Casio’s new ad under the Farak Padta Hai campaign exhorts students to take their calculator purchase seriously

The ad film uses humor to show how the seemingly insignificant calculator can impact their future.

Casio India, a leading consumer electronics company has revealed a new ad film as part of its brand campaign #FarakPadtaHai for its calculator category. Following the previous 2 films which targeted corporate workers and traders respectively, the 3rd film targets students who use calculators for their academic courses. The film is based on a key insight that students pay little attention to low-involvement items such as a calculator during purchase, a decision if made incorrectly they end up regretting as the product starts impacting their lives.

While Casio is already a market leader in calculators, this campaign conceptualized by Casio’s in-house brand team & Mr. Vishal Mittal and produced by Rat Films attempts to create awareness among non-users by using humor to hammer home the importance of making correct choices even for seemingly small purchases. The digital films are live across all social media pages of the brand including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Commenting on the campaign, Hideki Imai, MD, Casio India said, “As a consumer-centric brand, we have always ensured that our offerings add value to their lives. After rigorously studying the market, we created this campaign Farak Padta Hai (It Makes a Difference) for Casio calculators to highlight the importance of making correct decisions so that we can continue to impact consumers positively. Through this campaign, we are hoping to spread the message that consumers should consider quality, innovation, legacy, trust & overall value when purchasing calculators too as they all matter.”

Capturing the brand message, the film opens with its protagonist (a student) being told by his un-comprehending father to make do with any ordinary calculator if his preferred brand - Casio is not available. The protagonist then imagines a series of escalating scenarios impacting his life, all due to the repercussions of using an ordinary calculator leading him to stand firm in his demand for a Casio calculator only.