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Author: Karthik S

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Happilo goes completely nuts with its new campaign

Happilo goes completely nuts with its new campaign

June 2, 2022October 17, 2022 by Karthik S

Shorter version on audio: YouTube: Spotify: Full post: If you ask me to remember a/any advertising campaign by a dry fruits brand in India, I’d perhaps first name California Almonds. I don’t remember any specific ad from the brand, but I also…

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A social media platform that forces you to be real!

A social media platform that forces you to be real!

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 by Karthik S

Back when Twitter was new in the mid-to-late-2000s, I’m sure someone would have tweeted, ‘I just brushed my teeth’. Now, no one bothers to share such mundane things on Twitter 🙂 The premise of Foursquare was real-time ‘check-ins’ to offline locations. It…

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Technology to help human thought

Technology to help human thought

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 by Karthik S

How do you manage to remember the birthdays of your friends these days? I still remember having a diary to make notes of birthdays, anniversaries, and other important dates so that I can buy greeting cards and send them. This was, obviously,…

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Ola, Bhavish, Hormazd, Twitter – again!

Ola, Bhavish, Hormazd, Twitter – again!

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 by Karthik S

So, after the Burnol episode early this year, Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal is at it again, with veteran automobile industry journalist Hormazd Sorabjee. The last time, the issue was Bhavish’s nudge-wink hint about an electric car. This time? Hormazd’s Ola S1 Pro did…

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Havells ‘Hawa Badlegi’ – from contextual to force-fit

Havells ‘Hawa Badlegi’ – from contextual to force-fit

May 27, 2022December 19, 2022 by Karthik S

Shorter version on audio: YouTube: Spotify: Full post: Havells kickstarted the ‘Hawa Badlegi’ series of ads way back in 2013. Lowe Lintas had initiated the series with four ads that used the ‘hawa badlegi’ phrase as a pun that addresses the industry…

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Petrol – Rs. 100+. Mileage?

Petrol – Rs. 100+. Mileage?

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by Karthik S

The price of petrol in India in the first half of January 2022 was about Rs. 95-100 depending on which state you were in. The price of petrol in India in the first half of April 2022 was about Rs. 110-115. And…

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Subscribing to a gaming device

Subscribing to a gaming device

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by Karthik S

To be honest, I’m not big on gaming; have never been. I have owned a couple of gaming devices, right from the hand-held single-game tiny brick of a gadget bought from Trichy’s Burma Bazaar way back in the 1980s to the Atari…

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