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Ramakrishnan Hariharan joins Publicis India as creative head

MUMBAI: Publicis India has strengthened its creative function with the appointment of Ramakrishnan Hariharan as the head of creative. Ram, as he is fondly known by his peers, will be based out of Mumbai and will report to Publicis India MD and CCO – South Asia Bobby Pawar.

As the creative head of Mumbai, Ram will manage and lend his creative know-how on some notable brands of the agency including Zee, Lakme, HDFC MF, Skoda, Citibank, etc. He will work closely with the teams and the leadership and assist in carving out a unique creative identity for the brands that he will manage.

Commenting on the appointment, Bobby Pawar says, “Creatively, the Mumbai office has been on a roll for a while, with great work on Ambuja Cement, Nerolac, HDFC Mutual Funds, Skoda, Zee and more. Ram comes to bat at the right time. He is not just a great creative guy who is adept at traditional and non-traditional ideas, he is also the kind of leader people rally behind. I am sure he will help us raise our game a few notches.”

Ram joins Publicis from Ogilvy India where he was the senior creative director.

A creative veteran with an enviable experience spanning more than 18 years, Ram has been associated with some key brands across multiple agencies in India. His most notable works include launch of Savlon antiseptic range and JSW Cement, campaigns for Amazon devices including Kindle and FireTV Stick, Taj Mahal Tea, etc. Prior to Ogilvy, Ram has also been associated with Lowe Lintas, Everest Brand Solutions, Leo Burnett, Vyas Gianetti Creative etc.

Welcoming Ram on board, Publicis India managing director Srija Chatterjee adds, “Ram has been the face behind some memorable campaigns in the recent past, and it will be great to see him bring that creative spark across most of our work at Publicis. We are certain that under his leadership, the teams will imbibe a great creative culture and churn out an enviable body of work that will end up winning multiple laurels. We welcome him to the agency and look forward to seeing some great work from him soon.”

Sharing his views on joining the agency, Ram said says, “Publicis has done some outstanding work in the past and is truly geared for more success. Bobby is like a mentor to me, and I am fortunate to work closely with him in shaping up the creative culture here. We have clients who believe in us and a robust brand-planning and account-management team driving those businesses. What more can a creative person ask for.”

Ram is no stranger to awards and many of his works have gone on to win top honours across prominent award shows. He has been the recipient of many awards across festivals like Abby Awards, Clio Awards, Cannes Lions, Adfest, Goafest, Kyoorius Awards, Effie India, D&AD, One Show, Spikes Asia etc.

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T20 Mumbai League ropes in Young Creative Services as its creative partner

Young Creative Services, a Mumbai based full services agency has been appointed as the official creative partner for the T20 Mumbai League by league manager Probability Sports.

The agency has been mandated as the creative architects for their campaign the ‘League of Cricketkars’ ad campaign and the ‘Aamhi Mumbaikar, Aamhi Cricketkar’ positioning strategy for the T20 Mumbai League.

Anup Kotekar, co-founder and Director, YOUNG Creative Services, said “The campaign has been created very interestingly by integrating the ethos of Mumbai, it’s passion for cricket and Sachin Tendulkar who is the league ambassador. The concept of Mumbaikars being Cricketkars forms the central pillar of the entire campaign. Apart from being a very believable statement given Mumbai’s dominance of the game the unique thought and the campaign will ensure that the T20 Mumbai League is able to differentiate itself and carry forward the positioning through the coming years”

While the T20 Mumbai League is all geared up for its first edition and is being touted as the much-awaited platform for budding cricketers from the city, the advertising blitzkrieg being launched by the league seems to be the perfect platform for homegrown creative talent from the city to showcase its creativity.

Elaborating further on their approach toward the campaign, Wilfred Fernandes, founder and director, YOUNG Creative Services said, “As an ad agency have always tried to create communication that is disruptive but yet connects with the audience at the core level. We do his by focusing our thinking process on the central campaign thought and then weaving creatives once that is cracked. The current campaign for the T20 Mumbai League is an outcome of this approach of ours and we are happy that it has resonated well.”

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Ramakrishnan Hariharan joins Publicis India as Head of Creative

Previously, Hariharan worked with Ogilvy India as senior creative director

In a recent announcement, Publicis India has appointed Ramakrishnan Hariharan as head of creative. Ram, as he is fondly known by his peers, will be based out of Mumbai and will report to Bobby Pawar, MD and CCO – South Asia, Publicis India.

Bobby Pawar

Ram joins Publicis from Ogilvy India where he was the senior creative director.

Commenting on the appointment, Pawar, says in a press release, “Creatively, the Mumbai office has been on a roll for a while, with great work on Ambuja Cement, Nerolac, HDFC Mutual Funds, Skoda, Zee and more. Ram comes to bat at the right time. He is not just a great creative guy who is adept at traditional and non-traditional ideas, he is also the kind of leader people rally behind. I am sure he will help us raise our game a few notches.”

Srija Chatterjee

Welcoming Ram on board, Srija Chatterjee, managing director, Publicis India, says in a press release, “Ram has been the face behind some memorable campaigns in the recent past, and it will be great to see him bring that creative spark across most of our work at Publicis. We are certain that under his leadership, the teams will imbibe a great creative culture and churn out an enviable body of work that will end up winning multiple laurels. We welcome him to the agency and look forward to seeing some great work from him soon.”

Sharing his views on joining the agency, Ram, says in a press release, “Publicis has done some outstanding work in the past and is truly geared for more success. Bobby is like a mentor to me, and I am fortunate to work closely with him in shaping up the creative culture here. We have clients who believe in us and a robust brand-planning and account-management team driving those businesses. What more can a creative person ask for.”

Apart from donning the creative hat, Ram is also an avid music producer and goes by the name – VUCA. He’s also had a successful stint as a punk rock band artist while in college and loves to explore nature trails when free.

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AkzoNobel names creative partner for professional paints business

AkzoNobel has appointed MullenLowe Group as the new creative agency partner for its paints global marketing organisation. Effective immediately, the new partnership aims to deliver on the growth objectives and business opportunities of AkzoNobel’s professional paints activities.

It follows last year’s appointment of MullenLowe Group as the global creative partner for AkzoNobel consumer paints.

“AkzoNobel has been providing painters with the highest quality paints for more than 200 years,” said David Menko, CMO of the company’s paints business.

“We have a clear requirement for a strong creative partner in order to leverage our global presence and further build our professional brands. We feel MullenLowe Group is the right partner to deliver against our growth ambition for these brands as we continue to lead the way globally via our innovation, disruptive communication, and our passion to make people’s lives more liveable and inspiring with our products, services and tools,” Menko said.

Nuno Pena, global marketing director for AkzoNobel’s professional and pre-deco activities, added: “We are thrilled with the appointment of MullenLowe Group as our global agency partner for the paints business. The agency is a great partner for our consumer colleagues and we have already achieved some outstanding results on those brands. I am looking forward to their team bringing to bear their experience with our organisation, and their creativity to drive business success for our professional brands – such as Sikkens and Dulux Trade – and for audiences around the world.”

Jose Miguel Sokoloff, global president of the MullenLowe group creative council, said: “We are very proud of our relationship with AkzoNobel and the work that we have produced for the consumer paints organization. We’re excited to put the power of our challenger thinking and creativity to drive an unfair share of attention for the professional side of the business.”

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