Ad Campaigns
Make every walk a ramp walk with Bata’s latest City Casual Collection
Mumbai: As India enters into the festive mode, stepping out becomes more than just a necessity – it’s a stylish occasion to dress up and transform every walk into a runway-worthy stride. Bata India proudly unveils its latest collection, bringing global fashion & premium designs to everyone in the country through their extensive retail network. Introducing on-trend styles such as block heels in colours like powder blue & soft pink, comfortable everyday shoes from Comfit in pastel hues, classic limited-edition white sneakers from North Star, trendy loafers from Red Label and much more! All this while staying true to the brand’s core commitment to exceptional comfort, Bata’s City Casual Collection is designed to empower everyone to make a style statement wherever they go.
Bata India’s latest campaign is rooted in the insight that anyone can feel like a celebrity, all they need is self-confidence and a stylish pair of shoes. Bata envisions itself as people’s partner in style, aiming to turn each step into a runway moment. So, as the festivities beckon, let Bata be your trusted partner to be style ready to ace all occasions.
To bring this concept to life, the brand has tied up with popular social media influencers who are widely known for their social personalities of being a rider, traveller, content creator, and actor respectively. [Vishaka Fulsunge (@ridergirlvishakha), Aakash Malhotra (@wanderwithsky), Jahnavi Dasetty (@mahathalli) & Raghavendra Mahat (@mahatofficial)]. Through this campaign, Bata has ingeniously given exclusive insight into their individual styles, which lie at the heart of their unique social personas. As they strut in style through city streets and hangout spots, their confidence turns every sidewalk into a runway, turning heads and getting noticed for their unique & confident style.
In a refreshing departure from traditional celebrity endorsements for this campaign, the film captures a captivating moment of surprise and admiration. It showcases everyday individuals confidently embracing their inner fashionista and expressing their unique style through their choice of footwear.
Speaking on the campaign, Bata India CEO & managing director Gunjan Shah said, “At Bata, we believe that innovation lies not just in the shoes we make but also in how we tell our story. The latest campaign for the new City Casual collection reflects our belief that style is not just about the shoes you wear but the individuality and confidence you exude with every step. Our novel collaboration with influencers as the face of the campaign brings a fresh and relatable perspective to our brand, resonating with today’s style-conscious youngsters. It’s a bold step, and we’re excited to take it with you.”
FCB India executive creative director Arijit Sengupta, the creative agency behind the campaign added, “In the past, Bata has associated with celebrities to bring alive their campaigns, but this time they wanted to connect with the younger audiences. They wanted to bring alive the idea that Bata can turn every walk into a ramp walk and turn a regular individual into a fashion model. That’s why we decided to get some of the most interesting social media influencers and added all that style to their everyday walks. Because when you wear a pair of Bata shoes, even a mundane stroll to fetch your americano can become a ramp walk.”
The collection will be promoted through an integrated Marketing approach using multiple touchpoints such as Social Media, TV and offline promotions. Bata India’s dynamic 360-degree campaign combines the strength of a mix of influencers pan-India with the exciting #RampWalkChallenge aimed to inspire confidence with every walk, a sprawling retail network with 2000+ stores, and a robust digital presence.
NATIONAL: Amazon Ads has laid out a sharply tech-led vision for the advertising industry in 2026, arguing that artificial intelligence, streaming TV and creator partnerships will combine to turn brand building into a more precise, performance-driven business.
At the heart of the shift, the company says, is the fusion of AI with Amazon’s vast trove of shopping, browsing and streaming signals, allowing advertisers to move beyond blunt reach metrics to campaigns designed around real customer behaviour.
“The future of advertising is not about reaching more people, but the right people with messages that resonate,” said Amazon Ads India head and vice president Girish Prabhu. “By combining AI with deep customer insights, we help brands move from broadcasting campaigns to having meaningful conversations wherever audiences spend their time.”
One of the biggest changes, according to Amazon Ads, will be the collapse of the wall between media planning and creative development. Retail media, powered by first-party data, is increasingly shaping everything from brand discovery to final purchase, pushing marketers to design campaigns around audience insight rather than internal instinct.
AI is also moving from a support tool to a creative engine. Agentic AI, which automates and accelerates production, is expected to make high-quality creative accessible even to small businesses, compressing weeks of work into hours and giving challengers the ability to compete with larger brands on speed and scale.
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.
