Glaxo first brought it to India in 1964. Doctors were the first to recommend Complan — an abbreviated form of ‘Complete Food Plan' — as a convalescence drink.
However, in India…
Wipro launched a sandalwood–turmeric-based soap called Santoor in 1985 after evaluating several product concepts. Santoor was coined from the first three letters of both ‘san'dalw…
In 2002, an excited Piyush Pandey called KBS Anand, CEO & Amit Syngle – then CMO, Asian Paints for a meeting at the Ogilvy office. The Ogilvy & Asian Paints teams were try…
Rumour
Rumour has it in the 1970s, Rediffusion had made a pitch to Asian Paints, & they loved it. They were inclined to give Rediff the account, but when asked why Gattu wa…
Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea was launched in 1966 in Kolkata. India’s first premium tea brand, made from the finest leaves.
In the 70s, Taj Mahal Tea had a strong British influenc…
The client was an unheard-of sports shoe brand - Tuff Shoes. They had some export surplus shoes and needed to liquidate them too. Also, a small brand that was trying to counter fo…
Amul started chocolates in the early 1970s after the cocoa farmers from Kerala came to Varghese Kurien for help as cocoa prices had collapsed.
GCCMF (Amul) had chosen Radeus as…
There were a few parameters to be followed when ITC ventured into edible oil marketing which the team had agreed upon:1) Packed refined oil for the same price as loose oil, which …
In 1989, the scooter led Bajaj was under threat. Motorcycle brands such as Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki attracted customers with campaigns that emphasize speed, style, mileage and sup…
The Project
In the early 70s, a team of managers at Levers, worked on a project to create a 'freshness' soap in the premium price segment. They tried a blue soap. A brainstormi…
Around 2004, a couple of years later after Hutch set foot in India, it wanted to roll out a national film showcasing its pan-India footprint. The brief to the agency was simple: a…
In 2009, ZooZoos were launched during the IPL – Season 2 to promote various value-added services of Vodafone. The idea was to create one ad per day highlighting one feature, a tot…
In 1991, a Korean company wanted to manufacture condoms in India, partnering with Raymond. Gautam Singhania approached Alyque Padamsee at Lintas. He was impressed with the work th…
In 1982, Prestige introduced a new revolutionary product, a pressure cooker with GRS (Gasket Release System). It had a rubberized gasket instead of a melt gasket, which decreased …
