Dense commentary on social media, PR, marketing, advertising and branding.
May I request you to bear with me while I describe something really stupid? Please? So I walk into a shop. It’s big, brightly light and very inviting. I see tons of things I need, at great prices. I pick up a…
Let us start with the eye witness account that everybody gladly took to be the gospel. Notice the way he says it is very common for people to try to jump the red signal. Now, read the following… a generous leap of…
July 8, 2015: Media reports widely about mysterious graffiti outside Shah Rukh Khan’s home, Mannat. The graffiti says, ‘Luv U SRK. C U on 15th’. Sounds like a gimmick? It is. July 9, 2015: Teaser of Shah Rukh’s next film, by Maneesh…
I came across a lot of my Twitter friends tweeting with #JazzatBIC hashtag last weekend. I knew Honda was planning a Jazz relaunch and as a fan of the model (though I never bought it as a replacement to my wife’s 7+…
Something odd happened yesterday. We were out shopping and ended up buying tons of stuff. The usual, you know… clothes for the kids, shoes for me and wife. We had lunch outside and drove back home. While parking, I noticed a small’ish…
I wonder why I got it, like the rest of the world. I mean, this mail from Myntra. I didn’t open the app during the sale days; wasn’t interested in it either. Even ignored all their in-app messages and notifications all through….
I was fairly zapped at Anand Halve’s view on Flipkart’s logo change in . Now, I really respect Mr.Halve, given his work and experience, but I think I have the right (if not temerity) to disagree with this point of view… and…