It all started with the advertisement that was on TV around a year ago. A young man asks a politician about his qualification to contest for the elections. It was an interesting advertisement where a brand integrated a powerful social message into its campaign.
The name itself ‘Jaago Re’ is quite apt- it works for the product ‘Tea’ as well for its social message of awakening people and making them socially conscious.
Last year, the Jaago Re team came up with an amazing campaign asking people to vote. The campaign, launched in September last year, created a platform which facilitates citizens’ entry into the electoral process. The campaign was quite a hit with the website getting 28 lakh registrations, and 6 lakh first-time voters. Out of the 28 lakh registrations, one-fourth converted into final voting.
I happened to visit the website recently and found many such social initiatives. All these initiatives are under the ‘Jaago’ vertical. In case one wants to be a part of any social initiative then there is another vertical called ‘Jagaao’ (wake up others ) where one can find groups, NGOs, articles on the various social initiative.
There are around 6 social initiatives that one can take part in- corruption, education, global warming, voting, children rights, and women rights.
Each of these has a flash animation that draws your attention to the issue explaining what the problem is all about. Then there are causes, effects and the more importantly the solutions, through which one can contribute and make a difference.
Some of these have interesting advertisements. I never saw the anti corruption on TV but I instantly liked it when I saw the video. With young models being used in the advertisement, the idea is to send a strong message to the youth and make them conscious about prevalent corruption in our country.
The ‘Aaj Se Khilana Bandh, Pilana Shuru’ campaign urges people to stop giving bribes to get things done and thus stand up against corruption. The idea in the campaign is that a bribe happens because there is someone ready to give the bribe. If you don’t give the bribe then there wouldn’t be any taking and thus the bribe will never happen.
I also thought the site was well researched with facts presented to draw a first timer’s attention to the problem.
For example, the animation on the site that follows the ‘Aaj Se Khilana Bandh, Pilana Shuru’ video is full of facts that would inspire the reader to do something and be a part of the solution.
I wonder if these kind of social initiatives popularly known as CSR (Corporate Social responsibility) benefit the brands. Do their sales grow because of their involvement in these activities that benefit the society?
I believe more than the sales or any other kinds of numbers, CSR helps creating a feel good factor for the brand. Whenever I think of Tata Tea, I am reminded of all the Jaago re the social initiatives which create a very positive image of the brand in my mind. And this I believe will help the brand in the long run.
The name itself ‘Jaago Re’ is quite apt- it works for the product ‘Tea’ as well for its social message of awakening people and making them socially conscious.
Last year, the Jaago Re team came up with an amazing campaign asking people to vote. The campaign, launched in September last year, created a platform which facilitates citizens’ entry into the electoral process. The campaign was quite a hit with the website getting 28 lakh registrations, and 6 lakh first-time voters. Out of the 28 lakh registrations, one-fourth converted into final voting.
I happened to visit the website recently and found many such social initiatives. All these initiatives are under the ‘Jaago’ vertical. In case one wants to be a part of any social initiative then there is another vertical called ‘Jagaao’ (wake up others ) where one can find groups, NGOs, articles on the various social initiative.
There are around 6 social initiatives that one can take part in- corruption, education, global warming, voting, children rights, and women rights.
Each of these has a flash animation that draws your attention to the issue explaining what the problem is all about. Then there are causes, effects and the more importantly the solutions, through which one can contribute and make a difference.
Some of these have interesting advertisements. I never saw the anti corruption on TV but I instantly liked it when I saw the video. With young models being used in the advertisement, the idea is to send a strong message to the youth and make them conscious about prevalent corruption in our country.
The ‘Aaj Se Khilana Bandh, Pilana Shuru’ campaign urges people to stop giving bribes to get things done and thus stand up against corruption. The idea in the campaign is that a bribe happens because there is someone ready to give the bribe. If you don’t give the bribe then there wouldn’t be any taking and thus the bribe will never happen.
I also thought the site was well researched with facts presented to draw a first timer’s attention to the problem.
For example, the animation on the site that follows the ‘Aaj Se Khilana Bandh, Pilana Shuru’ video is full of facts that would inspire the reader to do something and be a part of the solution.
I wonder if these kind of social initiatives popularly known as CSR (Corporate Social responsibility) benefit the brands. Do their sales grow because of their involvement in these activities that benefit the society?
I believe more than the sales or any other kinds of numbers, CSR helps creating a feel good factor for the brand. Whenever I think of Tata Tea, I am reminded of all the Jaago re the social initiatives which create a very positive image of the brand in my mind. And this I believe will help the brand in the long run.
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