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TV Ad Indx offers 50 per cent discounts for new pitches
MUMBAI: TV Ad Indx has launched New BIz Discounts, a service under which ad agencies can avail of upto 50 per cent discounts to acquire competitive TV commercials & press ads. These discounts would be offered to ad agencies pitching for new businesses. Typically, clients rarely pay ad agencies to make their presentations and agencies absorb all expenses for pitches.
TV Ad Indx claims to be the country’s largest and most professional creative monitoring service and it covers the largest number of TV Indian channels & publications for every new ad released. It also monitors 52 countries across the globe and provides 11 types of services to over 600 clients and ad agencies.
The discounts offered would be higher on larger orders for digitised ads (instead of the conventional hard copies). Agencies are encouraged to order CD ROMs with digitised copies of TVCs in the MPEG format (which can be played by Windows MediaPlayer). Press ads are digitised in the JPEG format (and can be viewed in Internet Explorer or any other web-browser software).
The service and discounts cover Indian, Pan-Asian and international ads under 20 product groups including foods, beverages, durables, telecom.
The digitised ads are delivered with software to archive the ads. This software dramatically improves in-house archiving systems and creates a central warehouse for all reference ad material. It facilitates easy and instant location of ads by brand, product, date, size, headline, language, agency, client. Users can instantly view digitised TVCs & press ads. The system also ensures ads once acquired are never misplaced.
Brands
Raj Cooling Systems launches Agreyas appliances brand
Emraan Hashmi named brand ambassador for consumer appliance push.
MUMBAI: A company known for cooling solutions is now heating up its ambitions in the home appliances market. Raj Cooling Systems Pvt. Ltd. has launched a new consumer appliances brand, Agreyas, marking its entry into India’s rapidly expanding home appliances sector valued at more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore. The move represents a strategic diversification for the company, which has traditionally focused on cooling solutions for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Through Agreyas, the firm plans to tap into growing consumer demand for energy efficient and technology driven household appliances.
To build brand visibility, Agreyas has appointed Emraan Hashmi as its brand ambassador. The campaign has been developed under the banner of Zoommantra Productions, with actor and filmmaker Rohit Roy contributing to the creative direction.
The brand’s initial portfolio will include mid premium air conditioners, washing machines, geysers and other white goods designed to cater to modern Indian households seeking efficient and reliable appliances.
Raj Cooling Systems, founder and chairman Kalpesh Ramoliya said the launch aligns with the company’s broader expansion plans.
“The launch of Agreyas is in line with our vision to build a strong presence in India’s consumer electronics and home appliances market. The brand has been developed as a standalone identity to meet the evolving needs of Indian consumers,” he said.
Hashmi said the collaboration comes at a time when Indian buyers are increasingly looking for innovative and functional home solutions.
“I’m looking forward to working with Agreyas at a time when consumers are seeking more innovative and efficient home products. The brand reflects changing consumer behaviour around functionality, innovation and ease of use,” he said.
Raj Cooling Systems plans to invest around 10 million dollars in developing the brand, with an additional 5 million dollars earmarked over the next three to five years for product development and distribution expansion.
Agreyas will follow a multi channel distribution approach, selling through online platforms, retail outlets and dealer networks aimed at both urban and semi urban markets across India.
With the launch, the company is positioning Agreyas as a standalone consumer facing brand while continuing to leverage its existing manufacturing, engineering and research capabilities built through its core cooling solutions business.
