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Revv tells potential car owners to “Keep it Open”
MUMBAI: The youth of today enjoy the flexibility that comes when they don’t commit to one choice and play between multiple options. They like to play the field, and not tie themselves down to choices that have an element of permanence in them. This has led to the growth of the renting and sharing economy and the launch of services and products across the spectrum and is representative of this emerging narrative. The traditional ownership of a car often comes with a certain degree of permanence, which is inherently at odds with this mindset, which seeks to own a car without actually buying it.
OPEN, a new car subscription service launched by Revv Cars taps into this insight in the latest campaign conceptualised by GREY group India, which brings to life the campaign thought of “ Keep it OPEN” on the back of a multi-film digital campaign.
Revv Cars spokesperson said, “Automobile is one of the most critical lifestyle choices today. Consumers should be able to shift cars as per their dynamically changing life styles and life stages! But the financial burden, buying hassles, demands of maintenance and last but not the least, and geographic uncertainties of professions, can at times hold people back from buying a car. With OPEN, we wanted to introduce the new way of owning a car without the usual hassles associated with traditional way of car ownership. OPEN enables flexibility of ownership with zero down payments, zero road tax and zero maintenance.”
GREY Group senior vice president Suvikrant Maira added, “In today’s ever-changing world, consumers are always looking for options that don’t tie them down. And, with Revv, the hassles that come with owning a car is not one of them. With Revv they retain their freedom along with the convenience of having their own set of wheels, for as long as they deem comfortable. With the OPEN option they have an added advantage of a brand new car at there disposal every 12 months. And, with the new comms that we have put out on Open, the idea highlights the ease and convenience the consumer gets by choosing our product.”
GREY Group executive creative director Varun Goswami said, “The phrase “settle down” is unsettling for this generation. They don’t want to settle down. Nor do they want to be bound to a place, a city or even a thing. In a world that is constantly conspiring to get them to take the biggest decisions of their lives and “settle down”, REVV allows them to keep one such decision, “Open”. Purchasing a car is seen as one of the symbols of settling down. And while you can’t keep every important decision open, this is one you surely can."
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.
“The future of advertising is not about reaching more people, but the right people with messages that resonate,” said Amazon Ads India head and vice president Girish Prabhu. “By combining AI with deep customer insights, we help brands move from broadcasting campaigns to having meaningful conversations wherever audiences spend their time.”
One of the biggest changes, according to Amazon Ads, will be the collapse of the wall between media planning and creative development. Retail media, powered by first-party data, is increasingly shaping everything from brand discovery to final purchase, pushing marketers to design campaigns around audience insight rather than internal instinct.
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.
