Brands
Royal Stag launches RS Code campaign with Rohit Sharma
Data-led campaign with Rohit and Paddy Upton lets fans decode their own winning traits
MUMBAI: With cricket fever building, Seagram’s Royal Stag Packaged Drinking Water has rolled out a new campaign that attempts to do more than celebrate victories. It tries to decode them.
The brand’s latest initiative, called the Royal Stag Code of Large or hashtag RSCode, brings together brand ambassador and former India captain Rohit Sharma and mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton in a data-driven storytelling exercise built around success.
At the heart of the campaign is an analysis of Rohit Sharma’s career. Using performance data and behavioural insights, the brand claims to have identified four personality traits that consistently underpin his achievements. These are selfless, driven, fearless and inspiring.
Together, the four traits form what the brand calls the “Code of Large”, a philosophy that extends beyond cricket and into everyday life.
Upton appears in the campaign as the voice of credibility, translating performance metrics into insights about mindset, leadership and resilience. The idea is to move the conversation from scorecards to character.
The rollout follows a phased, digital-first approach. It began with teaser clips featuring Sharma and Upton, followed by a talk show-style reveal hosted by Vikram Sathe. The film blends data points with locker-room stories and includes a cameo by Suryakumar Yadav to highlight the ‘Inspiring’ trait.
The campaign also introduces an AI-powered hashtag RSCode Finder. Users answer a short set of questions to uncover their own “Code of Large”, which is then delivered through a personalised video message from Sharma. The tool is designed to turn passive viewers into active participants in the brand story.
Pernod Ricard India chief marketing officer Debasree Dasgupta, said the campaign aims to bring the brand’s “Live It Large” philosophy closer to fans. She added that the platform gives people a way to reflect on their own journeys and celebrate small wins along the way.
By mixing data, personality traits and a touch of AI, Royal Stag is betting that the road to success can be told not just through trophies, but through the mindset that earns them.
Brands
Zepto names Saurabh Kabra vice president for non-trade advertising
Former blinkit and ITC executive to drive Zepto’s ad-led growth
BENGALURU: Zepto has elevated Saurabh Kabra to vice president—non-trade advertising, partnerships and catalogue, underscoring the quick-commerce firm’s push to deepen high-margin revenue streams beyond deliveries.
Based in Bengaluru, Kabra will lead the strategic expansion of Zepto’s advertising and partnerships ecosystem. He was previously senior director and head of the non-trade advertising business, where he played a central role in building the company’s ad-led monetisation playbook.
Since joining Zepto, Kabra has worked closely with the chief executive’s office on strategic initiatives, contributing to the company’s rapid scale-up in India’s intensely competitive quick-commerce market. His elevation comes as platforms increasingly court brand advertising to steady margins and diversify revenue.
Before Zepto, Kabra held senior growth roles at Blinkit, serving as associate director of growth and city CEO for Hyderabad, where he led regional expansion and operational scaling.
Earlier in his career, he spent several years at ITC Limited, managing brands such as Classmate and Paperkraft and overseeing sales operations in the personal care business. He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
Industry executives view the appointment as a clear signal that Zepto is sharpening its focus on advertising, partnerships and catalogue-led monetisation: areas increasingly discussed by investors as critical to improving unit economics in quick commerce.
