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mSix&Partners wins integrated media mandate for VKC Nuts
Mumbai: GroupM’s outcome-based agency, mSix&Partners, has won integrated media and social duties for VKC Nuts, which also operates under the brand name ‘Nutraj’. The brand is also launching Nutraj Bactopure, pasteurised dried fruits.
The account was won following a multi-agency pitch and will be handled out of mSix&Partners’ Gurgaon office where the team will drive brand experience with its creative outlook and proficiency.
As a part of this association, mSix&Partners’ agenda is to nurture the rightful audience through its data driven approach with VKC nuts as a pioneer and continuously engage the consumer through meaningful social strategy that brings out the quality and purity of the product. With GroupM’s intelligence and expertise in the FMCG sector, mSix&Partners will help VKC to grow further, faster.
mSix&Partners India managing director Subhamay Mukhopadhyay said, “It is a pleasure to have VKC Nuts as a client. The dry fruits industry is seeing an upward trajectory with multiple innovations taking place. Our teams will work on integrated media duties for VKC by driving a combination of our expertise and our specialised outcome-based offerings to further enhance the brand and the experience it provides its customers. VKC nuts is focused on some major brand expansion plans, and we will help the brand grow with our start to end brand solutions.”
VKC Nuts managing director Gunjan Jain said, “Equipped with the in-house expertise of data, analytics and audience insight, mSix&Partners will further strengthen VKC nuts’ offerings and bolster its position as the category leader.”
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Barista partners Ginny Weds Sunny 2 with mango campaign
Cafe chain blends cinema buzz with summer menu and 20 per cent offer.
MUMBAI: Love may brew slowly, but marketing clearly doesn’t especially when coffee meets cinema and mangoes steal the spotlight. Barista Coffee Company has partnered with the upcoming hindi film Ginny Weds Sunny 2 as its official beverage partner, in a move aimed at tapping into youth culture through entertainment-led engagement. The collaboration is not just a logo placement exercise. Instead, Barista is translating the film’s high-energy vibe into its cafés with a themed summer menu titled “Main Hoon Mango”, accompanied by a limited-period 20 per cent discount on combo offerings across outlets.
Actors Medha Shankr and Avinash Tiwary feature in the campaign, seen engaging with the mango-themed menu inside Barista cafés, a visual cue designed to blur the lines between reel and real-life consumption moments.
The strategy reflects a broader shift in how consumer brands are leveraging hindi film industry not just for visibility, but for immersive, on-ground engagement. By embedding the film’s narrative into its product experience, Barista is aiming to drive footfall, especially among younger audiences who increasingly seek experiential touchpoints over traditional advertising.
Barista Coffee Company CEO Rajat Agrawal described the partnership as both a branding and growth play, focused on expanding reach beyond the existing customer base and aligning with evolving consumer preferences.
The emphasis on a seasonal, flavour-led hook mango, one of India’s most culturally resonant ingredients adds a timely layer to the campaign, aligning with summer consumption trends while riding on the film’s promotional momentum.
For Barista, the move is part of a larger positioning shift. Rather than operating purely as a coffee retail chain, the brand is increasingly framing itself as a lifestyle destination, one that intersects with entertainment, conversation and shared experiences. By integrating cinema into its physical spaces, Barista is effectively turning cafés into micro-extensions of the film’s universe, where consumers do not just watch a story unfold but participate in it sip by sip.
The 20 per cent offer further nudges trial, lowering the barrier for consumers to engage with the themed menu while amplifying recall through a tangible incentive.
Brand-film collaborations are hardly new, but their execution is evolving. Where earlier partnerships relied on co-branded ads or product placements, the current playbook leans towards immersive storytelling and retail integration.
In that sense, Barista’s “Main Hoon Mango” push is less about promotion and more about participation inviting consumers to experience a slice of the film within a familiar, everyday setting. As the film industry continues to act as a cultural amplifier, such partnerships underline a growing truth, in today’s attention economy, it is not enough to be seen brands must be experienced.
And if that experience comes with a mango twist and a cinematic backdrop, all the better.
