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Lowe Lintas executes slick TVC for Micromax featuring Hugh Jackman
MUMBAI: Micromax has teamed up with Hugh Jackman for Micromax Silver. The strategy was to elect Jackman to introduce the slimmest phone ever, in all its communication.
The television commercial, conceptualised by Lowe Lintas Delhi, has been shot like an action-packed thriller and introduces the slimness of the phone. Jackman plays the role of a tough character trying to escape a high security prison. And the only weapon he has is the Canvas Sliver 5.
The story demonstrates how he uses the slimness of the phone in the most innovative ways and manages to escape. Thereby showcasing the sleek design of the phone throughout the TVC.
Speaking on the campaign, Lowe Lintas national creative director Amer Jaleel said, “We wanted to give Micromax consumers a thrilling ride with a favourite star. The fact that Jackman gets himself out of a sticky situation using the slimness of the phone provided exactly that opportunity. We crafted the film to look like a movie. We designed the experience to be one where the slimness is an after-realisation. It’s ‘Oh, so that’s what was happening with the phone’ rather than ‘Oh, look how he’s using the slim phone’.”
Similarly, the print campaign places the stylised looks of Jackman against the sleek design of the phone, to create impactful visuals that will be spread across newspaper and magazine ads, hoardings and points of sale.
Through each medium, the campaign aims to showcase not just the slimness and the light-weight feature of the phone but also the fact that the Canvas Sliver 5 is packed with some good features.
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Prakash Nair reportedly quits Ogilvy after 23 years
One of the agency’s longest-serving leaders has moved on, with his next destination still unknown
MUMBAI: After more than two decades at one address, Prakash Nair has left the building. The president and head of office, north at Ogilvy has moved on from the agency, according to highly placed industry sources. His next move remains unknown. Ogilvy did not respond to requests for comment.
Nair spent over 23 years at the agency, making him one of its longest-serving senior figures. He was elevated to lead the Gurugram office in April 2022, a role that put him at the helm of Ogilvy’s northern operations at a time of considerable churn across the advertising industry.
Before taking charge in the capital, Nair served as associate president at Ogilvy Mumbai, where he worked on some of the agency’s most prized accounts, including Mondelez, Tata Motors, and BP Castrol. Over the years, he built a reputation for driving modern, integrated, and award-winning work, the kind that wins metals at Cannes and keeps clients from straying.
His departure was marked in style. A farewell gathering was held in Delhi, attended by senior figures from across the advertising fraternity, a signal of the regard in which Nair is held in an industry that does not always pause to say goodbye properly.
Where he goes next is the question the industry is now asking. After 23 years at one of the world’s most storied agencies, the answer, when it comes, will be worth watching.
