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Animeta & Technopak team up for ROI-driven influencer marketing
Mumbai: Animeta and Technopak proudly announce their strategic collaboration, uniting Animeta’s tech-data-enabled influencer marketing prowess with Technopak’s three-decade-long expertise in management consulting within the Indian sub-continent. In this collaboration, Technopak will spearhead client acquisition efforts for Animeta Brandstar. Meanwhile, Animeta Brandstar will take charge of executing campaigns efficiently, ensuring optimal outcomes.
Animeta Brandstar revolutionizes influencer marketing with advanced tech, empowering brands to run precise campaigns with ideal creators. Prioritizing ROI and performance metrics, it provides invaluable insights for refining influencer marketing strategies effectively. Essentially, Animeta combines advanced technology with managed services for holistic campaign planning, execution & tracking. The ‘Animeta Verified Program’ ensures expert creator curation, enhancing video commerce skills. Streamlined processes include creator selection, production oversight, and seamless interaction with consumers using short-links and auto-chat tech. Integration with e-commerce platforms ensures smooth transactions and real-time performance assessment.
Animeta founder Anish Mehta shared his excitement, “It’s all about right ‘Collabs’ in the Creator Economy. Partnering with Technopak, a top management consulting firm, is one such exciting ‘Collab’ for Animeta. Combining our tech-data platform with Technopak’s market expertise & access will enable us to provide impactful influencer marketing & creator commerce solutions to brands, while delivering tangible ROI for their investments through the creation of near-term sales & long-term value”.
Founded on the philosophy of “concept to commissioning,” Technopak forms strategic partnerships with clients, aiding them in identifying high-value opportunities, overcoming critical challenges, and fostering robust, high-growth business models. Leveraging the collective expertise of over 85 professionals, Technopak specializes in consulting, M&A and marketing partnerships across sectors including retail, consumer products, fashion (textile and apparel), food services and sustainability.
Technopak president & managing partner Saloni Nangia articulated her enthusiasm, “At Technopak, our core commitment is empowering businesses with innovative solutions driving growth & we’re on the constant lookout for progressively disruptive solutions which can create long-term business impact. Our collaboration with Animeta underscores this dedication, as we integrate Animeta’s advanced tech-data platform into our service offerings at Technopak. Together, we aim to deliver unparalleled value and measurable results across retail, consumer goods, fashion and services sectors.”
The collaboration between Animeta and Technopak signifies a synergy of expertise and innovation, poised to drive substantial value and measurable outcomes for businesses across various industries.
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Lego brings Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé, Vinicius together
Campaign clocks 314 million views ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 buzz.
MUMBAI: Four legends, one frame and not a single tackle in sight. Lego has pulled off a crossover few thought possible, uniting Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior in a single campaign ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 only this time, they’re building dreams brick by brick.
Titled “Everyone wants a piece”, the campaign features the quartet assembling a Lego version of the World Cup trophy, before placing miniature versions of themselves atop it, a playful nod to football’s ultimate prize. Shared widely across social media, the ad carries a pointed disclaimer: it is not AI-generated, a subtle but telling signal in an era where even reality is often questioned.
The numbers tell their own story. The campaign has already crossed 314 million views on Instagram across the players’ accounts, with fans hailing it as a rare, almost nostalgic moment particularly for the reunion of Messi and Ronaldo, whose last shared campaign ahead of the 2022 World Cup became one of the platform’s most-liked posts.
Beyond the film, Lego is extending the play with exclusive, player-themed sets tied to each of the four stars, part of a broader football-led programme designed to ride the global momentum building towards 2026. The idea, as echoed by the players themselves, leans into the parallels between football and play experimentation, creativity, failure, and triumph.
Messi described the sets as a way to bring on-pitch moments into an imaginative, hands-on world, while Ronaldo called the transformation into a Lego figure a rare honour, blending sport with storytelling. Vinícius, meanwhile, struck a more personal note, recalling childhood moments of building with Lego and framing creativity as a universal language that transcends borders.
The timing is no accident. With the 2026 World Cup set to run from June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and featuring an expanded 48-team format, global anticipation is already building. Argentina, led by Messi, will enter as defending champions, adding another layer of intrigue.
For Lego, the campaign does more than celebrate football, it taps into its mythology. Because when icons become figurines and rivalries turn into play, the beautiful game finds a new kind of pitch. one built, quite literally, by hand.
