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United Colors Of Benetton celebrates valentine’s day with #UnitedByColors
MUMBAI: Celebrating its core values of diversity, inclusivity and equality, United Colors of Benetton marked the first Valentine’s Day, following the decriminalisation of Section 377 with #UnitedbyColors. The new communication was unveiled by Uri actor Vicky Kaushal in the new Spring Summer 2019 collectin of the brand.
Commenting on the occasion, Benetton India CEO and MD Sundeep Chugh said, “Benetton is an all-encompassing brand and inclusivity lies at the very core of our being. 14th of February this year deserves a special celebration as it marks the victory of love, hope and persistence. At Benetton, we have always believed in the philosophy of Love is Love and Fashion for All, and this is our unique way of celebrating our philosophy with our customers – the true brand custodians.”
Infusing the evening with the right dose of style and energy was the national sensation Vicky Kaushal. Sharing his excitement on the special occasion and styled in Benetton’s latest high-on-style collection, Kaushal said, “Benetton is the perfect example of a brand that recognises the need to be inclusive and reflects the broader changes in society. The new collection is a celebration of diversity in love with colors. I am happy & proud to be a part of this initiative by Benetton India to celebrate Love is equal for all.”
The event also marked by the reveal of United Colors of Benetton’s Spring Summer’19 collection. The collection consists of a variety of classic designs in florals, stripes, quirky tees and bold prints in an array of colors and high-quality fabric. This season’s collection is all about mixing up colors and prints, with pastels making a rich recurrent story and warm shades that are reminiscent of the autumn gone by. The Spring Summer’19 collection encapsulates the essence of Italian fashion with contemporary prints, dynamic denim themes and fun soft floral prints.
NATIONAL: Amazon Ads has laid out a sharply tech-led vision for the advertising industry in 2026, arguing that artificial intelligence, streaming TV and creator partnerships will combine to turn brand building into a more precise, performance-driven business.
At the heart of the shift, the company says, is the fusion of AI with Amazon’s vast trove of shopping, browsing and streaming signals, allowing advertisers to move beyond blunt reach metrics to campaigns designed around real customer behaviour.
“The future of advertising is not about reaching more people, but the right people with messages that resonate,” said Amazon Ads India head and vice president Girish Prabhu. “By combining AI with deep customer insights, we help brands move from broadcasting campaigns to having meaningful conversations wherever audiences spend their time.”
One of the biggest changes, according to Amazon Ads, will be the collapse of the wall between media planning and creative development. Retail media, powered by first-party data, is increasingly shaping everything from brand discovery to final purchase, pushing marketers to design campaigns around audience insight rather than internal instinct.
AI is also moving from a support tool to a creative engine. Agentic AI, which automates and accelerates production, is expected to make high-quality creative accessible even to small businesses, compressing weeks of work into hours and giving challengers the ability to compete with larger brands on speed and scale.
Behind the scenes, AI-driven analytics will take on a bigger role in campaign optimisation, identifying patterns, spotting opportunities and recommending actions that would previously have required teams of analysts.
Streaming TV is another big battleground. With India’s video streaming audience now above 600 million and connected TV users at 129.2 million in 2025, advertisers are set to treat streaming not just as a branding channel but as a performance engine, measured increasingly by sales, sign-ups and bookings rather than just reach.
Finally, Amazon Ads sees creators and contextual advertising reshaping how brands tell stories. Creators will act less like influencers and more like long-term partners, while scene-aware ads on streaming platforms will allow brands to insert hyper-relevant offers into the flow of what viewers are watching.
Taken together, Amazon Ads argues, these shifts mark a move towards advertising that is both more human and more measurable, where AI handles the complexity, and creativity does the persuading.
