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Author: Karthik S

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Square, diamond, triangle

Square, diamond, triangle

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 by Karthik S

One of the flagship cereal brands of Post Cereals, sold in Canada, the UK and New Zealand is ‘Shreddies’. In 2006, a 26-year-old advertising intern at Ogilvy Toronto, Hunter Somerville, held up one of the Shreddies, and joked “it isn’t a square,…

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Habits

Habits

June 30, 2020February 24, 2022 by Karthik S

Have you hated some vegetable all your life till one day, like a lightbulb being switched on, you start liking it for some inexplicable reason? It happened to me. I have hated capsicum all my life. Or, I thought I hated it,…

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HUL dropping ‘Fair’! Have brands suddenly developed a conscience?

HUL dropping ‘Fair’! Have brands suddenly developed a conscience?

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 by Karthik S

A summary of recent major change in behavior by large brands around the world: 1. 2. 3. 4. And the most recent and popular example – HUL changing the name of Fair & Lovely! There are brands like Patagonia and Ben &…

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Toys and imagination

Toys and imagination

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 by Karthik S

Two hugely imaginative campaigns, for two children’s play-things. Lego, by Ogilvy Bangkok in 2017. Play-Doh, by Ogilvy São Paulo in 2019. For Lego, they could have shown the kids building it from the outside. But, from the inside, it makes a more…

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Personal branding using paid advertising

Personal branding using paid advertising

June 25, 2020September 6, 2020 by Karthik S

When you notice ‘Brand Connect’ in a magazine (or a newspaper), what goes in your mind? Most people in the marketing space know that it is a euphemism for ‘paid advertising’. Instead of saying, “We paid for this space because we don’t…

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Would you pay for email and search?

Would you pay for email and search?

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 by Karthik S

My answer to that question – I wouldn’t. At least not yet! We are probably seeing very, very early signs of a movement away from advertiser-led business models to a subscribers-led business model. This is already evident in the media industry. There…

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Virtual walkouts by employees

Virtual walkouts by employees

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by Karthik S

Employee activism has been on the rise in recent times. With large companies, when a small number of employees visibly (digitally) protest, it doesn’t amount too much beyond minor damage in PR creds. In many cases, the employee (or the core group…

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