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The clear buzzword of 2024 was AI. And going by the way things are moving, AI may be dominating 2025 too. Besides all the use-cases of AI, one specific use-case that was also very visible was using Generative AI in advertising. We…
I started compiling the 10 best Indian advertisements since 2021 and share the list on the first Monday of every year. 2025’s first Monday gave me a lot of time to work on my compilation since it falls on the 6th of…
The new Nike ad (“Winning isn’t for everyone”, made by the agency Wieden+Kennedy) seems to stir a lot of reactions in anyone who sees it once. The full text of the voice-over in the video:“Am I a bad person?Tell me. Am I?I’m…
One of the most basic lessons I learnt in my PR days (across both client-side corporate communications and agency-side public relations) is ‘do not repeat the negative’. There is ample reason for this. And all those reasons lead to a simple human…
No, I was not at all planning to write about the new boAt campaign that everyone seems to be sure that they must have an opinion about 🙂 But, after seeing enough butthurt fanboys tear the campaign down, it probably deserves some…
The new Air India inflight safety video is a wonderful idea, blending India’s cultural heritage—through the showcase of classical dance forms of India—and airline safety! The perfect mix of heritage and modernity! No. This is NOT my view. This seems like the…
If you say ‘G mane…’, chances are, someone around you may complete the sentence with ‘…genius!’. Parle G’s ‘G mane genius’ slogan made its pitch for the first time in 2004, thanks to the brand’s agency Everest Brand Solutions. The idea wasn’t…