Brands
bebe ropes in Sharvari as its brand ambassador for India
Mumbai: Global women’s fashion brand, bebe, has partnered with Myntra in India. The brand has also roped in young Bollywood diva, Sharvari, as its first brand ambassador in the country.
Sharvari will endorse the autumn-winter collection and the ad campaign will be visible across regions and various mediums.
The 34-seconds long ad film, titled ‘Be You’ showcases how bebe allows women to explore their real, fashionable selves and experiment with their fashion choices.
The campaign will be promoted extensively across social media to reach the brand’s target audience, comprising largely of modern Indian women. The ad campaign highlights the new season collection, centered on the theme- ‘Be you’. The video campaign emphasizes on modern women who wish to be glamorous and bold in their fashion choices, while also expressing their individuality through fashion.
Sharvari has made a promising start to her acting career with stunning performances in “Bunty Aur Babli 2” and The Forgotten Army.
With her at the helm of brand promotions, bebe’s new campaign is set to build stronger brand salience with its shoppers and fashionistas across top metros and tier I cities.
Speaking on the occasion, Sharvari said, “I am delighted to be associated with bebe as their first brand ambassador in the country. bebe offers trendy and contemporary fashion which reflects my personal style. The brand has made a mark for itself across the globe, and I am happy to be a part of the brand’s endeavor to strike a chord with its customers and fashionistas of the country.”
Speaking about the association, Myntra chief- Myntra fashion brand and chief experience officer Manohar Kamath said, “Sharvari embodies the brand bebe perfectly. She is bold, confident, glamorous, fun and unapologetically herself, which resonates with the brand’s persona. Sharvari’s cheerful social presence has the potential to influence and engage the modern woman with her sartorial choices. The association with Sharvari for the new autumn-winter collection is sure to enamor consumers from top tier cities and metros.”
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.
