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Author: Karthik S

Karthik S

The mystery of the Swedish communications manager

The mystery of the Swedish communications manager

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 by Karthik S

In September 2020, the Swedish magazine focused on the healthcare industry, Dagens Medicin (Today’s Medicine), reported about Skåne County (Skåne province in Sweden) was being sued by the Swedish healthcare company Vårdinnovation for breach of contract. The news report said that Skåne…

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True choice for consumers of digital goods

True choice for consumers of digital goods

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 by Karthik S

BookMyShow, the ticketing platform, launched its own streaming video service in February this year. It’s called BookMyShow Stream, and you have the choice of either renting or buying titles through the platform. The combined package now being offered by BookMyShow reminded me…

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Ping Pong Plank

Ping Pong Plank

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by Karthik S

PLANK is an Italian designer furniture manufacturer. I have not heard about the brand at all and the minimal, eye-catchy designs reminded me of IKEA. But when I read up about the brand, I figured that they have been in business since…

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Milk by any other name?

Milk by any other name?

March 23, 2021May 9, 2023 by Karthik S

I had written about the peanut butter brands available in India, back in 2018. I had then wondered why Amul had not entered that category. Yesterday, I see Amul advertise its new product! This is after Kissan recently made its entry into…

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Podcasts vs audiobooks

Podcasts vs audiobooks

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by Karthik S

Spotify India has launched its first campaign (by Leo Burnett India) to promote podcasts. This is a significant departure for the brand that was previously known for music, though this is fully understandable given the investment the platform is making towards building…

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“I was a Mac. Now I am an Intel PC”

“I was a Mac. Now I am an Intel PC”

March 19, 2021February 22, 2023 by Karthik S

In December 2019 (when the world was an old-normal place), I had wondered, on the back of Pepsi signing long-time Thums Up face Salman Khan as their brand ambassador, if Pepsi would do something brave and allude to ‘thunder’ or something along…

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Advertising true wireless earphones/earbuds

Advertising true wireless earphones/earbuds

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 by Karthik S

I love Bluetooth earbuds/headphones. I don’t know why – my usage is fairly standard: some music (I listen to write notes for my playlist on my other blog, Milliblog), work-related calls on my phone and on the laptop (video calls), an hour…

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