Dense commentary on social media, PR, marketing, advertising and branding.
I found a very good read from the latest issue of HBR (May-June 2020), on a fairly new corporate role/designation that a lot of people still don’t exactly know what it entails. The role of Chief of Staff, associated more with Governments…
Now, this is one of the most wonderfully original marketing ideas I have seen in recent times. Owing to social distancing norms and lockdown/stay at home calls, it seems sales of chewing gum and mint are seriously down. The logic is simple,…
On April 6th, I had written about similar advertising ideas emanating out of us all being in a similar situation owing to the pandemic-induced lockdown. We may be thinking in similar ways because we’re all stuck at home and in the advertising…
I’m sure you’d have heard about the philosophical thought experiment, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”. These days, the marketing and advertising equivalent of that is, “If a…
Given how badly the airline industry is impacted, airline brands have been desperately trying to engage their ex-users. Some of it is utterly corny and pointless… and makes it obvious that they are trying too hard. Some ideas that are beyond airline…
Ariel launched its first Share The Load film back in 2015. The framing was from the perspective of 2 elderly women completely oblivious to the fact that in their own home, the woman, though earning more than the man, is seen doing…
We humans use the timer for everything these days. To wake up. To remind us things to do during a day. To alert us that your silent prayer time is over. To remind us about meetings that are now through video conferencing….