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Why context in communication is a necessary devil
long-form opinion 

Why context in communication is a necessary devil

December 12, 2018 by Karthik S

Originally published in . Recently, a Tata Steel recruitment advertisement seeking candidates for their PR department was shared online on social media platforms. The advertisement had a flowchart design that made it mighty unique! Interestingly, there were quite a few comments on…

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Viral videos from brands – content for content’s sake?
long-form opinion 

Viral videos from brands – content for content’s sake?

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 by Karthik S

3 recent films (ad films) that I recently stumbled upon made me think very, very hard. All three films moved me immensely. They are gorgeously scripted, mounted and produced. They are thoroughly engaging and you will easily sit through them despite their…

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8 observations from 8 months of getting off the full-time employment grid
long-form opinion 

8 observations from 8 months of getting off the full-time employment grid

November 30, 2018 by Karthik S

2018 has been a landmark year for me. It was the year where I gave up on full-time employment after 20 years of assuming that is the only/best way to earn a living! I have never not had a job, since I…

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9 observations on Closeup’s new, bold #FreeToLove campaign
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9 observations on Closeup’s new, bold #FreeToLove campaign

November 26, 2018October 13, 2020 by Karthik S

Closeup’s new campaign, #FreeToLove is BOLD, I admit. Why is it bold? Here are 4 reasons. In a country where a film (Kedarnath) is in because the lead actor’s character is Muslim (played by Sushant Singh Rajput) and the lead actress is…

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Gmail’s autocomplete legitimizing the Indian-English ‘revert back’ and a parallel to fake news
long-form opinion 

Gmail’s autocomplete legitimizing the Indian-English ‘revert back’ and a parallel to fake news

November 9, 2018November 13, 2018 by Karthik S

The Indianization of Google is now complete. Take a look at what Gmail autocomplete suggested! I intended to write ‘revert before EoD’ and as soon as I typed ‘b’, Gmail added ‘ack to you’, most probably because millions of Indians (and perhaps…

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Does Levi’s know you are a big fan of the brand? Does it even matter to the brand? Should it?
long-form 

Does Levi’s know you are a big fan of the brand? Does it even matter to the brand? Should it?

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 by Karthik S

After yesterday’s saga of doing the online equivalent of shouting at Levi’s (I still feel bad at losing my patience, after a full week of waiting for Levi’s to respond with a very simple update of where I can exchange my defective…

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The winner of the Indian online pharma category, as of now, is A R Rahman
long-form opinion 

The winner of the Indian online pharma category, as of now, is A R Rahman

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 by Karthik S

My observations on PharmEasy’s print ad earlier this week (on ) brought out a lot of interesting comments. To be honest, I haven’t been specifically looking at the online pharma sector’s marketing communications closely enough. I cannot escape the print ads that…

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