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Toyota moves to fun & thrill in its ‘Waku Doki’ campaign
MUMBAI: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) launched its new Waku Doki Multi-Media campaign targeted at the youth in India.
The creatives of the campaign have been conceptualised by Percet/H. With this campaign, Toyota introduces the audiences to its new brand promise, ‘Toyota will make your heart go Waku Doki.’
The name of the campaign ‘Waku Doki‘ in Japanese means ‘Heightened anticipation and excited heart thumping’.
The focus of the campaign is to communicate that the product offers excitement to the youth through different activities. The campaign also aims to involve people from various walks of life to share their moments wherein they have felt ‘Waku Doki’. The feeling will then be linked to owing a Toyota and driving the vehicle.
The campaign provides racing heartbeats, adrenaline rush, thrilling excitement and exhilaration which can be felt by any individual in instances to connect the essence of the phrase Waku Doki with the Indian audience.
Percept H Pvt Ltd senior creative director NileshNaik said, “The task was to make Waku-Doki synonyms with exciting, heart thumping moments. We did this through an integrated campaign which shows people from various walks of life, young and old experiencing Waku-Doki moments in their everyday life. Moments that every Indian can relate to.”
The campaign has appeared in the newspapers and has hit the TV channels. It has also aired on You Tube and radio channels.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor MD Hiroshi Nakagawa said, “With this campaign we are trying to move to the next level and assume a new face – thrilling, exhilarating and fun. With this shift, we hope to build up the emotional quotient and endear our consumers to the brand .We are “very Waku Doki with this campaign” and hope this Waku Doki feeling can be widely spread in India. ”
In the year 2010, Toyota launched its ‘Quality Promise’ campaign which was supported and further enhanced by the ‘Toyota yani Bharosa’ campaign. It aimed at rewarding every consumer with a smile.
Brands
EcoMedia Solutions launches EcoMeter to track carbon impact in media
New tool aims to bring real data and accountability to ads and events
GURUGRAM: EcoMedia Solutions has rolled out EcoMeter, a new solution designed to bring sharper carbon accountability to advertising, media, marketing and events.
Built on its proprietary EMS platform, EcoMeter aims to help brands and agencies measure the environmental impact of campaigns and on-ground activations using real-world data rather than broad estimates.
The move comes as sustainability gains traction across boardrooms, even as measurement within the advertising ecosystem remains patchy and often reliant on spend-based assumptions. EcoMeter attempts to change that by using localised emission factors and activity-based inputs, offering a more grounded view of carbon output.
“Today, most carbon calculations in our industry are derived from spends or broad averages. That does not reflect what is actually happening on the ground,” said EcoMedia Solutions founder & CEO Rumjhum Gupta. She added that the tool factors in variables such as location, execution and materials to deliver a more accurate picture.
The platform allows users to compare media choices based on environmental impact, plan lower-carbon campaigns and generate data-backed ESG and BRSR reports. It spans formats including OOH, DOOH, print, digital and live events, bringing sustainability into the same decision-making framework as cost and performance.
EcoMedia Solutions says the larger goal is to move the industry beyond surface-level sustainability claims towards measurable action. As scrutiny from consumers, investors and regulators intensifies, tools like EcoMeter could play a key role in helping brands back intent with credible data.
With this launch, the company is betting that the next big metric in advertising will not just be reach or ROI, but impact that can be counted in carbon.
