Ad Campaigns
IKEA India says ‘It’s time to sleep beautifully’ in new spot
Mumbai: We’ve all experienced those mornings when hitting the snooze button feels like the only option. With India ranked as the second most sleep-deprived country in the world, after Japan, IKEA India is here to help people get the best sleep ever with its latest campaign, ‘It’s Time to Sleep Beautifully.’ Featuring two relatable digital films, the campaign emphasises that while blissful sleep might not always make you look your best, it can make you feel truly rejuvenated and more active the next day. Many people believe that a good sleep is just about having the right mattress and pillows but IKEA is encouraging people to up their sleep game with the help of six essentials: Comfort, Light, Sound, Temperature, Air Quality, and Decluttering.
In our fast-paced lives, the true value of restful sleep is often overlooked and with 80 years of learning from the world, IKEA knows that a great day starts with a good night’s sleep. Conceptualised by Leo Burnett, the campaign takes a humorous spin, showcasing people sleeping so deeply that it shows on their faces. With a bed that feels like a fluffy cloud, a duvet that gives the best hug ever, no clutter in sight, air feels like it’s straight from the mountains, and not a single ray of light disturbing your rest, IKEA’s ‘Six Essentials of Sleep’ is the recipe for the perfect Zzzs.
IKEA India country marketing manager Anna Ohlin said, “At IKEA, we know that many people in India struggle with sleep, often unaware that small changes at home can make a big difference. We’re passionate about improving life at home, and we believe better sleep benefits everyone. Sleep is more than just a mattress—it’s about the entire atmosphere around you. Our ‘It’s Time to Sleep Beautifully’ campaign showcases the must-have essentials for creating the ideal sleep environment, offering a wide variety of products to help one achieve better sleep at home.”
Leo Burnett India national creative director Pravin Sutar said, “It is uncanny to imagine that more than 60% of Indians get less than 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Therefore, a sleep campaign for India is the absolute need of the hour, and there couldn’t be a better partner than IKEA as they offer a complete sleep solution that’s unique to them. When we conceptualised the campaign, we went beyond what a single product can do for your sleep; it’s about what happens when everything affecting your sleep is taken care of. You sleep unabashedly, the way you want, and that’s what makes this kind of sleep beautiful. When people sleep beautifully, it might look awkward from the outside but feels beautiful from the inside. That’s exactly what we aimed to convey with the ‘It’s Time to Sleep Beautiful’ campaign.”
NATIONAL: Amazon Ads has laid out a sharply tech-led vision for the advertising industry in 2026, arguing that artificial intelligence, streaming TV and creator partnerships will combine to turn brand building into a more precise, performance-driven business.
At the heart of the shift, the company says, is the fusion of AI with Amazon’s vast trove of shopping, browsing and streaming signals, allowing advertisers to move beyond blunt reach metrics to campaigns designed around real customer behaviour.
“The future of advertising is not about reaching more people, but the right people with messages that resonate,” said Amazon Ads India head and vice president Girish Prabhu. “By combining AI with deep customer insights, we help brands move from broadcasting campaigns to having meaningful conversations wherever audiences spend their time.”
One of the biggest changes, according to Amazon Ads, will be the collapse of the wall between media planning and creative development. Retail media, powered by first-party data, is increasingly shaping everything from brand discovery to final purchase, pushing marketers to design campaigns around audience insight rather than internal instinct.
AI is also moving from a support tool to a creative engine. Agentic AI, which automates and accelerates production, is expected to make high-quality creative accessible even to small businesses, compressing weeks of work into hours and giving challengers the ability to compete with larger brands on speed and scale.
Behind the scenes, AI-driven analytics will take on a bigger role in campaign optimisation, identifying patterns, spotting opportunities and recommending actions that would previously have required teams of analysts.
Streaming TV is another big battleground. With India’s video streaming audience now above 600 million and connected TV users at 129.2 million in 2025, advertisers are set to treat streaming not just as a branding channel but as a performance engine, measured increasingly by sales, sign-ups and bookings rather than just reach.
Finally, Amazon Ads sees creators and contextual advertising reshaping how brands tell stories. Creators will act less like influencers and more like long-term partners, while scene-aware ads on streaming platforms will allow brands to insert hyper-relevant offers into the flow of what viewers are watching.
Taken together, Amazon Ads argues, these shifts mark a move towards advertising that is both more human and more measurable, where AI handles the complexity, and creativity does the persuading.
