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Fast-food giant Wendy’s invented the ‘National Roast Day’ back in 2018, as a Twitter version of the ‘roasting’ done by comics at the New York Friars Club, Dean Martin’s Celebrity Roasts in his TV show in the 70s, or the Comedy Central…
Towards the end of December 2021, the Tamil Nadu Government was in the news for all the right reasons with regard to what they did at Chennai’s Marina beach. The Government had ordered the installation of temporary ramps right up to the…
A recent Forbes article was titled, ‘How Horizontal And Vertical Transportation Industry Leaders Are Innovating in 2021‘. Horizontal transport industry makes sense, but vertical transport industry? Can’t be airlines since even planes don’t have a vertical take-off! Helicopters? Rockets? But they are…
Have you noticed people sharing random sets of colored squares on social media platforms like Twitter? I started noticing this some two weeks ago but assumed (wrongly) that it was something to do with a crossword puzzle (that I’m not very interested…
It struck me recently that since I write about new ad campaigns so very frequently I could also make a Top 10 ads list to summarize a calendar year! And since I meticulously make a note of every single ad I see…
India, as a country, should be a massive market for agarbathis (incense stick) given that every temple small and big uses them by the droves day in and day out. But when you think about famous agarbathi brands that are pan-Indian, I…
Ferrero Rocher chocolates in India don’t compete with Cadbury’s in the latter’s most popular segment – bar chocolates. Instead, Ferrero Rocher has cleverly and consistently positioned itself as a gifting must-have during the festival season. That the chocolates are covered in gold-colored…