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Out-of-the-box: Samsung’s Karthikeya vs. Sony’s Ganesha
ideas marketing & advertising opinion 

Out-of-the-box: Samsung’s Karthikeya vs. Sony’s Ganesha

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 by Karthik S

Given that ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) is the hottest metric for global companies to go after, both Samsung and Sony have been trying specific things out of their cardboard packaging. While Samsung’s fun efforts put the onus on the users,…

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Nudging India to get vaccinated
communication ideas marketing & advertising opinion 

Nudging India to get vaccinated

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 by Karthik S

Now that India’s Union Government has taken on the responsibility (as it should) of procuring the vaccines, the hope is that the supply issues would be sorted. As early as possible, to make up for the lost time (and lives). The issue…

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The trouble with Apple’s brilliant, new privacy-centric ad
creative marketing & advertising opinion 

The trouble with Apple’s brilliant, new privacy-centric ad

June 11, 2021May 19, 2022 by Karthik S

Apple has been releasing a series of ads bolstering iOS’s privacy-centric features. I , last year. Like that ad, the latest one too, again by TBWA\Media Arts Lab, takes some creative liberties to make its point – usual advertising-level exaggerations and some…

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The one communications ninja technique you must always remember
basics communication marketing & advertising opinion 

The one communications ninja technique you must always remember

June 8, 2021August 22, 2023 by Karthik S

The usual starting point in any kind of communication is that there is an audience that is interested in that communication. We use this for every kind of communication – whether a simple tweet or a WhatsApp message, or an advertisement or…

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Nestle in crisis-mode advertising, yet again
communication marketing & advertising opinion 

Nestle in crisis-mode advertising, yet again

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 by Karthik S

Early June, there was widely covered news about an internal document at Nestle that claimed that “only 37% of Nestle’s food and beverage products had a rating of over 3.5 as per Australia’s health star rating system, in which products are given…

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Thoroughly watchable + poor brand connect
creative marketing & advertising opinion 

Thoroughly watchable + poor brand connect

June 4, 2021March 24, 2022 by Karthik S

Can ads be thoroughly watchable and yet have terribly poor brand connect? Of course, they can. But why would someone make ads like that is a very different topic. Here are 2 recent ads that had me completely engaged and when they…

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Removing ‘friction’ from India’s COVID-19 vaccination program
communication marketing & advertising opinion social media 

Removing ‘friction’ from India’s COVID-19 vaccination program

April 28, 2021June 14, 2021 by Karthik S

Part 2 of this post: A lot has been written about . A related situation we are facing today is with the COVID-19 vaccine. The BIG difference: lack of time to conceive and launch a concerted campaign. Ideally, the conception should have…

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