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Author: Karthik S

Karthik S

Bin boy – another perspective

Bin boy – another perspective

March 16, 2022October 17, 2022 by Karthik S

Shorter version on audio: YouTube: Spotify: Full post: The new ‘Bin Boy’ ad from Hindustan Unilever, made by Ogilvy India, takes one-and-a-half minutes to reveal the point it is trying to make after an extended period to set the context that is…

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Trains, turtles and seagulls

Trains, turtles and seagulls

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 by Karthik S

Last year, I had written about a delightful ad for a private train company in the UK—Avanti—by the agency adam&eveDDB. This one… While writing about it last year, I framed it with the intrigue I felt when I watched it the first…

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Download our app vs. Visit our website

Download our app vs. Visit our website

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 by Karthik S

I was on my way to being mostly indifferent to Spinny’s new ad that features Sachin Tendulkar and where they take the emotional route to showcase the journey of a family as they plan to buy their first car – a used…

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Hi. How are you?

Hi. How are you?

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 by Karthik S

On average, I get about 50-60 direct messages on LinkedIn every month from both people I know (and already connected to), and from people I do not know (who may be using the LinkedIn premium account or may be part of a…

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Text, columns, space… idea!

Text, columns, space… idea!

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 by Karthik S

How many times, and how many different ways can the same creative idea be used… or re-used? That would perhaps depend on how many different client-centric interpretations the respective ad agencies can tweak the idea into! Here is a demonstration of the…

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The contours of an effective employee advocacy program

The contours of an effective employee advocacy program

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 by Karthik S

Having worked on quite a few corporate employee advocacy programs, and having trained over 1,000 employees across large organizations on how to handle employee advocacy content on social media, I have given the topic a lot of thought over the last 10+…

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Time after time

Time after time

March 8, 2022February 4, 2024 by Karthik S

They say that history repeats itself. It’s meant to help us learn from our past. But can we use the past as a visible, obvious reference to say something about the present? In advertising, that’s a pretty entertaining template! The basic narrative…

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