The other evening my husband and I were having a conversation about persuasion. He happens to be a lawyer, and I, a marketer, and therefore, the art of persuasion is something we consider to be of primary importance. A lawyer who wishes to win a case, must be able to persuade the Judge or the […]
Today, or rather last night, my state lost a dynamic leader – Selvi Dr. J Jayalalithaa, fondly referred to as Amma. This post is not a political tribute or even a personal eulogy to a tough stateswoman. In her passing however, and in replaying the most remarkable aspects of her public persona, I was reminded of the […]
Ever noticed the brand of laptop or smart phone someone uses and extended the brand image in your perception of the person? Maybe seen someone wear or carry a specific brand of shoes or bag and instinctively associated brand traits with the person? If you have never, well…you are clearly an exception! One of the […]
How often have you come across content screaming at you from your social media platform, offering up “10 places you have to see before you turn thirty” or “10 reasons why Leonardo di Caprio must win an Oscar”? The range of these new age content gimmicks is as varied as “12 uses for chalk that […]
The life and soul of anything that’s successful is essentially a single unit that comprises a blend of two things – form, and content. Form is the aesthetic value that sets your matter apart in the eyes of the recipient. Content is the substantial element that goes into the subject matter at hand. In marketing, […]
Did you change your profile picture to include the light saber? Regardless of whether one has seen the original installments of Star Wars or not, today, the world has so ubiquitously come to know of the film – even millennials born way after the movies released – thanks to a clever digital media campaign. From […]
What was the campaign about? Paper Boat is a brand of traditional Indian juices and drinks by Hector Beverages. What caught our key about this young, vibrant brand is the emotional connect it has made with consumers in a short span of time. Not an easy task, given the large budgets of some alternate / […]
In an earlier post, we explained how we believe Brand Platforms can be leveraged in the era of social media. In this post, we share specific examples of Brand Platforms, which have worked very well in India and have captured public imagination in recent times. What we mean by Brand Platform: While the general connotation […]
7.3 billion is the approximate population of our globe. Facebook, as per the latest stats, has 1.3 billion registered users (and Facebook is banned in China!). One sixth of the world’s population is hungrily consuming, sharing, interacting and discarding content on the Internet. We are all talking about ourselves, our families, our loved ones, sharing […]
When you think of all the time the writer takes to create a “quick repartee” in literature, you cannot help but wonder if it was all that “quick” after all! However, when you read the Metaphysical poets or Shakespeare you are amazed at the available “wit on demand”. I would like to compare that […]
