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Scarecrow bags Anchor Electricals’ creative account
MUMBAI: Anchor Electricals, a Panasonic Group company, has appointed Scarecrow Communications as its creative agency.
Anchor Electrical director sales and marketing Dinesh Aggarwal said, “We were looking for an agency which will understand our transformation and growth need. I believe that Scarecrow does and we look forward to working together on our stated objectives.”
Scarecrow Communications, the full-fledged advertising agency provides creative, media, PR, digital as well as design services.
Scarecrow Communications founder director Raghu Bhat said, “It‘s a source of personal and professional pride to be associated with a brand like Anchor. The electrical product sector is highly unorganised. And there is a genuine opportunity to create interventions at multiple levels through the power of creativity.”
Scarecrow Communications founder director Manish Bhatt said, “We have handled Anchor Electricals in our ex-agency and have the highest regard for the management. We are delighted by this opportunity and hope to use our category experience to create impactful creative work that boosts the topline.”
Scarecrow Communications founder director Arunava (Joy) Sengupta added, “The sector is hotting up and it‘s the right time to create consumer pull. We are thankful to Anchor Electricals for reposing trust in us.”
Mumbai headquartered-Scarecrow also has an office in Delhi and handles brands like DLF, Nestle, Future Capital, Religare and Rupa Innerwear.
Anchor Electricals is a market leader in switches and accessories.
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Lego brings Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé, Vinicius together
Campaign clocks 314 million views ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 buzz.
MUMBAI: Four legends, one frame and not a single tackle in sight. Lego has pulled off a crossover few thought possible, uniting Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior in a single campaign ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 only this time, they’re building dreams brick by brick.
Titled “Everyone wants a piece”, the campaign features the quartet assembling a Lego version of the World Cup trophy, before placing miniature versions of themselves atop it, a playful nod to football’s ultimate prize. Shared widely across social media, the ad carries a pointed disclaimer: it is not AI-generated, a subtle but telling signal in an era where even reality is often questioned.
The numbers tell their own story. The campaign has already crossed 314 million views on Instagram across the players’ accounts, with fans hailing it as a rare, almost nostalgic moment particularly for the reunion of Messi and Ronaldo, whose last shared campaign ahead of the 2022 World Cup became one of the platform’s most-liked posts.
Beyond the film, Lego is extending the play with exclusive, player-themed sets tied to each of the four stars, part of a broader football-led programme designed to ride the global momentum building towards 2026. The idea, as echoed by the players themselves, leans into the parallels between football and play experimentation, creativity, failure, and triumph.
Messi described the sets as a way to bring on-pitch moments into an imaginative, hands-on world, while Ronaldo called the transformation into a Lego figure a rare honour, blending sport with storytelling. Vinícius, meanwhile, struck a more personal note, recalling childhood moments of building with Lego and framing creativity as a universal language that transcends borders.
The timing is no accident. With the 2026 World Cup set to run from June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and featuring an expanded 48-team format, global anticipation is already building. Argentina, led by Messi, will enter as defending champions, adding another layer of intrigue.
For Lego, the campaign does more than celebrate football, it taps into its mythology. Because when icons become figurines and rivalries turn into play, the beautiful game finds a new kind of pitch. one built, quite literally, by hand.
