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Saatchi & Saatchi India rolls out Captain Steel TVC to spotlight structural strength
Campaign simplifies engineering science to push consumer awareness in commoditised TMT category
KOLKATA: Saatchi & Saatchi India is taking a crack at one of construction’s most invisible essentials. The agency has launched a new television commercial for Captain Steel, aiming to decode the often-overlooked role of TMT rebars in strengthening homes and push consumers to think beyond cement while building.
Fronted by cricket icon Sourav Ganguly, the film translates technical complexity into a simple, relatable narrative. It draws a sharp parallel between cement and TMT rebars, underscoring a basic engineering truth: cement handles compressive load, while TMT rebars bear tensile load, both equally critical to a structure’s strength.
The campaign leans on a behavioural nudge. While homebuilders tend to scrutinise cement choices, the film poses a pointed question: do they apply the same diligence when choosing TMT rebars? By linking a high-involvement category with a low-attention one, the brand is attempting to shift decision-making habits at the ground level.
“Our challenge was to make an invisible product feel important. By bringing cement and TMT together, we translated engineering logic into a human truth, that every strong home is built on shared strength,” said Debanjan Basak, executive creative director, Saatchi & Saatchi India.
Captain Steel is pitching the effort as part of a broader category play. “At Captain Steel, we believe in shaping the category, not just participating in it, through legacy of continuous innovation in products and processes. This film is part of our larger mission to educate consumers about the science behind strong construction. A home’s strength depends equally on cement and TMT rebars, and informed choices can make all the difference,” said Amar Prakash, national head, marketing and strategy (SLM), Captain Steel.
The TVC is now live across television and digital platforms, carrying forward the brand’s message of “Strong Home, Strong Nation”.
For Saatchi & Saatchi India, the bet is clear: turn a low-interest commodity into a high-stakes decision. In a category built on steel and cement, the real play is for mindshare.
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Disney to cut 1,000 jobs under new chief executive
The entertainment giant’s freshly installed boss inherits a restructuring already in motion, with marketing and corporate roles bearing the brunt
CALIFORNIA: Walt Disney is preparing to slash up to 1,000 jobs in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported, as the entertainment giant’s freshly installed chief executive moves swiftly to trim fat and tighten the ship.
The cuts, less than 1 per cent of Disney’s global workforce of 231,000, will fall hardest on marketing and corporate roles. The planning, notably, began before D’Amaro formally took the top job in March, suggesting the new boss inherited a restructuring already in motion rather than one of his own making.
Driving the push is Asad Ayaz, Disney’s newly appointed chief marketing officer, who in January assumed command of a unified, company-wide marketing operation spanning film, television and streaming. His consolidation drive has been given a suitably cinematic internal name: Project Imagine.
The move is modest by Disney’s recent standards. Between 2023 and 2025, under former chief executive Bob Iger, the company eliminated roughly 8,000 positions across several brutal rounds of cuts, saving $7.5 billion, comfortably exceeding its own targets. As recently as June 2025, several hundred more jobs were axed across Disney Entertainment, hitting film and television marketing, publicity, casting, development and corporate finance.
Disney’s structural headaches are well-documented: shrinking streaming margins, a weakened box office, and fierce competition from Amazon and YouTube gnawing at its flanks. The company is merging its Disney+ and Hulu teams into a single app, has brought in consultants from Bain & Co to guide its broader cost strategy, and is betting heavily on digital growth.
The wider entertainment industry offers little comfort. Sony Pictures, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have all taken the knife to their workforces in recent years, and further cuts loom if Paramount’s acquisition of Warner goes through.
For D’Amaro, the message is clear: there will be no honeymoon period. The magic kingdom still has some cost-cutting spells left to cast.
