Campaign India Team
Jun 28, 2023

KRBL assigns Wavemaker India for its media duties

Account won post a multi-agency pitch

KRBL assigns Wavemaker India for its media duties
Wavemaker India has won the media mandate for KRBL. 
 
The agency will be responsible for the brand's 360-degree media strategy and planning. The account was won post a multi-agency pitch and will be handled by Wavemaker's Delhi office.
 
Kunal Sharma, head of marketing, KRBL India, said, “KRBL with it’s flagship brand India Gate is focussed on playing the role of category captain in the basmati rice segment. While the brand has launched multiple new communications for specific markets pan-India, the need of a robust 360-degree media strategy and planning approach to support this new communication strategy was felt because of which a media pitch was called for. After a rigorous process of presentations and evaluation, we are happy to share that Wavemaker India has won the mandate to be our partner in this interesting phase of the category’s journey. With its strong team and multi-media capabilities, we feel that this relationship is going to be an extremely rewarding one.”  
  
Ajay Gupte, CEO - South Asia, Wavemaker, said, “We are thrilled to announce our exciting partnership with KRBL, a truly remarkable heritage brand with an illustrious 130-year old history and an indisputable stronghold in the market. With our extensive expertise in media and consumer journey, driven by robust data capabilities, we are supremely confident in our ability to bring the Wavemaker touch to KRBL's marketing endeavours, thereby taking the brand to new heights of success and excellence.”
 
Mansi Datta, chief client officer and head - North and East, Wavemaker India, said, “We are quite thrilled to have gained this mandate. KRBL's conversations are rich in emotional connections with the audience. We are convinced that with our unique expertise on board, we will work towards campaigns which align with KRBL's mission as a brand and generate interesting buzz and conversations, allowing it to continue to be a trailblazer as it has been for so long.”
 
 
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Campaign India

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