Brands
HDFC Bank opts for Adobe Marketing Cloud solution
MUMBAI: HDFC Bank announced that it has selected Adobe Marketing Cloud platform to deliver personalized digital experiences to its 37 million customers. This multi-million dollar deal represents one of the biggest implementations of Adobe Campaign globally, and reinforces HDFC Bank’s commitment to taking the lead in providing a truly world-class digital experience for Indian customers.
In partnership with Adobe, HDFC Bank has developed a comprehensive email marketing solution based on Adobe Campaign that will span multiple outbound channels including email, SMS, social and mobile apps.
“The ongoing digital revolution has opened up an array of opportunities as well as challenges for companies across the world. This is especially true for the BFSI sector in India, where more and more customers are relying on the power of the internet for all their banking requirements. At HDFC Bank, we are making strategic investments in driving a company-wide digital transformation to deliver on the fast evolving needs of our customers today. The implementation of this solution provides us with a comprehensive view our customers’ engagements with our campaigns, allowing us to share relevant, personalised marketing content with them, which enhances the customers’ experience with us with a real time response. As one of India’s leading brands, it’s important to us to maintain the trust and relationship we have built with our customers by continuing to improve and innovate,” said HDFC Bank’s Kartik Jain.
As part of this partnership, HDFC Bank will replace its current engine for outbound campaigns with an all new solution based on Adobe Campaign that will help the Bank create multi-wave campaigns that will deliver an improved and personalized experience for its customers.
“In today’s digital era, consumers have a low tolerance for irrelevant or meaningless marketing material. A laser sharp focus on delivering the right message at the right time for customers is key to the success of any brand. We are excited about partnering with yet another industry leader and leading brand like HDFC Bank to drive their digital transformation agenda and help them engage with their customers in a multi-screen, digital world,” said Adobe south Asia MD Kulmeet Bawa.
Promoted by Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), India’s leading housing finance company, HDFC Bank was incorporated in 1994 and is today one of the country’s premier banks providing a wide range of financial products and services to 37 million customers across India.
Brands
Godrej clarifies ‘GI’ identifier after logo similarity debate
Says GI is not a logo, will not replace Godrej signature across products.
MUMBAI: In a branding storm where shapes did the talking, Godrej is now spelling things out. Godrej Industries Group (GIG) has issued a clarification on its newly introduced ‘GI’ identifier, addressing questions around its purpose and design following a wave of online criticism. At the centre of the debate were two concerns: whether the new mark replaces the long-standing Godrej logo, and whether its geometric design mirrors other corporate identities.
The company has drawn a clear line. The Godrej signature logo, it said, remains unchanged and continues to be the sole logo across all consumer-facing products and services. The ‘GI’ mark, by contrast, is not a logo but a corporate group identifier intended for use alongside the Godrej signature or company name, and aimed at stakeholders such as investors, media and talent rather than consumers.
The need for such a distinction stems from the 2024 restructuring of the broader Godrej Group into two separate business entities. With both continuing to operate under the same Godrej name and signature, the identifier is positioned as a way to differentiate the Godrej Industries Group at a corporate level.
The rollout, however, triggered a broader conversation on design originality. Critics pointed to similarities between the GI mark’s geometric composition and logos used by companies globally, raising questions about distinctiveness.
Responding to this, GIG said its intellectual property and legal review found that such overlaps are common in minimalist, geometry-led design systems. Basic forms such as circles and rectangles appear across dozens of brand identities worldwide, the company noted.
It added that the identifier emerged from an extensive design process and was chosen for its simplicity, allowing it to sit alongside the Godrej signature without competing visually. While acknowledging that elemental shapes may appear less distinctive in isolation, the group emphasised that the mark is part of a broader identity system that includes a custom typeface, sonic branding and other proprietary elements.
Following legal and ethical assessments, the company said it found no impediment to using the identifier, reiterating that the GI mark is a corporate tool not a consumer-facing symbol.
In short, the logo isn’t changing but the conversation around it certainly has.
