Category Archives: FUN IN PROFESSIONAL LIFE

Real life stories from advertising and marketing

Sharing is Caring

Tweet    Follow @S_kotnala 62nd  EPISODE. Take you back to LINTAS of Mohandev Building Connaught place, New Delhi time. We had a few Public Sector clients and the billing was not worth discussing. These clients were just continuing as a legacy with us. They were wasting huge sums on advertising mostly in print through other empaneled… Read More: Sharing is Caring »

THE OTHER SEMI-FINAL

Tweet     Follow @S_kotnala 60TH EPISODE. We lost the semi-final to Australia on 26th March. So, thought I could bring back the episode that involved  another semi final;  this time on 5TH November 1987, Cricket World Cup. India Vs.  England. That was Thursday too. It was important enough a game for few of us to… Read More: THE OTHER SEMI-FINAL »

BREAKOUT AT MUDRA

Tweet   Follow @S_kotnala 57th EPISODE. First let me warn you this is part of unknown history of Mudra  and may not been archived.  I do think such an act has never happened in any other agency. It is known to few, those who been part of it.   Yes, you guessed it right, I was involved… Read More: BREAKOUT AT MUDRA »

OVERDOSE

Tweet    Follow @s_kotnala 56th EPISODE. ‘Holi  Hai’. This week we will be celebrating Holi, the festival of colours. Sharing a Holi centric episode would definitely make sense. I am not sure of the year but it was between 2006 and 2008. As DNA was already launched and DRY HOLI concept from Dainik Bhaskar was yet… Read More: OVERDOSE »

Can you make someone an ENGLISHMAN overnight

Tweet               Follow @S_kotnala 55th EPISODE. Early 90’s. HTA, Delhi above Ball Bearing Market, 35 Rani Jhansi Road, Jhandewalon fame. There was one annual ritual. That was ARB: Annual Review Board. Where junior Client servicing team (so called Brand custodians) would make a pitch before the whole office, sharing their… Read More: Can you make someone an ENGLISHMAN overnight »

IRRATIONAL DEMAND

53RD EPISODE. This is a milestone story. 1992 or 1993, HERO HONDA was celebrating its 5,00,000th bike. Neither the year nor the numbers of bike is important in this story. It was first time any Indian bike was hitting such a number. Munjal’s were excited with it. More excited was J Narian, Marketing head at… Read More: IRRATIONAL DEMAND »