contributed exponentially to its humongous growth. Capitalizing on India’s diversity in terms of language, marketers can build…

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Augmented Reality (AR) is the next big thing for brands: Frooti, OnePlus, TATA and other brands are leading the way

April 9, 2020 Lavin Punjabi

Augmented reality (AR) has become a buzzword in the online tech space. Almost everyone has heard of Pokémon GO, the AR mobile game. But the innovation isn’t exclusive to the gaming industry. It has shown great promise even in the mobile ad space, and brands have been quick to incorporate AR into mobile-led ad campaigns that have proven to enhance user engagement. We’ll let these examples do the talking. Here are the five best AR-led campaigns on mobile. Frooti –…

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[Infographic] Understanding the habits of Indians for Valentine’s Day 2020

March 5, 2020 Lavin Punjabi

Valentine’s Day – the day of love has continued to capture our imagination for centuries. For some, it’s all about exchanging meaningful gifts and spending quality time together, while others may perceive it as an auspicious day, one to create a milestone, and for the singles out there, well, it’s just another ordinary working day. But what do Indians really think and feel about the day? It’s a question we chanced upon and decided to explore it further. So, we…

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Top 10 interactive mobile ad campaigns that stole the show in 2019

January 21, 2020 Lavin Punjabi

2019 – the year when brands stopped at nothing to engage users through creative storytelling. From prompting them to jump, blink, tilt and experience the ad in augmented and virtual reality, we’ve seen it all. Of the hundreds of campaigns we executed this year, here are the top 10 interactive mobile ads of 2019. 1. Idea 4G – #IndiaKaLiveNetwork | Video Chat Bot One of the biggest milestones in 2019 was the creation of a campaign that featured a first-of-its-kind…

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[INFOGRAPHIC] We all know cricket, but now we better understand its fans. And we have some interesting data that will bowl you over!

July 23, 2019 Lavin Punjabi

Click to view full infographic In a country with many religions, there’s one that unites all Indians. Cricket is a religion in India and it enjoys supremacy over all other sports in terms of fan following. It is the jewel in the crown of rising sportsviewership in the country, with 93 percent of all sports viewers in 2018 tuning to cricket content according to a BARC India report. To better understand the cricket fanatics, we ran a survey over the last 3…

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Want to be the next internet sensation? Here’s how much you could earn

July 20, 2017 Harshad M

Your opinion of Dhinchak Pooja may not matter because she’s made tonnes of money doing what she clearly seems to enjoy. So did Japan’s DJ Piko-Taro with Pen Pineapple Apple Pen, and the uncrowned king of cringe-pop Taher Shah with Eye to Eye (2013), and Angel ( 2016). Counting the dollars At the time of going to print, Dhinchak Pooja’s Selfie Maine… had over 13.9 million views. YouTube gives content creators in India around $0.50 (Rs 32) to $1 (Rs…

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The marketer-millennial misalignment is real. How should brand marketers get with it?

July 19, 2017 Harshad M

65% of the Indian population falls in the category of Gen-Y or popularly called as Millennials. Given the radically different behavior and consumption patterns within this demographic, how is your brand marketing evolving? For those living under a rock, millennials are the group of people born between 1980-1995 and are considered the largest and most-educated generation in our history. On your way to work or while at the coffee…

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When ads get personal

July 7, 2017 Harshad M

Smartphones are redefining the way brands can reach out to consumers. But a majority marketers in India feel that they are under-invested when it comes to advertising on smartphones. According to a recent Adobe Digital Insights 2017 report, around 89% of Indian marketers felt that they had under-invested in smartphone advertising in 2016. In smartphones, videos are the most popular choice for Indian consumers in consuming content. Indian consumers spend an average of 34% of their video viewing time on…

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