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Much like Danish Sait (I had written about his branded content earlier), I have been a big fan of the ‘content’ shared by Shraddha Jain aka Aiyo Shraddha as well. The similarities are uncanny – both are in Bengaluru, both have had…
Are you on social media? Then yes, we are all in advertising. Here’s the FAQ to explain the context. 1. What? No! I’m just sharing your views/thoughts on social media. I’m definitely not advertising! When you share your views with people you…
The ‘mixie’ that we use in Indian kitchens—now called ‘mixer grinder’; I believe it was Sumeet that had a mixer grinder called ‘Sumeet Mixie’ and the name stuck—is known for one more thing beyond its core function (grinding stuff): loud noise. The…
Both Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) have announced, in the first week of November 2021, their intent to add electric vehicle charging stations in their existing fuel stations. Bharat Petroleum intends to add EV charging stations at 7,000 of its existing…
Last week, on Deepavali day, I wanted to check if Sun TV was indeed airing the new Tamil movie ‘Doctor’ as a special movie (a long-held festive tradition by many Tamil TV channels that air a brand new movie in the evening)….
Can mocking cliches end up being cliched? It did, this Diwali! Let me start in reverse. On November 1st, DIZO, the sub-brand of Realme launched its Diwali 2021 ad film. Created by the agency White Rivers Media, the ad’s idea was to…
Related reading:1. The bindi factor in Indian advertising2. Indian advertising: Submit to my world-view, or else… There are advertising narratives that are called ‘obtuse’, in response to a question that goes “How has marketing during the festive times evolved over time?” (by…