Brands
YesMadam onboards Shraddha Kapoor as a brand ambassador
Mumbai: A recent viral video on Twitter, featuring an argument between two men on the Delhi NCR metro with one shouting “Har Expert, Salon Expert Nahi Hota,” has generated significant attention. This viral moment is actually part of a marketing campaign by YesMadam, India’s tech-enabled salon-at-home service provider. The bootstrapped startup has enlisted Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor as its brand ambassador for this campaign.
The campaign, titled “Har Expert, Salon Expert Nhi Hota,” aims to emphasize the importance of choosing the right salon expert. It highlights YesMadam’s focus on providing professional at-home beauty and spa services, with features like hygienic practices, quality products, transparent pricing, and the option to use personal products.
The video, featuring Shraddha Kapoor in a humorous context, is designed to increase YesMadam’s visibility and expand its user base. This initiative is expected to enhance the brand’s positioning and organic reach, supporting its goal of making premium beauty and spa services accessible across India.
Commenting on the association, YesMadam co-founder and CEO Mayank Arya said, “Partnering with Shraddha Kapoor is a game-changer for YesMadam. Her aura and the perfect blend of elegance and approachability perfectly and seamlessly align with our brand values. Through our ‘Har Expert, Salon Expert Nahi Hota’ campaign, we aim to showcase how YesMadam brings truly professional and reliable salon services to every home. This collaboration will significantly boost our mission to revolutionize the at-home beauty experience across India.”
Founder and CMO Akanksha Vishnoi added, “Collaborating with Shraddha Kapoor is a strategic move for YesMadam. Her influence will help us connect with a broader audience and strengthen our commitment to accessible, high-quality beauty services. We are also dedicated to empowering our service partners across various locations, providing them with financial stability and growth opportunities, which in turn creates a positive impact on society, and this collaboration will surely support us in actualizing the dreams of our wonderful service partners.”
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.
