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HDFC Life launches its musical logo – a unique sonic identity
MUMBAI: HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited, one of India’s leading private life insurance companies, launched its sonic identity (MOGO – musical logo) to be used across customer touch points.
HDFC Life is India’s first private life insurance company to launch a Musical Logo – MOGO.
The power of sound is tremendous. It only takes around 0.146 seconds for human beings to react to sound. ‘Sonic branding’ utilises the ‘sound of a brand’ to evoke a collective range of emotions and memories associated with a brand. And a MOGO is the quickest way to trigger this.
Through the MOGO, HDFC Life is aiming to create a distinct brand sound to help improve recall every time someone interacts with the brand sonically. The MOGO was developed keeping in mind the core values of HDFC Life. It is inspired by the Rasas – Shingara (Love), Veera (Courage) and Shantha (Peace), reflecting the caring, courageous brand that enables you to live your life with pride.
HDFC Life has had a reputation for campaigns that resonate with the consumers, including a musical legacy of jingles, which have received much love and appreciation. With this MOGO, HDFC Life hopes to build continuity by leveraging the already present sonic asset of its ‘Sar Utha Ke Jiyo’ (live with pride) tune giving it a fresh, contemporary new identity whilst retaining the essence of the old tune.
Pankaj Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, said, “The advent of technology and rapid digitization of the world is completely transforming the way consumers live, work and play, today. HDFC Life as a brand has always had a strong visual identity. With changing consumer habits, we realized early that sound would play a critical role in creating brand recall, differentiation and engagement with our stakeholders. The musical logo creates a sonic identity for a brand that's in tune with the evolution taking place today, while remaining true to the brand's core values.”
The MOGO has been suitably adapted to multiple versions and will be used in touch points like TV, radio, digital ads and content, events, IVRs, caller-tune, ringtones, call hold recordings, mobile applications, website etc.
The HDFC Life MOGO has been created in collaboration with Brandmusiq, who are pioneers in this space and have coined the term ‘MOGO’. BrandMusiq has created sonic identities for clients the world over. Founded by Rajeev Raja with Ajit Varma as co-founder and CEO, BrandMusiq expresses a brand’s essence by applying the science of sound and the art of music to create powerful sonic branding.
Rajeev Raja sums up: ‘It was very exciting for BrandMusiq to evolve and contemporize the existing HDFC Life jingle into a comprehensive sonic identity system with its distinct MOGO®’.
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Magnum Ice Cream Netherlands takes control of Kwality Wall’s India from Unilever
61.9 per cent stake transfer reshapes ownership as Unilever exits promoter role
MUMBAI: Kwality Wall’s (India) Limited has entered a new chapter, with The Magnum Ice Cream Company HoldCo 1 Netherlands B.V. acquiring a controlling 61.9 per cent stake from a clutch of Unilever PLC-led entities, marking a significant shift in ownership.
The transaction, completed on March 30, 2026, follows a share purchase agreement signed in June 2025. The incoming promoter picked up over 145 crore equity shares, effectively taking control of the company and being formally classified as its new promoter under regulatory norms.
As part of the deal, the outgoing promoter group, including Unilever Group Limited and its affiliated entities, has fully exited its shareholding in the company. They have now been reclassified from promoter to public shareholders, closing a long-standing association with the ice cream business in India.
The board of Kwality Wall’s (India) Limited took note of the ownership change and approved a series of leadership updates alongside it. Ritesh Tiwari stepped down as director, while Abhijit Bhattacharya was appointed as chairperson and additional non-executive director. Tahir Toloy Tanridagli also joined the board as an additional non-executive director.
The reshuffle signals a broader strategic reset as the Magnum-led entity looks to steer the brand’s next phase of growth in India. The transition has been carried out in line with regulatory requirements, including disclosures tied to the open offer and reclassification norms under market regulations.
With Unilever stepping back and Magnum stepping in, Kwality Wall’s India is effectively getting a fresh scoop of leadership and direction. The coming months will reveal how the new promoter plans to scale the brand in one of the world’s most competitive ice cream markets.
