Ad Campaigns
OMD India’s campaign for Dalda shines at Drum’s Social Purpose Awards 2018
MUMBAI: Marketing performance company OMD India has announced that its campaign ‘#PehleTum’ for Dalda Cooking Oils won the award for ‘Best Integrated Marketing Campaign’ at the Drum’s Social Purpose Awards 2018 in London last week. The win comes shortly after the campaign won the Mumbrella Award for Bravery at the Mumbrella Asia Awards 2018 last month.
‘#PehleTum’ (You First) campaign was designed to promote gender equality, specifically targeting those households where women take the sole responsibility of cooking for the entire family and only eat after ensuring everyone else has eaten. Dalda Cooking Oils partnered with Leo Burnett and OMD India to create this campaign urging husbands and families to offer the first bite of every meal to the women of their household.
OMD shares that in order to drive change it utilised a ‘judiciously woven mix of media, with each medium planned and integrated in a manner that added relevance, weightage and a new meaningful layer to the core communication of #PehleTum’. The compelling campaign reached over 14 million people through various touch points while increasing brand recommendation for Dalda Cooking Oils by 85 per cent.
Commenting on the win, OMD India CEO Priti Murthy said, “I am extremely proud of the team for their media approach on this campaign, facilitating the amplification of such an important message in today’s society. These latest recognitions are a testament to the brave work we do at OMD India to help our clients cut through the clutter and generate real impact for their brands.”
Bunge India marketing head Milind Acharya added, “A very simple insight that led to #PehleTum was; with changing times, shouldn’t the homemaker be a part of the dinner table along with entire family which, in our society is an important aspect, where family matters are also discussed. We attempted to put this onus on the Male members of the family to invite her to take her rightful place. As Dalda oil is an integral part of any meal, the homemaker is also an integral and equal part of the family and all related matters. Recognition of the campaign and its thought encourages us to continue such efforts, which are relevant for the brand, the consumer and the society.”
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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.
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