Campaign India Team
Jan 06, 2020

'Would like to reclaim the agency role at the head of the table': Anil K Nair

A series to end the decade - part twenty four

Anil K Nair, CEO, VMLY&R
Anil K Nair, CEO, VMLY&R
Campaign India's countdown to the decade will feature leading names from the marketing and communications fraternity. We ask senior executives from the advertising, marketing and media fraternity about the last 10 years and the year to come.
 
Here's what Anil K Nair, CEO, VMLY&R India, had to say: 
 
One piece of work created by a competitor in the last decade that you wish you had created/worked on?
 
The work that I speak of is done by the VMLY&R US team. And in that sense, any inspiring creative done by anyone else makes you extremely competitive and wish that you had originated it. This idea ranks high because of its sheer audacity and insidiousness. This is an idea that harnesses creativity, technology and pop culture to create content that lives in the real world. Take a gangbuster online game, swoop on a competitive repositioning opportunity, react with speed and scale and then harvest public sentiment. This campaign literally had me rooting for the brand from the gaming side-lines.
 
If hindsight is 20/20, what is the one thing that you could have done differently in the last decade?
 
I strongly would like to reclaim the agency role at the head of the table as primary brand trajectory custodians and curators of strategic brand building. In spite of being all-weather partners to brands, we have allowed many other players to crowd us at the high table.
 
One skill that you would want to pick up in 2020 and why?  
 
2020 is the year for me to delve into rolling out our global connections practice, a data and AI-driven approach to sentient brand building integrating media, messaging and real-time conversations.
 
Also read: 
 
 

 

 

Source:
Campaign India

Related Articles

Just Published

5 hours ago

Disney Cruise Line VP on how the brand ventures ...

With a locally adaptive strategy, strong fan engagement, and Disney’s magical storytelling, Disney Cruise Line sets sail into Asia ahead of its December 2025 debut. Campaign speaks exclusively with VP and regional GM Sarah Fox before Campaign 360 next week.

6 hours ago

Omnicom set targets to cut staff costs by 10 per cent

Omnicom Group set targets to reduce its total staff compensation bill by 10 per cent ahead of its proposed acquisition of Interpublic Group (IPG), PRWeek has learned.

9 hours ago

Slack’s new hustle: From free chats to paid ...

With AI agents, structured integrations, and Slack Connect, Salesforce bets on transforming Slack from a chat tool into a marketer’s operating system.

9 hours ago

The emotional connection: A new normal in influencer...

Brand recall tends to be faster and stronger when associated with individuals who have established face value, says The InterMentalist founder.