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Skoda awards creative mandate to BBH India
Mumbai: Skoda Auto India has appointed Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) as its creative agency.
BBH will conceptualise and execute the creative communication campaigns for all Skoda Auto products (Fabia, Laura, Yeti, Superb and the newly launched Rapid) and initiatives in India.
Skoda Auto India brand head and member of the board sales and marketing Thomas Kuehl said, “Ever since its arrival in India, Skoda Auto has constantly been evolving to suit the demands of the Indian consumers. Effective communications and daily engagement with our customers is an essential requirement to enforce our corporate identity – ‘Simply Clever‘ together with our value for money proposition. Moving ahead, we welcome BBH as our new communications and strategic partner.”
“In today‘s media savvy era, it is imperative that one builds their brand‘s image through sharp and effective communication strategies. We are expecting our association with BBH to be a successful one, interspersed with memorable campaigns for our various products and corporate initiatives,” Skoda Auto India head of marketing Kamal Basu added.
On winning the account BBH India managing partne Partha Sinha said, “Skoda is a fantastic brand and has built a great reputation in India. We are delighted to have the opportunity of taking the brand forward. We are confident that we will be able to use our strategic and creative capabilities to create communications that have the well-known BBH ingredients of Intelligence and Magic.”
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Dettol launches new emotional campaign for Antiseptic Liquid
Heartfelt film celebrates mother’s instinct with the tagline “Nothing protects like Mom & Dettol.”
MUMBAI: Dettol has found the perfect formula for its latest campaign, a generous mix of maternal love and antiseptic care that’s sure to tug at every Indian heartstring. The iconic germ protection brand has rolled out a touching new campaign for Dettol Antiseptic Liquid built around the universal truth of a mother’s instinctive care. The film brings to life the simple yet powerful idea: “Nothing protects like Mom & Dettol.”
Set against the lively chaos of a shaadi ka ghar, the story follows a young boy who hurts himself but puts on a brave face to hide his pain. The moment he reaches his mother, she instinctively senses something is wrong. As she gently tends to his wound with Dettol Antiseptic Liquid, his guard drops, leading to a tender role reversal where the child ends up comforting his mother. The film ends with the poignant line, “Apnon ki suraksha ka mazboot sahara.”
The campaign reinforces Dettol’s timeless place in Indian homes as a reassuring companion in moments of vulnerability. It was conceptualised and written by Prasoon Joshi
, with an original track composed by Vishal Khurana K, sung by Javed Ali, and lyrics by Prasoon Joshi. Amit Sharma directed the film.
Reckitt EVP regional director for South Asia Gaurav Jain said the campaign captures the deep emotional bond between a mother’s instinct and Dettol’s protection. “This campaign encapsulates that delicate, human truth, a mother senses hurt even before it is spoken, and Dettol strengthens her ability to respond with care and confidence,” he noted.
Prasoon Joshi added, “When a child is hurt, the first instinct is to reach for their mother, their ultimate safe space. And in that moment, the mother turns to Dettol, something she trusts to protect what matters most.”
As the flagship product in the Dettol portfolio, the Antiseptic Liquid continues to offer unmatched protection for cuts and wounds, standing shoulder to shoulder with mothers through life’s small scrapes and bigger worries.
In a world full of flashy advertisements, Dettol has quietly reminded us once again that the strongest protection often comes wrapped in the simplest, most heartfelt moments, the kind only a mother and a trusted bottle of Dettol can provide.
