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Author: Karthik S

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The ‘record-everything’ potential of smartglasses

The ‘record-everything’ potential of smartglasses

September 1, 2020 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, 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, 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, 2020 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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“Mujhse Dosti Karoge?” —Indian Terrain

“Mujhse Dosti Karoge?” —Indian Terrain

August 26, 2020 by Karthik S

Back in my agency days, one of my larger clients was a car brand. One of their models was to complete a certain milestone (in terms of the number of cars sold in India) and we were brainstorming on ideas for a…

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The Tata Group Superapp

The Tata Group Superapp

August 25, 2020 by Karthik S

The Financial Times got a fantastic scoop yesterday. It was a scoop that the Indian media had no clue about and even the mighty Times of India was forced to report it as a small box item with credit to FT. I’m…

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What more do you want digital voice assistants to do?

What more do you want digital voice assistants to do?

August 24, 2020 by Karthik S

Voice assistants have featured in science-fiction and popular culture in the past too. But now that we have voice assistants with some decent amount of traction among users and the fact that they have become a reality, how does popular culture depict…

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