Colgate, a household name in India for toothpaste, has all of a sudden lost its decades old category leader positions to ‘Dantkanti’ from Patanjali endorsed by Baba Ramdev. Though the exponential rise of Patanjali Empire is in itself a remarkable story, specially in FMCG sector where it has given tough fight and won against the […]
Who is real ‘Ayurvedic’ toothpaste? A three way fight for winning mind share Read More »
IPL in India is very similar to Super bowl in terms of crazy fans and commercialization. Marketers invest lots of money and efforts to create ads that resonate with audience and helps in brand recall. Vodafone Zoo Zoo is an interesting case (may be in some other post someday). The impact of IPL is such
Parle imitates famous Bollywood – Naam to suna hi hoga! Read More »
The memory goes back to Flipkart using kids in a remarkable way in their ads! Recently, Blue star is making foray in consumer water purifier segment. They are well known in commercial segment. The use of infants and the subtitles – a gem of an ad. Conveys the perfect message. No fight on shudh vs
A Genius use of infants/kids in Ads. Bluestar Water purifiers Read More »
To all readers, belated (yeah it has been few months!) wishes of the new year. Now the IPL is on and the clutter continues. Few nice ads from Vodafone which are more nostalgic than anything else now. Pepsi with its ‘pepsi thi pi gaya’ continues to degrade itself. The 7UP with an attack on Sprite
Godrej HIT – Ad dekhne ka 11 lakh lagega! Read More »
Today’s TOI Lucknow edition starts with two full page ad by snapdeal – the RED is always noticeable. the good point is use of kid – and a wonderful Hindi poem on second page. I fail to recall when did i last saw a Hindi poem used in print media. However, as many times in
Snapdeal – An oversighted goofup! Read More »
Use of celebrities for advertising is pretty common. The question of interest is to bring harmony between the brand persona and celebrity persona to derive maximum value. However, in Indian context, it’s totally different. You can easily find celebrities endorsing more than 50 brands that range from antiseptic cream, undergarments, luxury products, automobiles, stationery and
Master Chef washing clothes? Ingenuity at it’s best. Read More »
The half-naked baba with one eye and a long ‘Hagrid” beard has outsmarted the top MBAs sitting at HUL, P&G, Nestle, ITC, Dabur…..not just out witted but rather kind of killed..David killing Goliath.. The big MNCs and ITC slept for two years and ignored the Patanjali, and they paid hefty price for it. Actually, this
The magnificent battle of positioning between Colgate and Patanjali (Dant kanti) Read More »
Yes, may be some of you heard about the recent entry by the TATA group in e-commerce as TataCliq. This is an attempt which will result in “me too” and yeah we have a presence on Internet. This “project” will be a long run by burning more and more money by future leadership/top management but
TataCliq – why it will NOT click. Read More »
I am sure all of us have felt to band our heads in frustration by seeing some (or most?) ads on TV. This is an attempt to create a list of such ads. Yes, India is diverse country and we fight over who is better -Sachin or Virat? We may have extreme opinions on the
BMH Ads – Banging My Head! Read More »
The washing machine market in India is approximately Rs 6000 crores. The new entrant in this market is Lloyd, mostly known for Air-conditioners in India. The washing machine space is cluttered with many brands. The brands include multinationals and home grown domestic brands from such as LG, Samsung, Videocon, Godrej, Whirlpool etc. The product category
Lloyd push for ‘Unisex’ washing machine – why it may fail! Read More »