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Author: Karthik S

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Welcome to Twitter, Salman Khan!

January 27, 2010 by Karthik S

Shah Rukh Khan is on twitter, tweeting away to glory and gathering followers. Should Salman Khan follow suit? Perhaps. But given his unique persona, he is the ideal candidate to turn Twitter on its head and not do the usual. Here’s how!…

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Using paid media to get earned media

January 25, 2010 by Karthik S

I recently had a caustic comment about Indian film star (well, superstar!) Shah Rukh Khan endorsing a brand of DTH satellite TV (Dish TV) on a television spot, along with his obviously fake wife and daughter. In response, a fellow tweeter agreed…

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Deciphering Edelman’s Digital Brand Index 2.0 findings

January 21, 2010 by Karthik S

I have had a unique opportunity to see the Digital Brand Index from 2 vastly different perspectives – I saw DBI 1.0 while I was in my earlier organization. And now, for DBI 2.0, I’m in Edelman India and being a part…

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A free, unsolicited idea to Bengaluru International Airport

January 19, 2010February 17, 2011 by Karthik S

I’ve been spending a lot more time flying…ever since I joined Edelman – nope, I’m not complaining…I actually like it. I like it when Sandeep Chowta or A R Rahman or Mika (not the Punjabi singer – the Brit, I mean) or…

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Shashi Tharoor = Scott Monty = Brandividual?

January 16, 2010 by Karthik S

Why exactly is mainstream media going ga-ga over Shashi Tharoor’s tweets? Some say, its plain jealousy – he has 600,000+ followers, something that media can only dream about! But the simple fact is that, in case of media, people pay (most of…

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Can health insurance really be uncomplicated?

January 14, 2010 by Karthik S

One of the very few print ads that caught my attention recently is the full page ad for Apollo Munich Insurance. Not because it is full page, but because of what it tried to hide and convey! As Indians, we have tons…

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The self-promotion conundrum

January 13, 2010January 13, 2010 by Karthik S

Self-promotion has perhaps gained a brand new meaning and life with the spread of social tools. Earlier, we had limited channels to promote ourselves/ our material…and most were one-to-one. There was the odd one-to-many, like a speaking opportunity, but others were largely…

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