Dense commentary on social media, PR, marketing, advertising and branding.
When I wrote a note on deepfakes last year, I was merely looking at it from the perspective of disinformation. But, besides perpetuating disinformation (and misinformation), it is heading in a really interesting direction that is not so bad (though still questionable)…
A recent ad for Airtel Nigeria, by the agency Noah’s Ark (Nigeria), made me ponder quite a bit. When I saw the ad for the first time, I loved the idea and thought that it was a fantastic way to showcase how…
One of the most sweeping changes due to the pandemic is the situation around remote working (for the kinds of work that can be performed remotely, that is). Consider this background: several large companies have tried remote work and have famously canceled/banned…
There is one crucial element of social media that is worth remembering constantly, but most people don’t particularly remember or bother about it. Hold on to that thought – I’ll come back to it. Before social media platforms entered our lives—which would…
Signal, the messaging platform that pitches its privacy-first nature as the USP, recently took aim at Facebook with a very interesting idea. We all know that Facebook collects a treasure-trove of data about every user across its many online properties. Facebook sells…
The second wave is upon us – the second wave of ‘Olympics moment marketing’, that is. Related read: The wild world of moment-marketing Two brands have ‘announced’ rewards to athletes who did not win a medal/missed a medal – Tata Motors and…
When you see an ad featuring a famous person, what goes on in your mind? Take this new ad for Cinthol featuring actor Siddharth. He plays a doctor in the ad. We (the audience) know that Siddharth’s profession is that of an…