Ola Cabs - A brand story

Ola is India’s largest cab company. I created work that talked to the nation’s culture and defined the brand for a year and a half, winning some awards along the way.

CLIENT

Ola Cabs

COMPANY

MgarryBowen IN

ROLE

Writer, Director, Problem Solver, Change Maker.

Campaign 1 #FarakPadtaHai

(We can make a difference)

How do we convince the indifferent youth of India to consider ride-sharing as a movement to save the environment? 

In a country where personal success takes importance over environmental problems, we created a platform and campaigns on it that made people believe that not all is lost, and we can make a change through actively using ride sharing on Ola, India’s largest cab company. 

My role in the process was to come up with the platform thought, articulation and did a few films on the platform, along with a team of 4. Below are a couple of them.

Friendships Day - Telling stories of friendship that may spark when you share a cab.

Indian Independence Day - Turning the back seat of an Ola Share into a platform to share things that really matter to India.

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Campaign 2: Rentals by Ola

A cab service that stays with you through the day.

How do we convince people to pay a premium for renting a full day cab? 


Ola wanted to increase the revenue share of its full-day rental category, and we found answer in creating culture-defining work. We captured the new busy weekend lifestyle of the youth, where they've gone from having lazy Sundays to meaningful weekends, filled with activities and chores.


We tied up with actor Sumit Vyas to create a cool persona who gets a lot done in a day. 


We then created some print, outdoor and digital work that talked to the youth in the language they speak to, when their parents aren’t watching. 


Print and outdoors.


And the influencers went crazy with it!

Fun Fact

I found one of the outdoor ads as a backdrop on a tinder profile. Instant right swipe.

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