Brands
Google Cloud India unveils a new brand film ‘Hum Banayenge’
Mumbai: As part of its flagship event Cloud Next 22, Google Cloud unveiled its new brand film “Hum Banayenge” that cements its commitment to the country and builds awareness for its range of products and services.
Kinnect has conceptualised and executed the ‘Hum Banayenge’ film as a part of a long-term digital campaign.
The campaign aims to show how, since its inception, Google Cloud has consistently enabled aspirations and helped Indian companies transform themselves digitally.
True to Google Cloud’s philosophy of staying user-first, the film showcases three problems faced by Indians across different segments. Representing Google Cloud’s clients and partners in this film are Mahindra Finance, Josh Talks, and nurture.farm, who continue to solve these critical problems in the lives of the end consumers.
The film is both a declaration of the “Hum Banayenge” (We will build the solution) philosophy and a trailer for the stories to follow. Each of these stories features founders and owners who partnered with the brand at different points in their journey to innovate and strengthen their solutions. “#HumBanayenge” is Google Cloud’s first campaign in this market and targets its audience through this shared spirit of questioning, “Why not?” when faced with a problem.
Commenting on the new campaign, Google Cloud India head of regional marketing Virginia Sharma said, “In this campaign we follow the journeys of end users of our customers’ products and services and the human outcomes of solutions built on Google Cloud. I believe that the collective effort of our cloud customers, be it bootstrapped startups or leading conglomerates, is what will enable India’s digital transformation in the next 25 years. I’m really proud of this campaign because it moves from convincing minds to winning hearts.”
Talking about the creative side, Kinnect senior creative director Madhura Haldipur added, “It’s a privilege to be able to work on a brand like Google Cloud with solid values; it informs every decision you make on the campaign. We wanted to do justice to this unique spirit that takes guts before glory, finds a single-minded focus to find a solution, and has the heart and belief to see it through. With this campaign, we hope to show that behind ‘b2b’ are real humans who are making a difference in the lives of other humans.”
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.
