At the outset, a disclaimer: I am not a veteran of judging creative award shows. I have not reached a stage in my career where I have ever been invited by major award shows to be a jury member. Of late, a few award shows have invited to be a part of their online jury […]
10 top creative ads of the week: @mumbaimirror, #TheBigBillionDays, @sandyhook and more
I have been blogging for over 10 years now. Some of the posts have been about my views on trends in the the world of advertising & marketing. Over the last few years I have tried to post a compilation of clutter-breaking creative ads every week. Here’s a collection of ads which caught my eye […]
English ads ke headlines Hindi mein kyon hai?
The practice of creating print ads with a Hindi headline or baseline written in English script is now common in Indian advertising. What gives? Aisa kyon hai? Here are a few conjectures and thoughts on this and related issues in advertising: India: a market of many markets Creating pan-India appeal in advertising is a daunting […]
The pros and cons of ‘moment marketing’ for brands
Another new term has entered the new age marketing & advertising vocabulary: moment marketing. It is essentially topical advertising but since turnaround times are not measured in days but in minutes it is called so, I guess. It is also a country cousin of occasion-led advertising where brands attempt to gain leverage from big news […]
Brand purpose, copywriting, Kumbh Mela and more: notes and observations from #ZeeMelt: Part 2
I recently attended Zee Melt, a marketing & advertising conference. I shared my notes and observations through a blog post earlier this week, covering presentations from Mr. R S Sodhi of Amul and Dave Trott. In this post, I share my notes on presentations from a few others. Rory Sutherland: what are we missing? I […]
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