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PNB Housing celebrates homeownership with ‘Pakka’ promise
Mumbai: PNB Housing Finance aims to make homeownership a reality for every Indian family. To reinforce this mission, the company has introduced a refreshed brand message that connects emotionally with customers and underscores its commitment to delivering on promises – Pakka! This new positioning highlights PNB Housing’s efficient services, assuring: “Ghar ki baat pakki, jab support ho pakka!”
Launching just in time for Diwali, a festival symbolising homecoming and new beginnings, PNB Housing’s latest campaign captures the essence of family and warmth during this festive season.
The ad features a grandmother explaining Diwali’s significance to her grandson. Inspired by her words, the family wishes to celebrate Diwali in their own home this year. A PNB Housing executive assures them of timely home loan processing and disbursement.
In a light-hearted moment, the grandson seeks reassurance, and the executive responds, ‘Pakka,’ reinforcing the company’s commitment. The ad concludes with the child telling his grandmother that no welcome is as special as that of one’s own home, emphasising family values, trust, and the fulfillment of homeownership.
“This Diwali, we are not just talking about homes — we are celebrating the journey that leads to homeownership,” said PNB Housing Finance MD & CEO Girish Kousgi. “Diwali is a time that reminds us of the promises we make, and, at PNB Housing, we are deeply committed to ensuring that every family experiences the joy of owning their home. Our campaign film, rooted in trust and reliability, perfectly reflects how we deliver on our ‘Pakka’ promise. At PNB Housing, we believe that a home is more than just a place, it’s where the heart truly belongs.”
As families across the nation light up their homes this Diwali, PNB Housing reaffirms its commitment to making homeownership a journey filled with hope, joy, and trust. With renewed confidence, PNB Housing pursues its mission to make homecoming a reality for everyone, one family at a time – Pakka.
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.
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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.
