Saturday, September 20, 2008

Interactive marketing plays cupid as brands court king consumer

BANGALORE: As young consumers grow in influence, the use of interactive and experiential marketing is becoming mainstream, transforming from idea which brands just used to dabble in. Consumers, especially the youth, are no longer just a 'target audience', but partners that brands must connect with.

Take for example India's largest watchmaker Titan, which tied up with Radio One for a week, renaming the station Fast Track 94.3 FM, for their brand's 'Move on' campaign. Listeners were asked to come up with different ways to use the tagline, generating over 5,000 SMSes and 3,000 calls.

"Our interactive marketing budget will touch 20% soon," said Fast Track's marketing head Simeran Bhasin.

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