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Airtel Xstream Fiber’s new film by DDB Mudra aims to solve bandwidth issues
Mumbai: Airtel Xstream Fiber has launched a new campaign to showcase its superior connection and service, which aims to solve bandwidth issues commonly encountered by broadband users. Conceptualised by DDB Mudra, the campaign has been developed to establish the product and its benefits in comparison with regular broadband services.
Since the pandemic, every household has seen an increase in their internet consumption – for school, work, entertainment and more. However, with all devices connected to the same internet connection, bandwidth and connectivity issues are common. Backed by this insight, the campaign showcases an urban family’s dissatisfying virtual experience caused by a slow internet connection. The film ends as it explains the benefits of an Airtel Xtream Fiber connection.
The campaign has been amplified on various consumer touchpoints including TV, print, digital, outdoor and cinema.
DDB Mudra creative head – west Pallavi Chakravarti says, “On-off-on-off is a mantra no one wants to chant, but invariably does when living with poor broadband at home. If everyone in a family is plugged in, something’s got to give. We translated this pain-point into a fun campaign which paved the way for our solution to make a seamless entry and save the day.”
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Hardik Jhaveri named senior director marketing at Colgate-Palmolive Asean hub
Former Hill’s Pet Nutrition general manager returns to the company to steer marketing for South Asean from Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR: Hardik Jhaveri has been appointed senior director marketing for the South Asean hub at Colgate-Palmolive, marking a return to the consumer goods major after a three year stint with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. He will be based in Kuala Lumpur and will lead marketing strategy for the region.
Jhaveri joins the role after serving as general manager at Hill’s Pet Nutrition in Taipei, where he led a cross functional team and oversaw the business with full profit and loss responsibility. The role placed him at the helm of operations in Taiwan, managing growth in what he described as a start-up style environment within a global multinational.
Before that, Jhaveri spent over a decade with Colgate-Palmolive across several marketing and innovation roles in Asia. As associate director innovation for Apac excluding China, based in Hong Kong, he led new product development and launches across multiple markets.
His portfolio ranged from developing specialised oral care products such as a diabetes focused toothpaste for the Indian market to launching premium oral care experiences under the Colgate Total brand in Australia. Alongside innovation, he also worked on launch planning, brand strategy and communications for the company’s oral care portfolio.
Earlier in his Colgate-Palmolive journey, Jhaveri held roles including marketing manager innovation, senior brand manager and brand manager. His work spanned urban and rural markets in Mumbai and customer development responsibilities in the Greater Kolkata Area.
Prior to his long association with Colgate-Palmolive, Jhaveri worked as brand officer home care at Unilever, where he helped drive marketing initiatives for the Rin detergent brand, including nationwide relaunch and on ground activation campaigns.
He began his career in advertising with Bates David Enterprise, working on brands such as IDBI Bank, The Leela Hotels and The Times of India.
Jhaveri holds a post graduate programme in management from the Indian School of Business and has also completed a level 4 diploma in wine from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
Announcing the move, Jhaveri said he is excited to begin his new chapter at Colgate-Palmolive’s South Asean hub and thanked colleagues and mentors who supported his journey at Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
