White Canvas is a creative agency that aims to be an ideas partner for its clients at every step of the way, rather than just providing advertising or artworks. Over the past few years, it has created branding identities and marketing campaigns for several clients across different industries. These have included designing a coffee table book, developing award-winning websites, launching two restaurants, and building a brand property for a pen maker. The agency emphasizes finding innovative yet low-cost solutions to achieve clients' objectives and strives to surprise clients with creative ideas.
2. Slide One
We don’t want to be your advertising agency.
We don’t want our role to end at artworks.
Or sit back after the TV commercial is on air.
We don’t want to be seen as the guys on the other side.
We are White Canvas.
We’d like to be your ideas partner.
We’d like to be there, to contribute at every step of the way.
3. White Canvas
In 2006, we opened our office in Bangalore
In 2009, we opened our second office, in Mumbai.
In between, it has been a journey of challenges.
2010 promises to be even more challenging.
4. Agency report card
We created identity for brands.
We designed a coffee table book.
We developed an award-winning website.
We launched two restaurants.
We built a brand property for a pen maker.
We gave away few smileys.
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’.
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We pitched.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
5. Agency report card
We created identity for brands.
We designed a coffee table book.
We developed an award-winning website.
We launched two restaurants.
We built a brand property for a pen maker.
We gave away few smileys.
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’.
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We pitched.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
22. We created identity for brands
We designed a coffee table book
We developed an award-winning website
We launched two restaurants
We built a brand property for a pen maker
We gave away few smileys
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
23. We designed a 100-page coffee table book for south Indies.
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25. We created identity for brands
We designed a coffee table book
We developed an award-winning website
We launched two restaurants
We built a brand property for a pen maker
We gave away few smileys
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
27. We created identity for brands
We designed a coffee table book
We developed an award-winning website
We launched two restaurants
We built a brand property for a pen maker
We gave away few smileys
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We pitched.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
28. Launch 1
Brand: South Indies
Category: Restaurant
Positioning: The world’s most fashionable south Indian vegetarian restaurant
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Brand: bonSouth
Category: Restaurant
Positioning: A restaurant that gives you a taste of exotic south Indian recipes alongside the finer things in life.
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35. We created identity for brands
We designed a coffee table book
We developed an award-winning website
We launched two restaurants
We built a brand property for a pen maker
We gave away few smileys
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
36. The true power of an idea is measured by the number of years it can be sustained for. Sheaffer, one of the world’s leading pen brands, made its
entry into the Indian market at a time when ‘the pen’ had lost relevance in the consumer’s mind. To tackle this problem, we developed a campaign
that targeted executives, educating them about the importance of being seen with a fine writing instrument. We called it the ‘WorkStyle’
campaign. For two years, the fortunes of Sheaffer have rode on the WorkStyle campaign. The third WorkStyle campaign is all set to roll out this
year. Today, WorkStyle is a brand property owned by Sheaffer.
44. We created identity for brands
We designed a coffee table book
We developed an award-winning website
We launched two restaurants
We built a brand property for a pen maker
We gave away few smileys
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
45. Sometimes, you look at something and it instantaneously brings a smile on your face.
We believe that a few pieces of work we’ve created can have that effect on you. We call them ‘smileys’.
46. We put up 7 alarm clocks on a hoarding inside the restaurant to
communicate the breakfast buffet. This communication targeted people
who visited the restaurant for lunch.
47. On Father’s Day, we didn’t say Happy Father’s Day.
Instead, we put up bicycle, and sent across a more
meaningful message.
49. A sale is a sale is a sale. So we thought why not let one kid’s
shopping spree benefit a less-privileged child. The ‘Wishing Well’
Sale encouraged shoppers to give away old toys and clothes and
get discount on new toys. The toys and clothes collected were
given to kids in an orphanage, in co-ordination with an NGO.
50. ‘Halo’.
A simple idea to promote vegetarianism during
the Christmas season
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EiLub64sOk
51. We created identity for brands
We designed a coffee table book
We developed an award-winning website
We launched two restaurants
We built a brand property for a pen maker
We gave away few smileys
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
52. We said no to expensive radio spots.
We said no to king sized hoardings.
We said no to fancy direct mailers.
To promote the breakfast buffet as the ideal setting for morning meetings, we used a medium that the business
executive was most likely to interact with in the mornings - email. We sent out an interesting series of e-dms that
engaged the reader.This campaign achieved encouraging results, at almost zero-cost.
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We designed a coffee table book
We developed an award-winning website
We launched two restaurants
We built a brand property for a pen maker
We gave away few smileys
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We pitched.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
57. For apple-of-my-i we created gift vouchers that had to excite a kid. A boring piece of paper with a denomination was not something that a
would light up a child’s eyes. So we thought of different ways to make a gift voucher exciting. We made a boat, a rocket, 4 cups and kids loved it.
An idea so simple, it surprised everyone, including us.
59. We created identity for brands
We designed a coffee table book
We developed an award-winning website
We launched two restaurants
We built a brand property for a pen maker
We gave away few smileys
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We pitched.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
60. The opportunity to work on new brands excites us.
For us, every pitch is a new challenge. Win or lose, the spirit to pitch lives on.
Here’s some of pitch work.
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92. We created identity for brands
We designed a coffee table book
We developed an award-winning website
We launched two restaurants
We built a brand property for a pen maker
We gave away few smileys
We found ways to reduce ‘marketing waste’
We surprised ourselves. We surprised clients.
We pitched.
We gave it an honest shot, every time.
93. Every time a challenge lands up at our desks, we do everything to find the simplest possible
solution. It’s a practice that has carried us through all these years; it’s an attitude that we intend to
carry along as we venture into the future.
94. Core team
Deepak Nair, Client Servicing Head.
Vinod Moolacherry - Creative Director, Bangalore.
Brijesh Jacob - Creative Director, Mumbai.
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Mumbai. Contact: Brijesh Jacob 98207 54591
Bangalore. Contact: Deepak Nair 98451 42585