MUMBAI: Cake India, Havas Group India’s creative agency specialising in sport, entertainment and culture, launched in the country earlier this year, has won the account of Prime Volleyball League franchise Hyderabad Black Hawks.
As a part of the mandate, Cake India has developed a new brand positioning, a season launch campaign activation and an always-on communications and social plan to build awareness and grow the fanbase. Cake India is also working with the players to build their brands in the context of the Prime Volleyball League, creating a new gateway to fandom.
Abhishek Reddy Kankanala, principal owner, Hyderabad Black Hawks said, “Looking at the reception and love Prime Volleyball League has received so far, we are confident of the future of the sport here and the opportunities it holds. We are therefore very excited to embark on this new journey with Cake India where we will together make Black Hawks the pride of Hyderabad.”
Rajika Mittra, managing partner, Cake India said, “We are thrilled about this partnership which is the beginning of an exciting journey where we will create a new narrative and an innovative approach to deliver high-impact strategic consultancy and creative solutions for Hyderabad Black Hawks.”
Founded in 1999, London-headquartered Cake joined the Havas Group in 2008. Since then, the agency has worked on several ground-breaking campaigns for some of the most well-known global and UK brands and rights holders in sport, entertainment, and culture, including Aston Martin F1, BT, Commonwealth Games England, Diageo, EE, Major League Baseball, Molson-Coors, NFL, PayPal, Puma, Sport England, The FA, and UNICEF.
India will be Cake’s first global office outside the UK.
