Ad Campaigns
Rapido sets in motion with ‘Bike Wali Taxi Sabse Saxi’ campaign
Mumbai: Rapido launches its 360 degree ‘Bike Wali Taxi, Sabse Saxi’ campaign aiming to drive consideration for the category in the e-mobility space.
Bike Wali Taxi, Sabse Saxi positions Rapido Bike-Taxi as the ultimate solution for everyday commute by highlighting its key offerings – convenience, quickness, and affordability. With an upbeat jingle and an element of ‘swag’, the films add a coolness quotient to the brand persona.
The campaign created by Enormous comprises four films that showcase Rapido Bike-Taxi as a smart alternative in different scenarios. The first film has been released, where the Bike-Taxi service is pitted against the shortcomings of a crowded bus. The remaining films will be released in the weeks to come.
With a digital-first approach, for the first time, Rapido has collaborated with the OTT platform JioCinema. Capitalizing on the reach and frequency of IPL on the platform, JioCinema serves as the lead channel. This will be followed by TV for amplification, and OOH as the recall channel.
As a part of Rapido’s commitment to resolve daily commute challenges and to improve travel experiences for its customers, Rapido offers an effective solution with completing ten lakh daily rides in 100+ cities across India. The brand is already a go-to option amongst the masses for its cost-effective, fuel-efficient, and time-saving services during peak traffic hours.
NATIONAL: Amazon Ads has laid out a sharply tech-led vision for the advertising industry in 2026, arguing that artificial intelligence, streaming TV and creator partnerships will combine to turn brand building into a more precise, performance-driven business.
At the heart of the shift, the company says, is the fusion of AI with Amazon’s vast trove of shopping, browsing and streaming signals, allowing advertisers to move beyond blunt reach metrics to campaigns designed around real customer behaviour.
“The future of advertising is not about reaching more people, but the right people with messages that resonate,” said Amazon Ads India head and vice president Girish Prabhu. “By combining AI with deep customer insights, we help brands move from broadcasting campaigns to having meaningful conversations wherever audiences spend their time.”
One of the biggest changes, according to Amazon Ads, will be the collapse of the wall between media planning and creative development. Retail media, powered by first-party data, is increasingly shaping everything from brand discovery to final purchase, pushing marketers to design campaigns around audience insight rather than internal instinct.
AI is also moving from a support tool to a creative engine. Agentic AI, which automates and accelerates production, is expected to make high-quality creative accessible even to small businesses, compressing weeks of work into hours and giving challengers the ability to compete with larger brands on speed and scale.
Behind the scenes, AI-driven analytics will take on a bigger role in campaign optimisation, identifying patterns, spotting opportunities and recommending actions that would previously have required teams of analysts.
Streaming TV is another big battleground. With India’s video streaming audience now above 600 million and connected TV users at 129.2 million in 2025, advertisers are set to treat streaming not just as a branding channel but as a performance engine, measured increasingly by sales, sign-ups and bookings rather than just reach.
Finally, Amazon Ads sees creators and contextual advertising reshaping how brands tell stories. Creators will act less like influencers and more like long-term partners, while scene-aware ads on streaming platforms will allow brands to insert hyper-relevant offers into the flow of what viewers are watching.
Taken together, Amazon Ads argues, these shifts mark a move towards advertising that is both more human and more measurable, where AI handles the complexity, and creativity does the persuading.
