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Kingfisher Airlines is not a marketing failure

Kingfisher Airlines is not a marketing failure

7 / March 1, 2012 8:55 AM

The King of Good Times is literally going through Bad Times. Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), that was launched in 2005 with much fanfare was termed as the “first full frills – true value carrier” and one word that people associated it

Realty bites

Realty bites

0 / February 27, 2012 8:33 AM

I had heard from my parents and elders that it takes a life time to build up your home, and a lifetime of savings to own it. I put my dad’s entire retirement provident fund and gratuity along with a

The greatest Indian marketing campaign

The greatest Indian marketing campaign

2 / February 27, 2012 8:31 AM

If we were to scan across our collective memories to recollect the great marketing campaigns that India has seen, we would find our mindscape strewn with innumerable brands hailing from categories as diverse as social awareness to commodities to consumer

Consumers want love: Milen Mahadevan

Consumers want love: Milen Mahadevan

0 / February 27, 2012 8:30 AM

Winning with customers requires that businesses move beyond building preference for a brand, even beyond building loyalty. Consumers don’t want to consume, they want to love. They want to engage on an emotional level, in a way that is relevant.

Marketing to kids in the 21st century

Marketing to kids in the 21st century

0 / February 20, 2012 9:16 AM

There is an advertising stereotype that exists for kids in advertising. The kids are supposed to be cute, wear a spectacle to add to cute value, they sit and watch TV, and run to parents demanding whatever latest they saw

The ‘Mother’ brand

The ‘Mother’ brand

0 / January 10, 2012 12:11 PM

If one were to look up the definition of brand in the traditional tomes penned by a our thought leaders, one primary definition we would come across is: “a brand is a name, symbol….”. Thereafter, we have had various more

Role reversal

Role reversal

0 / January 1, 2012 4:06 PM

The long standing debate on gender and psychology about men and women changing their traditional and social roles may still exist. In the meantime, here comes some more food for thought. When I was growing up, there was a lot

What is brand ‘Delhi’?

What is brand ‘Delhi’?

0 / January 1, 2012 8:29 AM

Dil walon ki Dilli’ recently completed its 100 years. If not the entire nation, Delhiites at least, are going gaga over it. They have all the reasons to celebrate too. Being an ardent follower of media and advertising, I am

Why this Kolaveri?

Why this Kolaveri?

0 / January 1, 2012 5:20 AM

Everybody seems to be asking this question? And as this column is supposed to be a rant, I could easily rename this from ‘Who Cares!’ to ‘Why this Kolaveri?’ I seem to partly know the answer – do service providers

Let’s Get Real: It’s Not Marketing We Do Today, It’s Branding

Let’s Get Real: It’s Not Marketing We Do Today, It’s Branding

0 / November 8, 2011 7:31 PM

When I started to work at General Electric, marketing had the cachet of social media. It was new; it was different; it was going to revolutionize business. Every advertising agency wanted to be its clients’ “marketing partner.” What is marketing?