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LinkedIn: Stop Connecting. Start Following.
opinion personal branding social media 

LinkedIn: Stop Connecting. Start Following.

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025 by Karthik S

On LinkedIn, stop ‘connecting’, start following, or being followed. It makes a lot more sense when personal branding is the objective.

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Adding Pepper to a corporate crisis
communication marketing & advertising opinion social media 

Adding Pepper to a corporate crisis

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 by Karthik S

Do not confuse Astronomer’s masterful effort in attention management with crisis management. The audience for both is vastly different.

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“Help! My LinkedIn reach has tanked!”
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“Help! My LinkedIn reach has tanked!”

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 by Karthik S

As someone who has never used any LinkedIn ‘hack’ and have seen dwindling reach in the last few months, here’s how I recommend dealing with it.

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Marketing team career promotion yojana, on LinkedIn!
communication long-form marketing & advertising opinion social media 

Marketing team career promotion yojana, on LinkedIn!

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 by Karthik S

Companies are spending money on LinkedIn to promote the careers of their marketing teams. Bizarre? But that’s what is happening!

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Bournvita – Tayyari influencers ki
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Bournvita – Tayyari influencers ki

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025 by Karthik S

A ‘factory visit’ seems to be the post-crisis campaign holy grail! After Cadbury’s ‘worms’, Coca-Cola ‘pesticide’, Dabur Honey ‘adulteration’, now… Bournvita ‘sugar’!

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LinkedIn ‘brand partnership’ label Vs. ASCI guidelines
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LinkedIn ‘brand partnership’ label Vs. ASCI guidelines

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 by Karthik S

LinkedIn’s ‘brand partnership’ label is deceptive and misleading, and is already being misused by Indian LinkedInfluencers against ASCI’s guidelines.

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The Madam who cried wolf
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The Madam who cried wolf

December 11, 2024December 11, 2024 by Karthik S

Yet another so-called ‘viral marketing’ campaign that uses a blatant lie as its main, cost-free tool. Yes, the latest YesMadam campaign follows the spectacular misfire by the agency Schbang and Poonam Pandey earlier this year. I had written about why that campaign…

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