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Percept Talent Management to tap into CommonWealth Games winners
MUMBAI: Percept Talent Management (PTM), the celebrity management division of Percept, is looking to cash in on the increase in brand value of athletes who have won medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG).
PTM CEO Rajnish Sahay says that he is talking to 16 medal winners in the CWG across different disciplines to represent them for among other things endorsements. One of them is Saina Nehwal who is said to command Rs 10 million an endorsement. “We already represent Sushil Kumar, Vijender Singh, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa. We will sign up deals for Kumar for a variety of products.”
Kumar recently did a deal with the National Egg Co-ordination Committee.
Deals between PTM and the athletes will be for three to five years. “Health, sports, fitness and lifestyle brands will be the ones most interested in associating with these athletes. Our job is to manage PR, appearances, events that sportspeople that we represent feature in. We will also look after their digital rights,” says Sahay.
In terms of working with Indian sports federations to create more visibility for sports, Sahay says that they are talking to the Indian wrestling federation. The aim will be to have a grassroots programme as well as entertainment sports events featuring Indian and international stars. Percept will look at badminton and shooting.
The challenge for any of the medal winners of the Commonwealth Games will be to maintain visibility across the year. “It cannot be that after the Asian Games the athlete disappears from the scene. They have to perform at an international level. They have to be visible in the media regularly. If it is just a one off then the sponsor who has done a one year deal might not get the desired value,” an analyst says.
According to Sahay, the coverage of non cricket has grown especially if an Indian participant does well. “Things are changing in this respect. The push that Percept will give to different sports will also help give the athletes visibility. There are also international events that take place regularly,” Sahay says.
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Hyphen launches sunscreen campaign featuring Kriti Sanon as SPF Police
Campaign drives SPF habit; Blinkit tie-up enables instant sunscreen delivery.
MUMBAI: No SPF, no mercy Kriti Sanon is out patrolling your skincare routine. Hyphen has rolled out a new campaign film starring its Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer Kriti Sanon, who steps into a playful alter ego as the brand’s “SPF Police”, turning sunscreen reminders into a full-blown public service announcement with a wink. The campaign kicked off with a cheeky social media tease suggesting Sanon had “stepped down” from her role, sparking chatter online before the brand revealed the twist: she hasn’t gone anywhere, she has simply taken on an additional avatar, one dedicated to ensuring people do not skip sunscreen.
The film leans into humour to drive home a serious point. In a slice-of-life setting, Sanon intercepts a gym-goer about to step out without sunscreen, promptly handing over Hyphen’s ‘All I Need Sunscreen’, which arrives instantly via Blinkit. The message is clear: forgetting SPF is no longer a valid excuse when it can be delivered in minutes.
Beyond the laughs, the campaign taps into a well-known gap in everyday skincare habits. Sunscreen, despite being one of the most recommended steps, is often the most ignored. By gamifying the reminder through an “SPF Police” persona, Hyphen aims to turn a routine into a reflex.
The multi-stage rollout from intrigue-led teasers to the final film has been designed to spark conversation while embedding the brand into daily behaviour. It also spotlights Hyphen’s quick commerce partnership with Blinkit, positioning accessibility as a key enabler of consistency.
Sanon, who remains closely involved in product development and brand strategy, noted that the idea stemmed from a simple insight: skincare works best when it is easy, habitual and hard to ignore. The campaign reflects that philosophy equal parts science, storytelling and a nudge you cannot quite escape.
The film is now live across Hyphen and Blinkit’s digital platforms, with further activations expected to extend the campaign’s reach and perhaps keep the SPF Police on duty a little longer.
