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After celebrities, corporates catch on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
MUMBAI: From celebrities, both Indian and global, to young and old alike everyone has tried this. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a movement that has snowballed into a social media trend, raising crucial awareness and funds for ALS.
But it’s not just celebs and folks who have participated in the challenge – now, corporates too are doing their part to raise awareness for a good cause.
The latest addition to this list is To The New and Havas Media Group India, where key executives have now taken the challenge.
Several executives from To The New, across India, China and Singapore offices have participated in the challenge and posted videos getting drenched in the iced bucket to raise awareness for ALS.
Among the participants are head honchos of several of the group companies including Tangerine CEO Kesavan Kanchi Kandadai, IntelliGrape CEO Deepak Mittal, ThoughtBuzz CEO Anshul Jain, IntelliGrape CBD Raman Mittal, Techsailor China CEO Rex Huang and To The New Marketing Head Irfan Khan.
The company was challenged by Marketing Interactive Magazine from Singapore. To The New has extended the challenge to Sony LIV, Amazon Internet Services India, afaqs! and Times Innovation Media to take the epic #icebucketchallenge.
On the other hand, Havas Media Group India took the challenge from Havas Media UK & Havas International. Havas UK and Havas International were challenged by HMG Asia Pacific. Havas Media Group India has gone on to challenge some other agencies and their clients.
Many countries across the Havas Group also took up the challenge donating and spreading awareness for ALS.
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Bharat Vedica launches ‘From Beehives to Bottle’ campaign
Honey brand uses honeycomb-inspired hexagon bottle and reels to celebrate nature’s craft.
MUMBAI: Bharat Vedica just bottled nature’s buzz because when bees build the perfect shape, the smartest thing a brand can do is copy the homework. Bharat Vedica, the wellness-focused organic brand under A Patel Venture, has rolled out a digital-first campaign titled ‘From Beehives to Bottle’ that traces honey’s journey from blossom to breakfast table. The storytelling series of Instagram reels follows bees collecting nectar, the transformation inside the hive, and the final bottling turning a quiet natural process into engaging short-form content.
At the centre of the narrative is the brand’s new hexagon-shaped honey bottle, directly inspired by the honeycomb’s geometry widely regarded as one of nature’s most efficient designs. The shape serves as both packaging innovation and visual metaphor for precision, balance and harmony in every drop.
Nutritionist Kiran Kukreja (Nutty Over Nutrition) appears in the campaign content, explaining raw honey’s everyday benefits and its role in modern wellness routines.
The reels have driven strong performance on Instagram, with the brand recording a high double-digit month-on-month increase in follower acquisition and impressions reaching multiples of the existing base significantly boosting top-of-funnel visibility and discovery among premium consumers.
Bharat Vedica MD Arvind Patel said, “Bees build honeycombs with remarkable precision, creating a structure that represents efficiency, balance, and harmony. The hexagon bottle draws inspiration from that natural design, translating the beauty of the hive into something people can experience in their everyday kitchens.”
The refreshed raw honey range includes Ajwain Flower Honey, Rose Petal Honey, Forest Honey and Saffron (Kesar) Honey, available in 250 g and 500 g sizes. It is currently sold on the brand’s website and Amazon, with wider retail availability planned soon.
In a wellness world full of loud promises, Bharat Vedica quietly lets the bees do the talking proving that sometimes the sweetest story isn’t invented in a boardroom, it’s already humming away in a hive.
