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Must-have attributes of a good advertising agency in India

Must-have attributes of a good advertising agency in India

Marketing is often neglected by companies and organizations that remain busy in their tryst to ramp up sales, managing sales teams and acting on business leads. In today’s competitive market, marketing and advertising occupies a lot of importance. Building your own brand identity is of paramount importance. A good advertising agency can help you accomplish this task with a little effort and oodles of creativity. However, making the right choice may be a trying task. There are some characteristics, however, which must be possessed by any advertising agency worth its salt. These are listed below:

A good agency always possesses comprehensive brand marketing solutions for customers
Advertising agencies with experience in the field know the importance of offering comprehensively tailored brand marketing and building solutions to their client base. A good agency will always want to learn about the basics of a company and what makes it tick before venturing to plan and design an advertising and promotional strategy. A good agency will always have campaign capabilities across multiple media platforms and hubs. A good agency will possess expertise in design, copywriting, online media, print media, television campaigns, email marketing, blogging and public relations among other activities. A power packed advertising agency will always have enough horsepower to go the whole hog for esteemed clients and brands.

Top class advertising agencies are always a storehouse of innovation, creativity and new ideas
You will be able to distinguish the good from the bad through a parameter like this. With a good agency, there is always a shift in perspective to radical, often shockingly innovative zones. Good agencies thrive on out of the box thinking and not simple rehashing of tried and tested concepts. This is something that is visible immediately in all presentations and discourses offered to clients. A skilled creative team must be present at any reputed agency and is the backbone of any organization in this sector.

A competent agency always has clearly defined work methodologies and processes
Building a brand is possible in recent times with the endless options in store for companies. However, a competent advertising agency will always have a research and homework oriented approach which again, is also clearly visible at the very outset. There must be a proper marketing and promotional process developed at the agency. A good agency will always have its own innovative work process that has delivered results in the past.

Must-have attributes of a good advertising agency in India

THE SLEEK BRAND STORY

THE SLEEK BRAND STORY

Sleek wanted a good Brand Communication strategy with a Brand Positioning and a nationwide Media Plan. The Rego team put on their thinking caps and came up with a winning strategy along with a media solution that helped Sleek emerge as the No. 1 modular kitchen brand in India.

The whole brand process started with a thorough understanding of the market and consumer. Rego Advertising, a creative ad agency in Mumbai with the help of client inputs and Rego’s in-house brand research team, began its study. Along with internet and market resources, the Rego, brand agency in Mumbai also conducted brand-consumer interfaces by taking potential consumers to the Sleek showroom, and studying their responses towards the brand.

The modular kitchen market was growing at a snail’s pace as people had a more ‘dependable’ option in the carpenter. Even after visiting the showroom and discussion with the Sleek design team, the price-conscious consumer would, in the end, choose the carpenter as it gave her an assurance of quality and cost her much less than a branded kitchen.

Though slowly, the trend was changing. Economy was looking good. With increased spending power, the middle class and higher middle class began to aspire for better lifestyles. The globe-trotting Indian consumer was now aware of designer kitchens and wanted one for his home. The time was right for Sleek to strike big time. A good scenario was the non-existence of a clear leader in the modular kitchen industry. The place at the top was empty.

Key Consumer Insights

  • Consumers want information and understanding of modular kitchens.
  • They want a brand that they can depend on for quality and durability.
  • They want a brand that has those classy European style kitchens, without costing as much.

THE BRAND POSITIONING
Rego, Advertising Agency in Mumbai believes a clear Brand Positioning always helps a brand to establish and distinguish itself from its competitor, and occupy a place in the consumer’s mind.

The Rego Creative Team derived a Brand Positioning that cut through all the challenges the brand was facing when it came to consumer confidence. It was the Big Idea that was soon going to change the fortunes of Sleek, cut through their competition, and put them in a leadership position in the market.

 SLEEK – THE KITCHEN SPECIALIST
To push the positioning of ‘The Kitchen Specialist’, we roped in India’s cooking specialist, the master chef Sanjeev Kapoor. The idea that ‘A Specialist like Sanjeev Kapoor endorses the Kitchen Specialist – Sleek’ was a proposition that appealed to the client.

Sanjeev Kapoor became Sleek’s Brand Ambassador, and he drove home the point of Sleek being a ‘Kitchen Specialist’

The next brand campaign with Sanjeev Kapoor in a Sleek Kitchen, talking in a most matter-of-fact way about what makes Sleek a Kitchen Specialist, was an extremely believable campaign that won the trust of the consumer, and the praise from even the competition.

The popularity and recognition of Sanjeev Kapoor gave the brand an immense boost. People turned and looked at the ad, and nodded in acknowledgement.

SLEEK - THE KITCHEN SPECIALIST

Importance of Brand building for a small business

Importance of Brand building for a small business

Brand is a type of product, service or even personality that people immediately recognise. It may take years of effort to bring about this recognition from people across the world. Not only does it entail advertising but also customer relations, understanding of markets and building connection with people. For example, the brand recognition that Coca-Cola enjoys is only comparable to that of Pepsi. No local brand would be picked up by a consumer if a Coca-Cola bottle is kept alongside the local branded soda. Such is the power of brand recognition that people identify with a brand and trust it over the others. Apple is another brand which enjoys a loyal following. Every time an Apple product is launched, people line up outside stores to get the item.

Even though spending millions on brand building every year is possible for large brands, is it feasible for smaller brands for which budget is perpetually a constraint? Is it worth spending all that money? Well, by all means, it is a good idea for small businesses to indulge in brand building as well because it would help them build a steady set of followers, in the form of end consumers or business houses. There are many methods of marketing that a small business can invest in which would bring them in lots of sales within a short period of time. Some of these methods of marketing include content marketing through eNewsletters, vlogs, and promotions on social networking websites, blogs and other methods. It is not required for them to invest lots of money in television or radio advertisements. It has been seen that most publicity happens through online media such as social and business networking websites and hence it would be best to invest resources in them.

These methods of promotions are inexpensive and can be handled by the firm themselves. However, not all the tactics would be known to them and hence it would be best to rope in a professional for maximum benefits. A professional agency would know how to get the best out of minimal techniques of promotion.

Importance of Brand building for a small business