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Anthropomorphism as a creative device in advertising
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Anthropomorphism as a creative device in advertising

February 23, 2022 by Karthik S

Related reading: Personification as a creative device in advertising Anthropomorphism, or making inanimate/nonhuman objects talk, emote, or behave like humans is a fairly popular creative device in advertising. There are various degrees of this trope… like giving human features to inanimate objects,…

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Can you solve the Mindspace riddle?
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Can you solve the Mindspace riddle?

March 16, 2020 by Karthik S

A very, very good film, by the agency Mindspace. Let me not mention the occasion or the context since they may end up as spoilers. Just watch. It’s a riddle that is posed to test participants, but you can participate too, and…

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Tim Cook’s Tulane and Stanford speeches, and the focus on privacy
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Tim Cook’s Tulane and Stanford speeches, and the focus on privacy

July 12, 2019 by Karthik S

Related: While both the speeches are worth listening to, in their entirety, I love the fact that he is accentuating Apple’s pitch for privacy, something only Apple can, confidently and with a serious face, claim. Amongst Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google…

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A valuable lesson for you, from Anand Mahindra’s astute use of Twitter
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A valuable lesson for you, from Anand Mahindra’s astute use of Twitter

January 7, 2019 by Karthik S

This conversation between Anand Mahindra and Anant Rangaswami is a must-watch, mainly because of the way Anand talks about how he uses social media (Twitter, in particular). I have set the video’s timeline to start at the point when they start talking…

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The future of the sharing economy – Everything As A Service
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The future of the sharing economy – Everything As A Service

January 2, 2019 by Karthik S

The BCG Henderson Institute, Boston Consulting Group’s strategy think tank released a 3-part series exploring the intricacies and the future of the Shared Economy, in late 2017. The series is an essential read for anyone and everyone in business, since the shared…

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Top 10 posts of 2018
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Top 10 posts of 2018

December 31, 2018 by Karthik S

Here are the most read posts on my blog this year, according to Google Analytics. 10. This is ‘Oh, what an idea!!’ level! 09. A superb idea that accentuates the value and identity of local weavers. 08 José’s content is genuinely different…

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Interesting reads of the day – May 24, 2013

May 24, 2013 by Karthik S

Daikin says, ‘1 million views = 1 more school’ (cooled)! 1 million views for 1-3 a/cs? Jesus… #megalame! — Karthik Srinivasan (@beastoftraal) May 24, 2013 — RT @anantrangaswami: This is tiring. Now Daikin’s Cool a school ‘activism’. New post. firstpost.com/living/why-dai? — Karthik…

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