Dear Marketer, We have seen a lot many good days but it is becoming intolerable. You keep on playing tricks that no longer amuse, engage or involve me. The pressure of one-dimensional unilateral expectations you have is chocking me. In our society of MAC: Market, advertisers and communicators, the relationship between you, the marketer/ Brand… Read More »
43rd Episode : Male are always on the lookout. Their adventurous DNA pushes them to experiment and take risk outside their existing relationships. They want the naughty-fun. Some score anyway in a no-string attached relationships. Some score mentally. For some buying the scorecard is the only alternative. But, they all score. This incident involves an… Read More »
Time For AMMAAI; Advertising, Marketing & Management Associations Authority of India It takes two to tango. If you and the Trade Association (TA) are not serving each other’s interest then we need AMMAAI. Most likely, you are a member of one of the many associations. It is equally likely that you have missed events /meetings… Read More »
42nd Episode. AAPNEY BETE KO KYA KHEGA. PHAT GAYI Macau other than the grand Venetian, casino’s, lobby shows, Cabarets has the famous Macau Tower. This tower has the world’s highest Jump platform, a Guinnes World Record for the Highest Commercial Bungee Jump* at 233 Meters (some 764 Ft). You slow down and stop some 30-meter… Read More »
41st EPISODE some years ago, one of the larger regional newspapers went to PATTAYA for their annual incentive tour. The combined National sales team, marketing and other vertical heads like HR., Editorial, Circulation & production joined as observers. It is not rocket science, that when a predominately male dominated group lands at Pattaya, a visit… Read More »
40th EPISODE. I was working with Mudra, Ahmedabad. One of my accounts was RSWML -MAYUR FABRIC with its office at Gulapura. For a meeting with Shri Ladhajee the Marketing Director we would take overnight train to Ajmer. In morning visit Khwaja Darbar the Dargaha and leave for Gulabpura on a hired taxi- normally a spruced… Read More »
Why speak of Goafest 2015 so early? Most likely it will be held on April 9-10-11, 2015. The answer is simple. I Love Goafest. I have attended every edition and I will be there again. It is still THE INDIAN ADVERTISING & MARKETING FESTIVAL. It has the Abby, the most prestigious Indian awards in creative… Read More »
38th EPISODE. One of my brightest juniors settled abroad, shares what I share with you today. It is completely her piece. I have used minimalistic creative license to patch-up at few places. Think she gave me that liberty by saying ‘okay. Trying to think through that episode quickly. I am sure you can expand these into a story 🙂… Read More »
37th Episode. Sometime in early 1996. Lintas North India office at Mohan Dev Building, New Delhi under the able leadership of Preet Bedi decided to expand its operations. In process, it decided to open a satellite operation at Chandigarh, which could cater to Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Haryana, Punch Kula and Chandigarh. The task was handed… Read More »
The acid test of newspaper advertising is really Dhanteras, the festival where the one-has-to-buy mentality supersedes every economic parameter and pocket size. When retail, regional and corporate clients fight to fill up the prime sqcm in the leading newspapers. A period when the print salesperson feels a bit more wanted and in demand, a time… Read More »
