Ad Campaigns
Flamingo launches new ad campaign with Hrithik Roshan
Mumbai: Flamingo, the flagship consumer healthcare brand of Ascent Meditech has kickstarted a 360-degree campaign with actor Hrithik Roshan.
The brand has launched three TVCs, with each TVC showcasing brand partner Hrithik Roshan using one of Flamingo’s hero products – Heat Belt, Knee Cap and Lumbar Sacro Belt (L.S. Belt). The campaign overarches the brand motto of ‘An Aid for a New Life’, and showcases its functional diversity as a health care solution with Hrithik using the Flamingo products to overcome situations of pain in his demanding professional lifestyle.
With an initial concentration on developing brand awareness and recall, the communication of ‘An Aid for a New Life’ was aimed at establishing Hrithik as the face of the brand. This was followed by a thought provoking messaging ‘…But ultimately what matters is what you do’ in the second season which left the consumers with a decision to make between an existing practice versus a sustainable solution when encountered with pain. The newly launched campaign thrives on the idea of ‘never say die attitude’ which is well expressed as ‘…par hum kabhi haar nahi maante’ in the 3 TVCs.
Ascent Meditech VP Sales and marketing Rakesh Kumar said, “Our campaign, Actor ki Zindagi ho ya Aap ki…thrives on the diversity of the product audience. The campaign will strike the correct chord with millennials struggling with the hybrid work model as well as with homemakers who suffer from pain. The narrative and the finalised touchpoints also creatively capture a wider spectrum of audience demographics residing in Tier 1 & Tier 2 towns of India with creative messaging that speaks to the consumers on an individual level and provides them with a day-to-day pain tackling solution through Flamingo products.”
Zip Zaap Zoom Productions creative director Roop Naik said, “The creative for Flamingo is true to the value of the products and their worth in our day-to-day life. With Hrithik Roshan as the brand ambassador, it gets more challenging to balance his megastar personality and brand communication. The sync has been perfect so far and each time you watch Hrithik the brand recall is immediate.”
The new TVCs will be engaged via a 360-degree multi-media campaign that will engage the audience through diverse media interfaces such as television (across GEC, Movies, Music & News channels), print (in major dailies), digital (promotions over Social Media networks), BTL (activities will be executed in chemist shops across India) and DTH networks.
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