Brands
Credenc.com launches its first IPL ad spot with LSG team
Mumbai: Credenc.com, an education lending fintech platform on Saturday launched its new ad campaign with the punchline ‘Potential Hai Toh Possible Hai,’ as part of being the associate sponsor of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The campaign aims to highlight the platform’s brand promise of believing in each individual’s potential and encouraging them to fulfill their aspirations.
The ad campaign will air during Tata IPL 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar featuring three marquee LSG players: KL Rahul, Quinton De Kock and Manish Pandey. The players will be seen discussing the importance of identifying one’s potential to grow by drawing a parallel between how LSG based the decision of picking players for their team based on the player’s potential, Credenc.com also basis its decision to offer education loans to students based on their merit and potential.
The underlying message showcased in the commercial is that all students with potential can benefit from Credenc.com’s potential based education loan.
“Believing in students’ potential has been at the heart of our brand’s core offering, which we have tried to reflect through our first ad film,” said Credenc.com co-founder Mayank Batheja. “The punchline ‘Potential Hai Toh Possible Hai’ highlights Credenc.com’s brand promise of ensuring aspirants with potential will not be starved for funds for their higher education goals.”
“The campaign is an organic extension to our brand strategy, which is centered around “Basing their loan decision on student’s potential and not their parental income,” he further said.
“The film is an expression of situations that many of us may have faced in our lives, when someone gave us a chance by simply believing in our potential that’s it, and nothing else,” shared Credenc.com co-founder Avinash Kumar. “This campaign gave us the opportunity to reinforce in our customers the belief that they can depend on themselves.”
Credenc.com is among one of the key sponsors of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group owned LSG team for IPL 2022, where the team will sport the brand’s logo on the jersey sleeves.
Brands
33 per cent of women believe the salary scale is rigged: Naukri report
Voices @ Work study finds rising calls for equal pay audits and lingering bias
MUMBAI: Progress may be visible in India’s workplaces, but many women still feel the need to tread carefully. A new report by Naukri reveals that one in two women hesitate to disclose marriage or maternity plans during job interviews, worried that such information could influence hiring decisions.
The findings come from the second edition of Naukri’s annual Voices @ Work International Women’s Day report, titled “What Women Professionals Want.” Drawing insights from more than 50,000 women across over 50 industries, the survey sheds light on evolving workplace aspirations alongside the biases that continue to hold women back.
One of the report’s most striking insights is the growing demand for equal pay audits. The share of women calling for regular pay parity checks has climbed to 27 per cent this year, up from 19 per cent a year ago. The demand now stands alongside menstrual leave as the most sought after workplace policy.
Interestingly, the call for pay transparency grows louder higher up the income ladder. Nearly half of women earning between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore annually say equal pay audits are a priority, suggesting that pay gaps become more visible as women move up the career ladder.
At the same time, confidence and ambition appear to be rising. About 83 per cent of women say they feel encouraged to pursue leadership roles, a significant jump from 66 per cent last year. Cities in southern India appear particularly supportive, with Hyderabad leading the way as 86 per cent of respondents there reported encouragement to step into leadership positions. The education sector recorded the highest sense of encouragement at 87 per cent.
Yet the report also highlights a growing trust deficit around pay equity. Nearly one in three women, or 33 per cent, say they do not believe men and women are paid equally at their workplace. That figure has risen from 25 per cent last year, pointing to widening perceptions of disparity as careers progress.
Bias in hiring and promotions continues to be the biggest hurdle. About 42 per cent of respondents say workplace bias is the main challenge for women from diverse backgrounds. The concern is consistent across major metros, with Chennai and Delhi NCR reporting similar levels.
Reluctance to discuss personal milestones during hiring processes is also widespread. While 34 per cent overall said they hesitate to share marriage or maternity plans in interviews, the anxiety increases with experience. Among professionals with 10 to 15 years of work experience, the figure rises to 40 per cent.
Info Edge group CMO Sumeet Singh, said the data reflects both progress and unfinished work. “Behind every data point in this report is a woman who is ambitious. The fact that 83 per cent feel encouraged to lead is something to celebrate. However, the fact that one in two still hide their marriage or maternity plans in interviews tells us the work is far from done. As India’s leading career platform, it felt not just important but necessary for us to shine a light on these gaps through the second edition of our report,” he said.
The report suggests that while ambition among women professionals is growing, structural changes around pay transparency, fair hiring and supportive policies will be key if workplaces hope to keep pace.
