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Tata Motors’ digital campaign for new XL trucks
MUMBAI: Tata Motors has created a unique digital first campaign to introduce its new XL range of trucks called, ‘Keep Loading’.
The campaign was created and conceptualised by Rediffusion Y&R and executed by Havas Media to amplify that the new range of Tata trucks have15 per cent more loading capacity. It was implemented on digital channels across India by creating an industry-first innovation of changing the core loader icon of most video players (about 200+ sites).
A game-in-game module was also created that helped strengthen the brand promise, by communicating ‘Keep Loading’ and letting users play the concept. Users were gratified with gaming points for playing the proposition of ‘Keep Loading’. The campaign utilised all key facets of digital media – search, social, video, innovation, display, programmatic and tactical premium inventory. Tata’s loader icon popped up whenever people searched for Tata Motors, visited the targeted sites, social media, watched a video, played a game or booked a railway ticket and also when they reached out to competition.
Tata Motors partnered with YouTube, TrueCaller, IRCTC, Facebook, news websites and other social media platforms to promote the campaign.
Tata Motors head of marketing communications commercial vehicles business unit UT Ramprasad says, “With increasing number of commercial vehicle customers engaging in the online space and consuming digital content, it was important to address every aspect of this digital spectrum with an idea that was very online intrinsic.”
Ramprasad pointed out that the objective of the campaign was to own a mnemonic that can resonate with Tata Motors’ CV segment while strengthening the core promise of the ‘Keep Loading’.
Havas Media managing partner, west and south Kunal Jamuar adds, “The beauty of the idea lay in its simplicity. The buffering icon is a reality that the core target group faces consistently given their mobility. The additional load carrying ability of the vehicle fitted brilliantly with the buffering pneumonic to seamlessly communicate the benefit to the consumer. The width and depth of sites that we tied up with allowed us to reach out to the majority of the audience in a manner that was disruptive and at the same time well integrated.”
India has over 180 million mobile subscribers who access 3G/4G networks and get their everyday tasks done through the web while 63 per cent of Indian internet users is over 25 years. An average Indian spends around 38-42 per cent of mobile data on video and audio services, 18-22 per cent on social networking, 16-20 per cent on communication services and about 20-24 per cent on other services.
With this impending digitisation of India, there has been a huge rise in the consumption of data and people are changing the way they consume content. Tata Motors realised that there was a need for the brand to effectively utilise the potential of digital to channelise the traction generated as a result of the traditional campaign and funnel the incremental prospects with the help of digital.
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Sunrise Spices hosts four day Bihu cultural showcase in Assam
56 groups perform across five tribal dance forms at April 14 to 17 event.
MUMBAI: Spice met spirit and the rhythm did the talking. Sunrise Spices brought more than flavour to the table this Rongali Bihu, wrapping culture, community and choreography into a four-day celebration that turned Assam’s festive mood into a living stage. Titled ‘Kristir Milan Setu – Bridge of Cultural Unity’, the event ran from April 14 to April 17, transforming the Bihu week into a showcase of the state’s diverse tribal heritage. Rather than a static celebration, the initiative leaned into performance spotlighting traditional dance forms and turning them into a participative, competitive experience.
Across the four days, 56 group performers from different communities took centre stage, representing five distinct dance traditions Assamese, Bodo, Karbi, Rabha and Mising. Each day unfolded like a cultural chapter, highlighting a different facet of Assam’s identity through rhythm, movement and storytelling.
The event culminated in a felicitation ceremony attended by Ravi Sarma, where winners were recognised across categories based on authenticity, coordination, expression and stage presence, an attempt to balance celebration with craft.
The finale dialled up the energy further with a Barabarani performance by the Tezpuriya Thespian Dance Group, closing the event on a high note that blended spectacle with tradition.
For Sunrise Spices, the play goes beyond cultural patronage. The brand, part of ITC Limited, has long positioned itself around regional authenticity whether through recipes or roots. With this initiative, it extends that narrative from the kitchen to the cultural arena, aligning food heritage with living traditions.
In a landscape where brand activations often chase visibility, this one leaned into identity using dance not just as performance, but as a reminder that culture, much like spice, is best experienced when it’s shared.
