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Author: Karthik S

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The trouble with Apple’s brilliant, new privacy-centric ad

The trouble with Apple’s brilliant, new privacy-centric ad

June 11, 2021May 19, 2022 by Karthik S

Apple has been releasing a series of ads bolstering iOS’s privacy-centric features. I , last year. Like that ad, the latest one too, again by TBWA\Media Arts Lab, takes some creative liberties to make its point – usual advertising-level exaggerations and some…

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A reply vs. a quote-tweet/quote-post – should you react?

A reply vs. a quote-tweet/quote-post – should you react?

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 by Karthik S

One of the many nuances I dwell upon in great detail in my corporate workshops on personal branding is something seemingly small and insignificant that most people don’t even give it enough thought – how and when to reply to someone on…

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The arguments for and against Nirmala Sitharaman’s tweet

The arguments for and against Nirmala Sitharaman’s tweet

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 by Karthik S

Nimesh Dedhia, a tax professional, tweeted about the new income tax website being down/not working, yesterday at 11:14 am. He tagged the Indian income tax department’s handle and India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in the tweet. It was a normal, cordial tweet…

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The one communications ninja technique you must always remember

The one communications ninja technique you must always remember

June 8, 2021August 22, 2023 by Karthik S

The usual starting point in any kind of communication is that there is an audience that is interested in that communication. We use this for every kind of communication – whether a simple tweet or a WhatsApp message, or an advertisement or…

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Nestle in crisis-mode advertising, yet again

Nestle in crisis-mode advertising, yet again

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 by Karthik S

Early June, there was widely covered news about an internal document at Nestle that claimed that “only 37% of Nestle’s food and beverage products had a rating of over 3.5 as per Australia’s health star rating system, in which products are given…

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Thoroughly watchable + poor brand connect

Thoroughly watchable + poor brand connect

June 4, 2021March 24, 2022 by Karthik S

Can ads be thoroughly watchable and yet have terribly poor brand connect? Of course, they can. But why would someone make ads like that is a very different topic. Here are 2 recent ads that had me completely engaged and when they…

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Are some ghost kitchens review-proof?

Are some ghost kitchens review-proof?

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 by Karthik S

A cloud kitchen (also called dark kitchens, ghost kitchens, or virtual restaurants) is a delivery-only food service operation that does not offer a dine-in facility. They let users order via their own website, or their own mobile app, through the phone, or…

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