Dense commentary on social media, PR, marketing, advertising and branding.
The latest Lloyd TV ad featuring ‘power couple’ Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh is definitely one of the better-scripted ones I have seen. I didn’t like the earlier one (Lloyd air conditioner) as much as the new one for the TV range…
The Department of Environment Northern Ireland (DOE, NI) doesn’t beat around the bush when it comes to road safety. Some of its videos are downright gruesome and dramatic. (Watch these 2 videos at your own discretion. They ARE GRUESOME and have been…
I came across this delightful piece of art yesterday, from multiple people on WhatsApp and Twitter. It took me quite a while to figure out the source. This seems to have emanated out of the recently-concluded Zee Melt event. The team behind…
One category of advertising that I can never comprehend or understand is ‘fashion’. To be honest, my reaction, when I see the fantastic video advertising the fashion industry produces is incredulity. Incredulous for 2 different reasons: one, that the client spent so…
Brands have been making inventive use of social media platform features and nuances. Like Burger King’s highly innovative use of the ‘Like’ function on Twitter that was so simple, yet so impactful. Here are 3 more innovative ways to use social media…
There’s a new print campaign by Coca-Cola (by the agency David) that uses a concept called Synesthesia. Synesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon in which the stimulation of one sensory perception leads to an involuntary experience of a second sensory perception. For instance,…
The 1976 Xerox TVC for their 9200 copiers is iconic and very famous, since its Superbowl launch. The ad, called ‘Bother Dominic’ (or Monks) was a clever spin on ‘spreading religious manuscripts’ and using the copier to do the trick, fast! ‘It’s…