The festival season is back and Diwali (Happy Diwali to all readers) is just a few days away. The one segment of marketers (e-commerce) is killing each other to sell more and more at a loss, consequently they all are bleeding. One the other side, we see some regular Diwali ads laced with emotional sedatives […]
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We have heard about Guerilla marketing, we know ambush marketing, and both of them requires high levels of creativity to fight it out in open. There is so much clutter on any media like TV, Newspaper and digital. It is very very tough to ensure consumers remember your brand after seeing the ad. But
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Facts first. 1. Apple market-cap reaches US $ 1 trillions (just 12 zeros after 1). 2. Apple is NOT No 1 in USA (market share) 3. Apple’s market share in China dropped by 12.5 percent to 6.7 percent (Huwaie is highest with 27%) 4. Apple market share in India hits 1%.The data above gives conflicting
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There is a new kid on the block for deodrant market! The market is dominated by Fogg which made Axe (once a market leader when dinosaurs used to walk on earth) “fade away”. The brand is well known – Park Avenue among men. The deo ads have moved from sensuality (women as sex objects) to
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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
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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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