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IndiaMART launches new campaign with Irrfan Khan
NEW DELHI: In a bid to establish its value proposition as a business facilitator of India, IndiaMART has launched a new campaign featuring versatile actor Irrfan Khan titled ‘India ki Khoj.’
IndiaMART has positioned itself as the platform that powers the ‘Khoj’ for growth, success, ambitions and legacy.
“It feels great to be associated with this brand and its campaigns that have been inspirational to millions of entrepreneurs as well as the buyers in fulfilling their needs, be it business or personal. Through this campaign, I am sure that it will generate a strong impact and encourage enterprising people across the country to come forward and put their ideas into action,” said Khan.
IndiaMART has built itself as the definitive market place for millions of Indians who come searching for other businesses to do business with. The campaign moves a step ahead by connecting entrepreneurs to their role models, who they idolise. The idea is aptly voiced by IndiaMART’s brand ambassador, Khan, capturing budding entrepreneurs and their dreams in a short 30 seconds story.
Speaking of the campaign, IndiaMART vice president Sumit Bedi said, “India’s economic prosperity is fuelled by millions of small and medium sized entrepreneurs. We give them the platform to grow and act as an enabler that they can trust. Through this campaign, we will be celebrating the spirit of enterprises found across the length and breadth of India. Thus, we have summed it up as ‘Khoj,’ for everything that they are looking for in life. We don’t just connect markets with opportunity; we connect individuals with their ambitions.”
The campaign has been crafted by Bang in the Middle and was shot in Mumbai.
Bang in the Middle managing partner and CCO Prathap Suthan said, “Every entrepreneur and every businessman starts his or her journey to follow a dream. The innate search and thirst to achieve a target, reach a landmark, and build an enterprise worthy of the dream in their minds. Our country is full of legends of people who have started small and made global successes, and those stories and surnames are driving forces for a country that’s now woken up. They are inspiration to those searching for their own footprints to leave behind. This campaign is a tribute to that entrepreneurial spirit, as much as the earthiness of Irrfan adds realness to the grit of these people.”
The campaign kick-started with a tweet by Khan and will also be amplified through his other digital platforms as well as television, press and radio promotions.
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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.
