Dense commentary on social media, PR, marketing, advertising and branding.
Allen Solly Woman’s new campaign called #OwnYourShape was launched on August 23rd. I looked at the URL click numbers through the bitly link they had added across multiple platforms, particularly on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, the 3 major platforms. Here are the…
There used to be many products that served us for a very long time, very well. Now, one single device—the smartphone—has made them redundant! For example, take the torch. I do have one at home but haven’t used it in many months/years….
[ A lot more context on this theme: ] Magicbricks’ new national campaign (featuring Ayushmann Khurrana and Kriti Sanon) was launched with a multi-city print advertisement on August 26, 2019. Here’s the 2nd phase (follow-up), today. This is from The Times of…
I have grown up liking and thinking positively about Dabur’s Pudin Hara, because my dad was, and is, a huge fan of the product. And the brand has been one of the early advertisers on TV, with the Doordarshan ads reiterating its…
You may have read the news about a mobile number being shown on screen in a film, and the hapless owner of that number being inundated with calls from complete strangers. Now, why do people bother calling a number they have no…
Fevicol’s new film is meant to commemorate 60 years of the brand in India. Let me start with the good. It is heartbreakingly beautifully made. The film’s U-shaped script is brilliant – starts with the sofa’s early days, moves to the latest…
Firstborn, a design and innovation agency has created the “Expedition Two70” experience for the Royal Caribbean, supposedly an augmented reality first-ever, a fully immersive AR built to function on a ship. It seems that traditional AR methods are designed for stable ground,…