DDB Mudra West kick starts the second phase of Volkswagen New Polo India campaign

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NewPolo1.jpgThe first phase of DDB Mudra West India’s campaign positioned the Volkswagen New Polo as a refreshingly beautiful car to own and drive. The second installment of the New Polo campaign has just launched and DDB Mudra West has used the New Polo’s USP of the 1.5L TDI engine in its proposition: Power, when you need it.

With many refreshing additions on the inside and outside, the New Polo is a car to reckon with. It has a shiny new front grille, new sporty steering wheel, new alloy wheels, advanced multimedia console with steering-mounted controls and new dual-beam headlamps with cornering lights, among other things. But, most importantly, hauling it all is a powerful 1.5L TDI engine that generates an impressive 90PS horsepower and 230Nm of torque.

The mighty engine ensures that power and time are always on your side when you’re on the road. Perfect for today’s “get-it-done-yesterday” world. Thus, was born the idea of “Power when you need it”.

The media roll-out consists of three 30-second TV commercials, along with a series of tongue-in-cheek print ads and digital and outdoor implementations.

NewPolo2.jpgFor instance, the first TV commercial features a husband, who forgets his anniversary but saves himself from his wife’s wrath after he manages to get her a gift just in time. Of course, thanks to the New Polo.

In another commercial, a young man returns home at the end of a tiring day at work, when he gets a call from his girlfriend, reminding him that he was supposed to meet her at the movie theatre. Once again, the New Polo comes to his rescue.

In the third commercial, a woman discovers that the man she has a crush on is single again. And, as luck would have it, he’s at a restaurant with some friends. The New Polo helps her rush to the restaurant just in time to meet him.

Commenting on the campaign, Rahul Mathew, Creative Head, Mudra West said, “Car advertising has seldom taken power out of the hands of secret agents and rich playboys. But VW doesn’t make promises only for these privileged few. So, even something as explosive as power has a very relevant role in the everyday and that’s just what we sought to capture in our communication for the new Polo.”

Credits

Chairman and Chief Creative Officer: Sonal Dabral

National Planning Head, DDB Mudra Group: Aditya Kanthy

Creative Head (West): Rahul Mathew

Executive Creative Director: Manish Darji

Group Creative Director: Ferzad Variyava

Senior Vice President: Anurag Tandon

Creative Directors: Ashish Kharwatkar, Mandar Khatkul & Shagun Seda

Creative Team: Ashish Kharwatkar, Mandar Khatkul, Shagun Seda,

Prashant Kalipurayath, Pashyn Sethna, Sivaram Subramaniam & Dhrupal Mehta

Director (Brand Communications): Rakesh Varma

Account Management Team: Aaron D’souza & Rewis D¿souza

Agency Executive Producers: Achyutanand Dwivedi & Vishal Agarwala

Account Planning: Mou Roy, Pritish Mukherjee, Deboleena Chatterjee

Production House: Like-Minded People

Director: Piyush Raghani