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Author: Karthik S

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Bleed blue?

Bleed blue?

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 by Karthik S

If you are old enough to wonder about such things, I’m reasonably sure you would have wondered why ads for menstrual hygiene products (like sanitary pads or tampons) use blue-colored liquid instead of red to demonstrate the product efficacy. The color and…

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How do you behave when your internet is down?

How do you behave when your internet is down?

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 by Karthik S

Since the pandemic went berserk in March (at least in India) and the lockdowns ensued (in many parts of the world), we have all come to depend on the inevitability of the internet a lot more. There is no other way to…

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Easter eggs as an engagement tactic

Easter eggs as an engagement tactic

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 by Karthik S

In communications, we could use ‘easter eggs’ as a way to convey a second, almost hidden-in-plain-sight level something else besides the crux. Puns are one example – the sentence could read in a normal way but the puns add a second context…

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The ‘record-everything’ potential of smartglasses

The ‘record-everything’ potential of smartglasses

September 1, 2020September 10, 2021 by Karthik S

When copying machines and printers were invented, the industry worried about copyrighted material being copied/printed in droves, driving the legitimate business into ruins. That did happen, to some extent and continues to happen too. When music and movies were converted to digital…

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Out-of-the-paper ideas in print

Out-of-the-paper ideas in print

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 by Karthik S

I’m just very surprised no Indian brand has replicated this excellent activation idea in India. The idea – print one page in a newspaper using soap paper! During a pandemic where hand-wash using soap is the rage, this is so very topical!…

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A B2B brand’s D2C move, forced by the pandemic

A B2B brand’s D2C move, forced by the pandemic

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 by Karthik S

One of the more interesting side-effects of the pandemic and the lockdown that ensued is the change forced upon predominantly B2B brands scampering to look at direct-to-consumer models. A brand that we (I/our household) would have never heard of or encountered or…

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Lightlife vs. Impossible and Beyond Meat

Lightlife vs. Impossible and Beyond Meat

August 27, 2020January 16, 2023 by Karthik S

As a vegetarian—born into a vegetarian family—I find it is too late to develop new tastes after 4 decades in this planet. I have considered ‘trying’ non-vegetarian food a few times, but these kinds of wiring goes beyond the mouth and tongue…

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