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Ogilvy ‘Made For’ Vodafone network campaign
MUMBAI: Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai office has created a new campaign for the telecom giant Vodafone.
The campaign focuses on the network as it is the single biggest driver of brand choice and the reason for customers exiting from a brand. Hence, communicating ‘network credentials‘ in an evocative and engaging manner, has been a constant endeavor of all telecom brands.
The agency has created a 360 degree campaign that reinforces the network‘s superiority among the users of the Vodafone network and among other operators and gets them to switch to Vodafone through charming slice of life stories.
Keeping this insight in mind that the true test of a good network is its wide reach – availability of a signal at unlikely places, the agency zeroed in on the ‘Made For‘ proposition. The Vodafone network delivers on multiple things that one does in their day to day life.
In the initial phase of market development, Vodafone had decided to focus its communication activities around Vodafone‘s excellent network and connectivity. Hence the agency came up with the tag line, “Wherever you go, our network follows” for the campaign, wherein the pug represented Vodafone‘s network. The campaign made the brand synonymous to an omnipresent network and gave it the stature of a constant companion.
The next round of Network communication happened last year and the focus of the communication was shifted to ‘quality through connectivity and voice clarity‘ establishing the superiority of the Vodafone network.
The current campaign will be an extensive 360 degree campaign that will be led by television. The ‘Made For‘ proposition will also be extended contextually in print, outdoor, digital, radio and on-ground.
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Zscaler, Airtel launch India AI Cyber Research Centre
New hub to boost cyber resilience and trusted AI use
NEW DELHI: As India’s digital engine roars ahead, so do the risks riding shotgun. In response, Zscaler, Inc. and Bharti Airtel have joined hands to launch the AI and Cyber Threat Research Center – India, a national initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s cyber defences and accelerating responsible AI adoption.
The centre is designed as a multi stakeholder platform that brings together industry, government and academia. Its mission is clear: protect critical sectors such as telecom, banking and energy, shield everyday digital users, and future proof India’s fast expanding online ecosystem.
India has long been a major innovation hub for Zscaler, with a substantial portion of its cyber research talent based here. With this new centre, that footprint evolves into a national collaboration engine. The idea is simple but ambitious, build in India, for India, and help power the country’s journey towards a secure and digitally self reliant future.
The timing is telling. India is building digital systems at population scale, not just enterprise scale. That scale has widened the attack surface dramatically. At the same time, cyber criminals and nation state actors are deploying AI to scan, probe and exploit vulnerabilities in minutes.
Zscaler’s research arm, ThreatLabz India, reports millions of infiltration attempts every month. These include espionage campaigns linked to regional geopolitical tensions, 1.2 million intrusion attempts from 20,000 sources targeting 58 Indian digital entities, and a rise in zero day exploit attempts across multiple industries.
In such an environment, perimeter based security models are struggling to keep pace. The new centre aims to push a shift towards secure by design systems and Zero Trust architecture.
Its strategy rests on four pillars: protect through real time intelligence, remediate by working directly with government agencies, facilitate adoption of AI driven security and Zero Trust frameworks, and build a stronger cybersecurity talent pipeline through specialised certifications.
As founding members, Zscaler and Airtel will combine global threat intelligence with local network visibility. Zscaler will deploy a dedicated India focused research team and draw insights from its Zero Trust Exchange platform, which processes over 500 billion daily transactions worldwide. Airtel, meanwhile, will contribute deep visibility into IoT and mobile traffic, helping detect suspicious activity faster and coordinate response across the ecosystem.
Bharti Airtel executive vice chairman Gopal Vittal, said the partnership extends Airtel’s commitment to safeguarding customers and the nation’s digital fabric. He added that the collaboration would address challenges unique to the Indian market and encourage secure and confident digital engagement.
Zscaler chief executive, chairman and founder Jay Chaudhry, said India’s digital ambition cannot be secured with legacy firewalls and VPNs. He noted that a modern Zero Trust architecture is essential for a hyper connected world and that the new centre would harness the scale of Zscaler’s global security cloud while empowering a new generation of Indian cyber defenders.
Additional members from critical public and private sectors are expected to join the initiative in the coming months, expanding its scope and deepening collaboration.
In a world where threats travel at machine speed, India’s answer is to think faster, collaborate wider and build smarter.
