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Polaris to roll out new TVC in March
MUMBAI: Polaris India will launch a new television commercial for Polaris Sportsman 90 and RZR 170.
The TVC will go on air on Cartoon Network and Pogo on 10 March. It will later be rolled out on other channels.
The campaign is created by Future Uday Communications.
Polaris Sportsman 90 and RZR 170 are positioned for kids between the age group of 6-12 years who could use them at their farm houses, gardens, outdoor and off-road venues.
The TVC uses the insight of a bully character which is often found in every school in that age group. The commercial idea showcases the bully snatching the tiffin of a young kid. This dominating act is noticed by the Polaris Gang who decides to teach the bully a good lesson.
The TVC ends with the bully apologising for his behaviour. The TVC is concluded by a chorus from all the kids, “Polaris lao, farm house mein chalao” (Bring Polaris and ride it in your farmhouse.”
The media agency for Polaris India is Oye Media Solutions.
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
