Aircel Marketing Strategy

For instance, the IPL scoreboard enabled commuters at the busy Mahim Causeway to keep track of the latest scores. Recently, Aircel put up an inflated raft at Milan Subway in Mumbai, which sees a lot of flooding every year.

The message simply said, “In case of emergency, cut rope”. The raft came in handy on July 13 and 14, when heavy rains lashed the city. People stranded at the subway used the raft to move around and men in Aircel branded T-shirts were also available to help commuters. The idea was appreciated so much that Aircel will now take it to Delhi and Kolkata as well.

The raft idea was conceptualised and executed by Primesite, Mudra group’s OOH division, for Aircel.

Aneil ‘Andee’ Deepak, senior vice-president, Primesite says, “The trigger for this idea was the news that Mumbai will witness the highest tides in the last 50 years and the Met Department’s subsequent admission that Mumbai will flood and that they can do nothing about it, given the city’s infrastructure. Aircel relishes its role as a solution provider, rather than a mute bystander. We decided to do something about it, and hence, the idea. “

Andee attributes Aircel’s innovative approach throughout to the fact that the brand is, quite literally, the 12th man to enter the telecom market. “If the 12th man has to make it to the team, then he has to do things that’ll get people talking and innovation was the only way.

” He shares that ideas will drive Aircel in OOH. The agency has even set up an ‘Innovations Bank’ for Aircel, where clutter-breaking ideas are being conceived and planned consistently. For instance, Aircel branded airport placards had names of celebrities, such as Tom Cruise, which immediately grabbed people’s attention.

Directional signages were also put up, as was a tree-like structure, with multiple Aircel branded boxes. Andee adds, “I’ve never seen as many innovations on any other brand on such a consistent basis. The circle teams at Aircel have been pushing us to raise the bar on innovations.

We are trying to create ‘opportunities to chat’ and people are actually talking about them, so it’s been quite a success.