Sign up for afaqs! Newsletters
Dentsu, Grey and R K Swamy on the UIDAI roster
The entire creative mandate for UIDAI has been divided as per geography, such that each region has its own list of empanelled agencies.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has released the final division of its creative mandate. The overall duties have been divided region-wise, such that each prominent zone has its own set of agencies.
Break up of advertising agencies empanelled by UIDAI. The mandate is divided as per geography | ||||||
| RO- Office | AD AGENCY | |||||
| Bengaluru | RK Swamy Pvt ltd, Disha Communications, Adwit (India) Pvt ltd, Sreshta Communications, Stark communications Pvt ltd, Inter publicity Pvt. ltd, Concept communication ltd, Grey worldwide, JWT | |||||
| Chandigarh | Speedways Advertising ltd, Quantum Communication, Interads Advertising Pvt ltd, Vivid India Advertising & Marketing, Rama Advertising ltd, Crayons Advertising ltd, Chiranjn Advertising | |||||
| Ranchi | Chiranjn Advertising, Ridge Ad, RDS Ad, Advantage Media, Siddharta Ad, Perfect 10 Ad, Interads Advertising Pvt ltd | |||||
| Hyderabad | Sreshta Communications, Concept communication ltd, Critique communications (P) ltd, Adfactors, Ramakanth advertising, Yakshi communications, GDC Advertising, Pamm Advertising | |||||
| Guwahati | Interads Advertising Pvt ltd, Exclusive Advertising Pvt. ltd, Sobhagya, Magnum Intergrafiks Pvt. ltd, Expression AD Agency Pvt.ltd | |||||
| Lucknow | Crayons Advertising ltd, Centum, Aryan Advertising Pvt. ltd, Diksha Advertising, Ventures Advertising | |||||
| Mumbai | Goldmine, Lowe Lintas, Purnima, RK Swamy, Crayons | |||||
| Delhi | RK Swamy Pvt ltd, Inter publicity Pvt. ltd, Perfect 10 Ad, Span Com, Associated | |||||
| Delhi HQ | Dentsu, Newfields, Adman, Centum, Airads | |||||
In Bengaluru, the empanelled agencies include names such as R K Swamy, Stark Communications, Grey Worldwide, and JWT, among others. R K Swamy is also part of the Delhi roster, along with agencies such as Span Communications and Inter Publicity, and the Mumbai roster along with Crayons Advertising, Lowe Lintas and a few more.
On the Delhi HQ roster, which is different from the Delhi roster, is Dentsu, along with four other agencies.
As part of the creative brief, the agencies were asked to prepare a fool-proof communication strategy across various media including television, radio, print, and the internet.
The agencies had been asked to prepare information sources such as pamphlets, leaflets and brochures. For out of home advertising, the participating creative agencies were asked to create posters, handouts, banners, hoardings and display panels. Agencies were also required to work on outreach programmes such as nukkad nataks (street plays) and direct mailers, besides promoting Aadhaar through cinema, sport events, and celebrity endorsements.
As reported by afaqs! a few months earlier, the agencies, after selection, will be awarded creative work on a project basis. The report further mentioned that according to senior-level sources in the industry, the total size of the business is estimated at Rs 25 crore. Interestingly, this is similar to the amount the authorities spent last year while launching the pilot campaign for the brand.
The upcoming mass awareness ad campaigns will be targeted at Indian residents at large, apart from state governments, enrolling agencies, and other stakeholders. The main objectives of the campaign include creating awareness amongst the identified target audience about Aadhaar (mainly about the enrolment process and the benefits of the programme), as well as to educate all the partners and residents about its usages and benefits.
The campaigns are slated to be created in various regional languages such as Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Konkani, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Urdu, Nepali, Santhali, Maithili, Magahi, Nagpuri, and other dialects of the states, apart from Hindi and English.