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The trouble with Apple’s brilliant, new privacy-centric ad
creative marketing & advertising opinion 

The trouble with Apple’s brilliant, new privacy-centric ad

June 11, 2021May 19, 2022 by Karthik S

Apple has been releasing a series of ads bolstering iOS’s privacy-centric features. I , last year. Like that ad, the latest one too, again by TBWA\Media Arts Lab, takes some creative liberties to make its point – usual advertising-level exaggerations and some…

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Thoroughly watchable + poor brand connect
creative marketing & advertising opinion 

Thoroughly watchable + poor brand connect

June 4, 2021March 24, 2022 by Karthik S

Can ads be thoroughly watchable and yet have terribly poor brand connect? Of course, they can. But why would someone make ads like that is a very different topic. Here are 2 recent ads that had me completely engaged and when they…

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What would you tell your future self?
creative ideas marketing & advertising opinion 

What would you tell your future self?

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 by Karthik S

If you were to meet your future self (say, from 2034) what would you tell her/him? Yes, I’m aware that almost every single movie on time travel tells you to stay away from your future or past self to avoid a ‘paradox’….

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Ping Pong Plank
creative marketing & advertising opinion 

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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Advertising true wireless earphones/earbuds
creative marketing & advertising opinion 

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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A fan that feels
creative marketing & advertising opinion 

A fan that feels

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 by Karthik S

Back in December 2019, I had written about the Malayalam film ‘Android Kunjappan Ver 5.25’ and how machines/bots/robots simulate human emotions and feelings. Within that context, I had written about how my daughter treats Alexa: Does the bot really feel when it…

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So near, so far
creative marketing & advertising opinion 

So near, so far

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 by Karthik S

Within the larger theme of smartphone addiction is the specific depiction of how smartphone usage affects human relationships. In this focused area, I recall two campaigns to be incredibly incisive and thoughtful in terms of how they depict the nature of smartphone…

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