So, BCCI dropped former Indian skipper M S Dhoni from the list of centrally contracted players. It was coming he has not been in the national team for some time since July 9 2019, when he played the World Cup semi-final. That is long enough a gap. Surprisingly, when so many questions are being raised,… Read More »
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 »
name=”twitter:site” content=”@nytimes”> Sometime back, I watched a film from Policy Bazar on Term Insurance. This time there was a small catch. The film was about a mother joining her job just six months after her first childbirth. Created by Enormous Brands, it is a decent film meeting the objective of asking working women to re-evaluate… Read More »
The Economic Times, under its popular Wednesday supplement Brand Equity, launched #AdsWeLove. It will recognise the best print advertising. The Times of India Group is undoubtedly the thought leader in print marketing. It has a presence in power and influencing centres of brand and marketing. #Adswelove is a small but significant step by Times of… Read More »
On Monday, 28th October, my newspaper was drastically underweight. It was not the usual cubby overweight I was getting accustomed to. The newspaper was slim, light with sporadic advertising. It felt like what my newspaper used to be, before the festival. Somehow I missed the thick festival sale and discount catalogue sheets masquerading as newspapers. … Read More »
What do dreams have got to do with brands? Maybe nothing. Maybe it was always about dreams. Perhaps, it is we who have never understood the art of creating real dreams. Brands have moved from a functional USP to emotional dividends to being purpose-led. Whatever may be the format and trigger, differentiation was always there… Read More »
Time to Co-Create? You have to decide. You can leverage the potential and co-create NOW or regret later. The IPL is over, rains are settling in, and the world cup is reaching towards its climax. The festival period is still some time away. The Cannes advertising festival is over. There is no better time than… Read More »
Gender Stereotype is everywhere. Questioning its usage in advertising is an excellent thing to do. I may be hated for saying so, but when a regulator starts defining and imposing constraints. It is trying to solve some other problem by finding a scapegoat that is easy and glamorous to hang. This is my shout-out for… Read More »
SLICE OF DEATH ADVERTISING The only sure thing in life is death. Rest is just a probability. We appreciated ‘Slice of life’ (SOL) advertising, however, we rarely see brands leveraging ‘Slice of Death’ ( SOD) imagery and references. Death is all around us. Death is all around us. It is there in the newspapers, in… Read More »
GOAFEST 2019, the collective event by AAAi and AdClub. It used to be really fun when it was held at the Cavasillium beach. Oh! It was hot and humid. You needed sunglasses, a hat and suntan lotion as standard accessories to navigate the venue. I have been one of those stupid’s who questioned the relevance… Read More »
