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Apollo Munich gets Farhan Akhtar to promote health wallet plan
MUMBAI: Apollo Munich Health Insurance has rolled out a new ad campaign to highlight the unique benefits of its health wallet plan. Health Wallet is a next-gen health insurance plan that not only addresses the current needs of the customers by paying for their hospitalisation but also covers their OPD expenses that are usually not covered by health insurance policies. Interestingly, health wallet also ensures affordability of continuing the policy in later years.
The wallet plan creates a reserve kitty for the customers that can be used for a variety of out-of-pocket expenses. It also allows the user the flexibility of paying for non-payable items that are generally excluded from any health insurance. It pays for other medical expenses such as dental treatment, spectacles, Alzheimer’s, etc. Additionally, customers can even use this reserve amount to fund for co-payment and deductible cost.
Hence, the new health insurance category WINSURE has been built on the premise of wide-ranging benefits Health Wallet offers. Doctor consultation for prescribing spectacles, cost of spectacles, money available for today, pay for 50 per cent of their premium tomorrow (post five continuous renewals), allopathy, ayurveda and homeopathy coverage. Apollo Munich aims to convey the same message to masses with a series of TVCs starring its brand ambassador Farhan Akhtar. Each 20 seconder ad ends with the brand pay off—‘When your health insurance pays for the unusual – you are not insured, you are winsured’.
#BeWinsured is a 360-degree campaign that will be leveraged both on traditional mediums like television, outdoor, radio along with key social media platforms of Youtube, Facebook, Twitter etc.
Apollo Munich Health Insurance chief marketing officer Nandini Ali says, “Keeping in line with our brand promise of ‘Let’s Uncomplicate’, we conduct regular market research to understand consumers’ sentiments and the gaps with respect to healthcare financing and we aim to bridge the same with our innovative health insurance solutions. Our latest innovation Health Wallet, introduced under the WINSURE category is a derivative of some very pertinent consumer insights (a) pressure on individuals to pay for day to day healthcare expenses like doctor consultancy, pharmacy, diagnostics etc. from their own pockets (b) affordability of health insurance premiums post retirement, and (c) need for an interesting healthcare financing tool for youngsters.”
Cheil Group creative director Vijay Simha Vellanki adds, “In a low-interest category like Health Insurance, the challenge is to overcome ‘here comes another health insurance product’. So we needed something definitive, something that makes people sit up and take notice and each film simplifies an otherwise complex product, with all honesty. To bring alive this, we partnered with Farhan Akhtar, who represents everything that a health brand should embody – fit, active, positive, and trustworthy. So who better to speak for health wallet than he!”
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Barista partners Ginny Weds Sunny 2 with mango campaign
Cafe chain blends cinema buzz with summer menu and 20 per cent offer.
MUMBAI: Love may brew slowly, but marketing clearly doesn’t especially when coffee meets cinema and mangoes steal the spotlight. Barista Coffee Company has partnered with the upcoming hindi film Ginny Weds Sunny 2 as its official beverage partner, in a move aimed at tapping into youth culture through entertainment-led engagement. The collaboration is not just a logo placement exercise. Instead, Barista is translating the film’s high-energy vibe into its cafés with a themed summer menu titled “Main Hoon Mango”, accompanied by a limited-period 20 per cent discount on combo offerings across outlets.
Actors Medha Shankr and Avinash Tiwary feature in the campaign, seen engaging with the mango-themed menu inside Barista cafés, a visual cue designed to blur the lines between reel and real-life consumption moments.
The strategy reflects a broader shift in how consumer brands are leveraging hindi film industry not just for visibility, but for immersive, on-ground engagement. By embedding the film’s narrative into its product experience, Barista is aiming to drive footfall, especially among younger audiences who increasingly seek experiential touchpoints over traditional advertising.
Barista Coffee Company CEO Rajat Agrawal described the partnership as both a branding and growth play, focused on expanding reach beyond the existing customer base and aligning with evolving consumer preferences.
The emphasis on a seasonal, flavour-led hook mango, one of India’s most culturally resonant ingredients adds a timely layer to the campaign, aligning with summer consumption trends while riding on the film’s promotional momentum.
For Barista, the move is part of a larger positioning shift. Rather than operating purely as a coffee retail chain, the brand is increasingly framing itself as a lifestyle destination, one that intersects with entertainment, conversation and shared experiences. By integrating cinema into its physical spaces, Barista is effectively turning cafés into micro-extensions of the film’s universe, where consumers do not just watch a story unfold but participate in it sip by sip.
The 20 per cent offer further nudges trial, lowering the barrier for consumers to engage with the themed menu while amplifying recall through a tangible incentive.
Brand-film collaborations are hardly new, but their execution is evolving. Where earlier partnerships relied on co-branded ads or product placements, the current playbook leans towards immersive storytelling and retail integration.
In that sense, Barista’s “Main Hoon Mango” push is less about promotion and more about participation inviting consumers to experience a slice of the film within a familiar, everyday setting. As the film industry continues to act as a cultural amplifier, such partnerships underline a growing truth, in today’s attention economy, it is not enough to be seen brands must be experienced.
And if that experience comes with a mango twist and a cinematic backdrop, all the better.
