No solution to Idea Shopping & Plagiarism with pitches.

When agencies are willing to make free unprotected pitches in anticipation of future assignments- should you be surprised with inspired idea shopping and plagiarism.

Will Advertising Marketing Be Any Different?

Welcome, 2020. Two decades are over. The next one starts. Will the next decade be different for Advertising and Marketing? Will the changes be more violent sudden and disruptive? The industry shifts and changes are like climate change. We know they are happening. However, seeing the real impact takes time. LOT HAS CHANGED. YET, NOTHING… Read More »

Return of the STEREOTYPED MOM!

Nothing has changed. Women empowerment and all. The situation is much different than what the advertising fraternity will want us to believe. In some Hindi film, there was a dialogue, ‘Yeh saala itna kameena hai ki apni maa ko baych kayega’. No, we are not that bad, but we still  overtly trigger desired  sentiments and… Read More »

The Indian Express’ soft touch to rejuvenate newspapers… but does it work?

On June 13 when I boarded my flight to Nagpur, I was in for a small surprise. There was Indian Express placed on the aisle seats. The surprise was short as the cover was Jet Airways proudly selling its services. And then the last two pages of the wrap had the ad from Indian Express.… Read More »

TRAI recommendations- no cause for celebration

The Minister of state for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar is a man in hurry. By release of Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India (TRAI) recommendation on Cross Media Ownership, we have once gain been shown a dream.  One day this may find its own destiny. Truth is that nothing has changed, the wheel of life… Read More »