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Dentsu Impact celebrates launch of ‘Dumdaar’ Super Carry
MUMBAI: Dentsu Impact, the creative agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has created a new campaign to celebrate the pan India launch of Super Carry, the commercial vehicle (LCV) from the house of Maruti Suzuki.
The ‘Dumdaar’ Campaign for Maruti Suzuki’s commercial vehicle, Super Carry has been beautifully ideated and executed. The campaign highlights the dumdaar features of the powerful mini truck that depicts easy handling and stability of the deck across different geographical terrains, excellent mileage, comfortable drivability of the vehicle throughout long commutes and the reliability of the vehicle with the trust of Maruti Suzuki.
In 2016, Maruti Suzuki ventured into the commercial vehicle segment with the pilot launch of Super Carry in 3 cities. Riding on the company’s trust, quality after-sales and mass-market appeal, it managed to establish a strong foothold in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) space in 2017-18, selling more than 10,000 units. Its smooth car-like handling, roomy interiors, superior overall comfort and advanced safety features make the Super Carry the perfect Dumdaar saathi.
Maruti Suzuki senior director RS Kalsi said, “With Super Carry, we target to fulfill the business needs of our customers. Super Carry is a robust load carrying vehicle that is made for carrying large loads yet offers high fuel efficiency. Moreover, our strong service network brings a huge assurance to the customers.”
He added, “Maruti Suzuki has changed the way India drives; similarly, Super Carry brings in a revolution in the LCV segment. To reach out to more customers, we have opened 235 outlets which are selling this vehicle in more than 190 cities. Super Carry today has crossed 20,000 sales with the 10,000 numbers coming just in last six months.”
Dentsu Impact president Amit Wadhwa mentioned, “Maruti Suzuki is a leader when it comes to passenger cars. So, when a company like Maruti Suzuki decides to launch a commercial vehicle, it has to be special in terms of the product and its communication. Super Carry being the reliable mini truck, deserves a communication that connects with its audience. This campaign according to me, does just that.”
Dentsu Impact national creative director Anupama Ramaswamy said, “The audience for a commercial vehicle is very different from that of a passenger car. Therefore, it was important to look at ways in which we could connect with the prospective buyer both functionally, as well as emotionally.”
The campaign has been rolled out in 11 languages and on multiple mediums ranging from TVC, print and radio which has been able to generate high resonance with customers belonging to different geographies.
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Abhay Duggal joins JioStar as director of Hindi GEC ad sales
The streaming giant brings in a seasoned revenue hand as the battle for Hindi television advertising heats up
MUMBAI: Abhay Duggal has a new desk, and JioStar has a new weapon. The media and entertainment veteran has joined JioStar as director of entertainment ad sales for Hindi general entertainment channels, adding 17 years of hard-won revenue experience to one of India’s most powerful broadcasting operations.
Duggal is no stranger to big portfolios or bruising markets. Before joining JioStar, he spent a brief stint at Republic World as deputy general manager and north regional head for ad sales. Before that, he put in three years at Enterr10 Television, where he ran the north region for Dangal TV and Dangal 2, two of India’s leading free-to-air Hindi channels. The north alone accounted for more than 50 per cent of total channel revenue on his watch, a number that tends to get attention in any sales meeting.
His longest stint was at Zee Entertainment Enterprises, where he spent over six years rising to associate director of sales. There he commanded the Hindi movies cluster across seven channels, owned more than half of north India’s revenue across flagship properties including Zee TV and &TV, and closed marquee sponsorships across the Indian Premier League, Zee Rishtey Awards and Dance India Dance. He also handled monetisation for the English movies and entertainment cluster and the global news channel WION, a portfolio that would stretch most sales teams twice his size.
Earlier in his career Duggal closed what was then a Rs 3 crore single deal at Reliance Broadcast Network, one of the largest in Indian radio at the time, before that he helped launch and monetise JAINHITS, India’s first HITS-based cable and satellite platform.
His edge, by his own account, lies in marrying data and instinct: translating audience trends, inventory signals and client demands into long-term partnerships built on cost-per-rating-point discipline rather than short-term deal chasing. In a media landscape being reshaped by streaming, fragmented attention and AI-driven advertising, that kind of rigour is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable.
JioStar, which blends the scale of Reliance’s Jio platform with the content firepower of Star, is doubling down on its advertising business at precisely the moment the Hindi GEC market is getting more competitive. Bringing in someone who has spent nearly two decades doing exactly this, across some of India’s most watched channels, is a pointed statement of intent. Duggal has spent his career turning audiences into revenue. JioStar is clearly betting he can do it again, and bigger.
