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Star launches marketing campaign to build ICC Champions Trophy 2013
MUMBAI: Star India has launched a marketing campaign, with the core theme of ‘Zor Lagao Champion Banao”, to promote the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 which started today 30 May with warm up matches.
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The event is airing on Star Sports 2 and on Star Cricket. The campaign is based on the insight that there is a symbiotic
relationship between a spectator or fan and a player which inherently means that the spectator becomes as much a part of the game as the player himself.
The focus of the campaign is that each match of the tournament in ICC Champions Trophy will be hotly contested as it features only the top eight ODI teams in the world. India, placed in group B, will take on Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies in the group stage. Australia, England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand form group A. The top two teams from both the groups will qualify for the semi-finals.
ESPN Software India COO Vijay Rajput said, “Cricket is a religion in this country. Fans live and feed off each and every moment of cricket especially when the men in blue are in action. He jumps
in joy when his favourite batsman hits a boundary; he becomes the ecstatic bowler who has just taken a wicket. The relationship is intense. From the players‘ perspective as well, this intensity is reciprocated as they get equally excited when they receive vociferous support from spectators inside the stadium or outside.”
The ad agency MWG TAG led by Prasoon Joshi and his team have conceptualised the overall theme campaign. The main thematic film for the campaign has been directed by Bollywood director, Dibakar Banerjee. The film features Indian players including Indian captain M S Dhoni along with Virat Kohli, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, S Raina and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar.
Joshi said, “The campaign is driven from the insight ‘Kaun banata hai champions?‘ Who makes a player and a game great – the hard work and dedication of the player or the love and passion of the fans? What this campaign believes is that without the love, passion and energy of the fans no player and game can attain great heights. I am thankful to Dibakar for this great execution.”
The campaign is being supported across the entire Star network with astons, bugs etc.
As had been reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com Star Cricket & Star Cricket HD will showcase all the 15 matches of the tournament in English while Star Sports 2 will showcase all matches in Hindi.
Besides, the sports broadcaster will also showcase four of the six
practice matches branded “Kick-off” live before the start of the main tournament. India takes on Sri Lanka on 1 June while the India Australia encounter is scheduled for 4 June.
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Hyphen launches sunscreen campaign featuring Kriti Sanon as SPF Police
Campaign drives SPF habit; Blinkit tie-up enables instant sunscreen delivery.
MUMBAI: No SPF, no mercy Kriti Sanon is out patrolling your skincare routine. Hyphen has rolled out a new campaign film starring its Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer Kriti Sanon, who steps into a playful alter ego as the brand’s “SPF Police”, turning sunscreen reminders into a full-blown public service announcement with a wink. The campaign kicked off with a cheeky social media tease suggesting Sanon had “stepped down” from her role, sparking chatter online before the brand revealed the twist: she hasn’t gone anywhere, she has simply taken on an additional avatar, one dedicated to ensuring people do not skip sunscreen.
The film leans into humour to drive home a serious point. In a slice-of-life setting, Sanon intercepts a gym-goer about to step out without sunscreen, promptly handing over Hyphen’s ‘All I Need Sunscreen’, which arrives instantly via Blinkit. The message is clear: forgetting SPF is no longer a valid excuse when it can be delivered in minutes.
Beyond the laughs, the campaign taps into a well-known gap in everyday skincare habits. Sunscreen, despite being one of the most recommended steps, is often the most ignored. By gamifying the reminder through an “SPF Police” persona, Hyphen aims to turn a routine into a reflex.
The multi-stage rollout from intrigue-led teasers to the final film has been designed to spark conversation while embedding the brand into daily behaviour. It also spotlights Hyphen’s quick commerce partnership with Blinkit, positioning accessibility as a key enabler of consistency.
Sanon, who remains closely involved in product development and brand strategy, noted that the idea stemmed from a simple insight: skincare works best when it is easy, habitual and hard to ignore. The campaign reflects that philosophy equal parts science, storytelling and a nudge you cannot quite escape.
The film is now live across Hyphen and Blinkit’s digital platforms, with further activations expected to extend the campaign’s reach and perhaps keep the SPF Police on duty a little longer.
