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There is a lot of buzz around the bindi, or the lack of it, recently. Before I explain the current buzz, I should add that I have been conscripted into a ‘bindi-related’ misinformation campaign last year. Here is that issue: Do not…
Back in October 2019, Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai launched the first campaign for HP’s Omen range of gaming PCs. The core thought behind the campaign was that gaming is good for your brain! This was intended to tackle societal belief in China…
How did we talk to brands before social media? We called them via telephones – this seems quaint now!We emailed them – this seems slow now!We chatted with them via online chat tools – I still do this, with Amazon. What happens…
Streaming service. Original programming. On-demand content. Which brand would you recall if you heard those phrases? Netflix? HBO Max? Amazon Prime Video? Disney+? How about Salesforce? Nah, I’m not joking. Salesforce announced a new streaming service on August 10, 2021, called Salesforce+!…
India’s most valued start-up, Byju’s, has reportedly (according to ‘sources’) paused ads featuring Shah Rukh Khan, one of India’s most popular stars. Why? Because Shah Rukh Khan’s son has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau of India (under questionable circumstances, if…
Fill in the blank: “______ is the secret of my energy”. Very easy, right? Did you also add, “Our energy” to it? Chances are, you may have 🙂 Boost was a minnow within the ‘health food drink’ segment back in the 1980s,…
Spotify has a new ad campaign called ‘All ears on you’, made by FCB New York. It is a delight to watch! The agency uses the creative device of enveloping people in a beautiful bubble and that metaphor works so wonderfully well…