Saffola serves oily print ad reminders on World Health Day

Delhi: Saffola’s latest print ad campaign presented an oil-stained front page of multiple newspapers, across the country - The Times of India in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata and Lokmat in Pune. 

The front-page creative features an image of a handful of pakoras (fritters), lined with oil stains, placed over the news, and talks about going beyond just World Health Day to building consistency by taking #RozKaHealthyStep for better health and well-being.

The intention was to evoke a familiar memory shared by many: the guilty pleasure of indulging in street-side bhajiyas served in a newspaper. This imagery serves to drive the message on how easily resolutions to eat healthy on World Health Day and similar occasions are forgotten.

Speaking about the campaign, Somasree Bose Awasthi, Chief Marketing Officer, Marico, said, “Following through on health resolutions can be very challenging. Our goal is to help the consumer walk this journey of building a consistently healthy lifestyle, every day. We took the unusual route of taking the message live after World Health Day, instead of on the day, catching readers in the moment and reminding them of how resolutions made on key occasions are forgotten soon after. By reaching our valued consumers where they are highly engaged and reminding them to choose Roz Ka Healthy Step every day, we are committed to ensuring they don’t fall off the health-wagon.”

Ram Jayaraman, Chief Creative Officer (CCO), Mullen Lintas, said, “Sometimes, the best contextual/topical ad is one that’s intentionally off by a few days. As Saffola believes that good health is built over time, we deliberately stayed quiet on that single day dedicated to health, World Health Day. We released our creative a few days later to remind people that real victory lies in sustained, consistent actions. And in today’s digital-first world, it is deliciously contrarian to see the good ol’ newspaper pull something off that only it can.”

Jolene Solanki, COO, Madison, Media Ultra, shared, “Change typically occurs when conversations are triggered. Saffola’s journey of nudging the consumer to take #RozKaHealthyStep is an ongoing journey, however it is important to not just nudge the consumer but to pull attention to how health takes a back seat in our lives. This campaign is an excellent example of how the right blend of creative and medium, can deliver the message contextually and with impact, leading to larger conversations amongst the target audience.”

The print advertisement was carried on the front page of newspapers across Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata.