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Life’s great highs and terrible lows… and the often disregarded and ridiculed steady-mids
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Life’s great highs and terrible lows… and the often disregarded and ridiculed steady-mids

October 1, 2018October 2, 2018 by Karthik S

Does Kanwal Rekhi really need to belittle Phani’s decision as ‘chicken-shit’ (“lack of proverbial b..s”), that too, retrospectively… while congratulating someone? Is monetary growth and scale (big, bigger, biggest) the only way to define ‘success’? Is ‘what could have been’ always the…

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Apple iPhone Xs advertisements in newspapers today – intriguing lack of consistency!
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Apple iPhone Xs advertisements in newspapers today – intriguing lack of consistency!

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 by Karthik S

Apple iPhone Xs will be available in India starting today. So, front page advertisements in leading newspapers are expected anyway. Here are the ads in Bengaluru, across The Times of India and The Economic Times. And here are the ads in Mumbai,…

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Samsonite does it right, with Kerala Is Open!
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Samsonite does it right, with Kerala Is Open!

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 by Karthik S

I did wonder about Kerala’s tourism prospects from the perspective of rebranding and positioning. But here’s a tourism/travel related brand taking the first step towards that! For Samsonite, this theme is so very apt and contextual. And the brand using that positioning…

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On TeamBHP, in The Economic Times – Brand Equity
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On TeamBHP, in The Economic Times – Brand Equity

September 26, 2018 by Karthik S

Had a few points to make about TeamBHP, for : “Web 1.0 entity still going strong in Web 3.0 world”

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iD’s new filter coffee decoction is a package-win!
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iD’s new filter coffee decoction is a package-win!

September 25, 2018 by Karthik S

I’m quite a fan of iD’s products and packaging design (see: http://bit.ly/2Ocz29x). I always make it a point to try all their products – the dosa/idly batter is a regular fixture in our home. The chutneys weren’t, after the trial. I picked…

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The Zoho domain mess
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The Zoho domain mess

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 by Karthik S

Last night, I noticed an unusual tweet from Sridhar Vembu, CEO of one of the most celebrated SAAS companies from India, Zoho. From then, things have gone debilitatingly bad for Zoho. It’s literally a bloodbath with many customers bad-mouthing Zoho across multiple…

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Augmented Reality hologram menu for restaurants
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Augmented Reality hologram menu for restaurants

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 by Karthik S

I loved this augmented reality use-case demonstration! But, as much as it makes me go wow!, I was also left wondering if this is an over-reach and if these can be done simply using printed menus anyway. If a simpler solution exists,…

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