Showing posts with label Blogadda Meet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blogadda Meet. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

#SniffSniff meet experience..

I was part of the #SniffSniff activity and was eagerly waiting for the D day when the mysterious product was going to be revealed.  Finally 13th June came and it was time for #SniffSniff meet.

There were lots of predictions made for the product from various bloggers across the blogosphere.
Most of us were predicting it to be a new DEO. So were we right?

The mystery will be revealed soon, just keep on guessing & reading.

The meet was going on start at 11 a.m.
I and my fellow blogger friend Ste as usual were among the last few to reach the venue.
Actually if Blogadda want to honor us they can felicitate us with the “Last in Last out” blogger’s award..:P

Anyways we grabbed our seats quickly as the meet had already commenced.
It was an all male bloggers event but our host for the day was a beautiful lady.

Till now we were not aware about the brand that was going to launch the mysterious product until we saw Nivea men written all over the launch banner.



Soon after welcoming us to the event, the gorgeous lady made way for “Mr Animesh Gupta”, A soft skills trainer and EI coach.

He talked on different points related to “Body Odour”
1. What is the biological reason for development of body odour.
2. Effects of different kind of food habits on body odour.
3. What kind of diet is preferable when you have a body odour.
4. How to confront a person who has bad body odour and make him/her realize the same.
5. How to react when someone confronts you and says, “You smell bad today”.

It was an interactive session where we learned a lot on how to prevent, control, confront and accept a bad body odour.

Also there was a fun activity planned in the middle of it where all the bloggers were divided into groups of 5. In each group 2 of the bloggers were blindfolded who had to smell different things and depending upon the smell had to identify the personality of the person who smelled like that.
The other 3 had to pick five items at a time and make the 2 blindfolded persons smell them.

In my group I was among the 2 who got blindfolded but fortunately I didn’t had to smell onions but roses..:)

After the session there was surprise for us. According to rumors a bollywood actor was soon going to make his way in the middle. We were all thrilled and excited to meet one of the most handsome men of bollywood fraternity.

I think you must have correctly guessed the name till now…If NO, try connecting the dots when I say Nivea and Bollywood actor.

Finally the wait was over when “Arjun Rampal “, one of the most dashing actors of the decade made his way in front of us.
He had a class, every man would wish to have and style that would make a girl crazy.



He talked about his connection with Nivea and the beauty of its products.
Also he answered the questions asked by fellow bloggers.
I also asked him a question ,”How to handle such souls who consider themselves as superior and mock you even when you are hygienic and smelling good”.

It was time to feed the hungry stomach as lunch was served. 



After having a sumptuous meal we headed towards the hall which was all set for the launch.

It was show time as the curtains were going to be taken off the mystery product.


#BanBodyOdour was trending all over India. There was a hilarious video streamed spreading the message to #BanBodyOdour.

Mr Rakshit Hargave, the M.D. of Nivea India finally took the centre stage.
Lights, camera and action – “India’s first Deodorizer” was revealed.


A turning podium was in front of us which had a large model of “Nivea Deodorizer” and Arjun Rampal kissing it continuously…:P



It was Q&A round as Arjun Rampal and Mr Rakshit Hargave took centre stage.
After responding to around 7-8 questions it was time for photo session.

We too had our bloggers photo sessions.
It was time to head home with our goodies as the #SniffSniff meet concluded successfully.


Oopss…I forgot to tell what the goodie bag had, well a brand new “India’s first Deodorizer”..:)


I attended the #SniffSniff product unveiling event by BlogAdda in association with Nivea

Sunday, May 24, 2015

"Axis Digital" Blogadda Meet

It was my second Axis meet and I was damn excited to know what magic these guys at Axis are going to present before us.

The venue was same, corporate office of Axis bank situated in the Bombay Dyeing Mills Compound.

The high class security and classy interiors were equally appealing as they were on my first visit.
As usual the lazy I was a bit late and I regret to miss the starting initial part of the meet.

The agenda of the meet was the launch of “Ping Pay” app by Axis Bank.

Here the magic begins.

What is Ping Pay

It is a multi social payment application by Axis Bank. With this app you can simply ping and send/ask for money or recharge to anyone on your Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Email or Phone book.

You can add digital content like pictures, video, text or audio to give a personal touch to the transaction and make it fun.

Ping Pay has been developed in partnership with Fastacash, a Singapore based, venture-capital backed firm. Fastacash’s technology enables value (money, airtime, coupons, etc) transfers, along with digital content, across any social network and messaging platform.

Why Ping Pay

The most appealing and amazing thing about this app is, it is an entry point for non-Axis customers. The impressive UI and features provides a rich user experience while banking.
Also people are more digitally and socially connected so this app is apt and most convenient for them. The only banking social payment application which allows users to share digital content like text, images, audio and video, while sending/asking for money/mobile recharge.

Features of Ping Pay

1.       Send & Ask money through social media.
2.       Send & Ask recharge socially.
3.       Open saving account with Axis and view balance.

Security Features

Onboarding
ü  Sim locking
ü  Device locking
ü  OTP

Transaction Level
ü  Ping Code
ü  Fastalink is locked to a profile – cannot be forwarded
ü  Transaction limit is Rs 50000 per day and transaction.

How Ping Pay Works
The app provides an innovative, gesture based user experience that enables money transfers without having to type in the account number and the IFSC code. Sending or requesting money or mobile recharges with the Ping Pay app takes a few simple steps. When sending money, the user chooses a social or messaging channel and selects the name of the person to whom the money is to be sent. They enter the amount to be sent and set a “ping code” that is shared separately with the receiver. Upon confirming the transaction, the money is immediately sent and the receiver gets a message across the social or messaging channel selected by the sender. The receiver has 15 days to transfer the money to his/her bank account using IMPS. In the event, the receiver does not claim the money received within 15 days, the transaction would be auto-reversed to the sender’s account. Ping Pay also has ‘Ask for Money’ and ‘Ask for Recharge’ options, which would allow the receiver to put in a request for funds and also seek recharge from their friends and family across social.

Finally the magic show got over and I was a happy and satisfied man.
We had our set of questions and the Axis magicians answered them all quite superbly.



A sumptuous and delicious lunch was awaiting us and my taste buds were all set for the treat.
Gulab Jamun & Gajar ka halwa with ice cream made my day.


















This post is about 'Digital Axis' meet conducted by Axis Bank in association with BlogAdda.com