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YiPPee! launches ‘Be A Star’ contest
Mumbai: Earlier this year, YiPPee! noodles, launched its new brand communication “Why Just Be Happy, When You Can Be YiPPee!” embodying the philosophy that YiPPee! Makes You Full of Life. As an extension to this, YiPPee! is thrilled to announce the unique “Be A Star” Contest. This initiative aims to fuel consumers’ creativity in making unique and engaging content on their brand association with YiPPee!, while giving them the chance to experience the thrill of being a star.
The trend of curating content is at an all-time high. As per industry reports, India will have the largest base of over 100 million content creators across social media platforms in 2023. This initiative thus, presents every consumer with an opportunity to create content and be featured on the brand’s platform.
Participants will have to create, shoot and share their most creative ‘Noodle slurping moment’ with YiPPee!. To take the contest a notch higher, the brand will aim to create a World Record for creating the “World’s Longest Noodle Slurp video”. Being part of this attempt to set a world record, participants will forever be associated with a remarkable achievement. YiPPee! will also giveaway premium content creator gear to selected entries to celebrate their imagination and creativity.
In conjunction with this contest, YiPPee! has also released a new television commercial (TVC) to drive participation. Conceptualised by Ogilvy India, the TVC captures the essence of the contest “Be A Star” by portraying individuals from diverse backgrounds enthusiastically showcasing their noodle-slurping skills and also showing the various content creator gear that is up for grabs.
Commenting on the new initiative, ITC Foods Division COO – Snacks, Noodles & Pasta Kavita Chaturvedi said, “With the ‘Be A Star’ Contest, we aim to celebrate the creativity and individuality of our consumers, while also attempting the World’s Longest Noodle Slurp Video. This innovative promotion perfectly aligns with YiPPee!’s brand ethos to inspire one and all to live life to the fullest and embrace a fun, energetic spirit”.
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Miq partners with Happydemics for India ad effectiveness push
Programmatic leader teams up with measurement platform to link media spend to real brand impact.
MUMBAI: Miq just found its perfect match because when programmatic muscle meets consumer sentiment, even the data starts blushing. Miq, a global programmatic leader, has announced a strategic marketing partnership with Happydemics, the global ad effectiveness and brand measurement platform. The collaboration in the Indian market aims to bridge the gap between real consumer sentiment and data-led media decisions.
As media planning grows more complex in 2026, brands are seeking deeper understanding beyond traditional performance metrics, especially for emerging channels like CTV. The partnership combines Miq India’s advanced media intelligence and activation capabilities with Happydemics’ consumer-centric measurement solutions.
This enables advertisers to connect media delivery to shifts in brand perception across key metrics such as familiarity, consideration and preference in a consistent and comparable way. By integrating feedback from exposed audiences, brands can better understand true campaign effectiveness and refine strategies in real time.
After conducting 48 key measurements using Happydemics, Miq was found to consistently outperform ad recall performance and overall impact score, landing in the top 10 per cent of industry benchmarks.
Miq chief commercial officer India Varun Mohan said, “Impactful measurement is at the core of how brands evaluate success today. This collaboration adds another layer of credibility and transparency to campaign evaluation.”
Happydemics chief marketing officer Virginie Chesnais added, “By combining MiQ India’s media expertise with our cross-channel brand lift solution, we can optimise brand outcomes and drive full-funnel growth at scale.”
The partnership builds on existing global collaborations between MiQ and Happydemics in France, the United Kingdom, Canada and now Southeast Asia. The India focus will support advertisers navigating evolving consumer behaviours while enabling the exchange of best practices across markets.
In a world drowning in metrics, MiQ and Happydemics are reminding brands that the real ROI isn’t just in clicks, it’s in the hearts and minds that actually remember your name.
