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TheSmallBigIdea bags social media mandate for Dharma Productions’ ‘Good Newwz’
MUMBAI: Strengthening its presence in social media marketing of films, full service digital agency, TheSmallBigIdea has now bagged the social media mandate for Dharma Productions’ upcoming comedy film ‘Good Newwz’. The account was won post a multi-agency pitch. As per the mandate, the agency will be responsible for the ideation and implementation of the entire social media promotion of the film set to release on 27 December, 2019 across India.
The mandate includes managing the social media strategy for the film. The agency will be responsible for conceptualising and executing social media campaigns across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In addition to this, TheSmallBigIdea will strategize and execute content associations to create engagements and interactions across social media platforms. The agency will work towards the objective of showcasing ‘Good Newwz’ as the ‘Blockbuster Movie of the Year’
TheSmallBigIdea CEO and co-founder Harikrishnan Pillai said, “This is our first film with Dharma Productions and we are quite excited about it. The film has all the right elements to make it a blockbuster, from a superb plot to a great starcast. After films like Badhaai Ho, Dream Girl and Bala, Good Newwz gives us at TheSmallBigIdea yet another opportunity to work on a compelling script with great performers."
Dharma Productions marketing head Siddharth Kadam said, “‘Good Newwz’ is an exceptional script with an amazing cast and great songs. Our fundamental aim was to have an agency on board who could take into consideration the magnificence of this project and deliver a fresh take on a unique plot. With a great approach, great execution & involvement in campaigns, we’re pretty excited to collaborate with TheSmallBigIdea for this movie!"
Previously, TheSmallBigIdea has successfully promoted movies such as ‘Bala’, ‘Dream Girl’, ‘Badhaai Ho’, ‘Junglee’, and ‘Judgementall Hai Kya’ to name a few.
TheSmallBigIdea provides services such as social media management, video content production, digital media planning & buying, social listening & ORM services, augmented & virtual reality amongst other ancillary marketing services. Recognized for their propriety creative-tech tool ACE, ‘TheSmallBigIdea’ has enabled brands to arrive at campaign messaging by integrating insights from social sentiments & enterprise data.
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
