Radio City finds its new creative agency in Scarecrow Communications

Scarecrow Communications has won the creative mandate for Radio City 91.1 FM. The account will be handled by the agency’s Mumbai branch.

Talking about the development, Ashit Kukian, president and COO, Radio City 91.1 FM said, “Radio City is a robust media brand and it is a matter of great pride that after 13 years of inception, we are now considered synonymous to the category. With radio industry poised for the next phase of growth, we see a need to further augment the brand Radio City and therefore called for creative partners. We were overwhelmed with the enthusiasm and participation of the creative agencies. We narrowed down on Scare Crow communications after evaluating their past credentials and their radio understanding and are confident that they would partner our efforts. We look forward to some great work from them.”

On winning, Manish Bhatt, founder director, Scarecrow Communications said “We are very ecstatic about this win, as Scarecrow has a soft spot for radio as a powerful communication medium. The fact that we won this account soon after we were crowned ‘The Agency of the Year’ at Mirchi Kaan, 2014, is truly the icing on the cake and what makes it a special achievement for us. Radio City being one of the big players of the industry, it gives us the challenge and excitement that we look for in building a brand.”

Arunava Sengupta (Joy), founder director, Scarecrow Communications, added, “This win is very significant as to work on a Radio brand it is very important to have knowledge of local nuances of different cities as radio needs to connect at a local level. I am really looking forward to deepening the connect that Radio City already has along with the brand team.”

Scarecrow won the account following a multi-agency pitch.