IPL has finished, and we have moved on to FIFA world cup. The sponsor of IPL Vivo has launched some ads that included Khan power – Amir Khan. Adding to that the two cutest pets – what happens when you have Dog and Cat? It was sure to be fireworks! But what i see is […]
Well, how much is enough for humans? Just rewind back to school days and recall the story of King Midas, in which whatever the king touched turned into the gold, including the food, water and her daughter! So what happened to moral education stories and our learnings? Well, we conveniently forget all of them –
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After a boring period on Indian TV ads, finally a breeze of fresh air! That too from unexpected product and celebrity. How long advertisers wanted to promote inverters for utility purpose, mostly education (or loss of it) when there is power cut. Summers are already here. And Luminous has decided to use humour when its
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Before I discuss the Indian ad, let me give some background. Globally, the ‘diamond producers association’ is running a new campaign with the “Real is Rare’ theme. This campaign is mainly to target the Millennials. There is a clear shift from the ‘Diamond is forever’ to the practical aspect specially for this young generation which
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The recent ads from Alpenliebe (Just jelly) have gone too far and are in real bad taste. The first ad shows a mother is behind a child to get the jelly, and in the second ad, dadaji (grand parent) is having cruel intentions to grab the jelly from his grand child! In India, where mothers
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The online retail competition is heating up with amazon coming to India. Flipkart is the market leader and Snapdeal is distant 2nd in India. The sales war on Diwali went not only on products and deals but some amazing marketing and Pint ads as well. See how snapdeal emerges as a clear winner with tongue
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