DBS Bank urges customers to #ACTNow

DBS Bank India has launched its ‘Action against Cyber Theft - (ACT)’ (#ACTNow), a consumer led education initiative, on 19 March. The two ad films, created to support the initiative, have been conceptualised by Scarecrow Communications. 

 

The ad film titled ‘Naming ceremony’ opens with a room full of women and children gathered around a baby girl’s crib in the presence of a pandit. He suggests the alphabet ‘S’ for the little girl. Possible names are being discussed ranging from ‘Simi’ to ‘Susie’ in search for a strong name. One of the lady suggests ‘Simranjeet’. Finally, the grandmother is asked for her opinion and she suggests ‘Simranjeet_09#7”, reasoning that when in the future the girl’s husband would want to keep her name as a password, it will be strong enough. The ad film ends with initiative led brand sign off. 

 

 

The ad film titled ‘Landlord’ looks at the account hacking practice. The film shows a landlord that comes around to demand the outstanding payment of the past six months. The young man at fault, calls up a number pretending to be a telemarketer calling from a bank to confirm the person’s banking details. He then acquires the card details of the person he has called. The landlord, despite realizing that he is witnessing fraud, rushes out a little shocked. The film ends with the initiative’s call to keep hackers at bay.  

 

Sheran Mehra, head – group strategic marketing and communication, DBS Bank India, said, “With the growing internet penetration and associated technology, consumers are constantly under risk of the evolving nature of cyber crime; in this scenario it is imperative that the consumers are educated and aware. ACT will be a sustained, broad-based initiative to spread the awareness among the consumers and help minimise the risk of cyber theft.”

 

The campaign, in addition to TV, will straddle, print, radio, outdoor, theatres, on-ground activities and digital channels through the year.          

 

Credits 

 

Client: DBS Bank

Creative agency: Scarecrow Communications

Creative team: Manish Bhatt, Raghu Bhat, Kapil Tammal, Sarvesh Raikar, Nikhil Kerkar, Lalit Sakurkar, Yogesh Rijhwani, Kunal Parkar.

Account management Team: Arunava Sengupta, Mangesh Mulajkar, Seema Kamath, Gargi Agarwal.

DBS team: Sheran Mehra, Krishna Kota, Zarestin Unnwala.

Production house: Chrome Pictures Private Limited.

Director: Aleya SenSharma

Producer: Prafull Sharma, Daniel Amanna

Cinematographer: Sethu(naming ceremony) / Sanu (Landlord)

Art director: Sunil Babu

Chief AD: Raza Surti 

Director assistant: Dane Ross

Costume: Urmi Hemal

Production manager: Navin Mishra

Offline editor: Rachit Mehta

Colorist: Prashant Sharma 

Online artiste: Ajinkya Jadhav

Music director: Ketan

Sound engineer: Neville Dubash

Post producer: Mithun R Shaw

Asst. post supervisor: Nihal Vaidya

Accountant: Vikas Tambe

Sr. accountant: Kalpesh Darji

Sound studio: Plug-in

Post production house: Pixion