Thursday, May 31, 2018

Dhara Assure Cooking Oil: #ZaraSaBadlaav Banaye Life Behtar (TVC May 2018)

~ Kolla Krishna Madhavi

Waqt badal raha hai, aur badal rahi hai purani reetiyan!

Designed and developed by DDB Mudra, the Dhara Cooking Oil brand campaign brings up a relevant point: "Jab ma beta saath rah sakte hain, tho ma beti kyon nahin?"

Dhara Cooking Oil
Image Courtesy: Dhara Cooking Oil Zara Sa Badlaav, YouTube
The ad shows a young woman who has invited her teacher for lunch. The teacher likes the food and praises her student's mother's cooking. The daughter invites her to lunch again the next Sunday. The teacher says she is very busy this month, but she will go to Jaipur for lunch where her mother stays. The husband responds that his wife's mom also stays with them. And the girl's mother-in-law says, "When a mother can stay with her son, then why cannot a mother stay with her daughter?"

Dhara Cooking Oil
Image Courtesy: Dhara Cooking Oil Zara Sa Badlaav, YouTube
Although this aspect is simply woven into the story and the commercial's main focus is on 'healthy living' and the everyday oil consumption habits of consumers, it is still very effective.

India's first tamper-proof tetra packaged vegetable oil, Dhara was launched in 1988 to address the concerns with the loose oil market.  Dhara, which was launched under the 'Operation Golden Flow' program of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as a market intervention to address the larger cause of the Indian farmers & consumers, has always attempted to make an emotional connect with its end-users. This campaign by Radhika Produces Films and directed by Suresh Triveni takes it a step further. 

In a departure from the rest, the brand is also advocating reducing the daily consumption of oil. This strategy may pay off in the long run.

Dhara is now one of the flagship products from the Mother Dairy stable but has gone through several avatars over the years - both in terms of its ownership and its product positioning. 

"Dhara dhara, shudh dhara" may regain all its earlier sheen and surge ahead in the market but what is relevant here is that the brand has repositioned itself with their current advertising journey which makes a pertinent statement - "small changes in routine can lead to big changes for life". 

And change begins best at home!



Dhara Cooking Oil - Zara Sa Badlaav
Image Courtesy: Dhara Cooking Oil Zara Sa Badlaav, YouTube

Images Courtesy: Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Ltd, Radhika Produces Films, DDB Mudra, Google Images & other Online Resources
Video Courtesy: Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd, Radhika Produces Films, DDB Mudra, YouTube, and other Online Resources

Resources:
https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/advertising/-dharas-new-tvc-campaign-zara-sa-badlav-banaye-life-behtar-hits-the-tv-screen/64314400

https://www.motherdairy.com/Brands/dhara
http://bestmediainfo.com/2018/07/dhara-s-30-year-journey-from-purity-to-social-plank/
http://www.adageindia.in/advertising/see-the-spot-dhara-launches-new-campaign-aimed-at-changing-habits-in-edible-oils-usage/articleshow/64313349.cms

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Sunday, May 13, 2018

P&G Shiksha: #ChooseForChange (Ad 2018)

~ Kolla Krishna Madhavi

P&G Shiksha - #ChooseForChange is a heart-stirring digital film which highlights access to quality education for all.

P&G Shiksha
Source: Fishsensedq.com
Shiksha is P&G’s flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Set in the picturesque Himachal Pradesh, the new campaign conceptualized and created by Leo Burnett India starts off with a young boy, Appu who sees children going to school on a TV and tells his father that he wants to go to 'school' as well. Each day, his father reacts to the same question from Appu with a reassuring smile and gets him ready for school. Appu sets off each day for school with just a pencil in his hand.  

There is no school in the village but the father doesn't want to discourage the child. So each day, the father pretends to take him to school. En route, he tries to distract the child with different activities so the boy forgets about school. This routine continues over several days - Appu never tires of asking to go to school while his father tries to hide his inability to take the boy to a school without dampening the child's hopes.

P&G Shiksha
Source: SocialSamosa
One fine day, a school does come up in the vicinity and you can see the sheer happiness in both the child's and the father's faces when they reach the school's gates. 

The father calls Appu back as the boy steps into the school gates and gives a pencil to him. 

The pencil becomes symbolic of 'school' and a beacon of hope.

Beautifully scripted and executed, few words are needed to describe the myriad of emotions flitting over the father and child, day by day. The father's sensitive understanding of his little child's burning desire to study and his helplessness in supporting his son's quest truly tugs at one's heart. Appu is the symbol of all those children who wish to study, but don't have access to a school.

P&G Shiksha
Source: P&G Shiksha - Facebook

Shiksha is an integral part of P&G's global philanthropic outlay - Live, Learn & Thrive. Launched in 2005, Shiksha has helped 1.2+ million children get access to education. Through this program, they have built the infrastructure and enabled 1500+ schools pan-India. Shiksha has a vision to get India to 100% Literacy. In order to achieve this vision, P&G India has partnered with NGOs like Round Table India (RTI), Save the Children (STC), Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA), Navy Wives Welfare Association (NWWA), etc. in their endeavor to support a child's fundamental right to education. A significant fund is made possible for this learning intervention as a result of the contribution from consumers who bought P&G brands for one-quarter of the year and P&G's commitment to the cause of school education.

                                                                                                                                           P&G Shiksha #ChooseForChange
                                                                                                                                             Source: P&G Shiksha -YouTube

"Every child has a right to full-time elementary education of satisfactory and equitable quality in a formal school which satisfies certain essential norms and standards."
Source: The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which represents the consequential legislation envisaged under Article 21-A (The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002).

Choose For Change - Enable Education for all!

Images Courtesy: P & G Shiksha, Leo Burnett India, Google Images, and other online resources.
Video Courtesy: P & G Shiksha, Leo Burnett India, YouTube & other online resources.

Resources:
https://youtu.be/MoHeBnuVg5I
https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/advertising/pg-shikshas-new-digital-film-will-melt-your-heart/64010569
https://www.socialsamosa.com/2018/05/pg-shiksha-choose-for-change/
https://www.pg.com/en_IN/sustainability/social_responsibility/social-responsibility-programs-in-india.shtml
https://www.fishsensedq.com/digital-creatives/choose-for-change-p-and-g-shiksha/
http://mhrd.gov.in/rte

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