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Asian Paints’ unveils its latest series ‘Live Stylishly’ for those seeking elegant, stylish yet simple decor ideas
MUMBAI: Conceptualised, written and produced by Supari Studios, Asian Paints launched another exciting series of ‘How To videos’ for your home décor ideas.
‘Live Stylishly’ is a weekly series of inspiring home décor & interior design ideas that will help you transform your home into spaces that are functional yet aspirational. With these videos we created an ecosystem of content across Pinterest, YouTube and IGTV for anyone looking for premium lookbooks and ideas to revamp their homes. The content gave a local twist while giving the consumers an understanding of the wide range of products Asian Paints has to offer.
We came up with four versatile themes to enhance spaces like bedrooms, study and living/dining room spaces. These themes were Nautical, Jewel Tones, Botanical and Gelato which were explored through 20 fun DIY videos curating a video catalogue for every homes’ makeover.
Nisha Vasudevan, Director, Asian Paints Live Stylishly Season 3 says “We aimed to create inspirational and aspirational yet snackable content that will showcase the Asian Paints catalog by illustrating how colours transform a space. We went with snappy scripts complemented by supers that would ensure the audience retains the messaging even if audio didn’t play. The spaces were revamped using choreography created using various sets of hands – they snap, click, and select throughout the videos, and act as catalysts for transformation. No characters are visible in the frames – this has allowed for seamless, fun and clutter-breaking visuals that focus on the spaces. One of the other challenges included the time-frame – we had just 3 days to shoot 20 videos. To achieve the above, we’ve used a mix of stop-motion, compositing and chroma cleverly. All departments had to work hard and smart, and this has translated into a set of neat, lucid and entertaining videos for Asian Paints’ Live Stylishly Season 3.”
Manoti Jain, Executive Producer, Supari Studios says “For Asian Paints Live stylishly, we wanted to build a brand IP that was strategically relevant and would serve as a powerful content territory for the brand. At the inception of the idea the focus was to build a content strategy that meets both the brand’s goals and engages with the intended audience. We have created a total of 20 videos that revolve around information that the consumers are constantly seeking for while doing up the house. As next steps we are looking to create more videos in the space making Home Decor synonymous with Asian Paints in India.”
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.
