"Naresh Gupta"

Is IPL 5 floundering?

Is IPL 5 floundering?

0 / April 16, 2012 10:09 AM

The ratings are out and officially it looks like India’s love affair with instant cricket is hitting rocky patches. Official figures indicate a more than 1TVR fall for first six matches of IPL over last IPL, and last IPL was

Where to draw the line for comparative advertising?

Where to draw the line for comparative advertising?

0 / March 2, 2012 8:49 AM

The landscape for comparative marketing once again is buzzing with Rin and Tide’s latest tussle, and the battleground this time is print media. ‘You Decide’ is what HUL told its consumers making a comparison on the price. In another example,

Is Lay’s ‘Baked’ baking a new success story?

Is Lay’s ‘Baked’ baking a new success story?

0 / February 23, 2012 12:03 PM

Baked snacks category is small but has seen a lot of action in the last one year with multiple new launches from top F&B companies. Lay’s baked from PepsiCo Foods India has been the latest entry in this space, launched

With Caffe, Fiat shows Italian connections

With Caffe, Fiat shows Italian connections

0 / January 10, 2012 3:34 AM

Hoping to get rid of the ‘Premier Padmini’ connection, Fiat has launched Fiat Caffe, a brand experience store in New Delhi. The store strives to strengthen the brand’s Italian connections in the Indian consumer’s mind. The experience store while showcases

The big fight

The big fight

0 / July 8, 2011 6:59 AM

The burger category in India is witnessing a lot of action from the two key players, McDonald’s and KFC. Early this year, KFC focused on getting a bigger bite of the value market with the launch of Streewise range. A

The dilemma

The dilemma

0 / May 12, 2011 9:26 AM

Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of Blackberry, has been focusing to step out of the boardrooms and make a space for itself in the mid-segment. Currently, Blackberry is doing pretty well in the Indian market. It has successfully managed

Lak-lustre

Lak-lustre

0 / March 23, 2011 7:49 AM

It’s a story of a brand that began its journey six decades ago. A brand that was once synonymous to beauty and it still is the largest player in the cosmetic industry. But surely there are some serious concerns about

Who let the chickens out?

Who let the chickens out?

0 / March 20, 2011 6:26 AM

By Naresh Gupta Who would have ever thought that a bunch of flightless suicidal birds and fat green grunting pigs would have become such a big rage in 2010! The collision of chicken and bacon is creating new magic. Angry

Pitch 7th Anniversary: Bottom of Pyramd – The Untapped Gold mine

Pitch 7th Anniversary: Bottom of Pyramd – The Untapped Gold mine

0 / October 5, 2010 12:41 PM

With markets growing mature, marketers are increasingly looking into the unexplored markets to create new consumer base that can offer sustainable growth opportunities to them. The cell phone revolution has demonstrated beyond doubt that there is a market for world-class