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Impact Communications madehat-trick at RMAI Flame Awards
MUMBAI: At the fifth Edition of The Rural Marketing Association of India Flame Awards 2013,the association acknowledged the finest campaigns in Rural marketing, branding, innovation and CSR Campaigns in rural India in the past year.
The RMAI Flame Awards recognizes the work of corporates & agencies successful in rural marketing every year. This year, the event was attended by 300 participants from Corporate, Media, Consultancy and Agencies. 209 entries were received and 63 won awards across 25 categories. India’s most reputed and eminent personalitiesconstituted the awards jury. These included S Sivakumar – Chief Executive (ABD) ITC Ltd, GeetuVerma, Executive Director, Unilever, Harish Bijoor, Brand – Strategy Specialist & CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc. and George Angelo, Executive Director (Sales), Dabur India Ltd,Sidharth Singh Executive VP GSK &N Subramanian EVP TAFE. With over 200entries to compete with, Impact Communications won 13 awards across categories including 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 5 Bronze awards.
This year RMAI celebrated10 years of this platform andacknowledged the best works of the past decade, under special categories of “Long Term campaign of the decade”, “Social Development campaign of the decade” and “Brand association with a traditional congregation platform, of the decade”,Impact Communications found its place in all three categories. Bagging Gold and Bronze with “PehelaEkGhanta” a campaign for pregnant women and neo natal care in the categories of “Long Term campaign of the decade” and “Social Development campaign of the decade” respectively for PATH India. Impact also grabbed Silver for “Brand association with a traditional congregation platform, of the decade” with “LuiDahhan-Sonepur Mela” a proprietary event for Reckitt Benkiser.
Impact Communications won Gold & Silver in the following categories across domains of consumer/ B2B/ CHANNEL MARKETING/ OOH:
• On-ground promotion of the year for Brand Awareness: “Ceat – Monsoon Smart Campaign”. Was activating the Target group by triggering the urgency during monsoons & addressing the procrastinating nature of the customers. The intelligent messages delivery & intercepting them at different relevant touch points & connecting them to convergence point through technology made it comprehensive awareness campaign tailored to deliver for the brand.
• Small Budget campaign of year “Chick Thickness Queen” won gold on its cost competitive approach to drive the core proposition of thick hair promise with thickness meter a tool made of art paper measuring thickness of hair. Creating a moment of truth & recognition for Target group in the school.
• Channel Marketing / Retailer Incentive of the year: “Meri Guarantee, Mazbuti Guarantee”-JK Lakshmi Cements. A brand endeavor of presenting the dealerships with personalized customized branding of outlets and message of recognising them as local ambassadors was an out of box integration of main line communication targeting the dealers for motivational purpose.
• OOH Campaign of the year: “Horlicks -Maha Kumbh”. In sync with brand positioning “BadhayeDoodh Ki Shakti” a spiritual message “ Kumbh Snaan Bhakti Ka, Ek cup Horlicks Shakti Ka” was integrated and casted on clutter breaking above the eye stand out mediums, eateries and ride brandings was recognized as intelligent messaging in the largest congregative platform like Kumbh Mela.
• Direct Marketing campaign of the year: “Ceat-Bike Tagging”. Reducing thepath to purchase through innovative use of technology, Target group were identified by tagging bikes at parking lots. These tags linked the customers back to the dealers reducingdependence on intermediaries.
Commenting on the win, Sanjay Kaul CEO Impact communications said,“We are really pleased that our work has been recognized across categories.RMAI awards definitely energize our teams to plan & implement differentiated & path breaking marketing initiatives for our clients. ”.
Brands
Axis Bank named Official Banking Partner of DP World PGTI
Partnership supports all tournaments this season to grow professional golf in India.
MUMBAI: Axis Bank just teed up a hole-in-one partnership because when a bank sponsors golf’s biggest swing in India, even the fairways feel more financially secure. Axis Bank has been appointed Official Banking Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI), strengthening its commitment to sporting excellence and community engagement while backing the growth of professional golf across the country.
Under the partnership, Axis Bank will support all DP World PGTI tournaments this season, contributing to talent development, enhanced tournament experiences and wider fan engagement. The collaboration aligns the bank’s values of precision, discipline and trust with the Tour’s focus on performance and opportunity.
Axis Bank executive director Munish Sharda said, “We are pleased to partner with DP World PGTI as its Official Banking Partner. Golf embodies precision, discipline, and a pursuit of excellence qualities that strongly reflect who we are at Axis Bank. This association also strengthens our engagement with India’s growing premium customer segments, where the sport has a deep and enduring connect.”
Professional Golf Tour of India president Kapil Dev said, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Axis Bank as a Tour Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India. Partnerships of this stature play a vital role in strengthening the foundation of the Tour, enhancing opportunities for our players, and expanding the sport’s reach across the country.”
Professional Golf Tour of India CEO Amandeep Johl added, “Axis Bank’s strong legacy of excellence, innovation, and nationwide reach aligns perfectly with DP World PGTI’s goal to elevate professional golf in India and provide greater opportunities for our players.”
In a sport where every stroke counts and every partnership drives distance, Axis Bank isn’t just backing golfers, it’s investing in the fairway to future, turning India’s greens into a stage where precision meets passion and every drive has the power to inspire.
