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IdeateLabs wins 360-degree Marketing mandate for Hafele India
MUMBAI: IdeateLabs, one of India’s largest independent digital-first creative agency has won the complete communication mandate for the luxury brand Hafele India. The win comes after the brand invited several leading agencies for a 360 pitch, facilitated by Landor Consultancy (Part of the WPP Group).
Hafele’s mandate to IdeateLabs consolidates the responsibility of Creative, Content and Media with one agency. This includes, developing the Marketing Blueprint, Creative Strategy, Brand Architecture, Media Planning & Execution, Reputation Management, Social & Digital Assets, PR, Performance Marketing and Content Creation. Starting with increasing brand awareness and building a strong community of consumers & influencers, the agency intends to take it all the way to showcasing Hafele’s innovations and creating thought leadership for the brand.
On acquiring the prestigious account, Vrutika Dawda, Director, IdeateLabs commented, “Hafele India is not just another win. It is the opportunity to draw upon our many talents and employ them in a focused manner for brand Hafele. Building brands is all about building the right conversations. This has been our differentiator and our philosophy. Here’s a great chance for us to build it in a true 360-degree approach. For sure, dynamic story-telling and disruptive formats will play a vital role. We are keen to be a part of Hafele’s business ambitions and explore concepts that will redefine the way a brand communicates.
Commenting on this partnership, Sanjay Swami, Head – Marketing Services, Hafele India said, “We were looking to partner with an agency who understands the luxury lifestyle industry on one hand, and who has a holistic brand perspective, on the other. Having been partners for a few years on the digital front, IdeateLabs understands our brand and our growth plans in India and South Asia regions. We are entering a phase of dynamic growth and are confident that IdeateLabs is the right partner who can help us get there”.
Häfele is an international leader in the manufacturing and supply, space for kitchen fitting, furniture fittings and architectural hardware. With a legacy of over 95 years, Hafele India has expanded its product portfolio to Appliances, Lighting, Sanitaryware and Surfaces.
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.
