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 Brand Equity Agency Reckoner 2011
Amongst the top players in the Media industry that includes Mindshare, Madison World, Lodestar Universal and Lintas Media Group to name a few and in the Advertising Industry that includes Ogilvy, JWT, Lowe Lintas, Mudra India and many more, Brand Equity Agency Reckoner 2011 ranked Percept Media as the India’s 5th Best Media Agency and Percept/H, the communication arm of Percept Limited as the 13th India’s Best Advertising Agency. Percept /H was also rated for various other categories like Top 20 based on Client Servicing, Creative and 360 degrees Capability where the agency grabbed rank 13. |
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Percept Profile bags the first ever ‘Best Telecom Brand Marketing Company’ award at the 6th National Telecom Awards 2012
 Percept Profile has been bestowed with the first ever award of ‘Best Telecom Brand Marketing Company’, at the recently held 6th National Telecom Awards-2012. The award function honored Percept Profile’s contributions in creating an effective brand visibility for national and international telecom players that Profile has serviced over the years. Awarded at the 6th edition of the National Telecom Awards as organized by the Communication Media Association of India (CMAI), the apex organization promoting the Indian IT and Telecom sector, the award for Percept Profile recognizes its continual commitment to create global telecom entities wherein it has helped home-grown companies to become ‘People’s Brand’ and has facilitated recognized entities to reach the zenith of telecommunication echelons, both nationally and globally.
Felicitating the best Telecom Companies and Service Operators for their research, development & innovations in this sector, the 6th National Telecom Awards identified and recognized the outstanding contributions to the field of communication, ICT, multimedia and infrastructure while providing greater encouragement and impetus to the players for their contribution in building a robust National Telecom Network. The 6th National Telecom Awards this year was attended by over 2500 delegates making it the mother of all Telecom events in India, wherein attendees included luminaries like Dr Hamadoun Touré, Secretary General, ITU Geneva; Dr. JS Sarma, IAS, Chairman, TRAI; Shri R Chandrashekhar, IAS Secretary DOT, Govt. of India; Shri GB Pradhan, IAS Secretary, MNRE; Prof. Dr SS Mantha, Chairman, AICTE along with Shri Akhil Gupta, Deputy Group CEO and Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises; Shri Bharat Agarwal, Executive Director Dainik Bhaskar Group of Newspapers; Shri Ravi Sharma, CEO Adani Powers Ltd. |
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Hakuhodo Percept ‘Shoots, Projects, smiles with Sony Handycam
 Hakuhodo Percept conceptualised and executed the new commercial ‘Shoot, Project, Smile’ for Sony Handycam. The focus of the commercial is on the new Projector Series where one can share what has been captured instantly. The commercial moved on from simply reliving memories to instant sharing. The new film captures a little boy interacting with various animals at a zoo, while his parents shoot him with their Handycam. But when it’s time to leave, the kid gets unhappy about leaving his friends behind. His mother, with the help of Handycam’s ‘instant sharing’ advantage, projects the child’s endearing moments with the animals on the roof of the car and then on their bedroom ceiling making him relive the entire experience, instantaneously. The in-built projector with powerful sound and display size of up to 100 (254cm) justifies the new positioning of Sony Handycam ‘Shoot. Project. Smile.’ One doesn’t need to plug in the Handycam to the television or laptop anymore. Just project and enjoy the memories anytime, anywhere! All in all it’s a creative idea worth looking forward to. It’s not just a film but an invitation into the incredible experience of Sony. |
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Percept Art presents ‘Four Corners’ - an exclusive exhibition featuring five internationally acclaimed artists
 Percept Art and Gallery Uber Art collaborated & presented an exclusive Art Exhibition entitled ‘Four Corners’ on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Percept Art Gallery, Mumbai. ‘Four Corners’, a Manjari Bhatnagar initiative, showcased the rare works of 5 globally renowned artists viz. Gautam Patole, Madhumita Bhattacharya, Debjani Datta, Vijay Gille and Prashant Patil Jaysing. The exhibition brought together the expressions and visions of these five internationally acclaimed artists to present a wide spectrum of creativity and serve as a platform to showcase works of art that communicated their inner expression of beauty, joy, calm and determination to fight the odds.
It was a phenomenal blend and display of oil, acrylic, water colours and charcoal as visitors revelled in the vivid colours and wide range of artistic expressions displayed at the gallery. Gautam Patole’s art focused on the mystical and rustic beauty of women, while Debjani Datta’s pieces d’art displayed the rhythm and rhyme found in the classical movements of Kathak dancers. Madhumita Bhattacharya portrayed the journey of little monks on their way to attaining Nirvana even as Vijay Gille’s art showcased the courage and nobility of endearing young warriors. Prashant Patil Jaysing displayed. The ‘Four Corners’ art exhibition will continue to exhibit the works of these 5 artists at the Percept Art Gallery till Wednesday, May 16, 2012. |
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Percept Activ executes ‘The Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Award 2012’
 Honoring those who have displayed unmatched excellence in their respective sport.
Percept Activ flawlessly planned & executed an award ceremony that has a 58 year old legacy ‘The Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the year Award 2011’. Sports Illustrated India (A sports magazine from the publication house – Media Trans Asia Limited) honors those who have displayed unmatched excellence in their respective arenas and are an inspiration to aspiring sports persons in India & abroad. The glittering award ceremony was organized on 4 May, 2012 at Hotel Pullman, Central Park, Gurgoan. Percept Activ organized this televised property that will be broadcast on headlines Today on Saturday 12th May, 2012. The award ceremony was followed by a lavish cocktail dinner and a live rock band performance by ‘No Boundaries’. The list of the winners included, Cricket star Yuvraj Singh, Sports Minister Mr.Ajay Maken, IPL Chairman & Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs – Mr. Rajeev Shukla, Popular Football pioneer Mr. Bhaichung Bhutia, World Cup gold medalist Ace Archer Deepika Kumari, Bishen Singh Bedi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and many more.The presenting sponsors for the event were Idea Cellular and the event was powered by Oakley. Other sponsors & partners for the event were Puma, Indian Oil, Turkish Airlines, Innovative Group & Prayag Polymers, Pullman Hotels, Teachers Origin & Headlines Today. Percept Activ’s flawless planning & execution made the award ceremony a highly entertaining event for the attendees and winners alike. |
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Percept Activ executes event ‘Virasat’ for Better Option Propmart Pvt Ltd. (BOP) & Jaypee Greens, in Singapore
Better Option Propmart Pvt Ltd. (BOP), the leading Real estate Consultant of Northern India. For the last four years BOP has successfully marketed Jaypee Group’s projects in Noida and Greater Noida. This apart, BOP has 14 state of the art BOP Studios across 10 cities in India and South East Asia. As a business expansion strategy, BOP recently launched its Singapore operations, after the remarkable success of its Dubai office. To mark the occasion and reach out to the HNI Indian Community of Singapore, BOP & Jaypee Greens planned to take their property event, Virasat, to Singapore. Virasat is a series of musical events celebrating a legacy of relationships. It’s an occasion to cherish the confluence of BOP & Jaypee Greens’s partnership and strengthen the bond with its customers. Virasat Singapore chapter was planned in Fairmont Hotel on May 4, 2012.
Percept Activ was approached to design the entire event along with its execution. It turned out to be a perfect platform for BOP to showcase Jaypee properties and interact with their prospective clients. Post the formal presentations, the night came alive with Bollywood’s singing sensation Mika & his band Out of Control Punjab. It was a superlative performance with Mika enthralling the audience with his Bollywood and Desi numbers, before they broke for cocktail & dinner. Celebrated TV actress Nikunj Malik was roped in as the host for the evening.Percept Activ’s flawless planning & execution made the event a huge success taking the property ‘Virasat’ to the next level. |
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Speciality Restaurants takes outdoor route for its IPO
 To promote the initial public offer by Speciality Restaurants, more than 100 sites are placed at prominent locations across seven cities to target the maximum number of retail investors. Speciality Restaurants, which opened its initial public offer (IPO) on May 16, has promoted this offer through an out an out-of-home (OOH) campaign across seven cities in India, executed by Percept Out-Of-Home. The out of home creatives are mounted on large outdoor formats such as billboards and foot overbridge hoardings highlighting details from the offering, such as price band, date of bid and issue. The campaign has been designed and placed at prominent locations to garner maximum exposure and reach the target audience, the retail investor. More than 100 outdoor sites have been used across seven cities. Rajneesh Bahl, Business Head, Percept - OOH, says, "We have mainly focused on placing the outdoor creatives at crucial locations where maximum number of investors can be reached. As targeting investors required precise planning and detailing, we did research in each city to locate prominent sites."
The objective of the campaign was to create awareness across major metros and mini metros. The challenge was to execute the campaign in very little time." We had to execute the campaign overnight as we got the creatives on Sunday evening and had to execute all by Monday morning." The campaign was executed in Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Jaipur. The 10-day campaign kicked off on May 9 and will end on May 18. |
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Ajay Chandwani and Winnifred Knight to co-chair DMAi Mumbai convention
 The Direct Marketing Association: India (DMAi), the forum for integrated direct marketing, has announced the appointment of co-chairpersons for its first global convention in Mumbai in August. Ajay Chandwani, director, Percept Limited, and Winnifred Knight, member, Global Advisory Board, DMA US, will be co-chairpersons.Their role will encompass selection of content and speakers, overseeing strategic goals of DMAi, networking with industry thought leaders and promoting the convention.Commenting on the selection, Sanjiv Swarup, founder director, DMAi, said, “We are very proud to have both Ajay and Winnifred as co-chairpersons of the convention, and are certain that they will bring a plethora of acclaim and stewardship to this entire event. Both are very well respected in their industries and bring an ocean of expertise, knowledge and revolutionary thinking to their ideas and execution. We are certain that the convention will reach renewed heights with their guidance and leadership.” On the job on hand, Chandwani said, “Our role will be to bring to life the knowledge and experience of top notch Indian and global speakers, who have a huge standing in their markets. These thought leaders will share their valuable insights and experience of brands handled by them." Our key objective, he said, would be to make direct marketing the 'next big thing that everyone is talking about'.
"My familiarity with the awards process will help in working with the maiden DMAi Awards event which will require the support of direct marketing specialists, clients who use direct marketing, ad agencies and media companies. The biggest challenge will lie in garnering sponsor and delegate support for the convention,” he added.On her selection as co-chairman of the convention, Knight said, “As a knowledge junkie and passionate traveler, 'Incredible India' has been on my bucket list for many years, and this opportunity to be in the midst of business and pleasure is a dream come true. Needless to say the DMAi team has made it easy to like and respect them for their professionalism and warmth." The convention to be hosted by DMAi at the Renaissance Convention Center in Powai from 1 to 4 August. |
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India debuts at the International Music Summit 2012 with Sunburn
Percept Ltd.'s global dance music festival, Sunburn, will be India's first home-grown music festival that will be attending the prestigious International Music Summit (IMS) 2012, taking place from May 23 to 25 in Ibiza. Considered the biggest music summit, IMS delves into the business behind entertainment, and hence, is attended by venerated music industry moguls to debate various issues and topics. This year, the IMS will see attendance from the likes of Will.I.Am, Carl Cox and David Guetta, among others. A part of this respected list, Sunburn will represent India as the pioneers of the genre in the country, and the biggest and strongest EDM festival in Asia. Sunburn officials have been given their own panel to discuss the topics, ‘Emerging market focus - Dance music in the united states of India'. With Ibiza dubbed the birthplace of electronic music and a tourism hub for the world, and IMS identifying India as the country to look out for in terms of emerging music festivals, Sunburn's presence at this summit is considered an unparalleled honour for the country.After conquering Asia with India's first ‘glocal' intellectual music property, Sunburn, Percept aims to establish India as the hottest music travel destination on the planet. Commenting on the same, Shailendra Singh, Joint Managing Director, Percept Ltd., said: "We, at Percept, constantly strive to create IPs that takes India to the rest of the world. Sunburn is one such IP from our stable that has aimed to bring together some of the best DJs worldwide at the world's most favoured tourist destination - Goa. We look forward to carrying this immensely successful and popular properties across the globe this year, and we are glad that we kick start this by attending IMS." |
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Berger Paints organizes the premier edition of ‘Silken Nights’
Berger Paints organised its first ever ‘Silken Nights 2011-12' from May 18 to 20 at Zuri Hotels & Resorts in Goa. This event, which also saw the celebrations for the re-launch of the brand ‘Silk', was planned and executed by Percept ICE.According to the brief given by the client, the event had to host an exclusive itinerary of activities and engagement for the select dealers who lifted high volumes for the Silk brand. Thus, over the course of three days, Percept ICE bore many hats and served as event managers, tour guides, travel operators and help desks for the client and dealers.When the guests arrived, they were escorted to the venue in coaches which were packed with chilled beverages and wet tissues for comfort. At the hotel, they were greeted by hostesses in special Goan attire, while the staff adorned them with tikka and shell garlands. They were also given welcome kits containing a beach bag, straw hat, towel and flip-flops, while their rooms held a bottle of Port Wine and Goan sweets. They were also treated to a pre-booked 30 minute spa in their leisure time.The first night featured a Gala Night, which was a night of awards, entertainment and cocktails. The arriving guests were met with dhol drummers as they walked along the red carpet where the emcee, Freishia from Mumbai, was taking interviews and bytes from dealers to give them a celebrity feel. At the awards, 11 winners were deemed the ‘Emperors of Silk' and were awarded a trophy. A lucky draw was also held wherein a dealer from Kolkata won a Maruti A Star. A dummy key for the car was presented to the winner at the event.The entertainment for the gala night was provided by Ashwin Matthew and Khayali Ram, stand-up comedians from Bangalore and Haryana, respectively. The grand finale for the evening was the dance performance by Sanjeeda Sheikh from Nach Baliye, who was present at the event along with her troupe of six dancers.
The first half of the next day was devoted to sporty pursuits at Zuri Beach, where the guests had fun with the banana boats, jet skis, parasailing and bumper rides. The second half saw a sumptuous meal at Hotel Fidalgo in Panjim, followed by a shopping at the Panjim City Market and sight-seeing at Dona Paula, and a beautiful sunset scene at Miramar beach. The day rounded off with the guests enjoying themselves at the Casino Royale, which is India's largest casino vessel. With world class services, entertainment and facilities, Casino Royale Goa is considered the Vegas of the East.The final day saw the guests being bid farewell with complementary cashew packets, Mario Miranda tiles, and beautiful wooden framed photographs and certificates.Commenting on the event, Nazneen Karimi, Chief Operating Officer, Percept ICE said: "The brief demanded an experience like never before and the team at Percept ICE strived hard, not only to meet the expectations but to exceed expectations. Right from the selection of the resort to the spa treatment, the event was designed keeping in mind the exceptional achievements of the Emperors of Silk and motivating the guests to give it their best. Achievements, Premium, Leadership and Celebration were the four pillars on which the entire event was designed."
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Percept OOH propagates ‘endurance’ of Tata Indigo eCS
The objective of the campaign is to reinforce Tata Indigo eCS as the most reliable sedan built to handle the tough Indian terrains and roads.Percept Out of Home has executed an outdoor campaign for the Tata Indigo eCS, the entry-level that has entered the Limca Book of Records after completing 14,000 km in 15 days non-stop. The aim was to reinforce Tata Indigo eCS as the most reliable sedan built to handle the tough Indian terrains and roads.The duration of the OOH activity has been charted for 20 days starting May 9 to May 29, 2012 in 37 towns (metros and tier 2 cities). Hoardings have been put up at strategic locations such as entry/exit points of each city. The billboards on highways have publicised the arrival and presence of the car in each city. The campaign started four days prior to the arrival of the car and will continue for the next 16 days as an echo to the introductory message.The target group comprises working professionals at managerial level (25-30 years) looking to own their first entry-level sedan or those are upgrading from a small car/hatchback to a sedan.Rajneesh Bahl, Business Head – Outdoor, Percept-Out of Home, who has directed the campaign, said, “The sole aim of the current activity is to create a differentiator among other mid-level sedans available in metros and tier 2 towns. The OOH exercise has escalated the trust quotient of Tata Indigo eCS being Indian road friendly.” |
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Most Advanced SUV Launched by Mercedes – M Class
 The most advanced SUV created by Mercedes-Benz the M Class that is in its 3rd generation was launch by Percept ICE at Hyatt Regency, Delhi on the 15th May 2012.The New Mercedes Benz M-Class is a car ‘For those in Control’& exemplifies Mercedes-Benz’s philosophy of the ‘Best or nothing’ being the engineering marvel that it is.The individuality that the car projects, the style statement and the adventurous spirit of an explorer are what makes this car so magnificent.The look and ambience was designed and planned based on the, the all-new M-Class most visually distinctive avatar.The car Exhibits a strong identity, its elegant and powerful lines make quite a bold statement. Keeping in mind the Car features and its bold statement the stage was kept simple and elegant and in sync with the brand requirement. Car features were showcased via a 3.8 mm led that was embedded on the stage. 3.8mm led is by far the thinnest led available in India marked with high resolutions and giving out the best visual clarity. Peter Honegg, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India explains: “At the start of this year we had promised to introduce exciting new models into the market. We are proud to present today the New M Class, built to perform with the highest precision and follows the Mercedes-Benz new design language. We are confident that the quality of drive and the luxurious experience it can deliver will be a big hit with the customers and it will be warmly received.” Meera Mull from Percept ICE “We have been associated with Mercedes since sometime now and we understand the brand essence. Our concept focussed to bring out the car’s identity; this helped us win the pitch. The set was designed in sync with the new model to be launched as well as the company’s international guidelines. Attention was paid to every detailing including AV screen’s sleek and abstract shape that was the part of the model’s features.” |
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Olympus aligns creative and media business with Percept's Mash Advertising
 The size of the business is estimated at Rs 12-15 crore. Mash Advertising, a subsidiary of the Percept Group, has won the creative and media duties of Olympus Imaging India. The business will be managed by the agency's Mumbai office. Mash Advertising won the business following a multi-agency pitch in Mumbai. The pitch involved several Mumbai-based creative agencies. Sources from the industry have confirmed the news to afaqs!. The size of the business is estimated at Rs 12-15 crore. It is learnt that Olympus plans to use a mix of TV, print, outdoor and digital media. The company also plans to increase spend on on-ground activities, and digital and social media. It may be recalled that in March, afaqs! carried a report on Olympus Imaging India scouting for a creative agency in Mumbai. For the record, the Olympus Camera business moved to Mudra (now DDB Mudra) in 2004 as a result of DDB's global alignment. Olympus Corporation was established in Tokyo, Japan in 1919. The company has its Indian head office in Mumbai. The India office of Olympus is principally involved in the marketing of digital still cameras, Olympus pen, DSLRs, accessories, binoculars and voice recorders. Olympus stores are already functional in Bengaluru, Kochi, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida and Pune. |
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