Excel Home Videos Strikes Gold with Synergy Marketing

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Excel Home Videos, (India's leading Home Entertainment Company and licensee for Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox) has set a precedent for the Home Entertainment segment with back to back DVD successes since the beginning of the year. The achievement has been attributed to innovative synergy marketing. Says M.N Kapasi, MD, Excel Home Videos," Re- Releasing DVDs coinciding with the Theatrical Release of their Sequels (Pirates of the Caribbean, X-men), summer releases for children related movies (Narnia, Chicken Little), releasing DVDs relevant to topical events (Goal during FIFA world cup), or release of the documentary titled Cracking the Da Vinci Code during the controversy with the theatrical release has done wonders for these DVDs. Though Synergy is not a new concept in India, Home Entertainment segment here has witnessed scarce activity on this front."

The success has merited attention from International Studios, who are bullish about the steady growth of the home entertainment segment in India. Says Rajat Jain, Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company (India), "We highly commend Excel's 'approach to market' in this growing segment in India. This is a priority market for us and we continue to work closely with all our associates in growing the kids and family entertainment business. With presence in almost every entertainment media, Disney is best positioned to provide and support synergistic approach for our business relationships in India"

Says MN Kapasi, "Merely coinciding the release hasn't achieved us the feat. The entire effort has been well coordinated with effective pricing, DVD visibility in stores, Innovative Advertising among other aspects"

The story began with the DVD Re-release of the Brad Pitt Starrer Fight Club few weeks before its desi version hit the big screen. Advertisement spots were booked along side posters of the Indian version in leading publications. Though the Indian Fight Club was a non-starter at the box office, the English DVD did roaring business with the pre launch hype. Then came the biggest success story of the year, The Chronicles of Narnia DVD was released coinciding with the summer vacations. This along with some innovative marketing activities aimed at children created history by making it the highest selling Disney DVD in India. X-men DVDs released along side the Theatrical Release of X Men -3 further stamped the mantra.

The Da Vinci Code Controversy saw the documentary titled 'Cracking the Da Vinci Code' flying off the shelves. The DVD sold 4 times more than when it released a year ago. The FIFA cup world cup saw the most unusual DVD success. 'Goal', a movie based on soccer which went relatively unnoticed during its theatrical release, gained tremendously from the soccer frenzy that had gripped the nation. The DVD did well across the country especially in Bengal, Goa and Kerala apart from the metros.

The Theatrical hype and consequent success of the Pirates of the Caribbean charted another mega success saga. The DVD achieved the number one slot on the charts for over 8 weeks, a first time for any DVD re-release.

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Jimmy Mathew, Alaaya Media, + 91 98202 92545 jimmy@alaaya.com

Source: Excel Home Videos (Business Wire India)

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