Facebook’s new spot takes us from Ladakh’s football pitch to national level fame…

In the latest spot for its ‘More Together’ campaign, social media giant Facebook has portrayed how a football coach used the power of social media to create not just a fan-following for her team, but propel her and her players’ career. This phase marks the first anniversary of Facebook’s consumer marketing journey in the country.

It’s an endearing tale of how coach Rinchen, hardworking and passionate, and her boys go from playing on a football pitch in Ladakh to reaching India’s national football scene.

The 360-degree campaign has been conceptualized and executed by Taproot Dentsu and Dentsu Webchutney and will go live in multiple languages across TV, digital, print, radio and OOH.

Avinash Pant, Director - Marketing, Facebook India, said, “Facebook is deeply entrenched in the cultural fabric of India. Every day we see different ways in which people across the country come together on our platform to create meaningful connections, fuel discovery, and help and support one another. This ability to connect and share with the world can lead to endless possibilities, and we feel humbled with the stories where our family of apps have provided this value to the people.”

“Our consumer marketing journey over the past year has been focused on showcasing these diverse stories with the underlying belief that people can do more together than alone, and we continue to rally behind it.”

Pallavi Chakravarti, Executive Creative Director, Taproot Dentsu explains, “People want to be more, experience more, inspire more, help more, relax more, shine more - it’s in our DNA, this need to do more for ourselves and indeed for the world we live in. Facebook is a means to that end - a place where people come together resulting in delightful, sometimes entirely unexpected outcomes.”

“This campaign will capture many such stories and trace the trajectories of people like you and me, who shared something with the world and got so much more back in return.”

GD Prasad, Vice President, Dentsu Webchutney, said, “On Facebook, everyone is just a conversation or comment away from unlocking the potential of achieving more together. With #FBpePoocho, we are celebrating the power of community. Our aim is to encourage people to activate their network, and in the process, help themselves and others grow. We've done this through interesting, everyday stories of people who've come together through the platform to realise impactful, incredible outcomes.”

Agency Credits

Co-Founder, Taproot Dentsu and Creative Chairperson, Dentsu Aegis Network India: Agnello Dias

Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer: Santosh Padhi

Chief Executive Officer: Umesh Shrikhande

Executive Creative Director: Pallavi Chakravarti

EVP & Head of Office: Ayesha Ghosh

EVP & Head of Strategic Planning: Shashank Lanjekar

Senior Creative Director: Neeraj Kanitkar

Group Head (Copy): Gauri Burma

Group Head (Art): Rutul Mistry

Creative Supervisor (Art): Sushant Kadam

Visualizer: Sujay Kamble

Vice President, Strategic Planning: Pearl Vas

Senior Account Planner: Kanupriya Mahajan

Senior Account Planner: Nishita Vazarkar

Vice President, Account Management: Amit Murthy

Account Supervisor: Fiona Maben

Account Supervisor: Ana Iman

dentsu Webchutney Agency Credits

Senior Creative Director: Manish Thanvi

Senior Creative Director: Chaitanya Joshi

Associate Creative Director: Sonia GuptaAssociate Creative Director: Aabhaas Shreshtha

Vice President, Account Management: GD Prasad

Senior Account Director: Amol Bariya-Sousa

Senior Account Manager: Tasha Dsilva

Associate Account Manager: Aashna Gandotra

Film Credits

Production House: Oink Films

Director: Shirsha Guha Thakurta

Executive Producer: Ramya Rao

Production House: Lens Flare Films Production

Director: Sachin Kotre

Executive Producer: Naveed Khan