From Big B to Deepika, stars ride realty ‘brand wagon’
June 3rd, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANSBy Anuradha Shukla
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities don’t just peddle dreams but also dream homes. Real estate developers are now banking on the star power of the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai to endorse their projects. Deepika Padukone is the latest to join these marquee names. Aspire Real Estate, a Dubai-based developer, has signed up the actress as its brand ambassador. “We are targeting India, and Deepika will add to our brand equity,” said an Aspire spokesperson.
The trend of celebrities - from tinsel town and outside - endorsing real estate projects started around two years ago.
So while big banner draws such as Shah Rukh, Aishwarya, Bachchan or even sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and his sons represent the likes of DLF, Sahara and Omaxe, a host of smaller developers too have started signing up celebrities to cut across the clutter.
Thus, Pune-based Brahma Developers uses actress Katrina Kaif to promote its SunCity project, Chandigarh-based LVL City has signed up cricketer Yuvraj Singh, Chadha Group has former cricketer Kapil Dev, AEZ group has actress Perizaad Zorabian while small screen star Shweta Tiwari of Kasauti Zindagi Ki fame was the brand ambassador for Gaursons Developers.
Omaxe executive director Vipin Agarwal says star endorsement was imperative in the highly competitive realty sector.
“The celebrity not only gives the product greater recognition among the target audience but also helps the brand to connect with the customer, thus increasing the brand acceptability,” said Agarwal.
“All real estate campaigns focus on similar amenities. The tag ‘world class amenities’ is now clich
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