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This is from a Coimbatore-based restaurant called RHR. I visit Coimbatore often; stupendously good drive from Bengaluru. Will definitely visit this restaurant the next time. The message they have displayed, for their customers, is a classic nudge that would make Richard Thaler…
Last Thursday was a big opportunity for brands and agencies to showcase their creativity because 2 big occasions fell on the same day – Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan. The former is decidedly pan-Indian, and the latter, while being predominantly ‘North Indian’,…
UPDATE: October 19, 2020: Another example – 10-year-old Vinusha from Chennai, on LinkedIn! ORIGINAL POST: I have written extensively in my book about prudent and purposeful use of social media. And in my mind, the target audience of the book is working…
I stumbled on RAW Pressery’s Almond Milk at a Star Bazaar near home recently. Now, I have no specific interest in almond milk but do know (registered in the back of my mind) about the range they have – unsweetened almond milk,…
Someone recently referred to me as ‘Renaissance man’ on email, while introducing me to someone else. I knew about the famous ‘Vitruvian man’ visual by Leonardo da Vinci, but had no clue about the actual meaning of that phrase and had to…
I have always wondered how it would be to be a DJ 🙂 Particularly when I see a DJ at a turntable in a pub/restaurant. In that context, this is an interesting idea by BBDO New York, for their client Bacardi. The…
I have gone through a long journey with my payments to Uber. I started with a credit card, then joined Paytm specifically for being able to use it on Uber, and have now moved using UPI-based payments on Uber. I dropped out…