Category Archives: ADVERTISING MARKETING

IRS 2019 Gives Print Publishers Reasons to Smile.

The Indian Readership Survey (IRS) Quarter 1, 2019 findings are out. It brings good news to print publishers. Their reach and readership continue to expand. The total monthly reader touches new peak at 42 crores, a growth of 4.4%.  In this period, the number of households has also grown by 4%. Any daily reach remains… Read More: IRS 2019 Gives Print Publishers Reasons to Smile. »

Print is proof- needs a wider collective commitment.

The coming together print publishers is a rare celestial aberration. However, this is not the first time when some of the largest print houses have got together. We know when they collectively questioned the IRS and hence MRUC some years back. Even at that time, people viewed it as a disturbing disruption, but it led… Read More: Print is proof- needs a wider collective commitment. »

‘The Internet is NOT the Answer’, Andrew keen. Book Review.

I always knew that ‘The Internet Is NOT the Answer’. It is a milestone in the chaotic river of evolution. Life and future will find its own way to correct the follies of technological advancement and misuse. No there is nothing to worry about. Andrew Keen as an author of ‘The Internet Is NOT The… Read More: ‘The Internet is NOT the Answer’, Andrew keen. Book Review. »

Unsolicited advice to help make Goafest 2020 better.

In the article yesterday, I discussed ‘what you missed, and they messed?’ with reference to the advertising industry’s biggest festival of creativity and ideas. Goafest2019 finished on April 13, 2019. Like always, it had its own moments of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.  There has been tremendous change as the festival keep evolving.… Read More: Unsolicited advice to help make Goafest 2020 better. »

GOAFEST 2019. How to get the most out of it.

GOAFEST 2019, the collective event by AAAi and AdClub. It used to be really fun when it was held at the Cavasillium beach. Oh! It was hot and humid. You needed sunglasses, a hat and suntan lotion as standard accessories to navigate the venue. I have been one of those stupid’s who questioned the relevance… Read More: GOAFEST 2019. How to get the most out of it. »

Goafest- view of a biased loyalist.

I was recently telling someone that I am one of the few who has attended every season of Goafest since inception.  I was stumped when she asked, what has changed and what should change at Goafest. Moreover, she wanted to know, why should someone attend Goafest? In spite of my being a loyalist, the questions… Read More: Goafest- view of a biased loyalist. »

Unfinished story seeks happy ending in GoaFest 2019.

Will GOAFEST 2019 finally change everything. Unfinished stories have an uncanny feeling. Expectations and imaginations play havoc with the sense of directions. They leave you starving for that last chapter that will wrap the things as per your thread. So, I am going to share one such story seeking an end. It started some years… Read More: Unfinished story seeks happy ending in GoaFest 2019. »

Impressive Lotus Winners At Pattaya Adfest.

Pattaya Adfest is my favourite advertising-communication festival. The 2019 festival came to an end last Saturday. Due to some personal emergencies, I had to cancel my trip at the last moment. India won 16 Lotus awards, and we are aware of the work. I have been following the fest online and keeping a tab on… Read More: Impressive Lotus Winners At Pattaya Adfest. »

How, What & Why of Erroneous Claims by Newspapers.

Recently one of the top newspapers published a corrigendum on its circulation claim. Another newspaper hinted that the competition was lying. And a few others’ claims went unchallenged. When claims happen, you know the IRS (Indian Readership Survey) or ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulation) reports have been released. Reacting to competition,  calling them ‘liars’ and… Read More: How, What & Why of Erroneous Claims by Newspapers. »