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Author: Karthik S

Karthik S

The insight connecting Pampers’ #ShareTheLove and Huggies #ParentFaming

The insight connecting Pampers’ #ShareTheLove and Huggies #ParentFaming

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 by Karthik S

When I say ‘diapers’, which brand comes to your mind? Huggies, from Kimberly-Clark? Or Pampers, from Procter & Gamble? Between last week and this, both the global diapers brands have launched advertising campaigns that are almost a mirror-image of each other! Pampers…

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Tutoroo’s belligerence on Twitter

Tutoroo’s belligerence on Twitter

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by Karthik S

My son asked me recently how to pronounce ‘charade’ for ‘dumb charades’ and I told him what I knew – ‘sha-raad’. He said he thought it was ‘sha-rade’. When my daughter later pronounced it as ‘sha-rade’, he pointed to her pronunciation and…

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The ethical considerations of a public request to an individual, for a cause

The ethical considerations of a public request to an individual, for a cause

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by Karthik S

Recently, I saw a flood of tweets from a lot of different people where they were seeking donations for Uday Foundation, a Delhi-based NGO, for their Hunger Free February campaign. The way Uday Foundation roped all those people is interesting. Uday Foundation…

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The best of Canal+, by BETC Paris

The best of Canal+, by BETC Paris

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 by Karthik S

There is something endearing about long client-agency relationships in advertising. People change on both sides, but a good working relationship transcends individuals since the agency embodies the client’s work and identity, while the client completely trusts the agency to do so, and…

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Ideas from Manipal

Ideas from Manipal

February 24, 2020February 27, 2020 by Karthik S

I had the opportunity to address the students of Manipal Institute of Communication last week. Considering this was my first time to Manipal (as well as Mangalore, from where you travel to Manipal by road), I was quite excited. I spoke at…

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“Watch our disgusting, rotten burgers. Now please buy and eat our burgers” —Burger King

“Watch our disgusting, rotten burgers. Now please buy and eat our burgers” —Burger King

February 21, 2020February 23, 2020 by Karthik S

UPDATE: This idea by Burger King has been summarily obliterated by another brand 🙂 See the end of this post for the update. There are brands, reasons and situations where showcasing something not-so-pleasant, disgusting or nauseating in advertising may be useful to…

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Chips packs with a mouth – an idea that traveled from Egypt to the world.

Chips packs with a mouth – an idea that traveled from Egypt to the world.

February 20, 2020February 21, 2020 by Karthik S

UPDATE: An earlier version of this post was titled, “Lay’s chips put a mouth on their packs. An Indian chips brand did it in 2016!”. The following is an additional context based on the new information. The rest of the post, as-is,…

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