Reliance Broadcast launches 'trade solutions & account planning' division
This move will see the strategy and solutions team of RBNL coming together to deliver value to marketers that goes beyond the customary FCT purchase
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | December 12, 2014
Reliance Broadcast Network (RBNL) has announced the launch of a new offering for its clients, with a dedicated division for 'Trade Solutions and Account Planning'. With the intent to leverage the overall strength of RBNL, to provide strategic media solutions to clients, this move will see the strategy and solutions team coming together to deliver value to marketers, that goes beyond the customary FCT purchase. The functioning of the team comes into play with immediate effect and is poised to change the way media platforms provide services to clients. The team will be led by Sunil Kumaran, Network Strategy and Services Head, RBNL.
With an endeavour to work with clients for best utilisation of media spends, the Account Planning team will understand clients marketing and communication objectives, and then come back with propositions which best utilise RBNL's strengths to meet the set objectives.
This division will provide marketers associating with RBNL a much stronger proposal to increase the effectiveness of the media plans. This will be done through a deeper understanding of content, media consumption and local consumer insights which RBNL has acquired over the years of its existence and a strong radio entity.
Speaking on the initiative, Kumaran said, “The idea is to ensure partners investing in our brands are getting the best value. Over the years, with our Research, Strategy and Creative teams we have built a much deeper understanding of consumers and how they engage with media, how creative propositions can improve campaign effectiveness and how performance of our stations and channels can be effectively put to use to provide a strong marketing solution for client. This division will focus on utilising this expertise to service clients partnering with us.”
Trade Solutions and Account Planning are functions that are most often left solely to the media agencies to use their expertise to craft out best utilisation of media spends. This team will work on key clients and provide them with recommendations on the utilisation of RBNL's media assets. While media companies are known to have solutions' teams within the system, designing value-added offerings for clients, a fully functional team with a well-oiled machinery of experts, ensuring the best possible solutions for brands, is a very first.