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BankBazaar shows fans it cares
MUMBAI: Financial marketplace, BankBazaar.com has decided to bid goodbye to the year with a special musical tribute to some of its biggest fans, thanking them for all the love and support. The BankBazaar’s Biggest Fans digital campaign celebrates some of the brand’s biggest fans on social media with personalised musical messages. The week-long activity is being executed on Facebook and Instagram.
The whole stunt was planned out to make BankBazaar fans feel special and show them that it is listening. They contacted two of their biggest fans on social media and requested one of them to meet at The Teal Door Cafe, Indira Nagar, and the other at Blossoms Bookstore, Church Street, under the ruse of a gift to thank them for being with the brand all year.
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In the meantime, BankBazaar had a band of singers and beat boxers, including Vineeth Vincent, Hannah Mathews, Joshua Selvaraj, and Sheridan Brass, to write a song for each fan. The songs were to be sung as a surprise for each fan at these two locations in a guerrilla fashion. With cameras, an ensemble of musicians and a film crew hiding in the respective locations, the fun began.
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The campaign was conceptualised and executed in collaboration with Bluebot Digital.
BankBazaar.com head of brand marketing Prince Thomas says, “As an organisation, we believe in keeping our customers at the centre of everything we do, and our social media campaigns are no different. Our fans expect us to be unique and interesting in the way we tell our stories. That’s the reason we experiment with themes and delivery to put our message across. 2017 has been an extremely successful year for BankBazaar, with several well-received campaigns that made a mark on social media as well as in our fans’ hearts. So we wanted to celebrate our successes with some of our biggest social media fans who made our successes possible, and what could be better than musical tributes to such special fans!”
BlueBot Digital CEO and CCO Carl Savio adds, “Social media fans and followers are often taken for granted and treated like a statistic by some brands. For the latest BankBazaar campaign, we decided to show our fans how far we are from treating them the same way. So, we dug through social media data to find individuals who have genuinely given the brand love and support on multiple occasions and decided to surprise them using the gift of song! What followed was a crazy shoot, awestruck fans and much more! Happy to have a client as forward thinking as BankBazaar.”
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Ameya Velankar steps down as Uber’s head of marketing for India & South Asia
Veteran marketer exits after more than seven years with the ride-hailing giant.
MUMBAI: After more than seven years of steering Uber through the bumpy roads of India’s mobility market, Ameya Velankar has decided to change lanes. Ameya Velankar has stepped down as Head of Marketing for India and South Asia, marking the end of a significant chapter at the ride-hailing company. He had been with Uber since 2019, taking on multiple roles in product and category marketing before rising to lead the marketing function for the region in 2021.
During his tenure, Velankar played a key role in strengthening Uber’s positioning in one of its most competitive and dynamic markets. He helped drive localised marketing strategies and scale adoption across key offerings such as Auto, Moto, Rentals and Intercity, tailoring global platforms to Indian consumer needs.
Prior to joining Uber, Velankar built his marketing expertise at leading consumer companies including SC Johnson and Marico, where he handled category and product leadership roles. His career began at RPG Enterprises.
Details of his next professional move have not been disclosed.
In a fast-evolving mobility landscape where brands constantly battle for attention, Ameya Velankar helped Uber stay relevant and resonant with millions of Indian users. As he moves on from the driver’s seat of marketing, the company will now look for fresh ideas to keep its wheels turning smoothly.
