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Brands are devising local ad campaigns to attract consumers across regions

HDFC Bank, Parle-G, McDonald's, Coca-Cola and a slew of advertisers have opened their festive accounts in the south

(From left): Horlicks has a novel campaign around Pongal; ITC is integrating Mangaldeep agarbattis around the festival's rituals
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(From left): Horlicks has a novel campaign around Pongal; ITC is integrating Mangaldeep agarbattis around the festival’s rituals

T E Narasimhan Chennai
In an indication of the growing importance of the south in terms of consumer power, the Tamil harvest festival of Pongal, which began on Tuesday, ending on Thursday, has an A-list of brands turning up the advertising heat.

While the south has traditionally been an important market for companies, engagement has increased.

Brand Horlicks from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer, which is merging with Hindustan Unilever, has an on-ground activation as well as a digital campaign this week in the south around Pongal. 

ITC is running a 360-degree campaign to pitch its brand of incense sticks called Mangaldeep. While others such as McDonald’s, Maaza, Reliance

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