MAM
Xrbia’s teaser campaign sells destination
MUMBAI: Real estate company XRBIA Developers has launched the teaser campaign for its upcoming project by the same name.
The campaign has been conceptualised by creative agency Ideas@work and the objective of the campaign is to promote ‘XRBIA as a country.’ The strategic marketing consultancy on the campaign was GroupM’s agency mConsult.
As part of the concept to further this objective, the teaser campaign is made to look like a tourism advertising/promotion, inviting people to explore a new destination. To make it seem authentic and pique the audience’s curiosity, the campaign also uses the line ‘Visa on Arrival’ as a finishing touch.
The idea draws inspiration from the etymology of the word Xrbia. The name of the project is derived from the word ‘exurb’ which denotes a location on the outskirts of a city. In keeping with the name’s origin, Xrbia Developers plans to focus the current and future projects at locales on the outskirts of the bustling cities.
The campaign consists of a 360 degree campaign to reach the target audience and create maximum retention of the brand name and associations. For this purpose, the agency created content across TV, print, radio and digital medium in order to promote the brand and position XRBIA as an idyllic country.
As part of the print leg of the campaign, the brand issued ads in publications like The Economic Times, Mumbai Mirror, Pune Times and Gujarat Samachar. On the online front, Xrbia featured on travel portals like Make my trip and Yatra apart from the usual mass reach portals like Yahoo, Google, YouTube and Facebook.
The TVC was created to highlight a new place where people can lead a peaceful, laughter filled and stress free life and have a community of their own wherein they welcome their guests with warmth and affection.
In case of radio, the campaign took the interactive route and held contests running for three days on different aspects of the Xrbian Life like food, music, nightlife etc. where people participated to win vouchers if they could guess correctly amongst the options given.
The campaign received an encouraging response with 27,000 Facebook likes and enquires about the project. “Many of the Interactions were about people asking where the new country was, some asking if it was a rebranding campaign by Serbia, some even applying for a job in the country. The high amount of interaction with the page content just helped reinforce the success of the campaign,” said an official statement.
MAM
Barista partners Ginny Weds Sunny 2 with mango campaign
Cafe chain blends cinema buzz with summer menu and 20 per cent offer.
MUMBAI: Love may brew slowly, but marketing clearly doesn’t especially when coffee meets cinema and mangoes steal the spotlight. Barista Coffee Company has partnered with the upcoming hindi film Ginny Weds Sunny 2 as its official beverage partner, in a move aimed at tapping into youth culture through entertainment-led engagement. The collaboration is not just a logo placement exercise. Instead, Barista is translating the film’s high-energy vibe into its cafés with a themed summer menu titled “Main Hoon Mango”, accompanied by a limited-period 20 per cent discount on combo offerings across outlets.
Actors Medha Shankr and Avinash Tiwary feature in the campaign, seen engaging with the mango-themed menu inside Barista cafés, a visual cue designed to blur the lines between reel and real-life consumption moments.
The strategy reflects a broader shift in how consumer brands are leveraging hindi film industry not just for visibility, but for immersive, on-ground engagement. By embedding the film’s narrative into its product experience, Barista is aiming to drive footfall, especially among younger audiences who increasingly seek experiential touchpoints over traditional advertising.
Barista Coffee Company CEO Rajat Agrawal described the partnership as both a branding and growth play, focused on expanding reach beyond the existing customer base and aligning with evolving consumer preferences.
The emphasis on a seasonal, flavour-led hook mango, one of India’s most culturally resonant ingredients adds a timely layer to the campaign, aligning with summer consumption trends while riding on the film’s promotional momentum.
For Barista, the move is part of a larger positioning shift. Rather than operating purely as a coffee retail chain, the brand is increasingly framing itself as a lifestyle destination, one that intersects with entertainment, conversation and shared experiences. By integrating cinema into its physical spaces, Barista is effectively turning cafés into micro-extensions of the film’s universe, where consumers do not just watch a story unfold but participate in it sip by sip.
The 20 per cent offer further nudges trial, lowering the barrier for consumers to engage with the themed menu while amplifying recall through a tangible incentive.
Brand-film collaborations are hardly new, but their execution is evolving. Where earlier partnerships relied on co-branded ads or product placements, the current playbook leans towards immersive storytelling and retail integration.
In that sense, Barista’s “Main Hoon Mango” push is less about promotion and more about participation inviting consumers to experience a slice of the film within a familiar, everyday setting. As the film industry continues to act as a cultural amplifier, such partnerships underline a growing truth, in today’s attention economy, it is not enough to be seen brands must be experienced.
And if that experience comes with a mango twist and a cinematic backdrop, all the better.
