WhatsApp has collaborated with world musical sensation and actor Diljit Dosanjh to have fun the launch of avatars. With avatars, WhatsApp now permits its customers to create and customise a digital depiction of themselves, that can be utilized as a profile photograph and despatched as response stickers.
Diljit Dosanjh launched his avatar on WhatsApp at a stay live performance in Mumbai amidst his followers. It was the first-of-its-kind live performance to function WhatsApp avatars wherever on the earth.
Right here’s a preview to the live performance the place a crowd of 10,000+ cheered on Diljit and his WhatsApp avatar!
WhatsApp did a ‘Say Extra with Avatars’ activation for Diljit’s followers in the course of the live performance. The followers needed to create and ship their very own avatars to a WhatsApp quantity and 10 fortunate individuals acquired an opportunity to satisfy Diljit in a personal meet & greet session on the live performance. As a part of the avatars on WhatsApp marketing campaign, Diljit additionally created three movies highlighting how a lot enjoyable he has had creating completely different avatars of himself on WhatsApp. (hyperlinks)
Commenting on the collaboration, Diljit Dosanjh stated,”WhatsApp is how I keep related with family and friends in India whereas I journey the world. I ship footage, movies of all my concert events and a lot extra by means of WhatsApp. I’m personally excited concerning the launch of avatars as a result of I really like to specific myself in many various methods as an artist and as an individual and avatars helps me do exactly that. It has democratised expressions for everybody!”
Avinash Pant, Director of Advertising and marketing, Meta India stated, “Launching avatars on WhatsApp in India with Diljit Dosanjh could be very particular. Transcending cultures and style, Diljit’s music epitomises limitless self-expression, which is symbolic of what avatars on WhatsApp stands for. Avatars allow a personalised self-expression for everybody, giving individuals the liberty of representing themselves with out sharing their actual pictures. Taking this built-in advertising and marketing marketing campaign forward, we are going to amplify avatars amongst customers through OOH, on-ground activations and digital platforms.”
On WhatsApp now you can use your personalised avatar as your profile photograph or select from considered one of 36 customized stickers reflecting many various feelings and actions. For many individuals this would be the first time creating an avatar and WhatsApp will proceed to ship model enhancements together with lighting, shading, hair model textures, and extra that may make avatars even higher over time.
