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Truecaller bolsters its advertising offering with power-packed ad solutions
Mumbai: Truecaller Ads, the leading in-app publisher in India, has broadened its offerings significantly acing the advertising game over the past year. The new solutions are a reflection of Truecaller ads commitment to accelerate brands growth in areas that matter.
The well-designed proprietary ad formats prioritise the user experience, making ads less intrusive and more enjoyable for consumers. Additionally, brands can track the performance of their proprietary ad formats closely, collecting valuable insights on user interactions, engagement rates, and conversion metrics, which further enables future campaign optimization and audience targeting.
Campaigns executed on the Truecaller Ads have yielded impressive outcomes, displaying a 2X growth in lower funnel metrics for brands in sectors including gaming, travel, fintech, and more, as compared to the previous year’s campaigns.
Furthermore Truecaller’s proprietary new ad format “Click to experience” has been used by influential brands like Ajio.com and APV for their marquee grand annual sales and blockbuster movie releases, giving an immersive and innovative experience to the brands.
Sharing their delightful experience with Truecaller Ad solutions, AJIO marketing head Arpan Biswas said: “At AJIO, we always strive to drive innovative & distinctive brand engagement for our customers. With the “Click to Experience” Ad innovation we tried to enhance the user experience and connect with them better.”
Highlighting further, PivotRoots director of media Jinit Shah praised the innovative ad format, saying, “With Truecaller’s new format, we were able to break the clutter with a very eye-catching solution that blended seamlessly with our creative strategy for Prime Video’s latest campaign.”
A key driver of Truecaller Ads consistent campaign success is its strategic approach to execution, incorporating custom audience targeting and the “triple R” (“RRR”) mantra: Real-time retargeting for engaged but yet to convert users, re-engagement for non-transacting users, and re-marketing to first-party audiences through secure API integration with CRM and MMP platforms. This ensures that brands can consistently achieve their campaign objectives in a privacy compliant and secure manner
Speaking about the evolution of Truecaller’s Ad solutions, Truecaller VP of global ads business Sagar Manikpure stated, “In the ever-changing marketing landscape, the challenges faced by marketers are more complex than ever. From engaging the right audience to optimizing campaigns for maximum impact, the demands are relentless. Our customised Ad solutions are engineered to meet these challenges head-on, providing marketers with the solutions and insights they need to negotiate this ever-evolving landscape. With our strategic approach, proprietary solutions, and innovative ad formats, we empower them to overcome obstacles, refine their strategies, and achieve impressive results. We’re here to help the brands throughout their sales funnel and contribute meaningfully to their success.”
Combining this strategic approach with the proprietary solutions, present a full range of solutions that help brands achieve their marketing objectives across the entire sales funnel.
Alongwith TC Ad server and the proprietary ad formats, Truecaller Ads very own DSP solution has come out of private beta and is now available for all marketers. The DSP powers TC’s Audience Extension solution which helps marketers reach TC’s unique and scalable audiences outside TC, across 1000 pl publishers. TC DSP significantly expanded it’s capabilities in 2023 where TC’s audiences can now be mapped and targeted on most of India’s leading OTT platforms
Apart from OTT, TC DSP has also launched an innovative ‘rich media’ video ad format named “Video+” a hybrid of video and interactive banner which combines video’s top-funnel impact, along with providing lower-funnel CTA inside the video environment. Together these initiatives are a significant expansion of Truecaller’s video ad offerings in the market.
Capping off a fantastic year, TC DSP kicked of Q4 by launching an offline-to-online retargeting solution allowing Advertiser’s to retarget their offline 1P user/customers on TC Ad Server as well as TC DSP. In the future, the platform will focus on further improving engagement metrics, building an ML based optimization engine , and building more templates that support Rich-Media formats (HTML).
Brands
DeVANS sparks buzz with self-chilling beer can April Fools campaign
Godfather stunt racks up 7 million impressions, blending humour with hype
NEW DELHI: DeVANS Modern Breweries has stirred up the marketing pot with a playful yet high-impact campaign teasing a futuristic “self-chilling beer can” under its flagship Godfather label.
What began as a seemingly bold product innovation quickly turned into one of the most talked-about brand moments online, before being revealed as an April Fools’ Day prank. The reveal, however, did little to cool the buzz.
The campaign clocked over 7 million organic impressions across platforms including LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and X, with users debating whether the concept was a genuine breakthrough or clever marketing theatre. Thousands of shares and comments turned the idea into a full-blown conversation, drawing in both consumers and industry insiders.
The hook was simple but effective. A self-chilling can positioned as an on-the-go convenience product tapped into the imagination of younger, urban audiences. Add the timing around April Fools’ Day, and the campaign struck the perfect balance between curiosity and scepticism, keeping audiences guessing.
Marketing experts have pointed to the campaign as a case study in leveraging cultural moments. By leaving just enough ambiguity, the brand invited audiences to participate rather than simply observe, turning passive viewers into active contributors to the narrative.
“Godfather has always been an iconic brand, but iconicity must evolve to stay meaningful,” said DeVANS Modern Breweries chairman and managing director Prem Dewan. “The ‘Self-Chilling Can’ was our way of showing up in a cultural moment with confidence and a sense of humour.”
Beyond the numbers, the campaign signals a broader repositioning for Godfather. Long seen as a legacy beer brand, it is now leaning into youth culture, digital-first storytelling and topical engagement to stay relevant in a crowded alcobev market.
In a space where attention is fleeting, DeVANS has shown that sometimes the coolest idea is the one that keeps people guessing.
