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MTV and Crusoe tie up to launch range of men’s innerwear brand
MUMBAI: Treading the unconventional route yet again, youth entertainment channel MTV has tied up with mens innerwear Crusoe to launch the ‘Roadies’ range of innerwear.
The collection, called ‘MTV Roadies Men’s Innerwear by Crusoe’, comprises nearly 50 style options available at more than 1000 retail points, across India, including large format stores, multi-brand-outlets and exclusive Crusoe outlets apart from online sales options.
Viacom18 Media senior vice president, consumer products and communications Sandeep Dahiya said, “Over the last one year I think what we have also tried to do is try the unconventional. The brands that we have lend themselves very well to the unconventional categories and ideas. We thought we have stationary, eyewear, apparels, footwear and what have you. So why not explore categories which have not been explored yet – globally or anywhere else. Again, research and insight told us that innerwear in India is very boring more so in the men’s range.”
Research has led to the insight that for youngsters, innerwear is not just innerwear anymore. People now prefer to show it off and it has become as much a part of the ensemble as the regular clothes. The brand Roadies has been associated with daring, attitude and a rugged youth feel since the first season of the show. It lent as the synergistic partner for a men’s innerwear range.
Speaking about this particular range Dahiya said, “Today’s youth is exploring more and expressing more when it comes to innerwear, and the MTV Roadies range by Crusoe gives them over 50 design options to choose from. We were looking for a brand which has synergy to partner with. Secondly we looked at brands which had similar mindset as us. We were looking for answers to questions like do they fall in the same space? Are they open to experiment? Are they open to playing and have an attitude like ours?”
Imbuing the Roadies feel, the range is adventurous, out-doors, confident and upbeat. It comprises design elements like graphics, patterns and twisted-phrases and colours to make it unique and aspirational. The designs reflect the Roadies’ attitude with a variety of 12 styles like Maverick Briefs, Voyage Briefs, Gypsy Boxer Briefs, Beach Boxers, Wave Shorts, Surfer Shorts, Panache Vests and Getaway Shorts.
Crusoe chief marketing officer Abhishek Tibrewal said, “MTV Roadies is a cult brand with huge following in the youth space and has great synergies with our brand ‘Crusoe‘. We‘ve developed a great range comprising over 50 styles and we‘re confident of it doing exceedingly well at retail.”
Licensing and merchandising is an area of marketing that is only just rearing its head in India and one foresees bright prospects for the same.
Dahiya says, “Licensing is a fairly new deal in India and so you need an open mindset more so you can converge there and then talk about ideas at the thought level, the design level, pricing, positioning and so on and so forth.”
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Bharat Vedica launches ‘From Beehives to Bottle’ campaign
Honey brand uses honeycomb-inspired hexagon bottle and reels to celebrate nature’s craft.
MUMBAI: Bharat Vedica just bottled nature’s buzz because when bees build the perfect shape, the smartest thing a brand can do is copy the homework. Bharat Vedica, the wellness-focused organic brand under A Patel Venture, has rolled out a digital-first campaign titled ‘From Beehives to Bottle’ that traces honey’s journey from blossom to breakfast table. The storytelling series of Instagram reels follows bees collecting nectar, the transformation inside the hive, and the final bottling turning a quiet natural process into engaging short-form content.
At the centre of the narrative is the brand’s new hexagon-shaped honey bottle, directly inspired by the honeycomb’s geometry widely regarded as one of nature’s most efficient designs. The shape serves as both packaging innovation and visual metaphor for precision, balance and harmony in every drop.
Nutritionist Kiran Kukreja (Nutty Over Nutrition) appears in the campaign content, explaining raw honey’s everyday benefits and its role in modern wellness routines.
The reels have driven strong performance on Instagram, with the brand recording a high double-digit month-on-month increase in follower acquisition and impressions reaching multiples of the existing base significantly boosting top-of-funnel visibility and discovery among premium consumers.
Bharat Vedica MD Arvind Patel said, “Bees build honeycombs with remarkable precision, creating a structure that represents efficiency, balance, and harmony. The hexagon bottle draws inspiration from that natural design, translating the beauty of the hive into something people can experience in their everyday kitchens.”
The refreshed raw honey range includes Ajwain Flower Honey, Rose Petal Honey, Forest Honey and Saffron (Kesar) Honey, available in 250 g and 500 g sizes. It is currently sold on the brand’s website and Amazon, with wider retail availability planned soon.
In a wellness world full of loud promises, Bharat Vedica quietly lets the bees do the talking proving that sometimes the sweetest story isn’t invented in a boardroom, it’s already humming away in a hive.
