OOH calling for IPL 2014

SET MAX has once again set the spirits high for its hottest property, Pepsi IPL season 7. Along with the sport’s excitement, the league is also popular for its taglines, promotional advertisements and media planning. Likewise this year too, the channel has built the thrill with their new tagline,’Come on Bulaava aya hai’. The campaign’Come On, Bulaava Aaya Hai’ is inspired from the fact that Pepsi IPL is the biggest cricketing extravaganza in the world. The word’Bulaava’ connotes’calling’ with the premise being that the year’s most awaited and anticipated cricketing event has finally arrived and there is no way you would want to miss it. The OOH campaign duties were handled by Storyboard Broadcom.

Vaishali Sharma, Vice-President Marketing & Communications, MAX says, “IPL entices people across age groups, gender and languages. This year’s campaign “Come On, Bulaava Aaya Hai” is a unique thought that stems from the insight of how the passion of IPL overtakes every aspect of these different people’s lives highlighting their hunger for the tournament and eventually creating a huge national frenzy.

Considering the scale and wide presence of OOH medium, the brand planned to utilize at its best. “OOH medium has the highest visibility, scale and it is a creative medium. Therefore we decided to use OOH medium to boost the scale and create anticipation regarding the event. Now, IPL is seen by all walks of audiences including women and kids as they are equally interested in the show, hence we tried to tap them though OOH medium.

The campaign was kicked off few weeks before the series started and continued to be visible for long duration on OOH. The duration was strategized not only to build the excitement but also to sustain it for longer duration.

While describing the theme, Vaishali explained, “Bulaava Express is the perfect initiative to get the people excited about the tournament. Cricket fans were exuberant about being a part of this activity. The overwhelming response and enthusiasm of the crowd has encouraged us to take the fun and excitement to more locations.

The outdoor campaign creative has been given a different treatment compared to other medium campaigns. The OOH campaign showcases the captains of all the team members with an aim to represent the game and the teams.

Here are some details of innovation:

•  Bulaava Express- An open air bus has been made to run across 13 cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Chennai, Nashik, Indore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Nagpur between April and May creating euphoria for Pepsi IPL 2014. Sony MAX & Sony SIX have created this unique initiative especially for the followers of the grand spectacle of Pepsi IPL.

•  Innovative Collar- A huge collar of Buckram step is mounted on hoardings at Juhu, Mumbai which highlights the tagline of the season.

• TV Remote- A king-size TV remote has been placed on the premises of different malls and the audience has been asked to press it. Artists then come out and start performing to delight the audience.

•  Mahim Rotators- The captain illuminated cut-outs have been placed at Mahim which keeps on rotating.

 
The brand has newer places such as LC1 markets which makes it a total of 97-100 cities. “As the TAM is also reaching these smaller towns for measurement, we also found that it is essential for us to reach there and create excitement in these markets.  

The channel has planned a welcome campaign to create a buzz during the game arriving in India during the first week of May.  The welcome campaign has been planned to execute at Airports where the cricketers will be greeted and celebrated.

The campaign has indeed been able to create big buzz for the game with the support of OOH’s scale and communicating power.