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Fi walks the talk on smart ways to save money
Mumbai: Online banking platform Fi has launched its latest campaign during the Indian Premier League (IPL) season with a difference. With disruptive thinking being at the core of startups like Fi, the neobank has come up with a fresh take on the conventional television commercial.
The campaign urging users to ‘save smart’ is a set of PowerPoint (PPT) presentations that air as ads that break the clutter. Built for the digital-first generation, Fi makes finance more accessible to users. The ad itself is focused on its target audience of upwardly mobile salaried millennials and working professionals who have been stuck at home creating PPT presentations for their work. Executed entirely on PPT, the campaign is live across Disney+ Hotstar, YouTube, and Instagram for the duration of the latest season of the IPL.
“The IPL is a fairly high-decibel, high-energy event on TV. Brands (us included in the past) spend big money on producing and airing ads. We were looking at ways to say that Fi is a savings account that’s all about saving smart,” stated Fi cofounder and CEO Sujith Narayanan. “Fi’s features help users save smart through unique and intuitive ways that users will enjoy. Our campaign sort of walks that talk, by airing the ad in the form of a presentation, a tool we’re more than familiar with by now thanks to working from home for a year and a half.”
Brands
Raj Cooling Systems launches Agreyas appliances brand
Emraan Hashmi named brand ambassador for consumer appliance push.
MUMBAI: A company known for cooling solutions is now heating up its ambitions in the home appliances market. Raj Cooling Systems Pvt. Ltd. has launched a new consumer appliances brand, Agreyas, marking its entry into India’s rapidly expanding home appliances sector valued at more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore. The move represents a strategic diversification for the company, which has traditionally focused on cooling solutions for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Through Agreyas, the firm plans to tap into growing consumer demand for energy efficient and technology driven household appliances.
To build brand visibility, Agreyas has appointed Emraan Hashmi as its brand ambassador. The campaign has been developed under the banner of Zoommantra Productions, with actor and filmmaker Rohit Roy contributing to the creative direction.
The brand’s initial portfolio will include mid premium air conditioners, washing machines, geysers and other white goods designed to cater to modern Indian households seeking efficient and reliable appliances.
Raj Cooling Systems, founder and chairman Kalpesh Ramoliya said the launch aligns with the company’s broader expansion plans.
“The launch of Agreyas is in line with our vision to build a strong presence in India’s consumer electronics and home appliances market. The brand has been developed as a standalone identity to meet the evolving needs of Indian consumers,” he said.
Hashmi said the collaboration comes at a time when Indian buyers are increasingly looking for innovative and functional home solutions.
“I’m looking forward to working with Agreyas at a time when consumers are seeking more innovative and efficient home products. The brand reflects changing consumer behaviour around functionality, innovation and ease of use,” he said.
Raj Cooling Systems plans to invest around 10 million dollars in developing the brand, with an additional 5 million dollars earmarked over the next three to five years for product development and distribution expansion.
Agreyas will follow a multi channel distribution approach, selling through online platforms, retail outlets and dealer networks aimed at both urban and semi urban markets across India.
With the launch, the company is positioning Agreyas as a standalone consumer facing brand while continuing to leverage its existing manufacturing, engineering and research capabilities built through its core cooling solutions business.
