Tweet Follow @S_kotnala Last Thursday as I was driving down the Delhi-Gurgaon-Jaipur Highway I could see Kawarias (carrying the pious water from Ganges) walking back from Haridwar. On an average every one of them walks 300-odd km. But they have a promise to keep. A promise they made to their deity. On Saturday, I saw… Read More »
Tweet Follow @S_kotnala For a change, here is a book that s what it promises and proposes to be. Brand Cliches is all about ‘Conventional Thinking in building extraordinary brands’. All the clichés you could think of and some more introduced by Raman Kalia within the scope of the book. It is a book of directional… Read More »
Tweet Follow @s_kotnala As usual it is the illiterate and the man of no-means that gets crucified at these illogical irrational ‘Looking Tokyo Talking London’ decisions of the government. In a ridiculous attempt to contain child pornography, the Indian government has banned a set of adult content sites creating a panic knee-jerk reaction from lovers… Read More »
Tweet Follow @s_kotnala 75th Episode. One of the proudest moments in Dainik Bhaskar history has been the Orbit Shifting Innovative Launch of Jaipur Edition on 19th December 1996. It in many ways defined how newspaper titles reevaluated their launch strategies and geographical boundaries. Cut to 2006, Dainik Bhaskar was celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the… Read More »
Tweet Follow @S_kotnala Radio as a medium is a delight for audiences. It is easily accessible, affordable and available. With Phase III licensing next up in time the situation will hopefully further improve on this front. Radio can be accessed on mobile, pocket transistor, vehicle and even stand-alone simple headphones. The cost of accessing is… Read More »
Tweet Follow @S_kotnala This is from early 80’s; I was a student in Jabalpur perusing my engineering degree. I was day scholar in a college that was some 15-17 KM away from home and the distance was covered on cycle. One did that easily with friends. I had a HERO MAJESTIC and my dear close… Read More »
Tweet Follow @s_kotnala I was sitting in the office of Ashraf bhai, an understated person well known for his ability to create wealth. He had invited me to help him recruit a candidate for his go-to-market strategy. Like many owner-driven organisations, in his office too the master colour control screen of the CCTV… Read More »
One of my friends not from advertising and media world was working on a presentation for his Senior Vice President. A part in it dealt with the current status and future trend in the media and entertainment scene in India. Somewhere, he decided to bring it alive pictorially in the digitally visual driven world. Once… Read More »
Tweet Follow @s_kotnala This post is by Ben Essen, head of planning at iris. This was first published at WARC site http://goo.gl/vMkKn3 I have taken this up and pasted here with all rights and content remaining with WARC. Question. What percentage of Volvo drivers are regular cyclists? What fraction of Always $3.4 billion worldwide sales are made… Read More »
Normally communication is not given high enough an importance and it’s common to point out that it is just a small part of the whole system. Right. But when it comes to brand image and perception, suddenly all fingers starts pointing at it. In case of an erroneous advertisement called to attention by the media… Read More »
