Category Archives: PUBLISHED ARTICLES

‘A’ Content on Radio. Should we have grading system in place?

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 »

Do You Have a Yellow Umbrella?

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 »

Media needs makeover in Visually Digital World

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 »

Why nuance and focus are key to Cannes creative success by BEN ESSEN faetured at WARC

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 »

Appreciating contribution in creating highly untrained leadership in advertising

Tweet     Follow @S_kotnala The classic quote “Our assets go down in the elevator every night” still reflects advertising and communication organisations and highly people-centric professions. Yet, the practice defies logic. Surprisingly, beyond learning on the run, they do nothing in terms of organised training. Throwing in the deep end seems to be the only… Read More »

The Sponsor’s Gita in Sports Mahabharata

Tweet       Follow @S_kotnala Mahabharata, the epic war between two polarised views happens in every yug. Kalyug is a bit different. Here it happens every year, maybe a new Mahabharata every moment, many of them at the global level.  The Kauravas and Pandavas are decided not on ethics and attitude but who wins. Pandavas… Read More »

Comparing apples with oranges. Why you must compare Goafest with Kyoorius.

It is bound to happen. And my telling otherwise is not going to help. Comparisons are inevitable. The industry remains divided between the two. No one has taken sides. They are waiting and watching further development.  Will they become two iconic award properties? Will Kyoorius replace Goafest? Will delegates attend both or will they sacrifice… Read More »

CROSS MEDIA MATRIX- Time for Indian Publishers to take the leap

Tweet     Follow @S_kotnala Why should anyone be interested the latest report of EMMA, the Enhanced Media Matrix Australia? The answer could be a wishful thinking and the necessity of future. We are probably at the right point to leap forward. Today, in complexly fragmented multi-title and multi-screen media engagement, a study like EMMA, the… Read More »