ENTERTAINMENT : Its like a standup comedy show with visual graphics. As loud. CONFESSION– I enjoyed this full over the top superbly hammed AKSHAY KUMAR performance in ENTERTAINMENT. And the halls were full on day 3 tooThe movie trailer and the star cast did not mislead the audience. You knew what you were getting into when… Read More »
26th EPISODE — ‘I AM SANKAR’ This belongs to an era when advertising was much fun. People used to be creative in their interactions and induction of new team members. Here I share an incident from HTA ( JWT- 35, Jandewalan, Rani Jhansi Road-Delhi) time. Sankar was heading PEPSI account at JWT. And a new young trainee… Read More »
THE COUNT HTA days. Days of many interesting episodes. This one is one of the simpler client- agency interaction episodes. Client:………………………… MOTOROLA Client representative: … RAHUL VERGHESE Venue: ………………………. SURYA SOFITEL Agency: …………………….. HTA ( 35 Jhandewalaon, Rani Jhansi Road) Agency representative: … Read More »
This week I bring a story that I have only heard. I have not been witness to it, so can not vouch for its correctness. It is JAGBEETI (happened to someone else) and may not be JAGZAHIR (known by all). I am ready to accept denial on this one. HTA (now JWT) Delhi in… Read More »
LACKS THE KICK- CARRIES BOX OFFICE PUNCH OK. It’s customary for the critics to unquestionable trash SALMAN KHAN’s movies and yet the BOX OFFICE would be forgiving and Salman is on his way to collect his EIDI. The line from movie actually sums it up ‘Mere baare mein itna mat sochna, dil mein aata hoon,… Read More »
So what do you earn in an organisation. Respect. Fame. Success. I was pondering this complex subject the day I left my last job at Dainik Bhaskar Group. And the answer was given by Wife of my colleage . her what’s app message – when she learnt of my leaving said QUOTE MESSAGE Gd eve… Read More »
When the phone rang, it was already late in the evening. We were tired after the press conference. Ready to call it a day. But, then work is work and in a small office a missed call may be a difference between having and missing a client. Philip the media coordination cum PR manager took… Read More »
The sudden vacuum post the final last night brings alive the whole World Cup alive in short burst of captured moments. And in the process filter with ease and least effort some learnings that are tough to miss out. 1. YOU CAN’T CREATE A TEAM IN MIXER GRINDER. Brazil is the case in point. Other… Read More »
I am stepping back to the period when I worked for a real short period of time with a small agency in EAST OF KAILASH, Delhi. I had few months in hand, before I was to join MUDRA COMMUNICATION (now DDB MUDRA), MMTP Programme at Ahmedabad. I worked as the much smaller agency. So small… Read More »
I blinked at the sun warming my body and tried to soak in the surrounding… I was in Delhi to attend ADASIA the 27th Session being held at Darbar Hall, Taj Palace, New Delhi. I had registered at the counter on first floor and taken the escalators down. Caught on a few friends, smoked leisurely… Read More »
