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The 10 best international ads of 2025
communication creative marketing & advertising opinion 

The 10 best international ads of 2025

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 by Karthik S

My picks for the top 10 international ads of 2025.

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The 10 best Indian ads of 2025
communication creative marketing & advertising opinion 

The 10 best Indian ads of 2025

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 by Karthik S

My picks for the top 10 Indian ads of 2025.

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From the end of an MK Retail store to FMCG brand-building stack 2.0
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From the end of an MK Retail store to FMCG brand-building stack 2.0

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 by Karthik S

Extrapolating the end of a beloved neighborhood departmental store to imagining the FMCG brand-building stack 2.0

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Adding Pepper to a corporate crisis
communication marketing & advertising opinion social media 

Adding Pepper to a corporate crisis

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 by Karthik S

Do not confuse Astronomer’s masterful effort in attention management with crisis management. The audience for both is vastly different.

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Mysore Sandal ki Tamannah – postpone the outrage till…
communication marketing & advertising opinion 

Mysore Sandal ki Tamannah – postpone the outrage till…

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 by Karthik S

The outrage over Tamannah’s selection as Mysore Sandal soap’s new brand ambassador is premature. Here’s why.

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Marketing team career promotion yojana, on LinkedIn!
communication long-form marketing & advertising opinion social media 

Marketing team career promotion yojana, on LinkedIn!

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 by Karthik S

Companies are spending money on LinkedIn to promote the careers of their marketing teams. Bizarre? But that’s what is happening!

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Why normalize ragging, Cadbury and Ogilvy?
communication marketing & advertising opinion 

Why normalize ragging, Cadbury and Ogilvy?

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025 by Karthik S

Ragging is a crime. That such ragging is defused because of a change of mind on part of the perpetrator is no excuse to showing and normalizing them in the first place.

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