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I had written about a brand that generously swore and was generally abrasive on Twitter, back in 2018. That brand continues to be exactly the way it was and it’s a total riot! It is so unusual to see a brand stay…
When I wrote a note on deepfakes last year, I was merely looking at it from the perspective of disinformation. But, besides perpetuating disinformation (and misinformation), it is heading in a really interesting direction that is not so bad (though still questionable)…
A recent ad for Airtel Nigeria, by the agency Noah’s Ark (Nigeria), made me ponder quite a bit. When I saw the ad for the first time, I loved the idea and thought that it was a fantastic way to showcase how…
Signal, the messaging platform that pitches its privacy-first nature as the USP, recently took aim at Facebook with a very interesting idea. We all know that Facebook collects a treasure-trove of data about every user across its many online properties. Facebook sells…
The second wave is upon us – the second wave of ‘Olympics moment marketing’, that is. Related read: The wild world of moment-marketing Two brands have ‘announced’ rewards to athletes who did not win a medal/missed a medal – Tata Motors and…
When you see an ad featuring a famous person, what goes on in your mind? Take this new ad for Cinthol featuring actor Siddharth. He plays a doctor in the ad. We (the audience) know that Siddharth’s profession is that of an…
The broader topic is gun violence – something we, in India, could also relate to, and it is a global problem. It is also a morbid topic to deal with, in communications. But within that broader theme, three advertising efforts approach focused…