Dense commentary on social media, PR, marketing, advertising and branding.
Year 3 of making this list. Here’s the list from 2021 and 2022. As usual, the caveat stays: this list is not about *effectiveness* since that data would be available only to the brand managers (and advertising/media buying agencies). Also, effectiveness is…
A PR effort by Stanley, the maker of cups, bottles, and tumblers went massively viral recently. Here’s what happened: Danielle’s car (a KIA, as we can see from the video) caught fire and she posted a short video of the burnt car…
The closest in India that comes to the Western world’s Christmas-related advertising scene is the Deepavali/Diwali-related advertising. Unlike IPL—the other major advertising jamboree, but one that requires working officially with BCCI to talk about, in a branded context—Deepavali is an open festival…
I found the Pixel 8 campaign from Google (agency: FCB Group) with Anil Kapoor reprising his role as Mr. India to be interesting enough, but not as exciting as I assumed it would be. The idea of officially using the Mr. India…
If you have been watching the Cricket World Cup 2023 (CWC2023) matches, I’m fairly sure you may remember this PhonePe ad – watch: Almost anyone who watches the ad for the first time has an opinion… not about PhonePe being interoperable with…
Like me, I am reasonably sure you would have received at least 4-5 WhatsApp forwards about Brooke Bond Taj Mahal tea’s environmentally interactive santoor billboard in Vijayawada that plays raag Megh Malhar when it rains. If not WhatsApp forwards, you may have…
“Human beings are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep for no apparent gain”, says preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker, in his book, ‘Why We Sleep’. Even more alarmingly, he adds, “Our lack of sleep is a slow…