Ad Campaigns
#SpreadSmartness with Future Group’s Eid celebration
MUMBAI: Brand Factory, India’s fashion discount chain, part of Future Lifestyle Fashion presents its latest campaign called #SpreadSmartness this festive season.
The brand has launched a TVC called ‘Mir Ki Eid’, conceptualised and created by Karma – Division of DDB Mudra Group. Picturing a family celebrating Eid, the TVC narrates a tricky situation faced by the protagonist, ‘Mir’ when he meets his in-laws and how Brand Factory comes to his rescue.
Rendering a fresh perspective, the campaign uses situational humor to communicate that shopping at Brand Factory is the smartest thing to do. Adding an element of surprise, the TVC also promotes the special Buy 1 Get 1 offer which is on during Ramzan in a very interesting way.
Speaking about the campaign, Roch D’souza, CMO, Brand Factory says, “Keeping the tradition of infusing humor in real life situations, through this campaign we have tried to portray a modern take on gifting during festivals. As a brand, we want to be relevant in the lives of consumers during the festive season and give them an experience of the Best Brands at Smart Prices.”
Talking about the creatives of the campaign, Sanjay Panday, Business Partner Karma (Division of DDB Mudra Group) says, “We opted to portray a different perspective of shopping during festive occasions, rather than the typical emotional festive narrative. Whilst humorously showcasing the festive moments shared by families, the campaign encourages them to spend their money wisely by making the most of the best prices at Brand Factory.”
The campaign will be extensively promoted on television, OOH and all social media platforms. Buy 1 get 1 free offer is valid from 14th to 25th June across all Brand Factory outlets in the country.
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.
