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Mudra Max creates Slice Mango lounges
MUMBAI: Mudra Max has launched an on-the-ground promotional activation for Slice, PepsiCo’s mango drink. Slice Mango lounges aims to reach out over 1.5 million consumers by the end of the campaign in June 2011.
The agency has stationed Mobile–Slice Mango lounges at multiple locations in various cities across India. According to Mudra, the key task is to make the target audience taste mango packaged in the form of Slice.
The Slice Mango lounges have been created out of four buses, where the visitors are served Slice based mocktails.
Mudra Max Celsius SVP Sanjay Kacker said, “Bringing the product to life’ was the objective and we were successful in doing so, thus allowing the end consumers to actually sense & feel the brand closely. This innovative use of consumer sampling will not only give the consumer a taste but will also help drive consumption via repeat purchase.”
PepsiCo India director juices and juice drink Homi Battiwala adds, “Experiential sampling in small towns is a big priority for brand Slice this year, and the Slice Mango Lounge activation conceptualised by Mudra Max does a great job of driving this priority. The lounge has been on road for over six weeks now and we are delighted with the consumer traction and response. Look forward to Mudra continuing with their expertise in innovative activations with efficient operations and consumer insights. Keep it up team Mudra.”
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Uidai partners with Google to help users locate Aadhaar centres
Verified Aadhaar centres to appear on Maps with services and access info
MUMBAI: Finding an Aadhaar centre may soon be as easy as finding your favourite café. In a move aimed at making public services more accessible, the Unique Identification Authority of India has partnered with Google to display authorised Aadhaar centres on Google Maps. The feature, expected to roll out in the coming months, will allow residents to locate verified centres quickly and confidently.
More than 60,000 Aadhaar centres, including state of the art Aadhaar Seva Kendras, will be mapped. When users search on Google Maps, they will be directed to authorised facilities rather than unverified listings, helping curb misinformation and confusion.
The listings will do more than drop a pin. Users will be able to see the nature of services offered at each centre, whether it is adult enrolment, child enrolment, or limited to address and mobile number updates. Details such as operating hours, parking availability and divyang friendly infrastructure will also be shown wherever applicable.
Uidai CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar, said the collaboration is part of the authority’s continued effort to improve ease of living for Aadhaar holders by making authorised centres simpler and faster to navigate.
The partnership will deepen in its next phase, with Uidai using Google Business Profile to manage information and respond directly to public feedback. Looking ahead, the two organisations are also exploring the option of enabling appointment bookings through the Google Maps interface, potentially allowing residents to plan their visits with greater efficiency.
Google India country head, strategic partnerships Roli Agarwal, said integrating verified Aadhaar centres would help millions access trusted services with confidence, bringing essential government infrastructure closer to the people who need it most.
If all goes to plan, a routine Aadhaar update may soon begin not with a queue, but with a search bar.
