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Whisper collaborates with Girliyapa to launch ‘Girls Hostel’
MUMBAI: As a part of its ongoing #MeriLifeMereRules campaign, Whisper has collaborated with Girliyapa to launch ‘Girls Hostel’. The 4-part original weekly show will release on 7 December 2018 and features Ahsaas Channa, Simran Natekar, Srishti Srivastava, and Parul Gulati in pivotal roles.
Commenting on Whisper’s association with the show, P&G India business leader – feminine care Chetna Soni said, “Whisper has always epitomised the qualities of strength, vigor, and empowerment in women through its communication. Through path breaking campaigns such as ‘Touch the Pickle’, ‘Like A Girl’, and ‘Sit Improper’, Whisper has consistently encouraged girls to break free from baseless restrictions imposed upon them. And now, continuing on the same stride with our ongoing #MeriLifeMereRules campaign that aims to inspire young girls to live life by their own rules, we are incredibly excited to continue our partnership with Girliyapa.”
Girliyapa creative head Nidhi Bisht said, “At Girliyapa, it is our endeavor to weave stories about women and bring forth real and relatable experiences. Glad that Whispers campaign to empower and encourage women aligns with ours. ‘Girls Hostel’ is a simple story about the bonds of friendship that help us deal with myriad issues of our lives and it marks our attempt at providing a female perspective to the unforgettable phase of college life.”
The #MeriLifeMereRules campaign is a continuation of Whisper’s efforts towards empowering women to be unstoppable, and shun the many limitations forced upon them by the society at large. Their past campaigns, ‘Touch the Pickle’, ‘Like A Girl’ and ‘Sit Improper’ have won numerous awards, and have been loved by the audience in equal measure
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
