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British mobile network headquartered in Newbury, United
Kingdom.
Vodafone buys 52% stake in HEL. Essar continues to hold
33% stake in HEL.
Vodafone entered India in December 2005 by acquiring a
10 percent stake in Bharti Ventures Limited (Bharti) which
later became Bharti Airtel Limited.
July 2007 ± HEL changes its name to Vodafone Essar Ltd
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Incorporated in August 1928 under the name D J Keymer
Co. Ltd.
Over the years they have helped create some of India's
most successful brands like Asian Paints, Cadbury, Fevicol
etc.
In recent times- Perfetti, Hutch, Close Up and many more.
One hallmark of Ogilvy's brand-building capability is the
balance of global and local brands.
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Tagline ± ³Change is
good...´ Baseline -
³Hutch is now Vodafone´
³Wherever you go our
network follows..´ To
³Make the most of now..´
The agency was tasked to Ö
leverage the IPL 2 to
communicate the wide range of
products and services from
Vodafone while building a
consistent brand story.
New set of characters called
µZooZoos¶ for the latest
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Characters look animated, they
have been played by real people
dressed in white attire.
Campaign to communicate the VAS offered by the
company
Objective ± Improve the awareness of VAS.
Humor appeal.
Source Attractiveness
± Similarity: "What makes Zoozoos so endearing is that they are
innocent people living in a simple world unlike ours, who laugh
loud when they laugh. And who seam to be in an in-between world
of animation and reality" - Mr Rajiv Rao, Executive Creative
Director, South Asia, O&M India
± Likability
Funny, Attractive.
Not a celebrity endorser, associated risks not present.
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The campaign introduced
Zoo zoos.
Convey a specific VAS
offered by the company,.
Buzz: both in the
traditional media as well
as in social networking
sites
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The company planned to air the ads during IPL-Season 2.
A different ad would be shown each day, to attract the
viewers' interest.
Dedicated microsite ± ³What kind of Zoozoo are you?´
Downloadable Ringtones, wallpapers, screensavers and
videos.
Facebook ± aimed at building a community
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All the TVCs were available both on YouTube and
Twitter.
On Google.co.in, the word 'Zoozoo,' became the third
highest search word on May 04, 2009.
Zoozoo itself has become a phenomenon.
The IPL 2 will forever be remembered as the season of
Zoozoos.