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Faber Castell’s ‘Change the Canvas’ gets 200% more responses than last year
MUMBAI: While the digital era has disrupted many traditional businesses, stationery, and art & craft facilities are going to grow, Faber Castell India marketing India director Nisha Sara Jose told Indiantelevision.com about the second successful season of its online ‘Change the Canvas’ activity.
“Our products will continue to grow because there has been a discovery for analogue writing. It is a counter-trend, which is becoming very important and popular within the younger audience. They are going back to activities like writing and drawing to balance their (digital-dominated) lives. Also, Faber Castell as a brand is all about creativity, thoughts, and passion. So, we already are positioned on the top to tackle the digital era,” Jose quipped
Jose shared that the online creative competition, which encouraged the people to ‘change’ their choice of canvas and instead pick any ordinary object, scene, place, or setting, and look at it from a different perspective, received an impressive response of 200 per cent more from the past year.
“We received more than 750-800 entries for the campaign digitally this year as compared to 400 entries, which are almost 200 per cent of what we received last year. Our digital presence for the campaign has multiplied exponentially with more than 10 million impressions as compared to 4 million last year,” said Jose.
Faber Castell is willing to double its business in India this year, and such response for the campaign indicates that they might be able to achieve the goal. The brand is also working on a multi-pronged strategy to further develop their business, mixing effective marketing and communication with product development.
Jose revealed that, for the Indian market, a lot of innovation is going on in the acrylic and watercolour segments, developing a range of options for hobby artists.
The marketing activities, like always, are focussed on the experiential side. Activities like ‘Art With Purpose’ will continue to connect with students across schools and universities. Apart from that a lot of digital activities are expected from the brand, which now has a strong community of mothers and artists online.
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Uniqlo India signs Jasprit Bumrah as brand endorser
Cricketing star fronts new LifeWear campaign highlighting comfort and simplicity.
MUMBAI: Jasprit Bumrah just bowled a perfect yorker into fashion because when the fastest bowler in the world picks Uniqlo, even off-field style gets a pace attack. Uniqlo India has roped in Indian cricket icon Jasprit Bumrah as its brand endorser, kicking off the partnership with a fresh campaign that brings the brand’s LifeWear philosophy to life, clothing engineered for simplicity, quality and effortless comfort in daily routines.
The 30-second film shows Bumrah in relaxed, everyday moments away from the crease highlighting how the AIRism Oversized T-shirt slips seamlessly into his off-field life. The narrative quietly mirrors his journey as a fast bowler, built on consistency, instinct and the kind of fit that feels right from the first wear and only gets better with time.
Jasprit Bumrah said, “In my day-to-day life, I prefer clothing that feels comfortable and effortless, especially when I’m spending time off the field. That’s why I’m happy to be partnering with Uniqlo, the brand’s approach to everyday clothing feels like a natural extension to my personal style.”
Uniqlo India marketing director Nidhi Rastogi added, “We are proud to partner with cricket world champion Jasprit Bumrah and welcome him to the Uniqlo family. His focus on excellence, authenticity and quiet confidence reflects the essence of Uniqlo’s LifeWear philosophy.”
The campaign is now live across digital channels, social media, in-store displays and outdoor platforms, with the film and imagery rolling out alongside the announcement.
In a world where pace often means rushing, Bumrah and Uniqlo are reminding everyone that the best things in life and on the body come from calm, consistent comfort that simply shows up every day and gets the job done.
