Campaign India Team
Aug 30, 2012

Carat retains BMW India's media business

The development follows a multi-agency pitch

Carat retains BMW India's media business

 

Carat Media has retained BMW India's media account following a multi-agency pitch. 
 
Commenting on development, Christian Saffer, marketing director, BMW India, said, “India is a very important country in BMW’s global portfolio and we needed to ensure that we were getting the best that the market could offer in terms of media planning and buying. In line with this, we invited agencies to present their point of view on our business. After the pitch we found Carat to be the most suitable and capable of handling our business. Carat came up with solutions focused on our business needs and went beyond traditional media planning. We have worked with Carat for a number of years now and are delighted with the way they came in with a re-energized perspective on BMW’s media approach in India."
 
Commenting on the win, Kartik Iyer, managing director, Carat India, said, “We are naturally delighted with the decision BMW India has taken. BMW is a very important client for us in India as well as globally. We are totally committed to BMW India and are delighted that they gave us an opportunity to re-look at the way their media was being implemented. Our solutions focused on the brand challenges. We delivered a solution package that would enable BMW India to continue on its path of unchallenged leadership in the country. We do hope to work with BMW India for many more years and look forward to presenting a truly integrated solution and a team more than capable of delivering to the challenges in the future.”
 
Ashish Bhasin, chairman, Aegis India, and chief executive officer, Aegis SE Asia, added, “BMW is a client we are committed to in the region and globally. We work with them in over 22 countries and are delighted that they found our offer exciting. We look forward to a long relationship with BMW India  wherein we continue to contribute positively to their rapid growth plans.”
 
BMW had recently released its first campaign created in India and roped in Sachin Tendulkar for the launch promotions of its new 3 series.
Source:
Campaign India

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