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Tit for Tat

Warning: Long post. Very close to my heart and hence…
By this time everyone who had anything to say must have already said it. In this quick-fire world, people tweet their entire blog posts / thoughts as 140 characters. I didn’t participate much in such discussions, but I still have a few things to say. I [...]

Steve Jobs – I respect, love, adore and miss you

Do I write a customary RIP?
Do I write an Ode?
Do I continue crying?
Millions and millions of blogposts, commentaries & columns would’ve been written about you, who decided to leave the world a better place than when you transformed into a life form from a mere ordinary ‘fastest sperm’.
Just a couple of days ago, I mentioned [...]

Who is big? Apple or Steve Jobs?

Disclaimers:

I AM AN APPLE FANBOY
I adore Steve Jobs and respect all the work he has done
I give due credit to all the employees of Apple for their contribution towards iconic creations from that stable!
I have never used iPhone (any version). I am a Blackberry boy owing to work & workplace considerations. The Apple products I’ve [...]

Soft Porn – Bring it on

I remember ‘Advertising’ classes by Santosh Sood during my IMT days. Nothing sells anything better than SEX & RELIGION. Only our advertising industry has taken the former too seriously. It is not a recent phenomenon though. One would obviously remember the MR Coffee & Tuff Shoes ad blasting from the past. Today it is a [...]

Featured in 4Ps magazine

Over the weekend the latest issue of 4Ps would have hit the stands. I have been featured in an article called ‘Marketers@War’, which is about the marketing war between Cadbury’s & Nestle. The questionnaire that came by from the correspondent Shephali Bhatt and the answers I shared are here. The link for the final article [...]

Samiksha – Panel Discussion at NITIE

It was a pleasant surprise to receive an invitation from National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Powai. The invite was for a panel discussion on the topic ‘Advertising – Is it all about creativity or strategy?’
Classic conundrum! But fun topic.
The panelists were:

Mr. Ravi Banka – CMD – Eggfirst Advertising and Design Pvt Ltd
Mr. Raghu Bhat [...]

Size Does Matter

Back in Chennai, there is a restaurant called Eden in Besant Nagar. It is a multi-cuisine restaurant which serves Indian (South & North), Chinese and Continental dishes. I have always enjoyed the food there because it was great in taste and quality, the ambience was homely and it was priced correctly. I have never stepped [...]

Krishna’s Lessons on Brand Management – Afaqs!

Afaqs! – The leading portal for Advertising, Branding & Marketing folks has been kind and published an article that I had written about Brand Management lessons one can get to learn from Lord Krishna. The article can be found here. Do check and give your comments.
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And that’s that?

The previous post technically marks the end of the self imposed discipline of updating this blog everyday. By committing to the readers (do they still exist? ) I was under pressure to deliver. It was fun and at the same time a great learning experience.
I think that I have been able to actually [...]

Brand You, Brand Me

Brand Building is neither a science nor an art. I believe the answers lies somewhere in between. Anyone with a bit of knowledge on Marketing would understand a Brand Life Cycle. In the initial days of the brand, it is important for the brand owner to put in a lot of effort, time and resources [...]