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Interface communications launches new campaign Nivea launches Men
MUMBAI: NIVEA India, an affiliate of Beiersdorf AG, has launched a brand new campaign for NIVEA Men Fresh Active Deodorant.
The campaign features Arjun Rampal who is the face of NIVEA MEN and follows the codes of simplicity and attempts to break the monotony in one-dimensional category like deodorants. The campaign kicks off on television as well as digital media and further builds the new brand platform: It starts with you.
Speaking on the launch of the campaign, NIVEA India MD Rakshit Hargave said: “The NIVEA MEN deodorant campaign highlights the new brand proposition of IT STARTS WITH YOU very well. Essentially, the platform IT STARTS WITH YOU urges Indian men to unlock their everyday potential and take charge of their lives. Arjun Rampal, our latest addition to the NIVEA family, fits seamlessly into the brand values as he too is selfmade & juggles multiple roles in life. He personifies masculinity, success & self confidence, all qualities which a NIVEA MAN represents.”
Commenting on being the part of the ad campaign, Arjun Rampal said, ‘‘I always endorse brands & products that I use personally. The new NIVEA MEN range is a wonderful exciting range & definitely something that I use regularly. This new deodorant commercial is a very energetic film with a tongue in cheek humor about it. Most deodorant ads show men spraying the deodorant and girls falling over them. All that happens in this ad too, but wait for the last line.”
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The campaign is conceptualized by ECD Robby Mathew and creative director & copywriter Rakesh Menon of Interface communications and the production company is Future East Film.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
