JULY 2010

Think local

Think local

0 / July 9, 2011 8:30 AM

Some of the most compelling innovations of our time are poised to emerge not in the U.S. or other developed countries but in emerging markets such as China and India. Dubbed “reverse innovation,” the concept encompasses any innovation that is

Ouched by the ad bug

Ouched by the ad bug

0 / July 8, 2011 9:19 AM

Don’t Go Away, We ‘ll be right back’ is the whackiest book ever written on advertising in my view. Indu Balachandran’s debut novel perhaps has the perfect blend of humor, wackiness, and wittiness while keeping the DNA (i.e. advertising) of

July 2010

July 2010

0 / July 13, 2010 1:30 PM
Selling with sanity

Selling with sanity

0 / July 9, 2010 1:08 PM

Advertising serves to communicate an idea to a target group in an attempt to convince them to take certain action. But, what if an advertiser, in a race to become number one, violates widely acceptable norms of public viewing? At

The art of branding

The art of branding

0 / July 9, 2010 10:14 AM

How many times consumers picked up your product because the colour of the product was shocking orange or the packaging oddly feminine? There are times when just the stores environ increased footfalls. So, what makes your brand tick besides usual

The 6 Ps of  star

The 6 Ps of star

0 / July 9, 2010 9:44 AM

1. Plus Moving the clock back Star Plus, on its tenth anniversary, unveiled its new logo with the tagline ‘Rishta Wahi, Soch Nayii’ (Old relationship, New thinking). A decade ago Star, made a trailblazing entry into Indian homes with 360-degree

A quick meal

A quick meal

0 / July 9, 2010 9:27 AM

Noodles as a food category has gained the most amid the changing food consumption habits and increasingly hectic lifestyle of today’s young generation. According to a recent study conducted by Datamonitor, a leading provider of global business information, noodles, which

The clear picture

The clear picture

0 / July 9, 2010 8:17 AM

It’s said to take television viewing to the next level – about picture clarity and mega pixels and a whole lot of jargon. While many Hollywood movie DVDs have been available in HD (hi-definition format) in India for long, in

And the greed prevails

And the greed prevails

0 / July 8, 2010 12:29 PM

Deepening the greed for its sugar boiled candy, Alpenliebe, further, Perfetti Van Melle India has come up with a new TVC with a fresh concept of ‘role reversal’. The 50-second commercial has been conceptualised by McCann Erickson, headed by the

Gluing the chair again

Gluing the chair again

0 / July 8, 2010 7:54 AM

For Pidilite Industries’ flagship adhesive brand, Fevicol, life has come to a full circle. Its famous ad showing fight for the ‘kursi’ (symbol of power) is back. This time, however, Fevicol’s latest campaign introduces a new product – Fevicol Marine,