Brands
QuikrEasy shows you how things are done easy
MUMBAI: Mullen Lintas Bangalore has conceptualised a three-film campaign for QuikrEasy, the services vertical of Quikr. The platform provides a way to find hyper-local services such as professional movers and packers, pest control, interior designers/architects as well as day to day services. Along with this, there is a special focus on its beauty services called AtHomeDiva.
Mullen Lintas was tasked with this campaign to establish QuikrEasy as a one-stop platform for getting service providers for all home-related services with greater convenience, wider choice and peace of mind.
Quikr CMO Vineet Sehgal says, “We often find the task of identifying, evaluating and then engaging with service providers cumbersome and end up delaying the task that can make life better. QuikrEasy symbolises the simplest and convenient way to manage small or big tasks in the easiest possible way.”
The brand’s services find appeal with urban households who are pressed for time and are seeking assistance to smoothly manage their everyday household and lifestyle-related chores. Small or big but important tasks remain unfinished and are often postponed on account of other priorities.
The first two films show the act of procrastination is amplified, be it fixing shelves or calling the pest control services, all postponed due to pre-occupation. The third film highlights the solution to the challenges urban females face while juggling between work, home and social responsibilities. This film shows the ease of indulging in the comfort of home for a wide variety of high-quality beauty services.
Mullen Lintas national creative director Shriram Iyer adds, “Most of the times it’s the simplest of jobs that overwhelm us. Be it doing repairs, getting the house painted, or for women even getting a simple wax. It was this insight of what happens when the smallest chores hold us down and how with QuirkEasy’s convenience and speed everything can get resolved in a jiffy that informed our campaign.”
Brands
Kotak Mahindra Bank appoints Ramesh Iyer to board
Veteran financier replaces Ashok Gulati, who retires in March
MUMBAI: Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced a change to its board of directors, with independent director Ashok Gulati set to retire at the end of his term on 5 March.
The company said it has appointed Ramesh Ganesh Iyer as an additional and independent director for a four-year term, effective 17 February, subject to shareholder approval.
Iyer brings more than four decades of experience in financial services. He spent much of his career at Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, where he served as vice chairman and managing director before taking on the role of president for the financial services sector and member of the group executive board at Mahindra & Mahindra. He retired from the group in April 2024.
During his tenure, Iyer was instrumental in expanding rural and inclusive finance initiatives, scaling the company’s assets and customer base. He also led the creation of subsidiaries in rural housing finance, insurance broking and asset management, and oversaw international joint ventures.
Iyer holds a commerce degree and a doctorate of letters, and currently serves on the boards of several listed and unlisted companies.
The board meeting approving the changes was held in Mumbai on February 17 between 6.30 pm and 6.50 pm.
