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My article The War of the Wallet on Afaqs!
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Many a times when we marketers are in the process of planning media for a campaign, the sword of dilemma hangs perilously close to our head. Our personal preferences!
It is true that many times the best sample size for a market research activity is ‘1’, but can we really do that when we choose media? [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Economic Times. Just step out of the way. The most trusted brand is in the picture below! The name is SACHIN TENDULKAR.

I happened to meet him at a corporate event conducted recently and I thought I should share it with everyone here!
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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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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 [...]

Apparently the first video run on MTV was Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles. It was supposed to be a signal of times to come.
It was true for a long time. People ended up seeing music rather than just listening to it. Music Videos were a rage. They could see the stars in [...]

A few years ago, a brilliant mind Dr. C K Prahlad wrote a book called ‘Fortune at the bottom of the pyramid’. It wasn’t without a good reason. While it is impossible to write a commentary on Rural markets in India, the genuine attempt is to highlight the importance of focusing on rural India and [...]

My attempt to keep up my word! The tedious journey of being relevant, meaningful and consistent over a period of one month! It looks far and difficult from where I stand here. But hopefully, I will end up learning a lot in the process and would be happy to have been through this journey which [...]