Airtel invites customers to experience the power of 5G at its stores

Airtel

Telugu super News,New Delhi, February 23, 2023: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s leading telecommunications services provider has created 5G experience zones across all its retail stores in the country. Through these specially curated zones, Airtel is demonstrating the power of 5G to consumers by bringing to life its blazing data speeds and emerging use cases like immersive virtual reality entertainment, cloud gaming, and more. As an industry leader, Airtel has taken the lead to simplify the new technology for customers and get them to experience the real difference of 5G. All these 1000+ stores will have specially trained executives who will not only demonstrate use cases but will also answer all 5G related questions along with Airtel’s own offerings.

Airtel was the first company to launch 5G services in the country and today its services are available across 20 states. The company is rolling out its services in a phased manner and continues to construct its network in the country. Customers with 5G enabled devices will enjoy high-speed Airtel 5G Plus network at no extra cost until the rollout is more widespread as the existing data plan works on 5G. Airtel promises to offer massive speeds and the best voice experience on its network, the services will work on all 5G smartphones and be kinder to the environment.

Commenting on the launch, Shashwat Sharma, Director – Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel said, “Customer obsession continues to be the core tenet driving us at Airtel. We heard from our customers about their curiosity and desire to experience the new technology, as the networks get rolled out. The Demo zones in our stores will provide first-hand experience of Airtel 5G Plus and the potential it holds to transform the lives of our customers. I am certain, the customers will love the experience provided here, as we construct our network across the length and breadth of the country”.

In the last year, Airtel has demonstrated the power of 5G with a host of powerful use cases that will change the way customers lead their lives and do business. From India’s first live 5G network in Hyderabad to recreating the in-stadia experience of Kapil Dev’s legendary 175 run innings from the 1983 Cricket World Cup to the first 5G enabled the rural school to demonstrate real-life 5G applications of the future to partnering with Mahindra & Mahindra to make its Chakan manufacturing facility, Airtel has been at the forefront of 5G innovation.

Marriott Bonvoy on Wheels now delivers epicurean delicacies through the Club Marriott South Asia mobile app to its customers

Marriott Bonvoy on Wheels

Telugu Super News,Mumbai 17th February 2023: Marriott Bonvoy on Wheels (MBOW), Marriott International’s online food delivery program, has integrated with the Club Marriott South Asia app and the Club Marriott website. Club Marriott is Marriott’s dining membership program in Asia Pacific that offers its valued members a range of services and accommodation benefits at over eighty hotels within South Asia. In addition to providing real-time table reservations, with this new service extension guests and members can now indulge in decadent menus from award winning restaurants such as Adrift Kaya (JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity); Koishii (The St. Regis Mumbai) and Ukiyo (The Ritz-Carlton Pune) to name a few, through the Club Marriott South Asia app or the website. 

Through the Club Marriott South Asia app and the website, customers can instantly order their meals, opt for an easy takeaway, or gift a meal to their loved one’s customized to their taste and preference. Design led, with an easy and intuitive user interface, the app also comes with the added benefit of Marriott’s food pairing recommendations. The curated menus feature a wide variety of dishes, including appetizers, entrees, vegan friendly specials, and sinful desserts handcrafted by Marriott’s expert chefs.

Ranju Alex, Area Vice President – South Asia, Marriott International said, “At Marriott International we constantly push innovations across the board to enhance guest experiences with our elevated offerings. Marriott Bonvoy on Wheels, our online food delivery programme has witnessed significant success since its inception. Integrating this service to the Club Marriott South Asia app widens and extends our diverse F&B portfolio to our guests, giving them the luxury of experiencing a wholesome luxe home dining experience with comfort and ease”.

Marriott Bonvoy on Wheels has rolled out several specially curated signature menus comprising fine dining specialties alongside comfort food favorites. Leveraging on the strong network of the Marriott hotels and marquee restaurants gives it a distinctive edge within the food delivery space. Today, MBOW delivers across 30 cities from more than 80 restaurants in South Asia. Integral to this service is the Marriott brand promise of stringent safety and hygiene checks while preparing, packaging and delivering these meals within record time.

Convenient and fuss free, customers can now download the Club Marriott South Asia app here or visit our website, www.clubmarriott.in

Amazon Pay and Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited join hands to simplify electricity bill payments for customers

Amazon Pay and Telangana State Southern Power

Hyderabad  January, 2022: Amazon Pay announced an association with Telangana Southern State Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL) to simplify electricity bill payments for TSSPDCL customers. Through this association, TSSPDCL customers can now pay their electricity bills on Amazon using Amazon Pay without any convenience fee and experience secure and seamless transactions without the hassle to stand in billing queues. Moreover, they can earn cashbacks on their first bill payment and exciting rewards on their future bill payments.

To pay their electricity bills, TSSPDCL customers can go to their trusted Amazon app and follow the below steps: –

1.      Click on the Amazon Pay or Pay Bills tab on the home page

2.      Click on the Electricity icon to land on electricity bill payment page

3.      Select “Telangana” as the state and TSSPDCL as Electricity board

4.      Enter USC number

5.      Customers need to click on the box below USC number to be reminded when their bill is due.

6.      Click on fetch bill to know their exact bill amount

After filling the necessary details, customers can choose their preferred payment mode such as UPI, Amazon Pay Later, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Amazon Pay Balance, or Net-banking to instantly complete the transaction. Customers will get notified on the success of the payment as well as the rewards they have unlocked. Moreover, they do not need to remember their customer ID and other details for subsequent transactions.

Headquartered in Hyderabad, TSSPDCL is among the largest electricity billers in India. The electric power distribution company caters to 9.2 million customers across 15 districts in Telangana. These districts include Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Nalgonda, Yadadri, Bhuvanagiri, Suryapet, Siddipet, Medchal, Wanaparthy, Nagarkarnool, Jogulamba, Gadwal, SangaReddy, Medak, Hyderabad, Vikarabad, and Rangareddy.

With this association Amazon aims to make electricity bill payments instant, convenient, and rewarding for millions of customers.

Amazon Pay and Telangana State Southern Power

Apart from this, Amazon offers a large set of use-cases ranging from paying utility bills, restaurant bills, and recharges to booking travel tickets, investing in digital gold and automobile insurance, transferring money and much more. Customers can use different payment modes on Amazon, including Amazon Pay ICICI Bank credit card, Amazon Pay Balance, Amazon Pay UPI, Amazon Pay Later and the cashload at doorstep feature to shop and pay seamlessly. 

Customers can click here to make their bill payments.

36 hours of Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 witness record participation from customers and sellers across India

36 hours of Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 witness record participation from customers and sellers across India

Amazon.in flagged off the biggest ever 36 hours of shopping with Prime Early Access and day 1 of the Great Indian Festival. Amazon.in saw single largest day of Prime sign ups; 1.9X higher than last year with 68% coming from Tier 2 & 3 cities. “The Amazon Great Indian Festival kicked off to an exciting start with a great response from customers and seller partners. It is encouraging to witness small and medium businesses, startups, artisans, women entrepreneurs offer a wide selection of products to our customer across India. We are humbled by the increase in new Prime member sign ups and customers shopping across categories as they trust Amazon as their preferred online shopping destination”, said Manish Tiwary, Vice President & Country Manager, India Consumer Business, Amazon. 

Sellers registration to serve customers: In the first 36 hours, small and medium businesses, startups, artisans, women entrepreneurs offered the largest selection of products and sold around 10 lakh unique products to customers across India. During the 24 hrs ‘Prime Early Access’, 1.75X growth of seller sign-ups during Prime Early Access versus an average business day.

Prime continues to thrill customers: Prime members shopped more during Prime Early Access than on any other day. Amazon.in saw single largest day of Prime sign ups, 1.9X higher than last year.

*Diamonds Festive rewards: As a part of the Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022, Amazon India introduced the Diamonds festive rewards program. A one-time “Bonus Diamonds” were credited to all customers basis their past shopping on Amazon.in, “Prime Extra Bonus Diamonds” were credited to Prime Customers for their shopping during Kickstarter Deals days. Of the customers redeeming their Diamonds, 50% have redeemed for offers and rewards.

36 hours of Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 witness record participation from customers and sellers across India


Amazon Pay – Shopping made more rewarding and affordable: Partnering with India’s largest bank SBI, more than 300M Indians had access to Instant discount offers on SBI Credit and Debit cards. Customers could avail 10% Instant Discount Up to Rs. 28,000 on SBI Credit and Debit Cards & EMI transactions. 

90% increase in flight bookings by Prime members as compared to an average business day During Prime Early Access (PEA). 4x more co-branded credit cards (CBCC) cards were issued during PEA 2022 (vs PEA’21) and 4x more than an average business day Amazon Pay Later (APL) signups. 90% of people shopping during PEA received rewards & cashbacks via Amazon Pay and Amazon Pay Gift cards issued increase by 1.8X vs 2021 Prime Early Access. 1 out of 4 purchases were made on EMI; 2 out of 3 products were sold on No Cost EMIs. Amazon Pay Later registrations increased by 4X in last 36 hours. 

Categories customers loved 

Smartphones: Customers loved the new selection and deals offered by India’s favorite smartphone destination. A total of nine new launches were lined up during this festive season. 5G smartphones saw a strong uptake alongside customers showing a preference for mid-tier to premium smartphones. Customers shopped from Top brands such as OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, iQOO, realme and Apple. Smartphones also witnessed a strong double-digit growth versus last year and a 20X uplift versus an average business day.

36 hours of Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 witness record participation from customers and sellers across India

Consumer Electronics and Personal Computers: Customers in the age group of 18-24 scouted most for Gaming Laptops from top brands like HP, Lenovo and Asus and Smartwatches from Noise, boat and Fireboltt. We witnessed a 12X growth in smartwatches with customers buying across price segments versus an average business day. 

Customers had access to over 200+ Top brands from Audio and Camera categories. Audio and Camera saw record sales of 9X growth as compared to an average business day, led by brands such as JBL Harman, boAt, Noise, Sony, Boult, Canon and Zebronics. Customers bought entry level Truly Wireless headphones starting INR 699 from boAt; top selling Noise cancellation Wireless headphones from Sony WF 1000XM4 starting INR 13,990 and Zebronics 180W 5.1 Soundbar starting INR 6,999 . On Camera customers preferred buying mirrorless camera from Canon M50 Mark II and Sony Alpha series.  

Large Appliances: Customers had access to the widest and largest selection on Amazon.in across refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines. We received orders from 3X more pin codes as compared to an average business day. 

Televisions: Customers got to choose from a broad selection of 300+ TVs with 32-inch certified Android Smart TV Price starting at 6,999* to INR 6,79,999 (85-inch TV). Customers shopped from Top Brands like OnePlus Mi Samsung LG Sony with No Cost EMI, Extended Warranty, Free Installation. 

36 hours of Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 witness record participation from customers and sellers across India


Fashion & Beauty: 2 out of 3 products sold on Amazon Fashion were to customers from Tier 2/3 cities and towns. Metro cities contributed to 36% of the sales for Amazon Fashion; over 68% of new customers came from non-metro cities.

India’s largest Beauty storefront on Amazon.in saw a surge in demand with 3X jump in sales vs an average business day in popular categories like Skincare and Haircare essentials. In the first 36 hours of GIF, Amazon India witnessed up to 6X spike from customer favourite brands** like Nivea, Dove, Renee, Mamaearth, Pears, Plum and more. In Luxury Beauty, top brands like Guess, Bath & Body Works and L’Oreal Professional witnessed over 4X jump versus an average business day. 

Amazon Business: Amazon Business saw around 50% growth in customers, over 100% jump in orders and more than 200% jump in sales over last year along with a 2X growth in customers placing bulk orders for their business or corporate gifting needs. The number of sellers getting at least one business order grew by 23% over last year.


Amazon Core Consumables: Customers had access to a wide selection of over 2M grocery and daily essentials items on amazon, they love the choices curated for festive season and purchased 3X more ‘Ready to eat’ foods like dry fruits and namkeen, 2.5X more noodles, 2X more gourmet chocolates, 1.8X sweets. Other top categories witnessing high growth included men’s grooming, feminine hygiene, sports nutrition.

36 hours of Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 witness record participation from customers and sellers across India

Amazon Fresh: Over 2.5X growth over an average business day led by daily essentials such as Oil, Ghee, Atta and dal among other products. Some of the popular brands are Fortune, Mother Dairy, Aashirvaad, Tata Sampann and Daawat. Amazon Fresh saw 2.8X jump for cooking essential products, 2.5X jump in Snacks & Desserts and 3X jump in Bath & Beauty products over an average business day. Fruits & Vegetables, Dairy and Bakery saw surge in demand and unit sales for these categories doubled vis-a-vis an average business day.


Amazon Devices: Customers loved offers on Echo Devices and purchased 35X more units of Echo Dot smart speakers over an average business day. Once again, Fire TV Stick was one of the highest selling products on Amazon.in with a 40X growth in sales versus an average business day. Readers across the country loved offers on Kindle with a 20X growth in unit sales over an average business day.


Bookings Made Easy: 90% increase in flight bookings by Prime members as compared to an average business day during Prime Early Access. More than 1 lac travel and movie tickets were sold during the first 36 hours. Customers saved more than INR 80 lacs on their ticket bookings via discounts and by not paying any additional fees on train ticket bookings.

36 hours of Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 witness record participation from customers and sellers across India


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ICICI Bank launches ‘Festive Bonanza’, a bouquet of special offers for its customers

ICICI Bank launches ‘Festive Bonanza’, a bouquet of special offers for its customers

Mumbai: ICICI Bank today announced the launch of ‘Festive Bonanza’, a wide variety of offers for all its customers at the onset of the festive season. The customers can enjoy the benefit of discounts and cashbacks up to ₹25,000 which can be availed using the Bank’s credit/ debit cards, internet banking, consumer finance and cardless EMI. These offers are also available to the customers in the form of EMIs using the Bank’s debit/ credit cards.

The Bank has curated a bouquet of offers to meet the festive needs of customers in categories ranging from electronics & gadgets, global luxury brands, apparels & jewellery, grocery, automobile, furniture, travel and dining. The list of marquee brands offering attractive offers include Flipkart, Amazon, Myntra, Bigbasket, Blinkit, MakeMyTrip, iPhone 14, Samsung, Ajio, Reliance Digital, Croma, LG, Dell, Swiggy, Zomato, PC Jewellers (PCJ), and many more. Special offers on banking products such as loans (home loan, personal loan, and gold loan) can also be availed.

Speaking on the launch, Mr. Rakesh Jha, Executive Director, ICICI Bank said, “We are delighted to announce the launch of ‘Festive Bonanza’ for our customers which will include a plethora of offers, discounts and cashbacks on purchases and spends. We have collaborated with leading brands and e-commerce platforms to come up with exciting offers across a wide range of products and services. The customers can avail these offers using ICICI Bank’s debit / credit cards, internet banking and consumer finance. In addition, we have introduced festive benefits across our banking solutions –home loan, balance transfer, loan against property, personal loan, auto loan, two wheeler loan, cardless EMI and no-cost EMI to finance the purchase of favourite gadgets and home appliances among others. We hope that these offers will be able to bring a lot of joy and excitement to our customers.”

ICICI Bank customers can avail attractive discounts across categories using debit/credit card, internet banking and cardless EMI:

Offers on leading brands & e-commerce platforms: 10% discount on online shopping with major e-commerce players like Flipkart, Amazon, Myntra, Tata Cliq and Ajio Luxe.

Global luxury brands: Additional 10% cashback on luxury brands like Armani Exchange, Canali, Clarks, Diesel, Giorgio Armani, Hamleys, Hugo Boss, Jimmy Choo, Kate Spade, Paul & Shark, Satya Paul, Steve Madden and Brooks & brothers among others

Electronics & gadgets: Up to 10% cashback across leading electronics brands like LG, Carrier, Dell, Eureka Forbes, Haier, Sony, Voltas, Whirlpool and many more. Customers can also avail attractive discounts at Reliance Digital, Croma, and Vijay Sales.

Mobile phones: Attractive discount and cashback offers on mobiles from Apple, MI, OnePlus, Realme, Oppo and Vivo

Apparel & jewellery: Additional 10% discounts on leading apparel brands like Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, Ajio, Flipkart, among others. Also get ₹2,500 cashback on minimum purchase of ₹50,000 and ₹5,000 on minimum purchase of ₹1,00,000 from PC Jewellers (PCJ)

Grocery: Exciting discounts on grocery purchase with Big Basket, Swiggy Instamart, Licious, Blinkit, eat better, and lil goodness

Travel: Exciting discounts on leading travel sites like MakeMyTrip, Yatra, Cleartrip, EaseMyTrip and Paytm flights among others

Dining: Up to 20% discount on Zomato, Swiggy and EazyDiner

Entertainment: Exciting offers on SonyLiv annual subscription, and discounts on movie tickets and F&B in Cinepolis and Inox

Furniture and Home decor: 10% discount on brands like Pepperfry, West Elm, Ritu Kumar among others.

Some exciting offers on the loan suite are:

ICICI Bank launches ‘Festive Bonanza’, a bouquet of special offers for its customers

Home loan: Avail pre-approved home loan & pre-approved balance transfer with a processing fees of ₹1,100 only*. Customers can get 50% discount* on processing fee for home loan, balance transfer and loan against property.

Car loan: Customers can get car loan up to 100% of on-road price on new car loan and up to 100% of car valuation on used car loan for a tenure up to 8 years.

Consumer finance: No-cost EMI on leading brands like Apple, OnePlus, Samsung, Sony, LG, Voltas among others this facility will be enabled at leading retailers like Croma, Reliance Digital, Vijay Sales, Bajaj Electronics etc.

Personal loan: Customers will not be levied pre-closure charges on personal loan after 12 EMIs are paid (3% charged, if closed before 12 EMIs)

Tractor loan: Customers can also avail tractor loan for tenure up to 6 years*. The loan will be provided upto 90% of the tractor cost.

Two-wheeler loan: Customers can avail up to 100%* of on road price of the two-wheeler and get EMI as low as ₹30 per ₹1,000.

*Terms & conditions apply on offers

To know more and avail the ‘Festive Bonanza’ offers, visit https://www.icicibank.com/festivebonanza/offer-page.html  

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For media queries, write to: corporate.communications@icicibank.com

Maruti Suzuki announces ‘Freedom Service Carnival’ for customers

Maruti Suzuki announces ‘Freedom Service Carnival’ for customers

To commemorate our 75th year of Independence, Maruti Suzuki India Limited has rolled out the nationwide ‘Freedom Service Carnival’. The initiative aligns with the Company’s commitment to offer high quality service and delightful service experience to customers across dealerships in the country.

Mr. Partho Banerjee, Senior Executive Officer (Service), Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “It is our endeavour to continuously adapt our service offerings to the customers’ needs and offer them a delightful car ownership experience. On the occasion of Independence Day, we have introduced the ‘Freedom Service Carnival’, which is one such initiative in this regard. Here, customers can take benefit of special offers on labour charges for Periodic Maintenance Service, available across our 4,300+ strong nationwide service network. Freedom Service Carnival is an engagement to strengthen Maruti Suzuki’s commitment to offer ‘Joy of Mobility’ to its esteemed customers.”

Maruti Suzuki’s efforts in Service:

Maruti Suzuki announces ‘Freedom Service Carnival’ for customers

For Maruti Suzuki, “Customer First” has always been the philosophy, and hence the endeavor is to serve and create delight for all our customers. As a commitment to this, the Company has set-up over 4,300+ service touchpoints across 2,100+ cities. The Company catered to over 19 million customers in FY 2021-22. Additionally, doorstep service facility, with specially designed service-on-wheels workshops, has been made available in several cities across India. Maruti Suzuki Road Service provide emergency support to customers stranded due to vehicular breakdowns. The Maruti Suzuki Road Service staff is equipped with essential tools and spares needed to quickly restore the vehicles in distress.