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DDB Mudra wins Itz Cash creative mandate
MUMBAI: DDB Mudra has won the creative mandate for Itz Cash, post a multi-agency pitch.
The account size is pegged at around Rs 200 million.
There is no incumbent on the account. DDB Mudra Group chairman and CCO Sonal Dabral said, “It’s always exciting to partner a client and work on a brand that believes in innovative thinking and open to doing things in a refreshing way. Itz Cash is exactly that. Innovation is at the heart of this brand and we’re looking forward to creating some breakthrough work on it.”
DDB Mudra Group president Rajiv Sabnis said, “Itz Cash is an exciting brand that has embarked on a journey of becoming a premier & innovative pre-paid payment solution company. Navin Surya and his team have decided to engage DDB Mudra in their ambitious growth plans and their vision of building a world-class consumer facing brand in the multi-service, pre-paid solutions domain. It gives us the unique opportunity to build a consumer brand in a category that is relatively nascent in India. It looks like a fast-paced and exciting road ahead.”
Itz Cash managing director Naveen Surya said, “We are proud to partner with DDB Mudra and are looking forward to a long, exciting and committed relationship with the Group.”
Itz Cash Card Ltd, part of the Essel Group, was established in 2006. Itz Cash initiated the concept of prepaid payment solutions to the Indian consumer and various business entities.
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Sleepwell unveils nationwide sleep study on World Sleep Day
79 per cent use screens before bed, 36 per cent of 18–25-year-olds sleep ≤5 hours.
MUMBAI: Sleepwell just dropped the pillow truth bomb because when India’s sleeping less and scrolling more, even the mattress wants to stage an intervention. On World Sleep Day 2026, Sleepwell released its nationwide Sleep Study, painting a stark picture of India’s escalating sleep crisis. The findings show that 79% of Indians use screens right before bed, fuelling restless nights and drowsy days. Alarmingly, 36% of young adults aged 18–25 sleep five hours or less making them the country’s most sleep-deprived group.
The study also busts the myth of “catch-up sleep”, 65% of respondents actually sleep even later on weekends, pointing to increasingly irregular patterns that spill fatigue into the working week. Mattress discomfort emerged as a frequently overlooked culprit behind late-night wake-ups and constant leak-anxiety checks.
To drive the message home, Sleepwell’s CMO Puneet Gulati appeared on Zee Business, stressing that quality sleep isn’t a luxury, it’s foundational health. He highlighted how the right mattress can transform restless nights into restorative ones.
The brand doubled down with clever late-night activations, partnering with a quick-commerce platform to serve contextual ads between 11 pm and 3 am, gently nudging bleary-eyed scrollers to consider mattress discomfort as the reason they’re still awake and pointing them to the nearest Sleepwell store. Digital influencers and creators also shared relatable stories of how poor sleep fuels impulsive late-night behaviour.
In a nation that celebrates hustle but quietly pays for it in lost rest, Sleepwell isn’t just selling mattresses, it’s selling the radical idea that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is close your eyes and actually sleep well.
