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BOULT x Mustang: A bold partnership that simply gets your heart racing
Mumbai: BOULT, an audio brand has unveiled an exhilarating partnership with Ford Mustang in India. Both BOULT and Ford Mustang are committed to making powerful technology accessible to everyone. BOULT’s ethos revolves around striving for better performance and delivering an unmatched experience. This partnership aims to provide buyers with a sense of adventure through cutting-edge technology and exceptional features. The tie-up with Ford Mustang is a testament to the shared pursuit of style, excellence and speed. With the introduction of the new BOULT Torq, BOULT Dash, and BOULT Derby, the brand intends to target the young, tech-savvy and luxury car enthusiasts buyer segment.
This partnership with Ford Mustang gives BOULT access to the heritage and superlative design insights of the brand enabling Indian wearable manufacturer to work with the Ford Mustang team on bringing alive the years of unique Mustang designs to the new audio range by BOULT. The product line also opens up new avenues to leverage the aspirational audience segment who look forward to design supremacy in their favorite audio products.
“We are thrilled to partner with Ford Mustang, a brand that shares our dedication to style, excellence, and speed,” said BOULT co-founder Varun Gupta. Through this collaboration, we aim to captivate the young and tech-savvy buyer segment with our new offerings: BOULT Torq, BOULT Dash, and BOULT Derby. This long-term partnership not only opens up doors to a new audience segment but also gives an opportunity to look at product design in a new way.”
“Partnering with Ford Mustang is a groundbreaking moment for BOULT, igniting a new era of innovation and excellence,” said BOULT senior brand & category manager Tom Stany. “Together, we are not just launching products; we are crafting experiences that embody the thrill of speed and the essence of cutting-edge technology. The BOULT Torq, BOULT Dash, and BOULT Derby are more than audio devices; they are a testament to our commitment to inspire and elevate the everyday lives of our consumers. This collaboration is a celebration of our shared vision to push boundaries and create something truly extraordinary.”
The partnership commenced earlier this year and will see the launch of multiple products throughout the coming months, each designed to elevate the audio experience. The design partnership will be a driving force for BOULT for the years to come making it unique for the audio industry.
To celebrate this exciting collaboration, BOULT has produced a captivating digital film entirely conceptualized and shot in-house by BOULT’s creative team. This film not only highlights the synergy between BOULT and Ford Mustang but also showcases the innovative spirit driving both brands forward and brings in a new era of design language for BOULT. The film opens up with shots of Ford Mustang racing through a track with each frame highlighting how the new products have been meticulously designed taking inspiration from the various elements of the car.
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.
