Big Bazaar to Star TV\, brands sign up local stars to bridge language gap

Big Bazaar to Star TV, brands sign up local stars to bridge language gap

The growing regional pie is forcing brands into bigger investments for local markets, and therefore, faces that click in those places.

Urvi Malvania & Nikhat Hetavkar  |  Mumbai 

With the growing clout of the regional, non-English speaking consumer, non-Bollywood celebrities are increasingly finding a big, bright spot under the endorsement sun. Brands from a range of categories and companies including the Future Group, Tata Sky, Hindustan Unilever and Star TV are seeking out stars that appeal to regional consumers.

This includes Tollywood A-listers such as Rana Daggubatti and Prabhas, Punjabi actor Diljit Dosanjh and Bengali star Prosenjit Chatterjee among others. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) recently announced its association with music composer ...

Note: Subscription will be auto renewed, you may cancel any time in the future without any questions asked.

Total Amount
Rs. 149.00
Requires personal information

What you get?

ON BUSINESS STANDARD DIGITAL

  • Unlimited access to all the content on any device through browser or app.
  • Exclusive content, features, opinions and comment – hand-picked by our editors, just for you.
  • Pick 5 of your favourite companies. Get a daily email with all the news updates on them.
  • Track the industry of your choice with a daily newsletter specific to that industry.
  • Stay on top of your investments. Track stock prices in your portfolio.
  • 18 years of archival data.
  • Requires you to share personal information like date of birth, income, location amongst other fields. This information alongwith your contact information will be shared with the partners associated with this program, who contribute towards subsidizing the offer. By subscribing to this product you acknowledge and accept that our Partners may choose to contact you with offers of their products and services.
  • This is an optional offer - Not comfortable with sharing personal data - please opt for the full price offer which requires you to share minimal information
First Published: Tue, December 11 2018. 20:47 IST