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Comic Con India announces 'Maruti Suzuki Alto' as presenting sponsor for 2016

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ANI New Delhi

Comic Con India announced Maruti Suzuki Alto as the presenting sponsor of all the Comic Con India shows this calendar year which includes Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

Comic Con India is dedicated to expanding India's popular culture by creating high profile events that cater to fans of not only comics, but also, gaming, movies, television, merchandise, toys and more.

Comic Con India is part of the Reedpop family of events, which is dedicated to producing world-class celebrations of popular culture around the world with events like New York Comic Con, Oz Comic Con, Shanghai Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration among many others.

 

Comic Con India (CCI) shows attracted over 1,50,000 visitors across five cities in FY 2015-16. They are among the biggest consumer events in the country. CCI has become the hottest platform for brands to engage with young consumers.

The CCI visitors are not only eager consumers of the latest and the best, but they are also influencers and trendsetters for content, products and services in the country.

Tapping into this energy has become the key for youth-oriented brands and therefore natural fit for a brand such as ALTO.

"As our shows evolve and become the places for celebrating popular culture, we looked towards finding brands who would partner with us in this endeavor as well as understand the value of our platform. With Maruti Suzuki - Alto we certainly have found the right partner and i am truly excited in having them on-board for our journey this year," said Founder Comic Con India, Jatin Varma.

"Alto is a brand for the younger generation who believe in chasing their dreams and passion. Comic Con is one such platform where such youngsters meet up and share their love for comics. We found a great synergy between Comic Con India and Alto. Alto is associated with Comic Con for over a year now and the response has been very encouraging. We saw very high engagement rating with the target audience and the user generated content was exceptionally high. This year too we aim to reach out more youngsters, engage and establish connect right from the beginning," said Associate Vice President Marketing Maruti Suzuki India, Vinay Pant.

Besides the main events Maruti Suzuki Alto will be a part of the three key special events Comic Con India will host this year entitled "Comic Book Celebration Week, Indian Championship of Cosplay and Comic Con India Awards."

These national properties will extend the reach of the main shows, specially focusing on artists, writers and cosplayers.

Over and above the mentioned activities, Comic Con India plans to do over 30 Fan Meet ups and celebration nights throughout the year to engage with the fans on a regular basis. Alto will be a prominent part of all such celebrations throughout the year and will add a lot of value to the fan experience.

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First Published: Jun 22 2016 | 5:57 PM IST

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