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KreditBee partners with RCB, launches first-ever campaign ‘Loans Anytime, Anywhere’
Mumbai: The fintech startup KreditBee has joined hands with IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as its official digital partner for this season. The brand has also rolled out its first-ever marketing campaign – ‘Loans Anytime, Anywhere’ to highlight the convenience of availing loans using its app. The campaign will run till the IPL final on 29 May.
The campaign highlights the convenience of available instant loans from KreditBee’s application which allows a loan up to Rs three lakh with ‘no effort.’ The campaign targets the Indian middle class, especially people above 22, across India. The campaign talks about the mobile-first disbursal process which takes only up to 10 minutes.
As a part of this campaign, KreditBee has also launched an ad film that highlights that life is unpredictable and one never knows when they might need funds. The ad film tells that people in such situations can simply download the KreditBee app and get instant loans ‘anytime, anywhere.’
The multimedia campaign will be promoted across various media platforms such as OTT, digital and social media. “KreditBee aims to reach out to target segments in metros and big cities and with social media, they are specifically targeting audiences in tier-2 and 3 towns,” said the statement.
KreditBee chief marketing officer Ishan Bose said they are delighted to launch our first brand campaign which is aimed to educate the young Indian middle class on how they can meet their aspirations by availing loans instantly. “At KreditBee, we are focused on understanding our consumers and their personal finance needs. This campaign gives us an opportunity to kickstart our audience engagement from a brand awareness standpoint and highlight our value proposition of being ‘the friend indeed’ in tough times, be it for occasions, events or emergencies,” Bose added.
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Hardik Jhaveri named senior director marketing at Colgate-Palmolive Asean hub
Former Hill’s Pet Nutrition general manager returns to the company to steer marketing for South Asean from Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR: Hardik Jhaveri has been appointed senior director marketing for the South Asean hub at Colgate-Palmolive, marking a return to the consumer goods major after a three year stint with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. He will be based in Kuala Lumpur and will lead marketing strategy for the region.
Jhaveri joins the role after serving as general manager at Hill’s Pet Nutrition in Taipei, where he led a cross functional team and oversaw the business with full profit and loss responsibility. The role placed him at the helm of operations in Taiwan, managing growth in what he described as a start-up style environment within a global multinational.
Before that, Jhaveri spent over a decade with Colgate-Palmolive across several marketing and innovation roles in Asia. As associate director innovation for Apac excluding China, based in Hong Kong, he led new product development and launches across multiple markets.
His portfolio ranged from developing specialised oral care products such as a diabetes focused toothpaste for the Indian market to launching premium oral care experiences under the Colgate Total brand in Australia. Alongside innovation, he also worked on launch planning, brand strategy and communications for the company’s oral care portfolio.
Earlier in his Colgate-Palmolive journey, Jhaveri held roles including marketing manager innovation, senior brand manager and brand manager. His work spanned urban and rural markets in Mumbai and customer development responsibilities in the Greater Kolkata Area.
Prior to his long association with Colgate-Palmolive, Jhaveri worked as brand officer home care at Unilever, where he helped drive marketing initiatives for the Rin detergent brand, including nationwide relaunch and on ground activation campaigns.
He began his career in advertising with Bates David Enterprise, working on brands such as IDBI Bank, The Leela Hotels and The Times of India.
Jhaveri holds a post graduate programme in management from the Indian School of Business and has also completed a level 4 diploma in wine from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
Announcing the move, Jhaveri said he is excited to begin his new chapter at Colgate-Palmolive’s South Asean hub and thanked colleagues and mentors who supported his journey at Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
