Ad Campaigns
Ogilvy & Hindustan Unilever launch a new TVC for Brooke Bond Red Label
Mumbai: Brooke Bond Red Label, the flagship brand of Hindustan Unilever, has released a new television commercial under the brand’s on-going campaign “Taste of Togetherness.”
The new TVC emphasises the importance of interpersonal interactions, which in today’s world have been replaced by social media interactions. Phone calls with loved ones have been replaced by messages. Heartfelt conversations and selfless acts of compassion in everyday life are not as widely experienced as they once were.
In its latest ad, conceptualised by Ogilvy Mumbai, the brand takes this narrative further by showcasing two strangers in a place where one would be most vulnerable—a hospital waiting room. As a conversation brews between them, a most unexpected revelation makes the story tug at viewers’ hearts.
Speaking on the latest TVC, Ogilvy executive creative director Akshay Seth said, “There’s something that is warmer than a great tasting cup of tea—the warmth of a stranger’s company when it is needed the most. We’ve all been in situations where a handshake, a hug, or a few comforting words can work magic. For this to get translated, the story and execution needed to feel authentic and heartfelt. And this is one of the reasons the ad is resonating, with people coming forth with their personal experiences.”
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.
