During festivals corporates and brands make great efforts to release ads which make a good connect with the audience and at the same time bringing out a product feature. During this Holi, I picked out this ad by Videocon which caught my attention. It's a well thought idea and beautifully executed. Brings out the wishes… Continue reading Holi wishes from Videocon
Category: Advertising
Are radio listeners loyal to channels?
Radio channels in India have been on the rise and they are bound to only increase in numbers. If media reports are to be believed it will be as good an explosion as seen in the TV space. Numerous channels, lots of programming, lots of songs playing. But unlike TV, radio I believe does not… Continue reading Are radio listeners loyal to channels?
Ad Pick: Orbis
Saw this in the latest issue of TIME. Touched my heart. 1.4 million children around the world can only see their mother through their hands. Seeing is sometimes the warmest sense of them all. Support Orbis, and join the battle against children's blindness. Together, we can open up their world.
Cadbury ki masti
This afternoon I was on my way to a meeting in South Mumbai. Around Haji Ali I saw that Cadbury had put up a series of creatives on the lamp-post billboards which had a rather interesting and non-product related message. The messages were like this: 2007 has 16 week-days which are public holidays 2007 has… Continue reading Cadbury ki masti
ICICI Bank does a copycat
I have been relatively free at work these days, so I look at the web banners with a lot more attention and there has been some good learning on the biggies are using the web as a medium. However on a different note I just found something rather striking. A while back Kotak Mahindra Bank… Continue reading ICICI Bank does a copycat
Reliance Money uses smart keywords
Try doing this search on Google. And take a closer look at the "Sponsored Links" on the right-side column. I think somebody at Reliance Money's online agency has worked out some very smart keywords to ensure that their ad appears when the search is made. I am impressed.
Two ads which caught my attention
Over the last two weeks I have been traveling extensively which has given me the chance to view a lot of media which I am not exposed to when at home. Here are two ads in particular which caught my attention instantly. It was interesting to see this Nokia ad which talks about it's new… Continue reading Two ads which caught my attention
ThinkWhyNot @ ‘Think Negative’ AIDS Awareness Contest
ThinkWhyNot won two merits at the recently concluded Think Negative’ AIDS Awareness Contest organised by the Bhaskar Group and agencyfaqs! Although we didn't get to be the winning entry, we are proud to have been given two merits. Think WhyNot scored two merit entries for work done by Debangshu Kerr and Sameer S Murudkar, respectively.… Continue reading ThinkWhyNot @ ‘Think Negative’ AIDS Awareness Contest
Bad Creative Critics
This morning Shalini at work forwarded this amazing cartoon strip. Anybody who has been into a creative agency and faced a client can relate to atleast one type of client in there. Enjoy! image courtesy: skydeckcartoons.com
2 new blogs and 1 new tool
Long weekend holiday, so I spent some good time surfing around and added two new blogs to my Google Reader list. ContentSutra Bumped into this website when I was exploring career opportunities in the internet/digital advertising area. Lots of news updates and the comment activity is also very interesting to monitor. Recommended reading for those… Continue reading 2 new blogs and 1 new tool