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Zomato vs Zomato creates multiverse in advertising. Good content, bad marketing

Is it Zo-maa-to or Zo-mai-to? The CTA for other brands on Instagram is a major departure from advertising convention but has little universal value.

Fevicol’s ‘chipku chair’ campaign in Punjab is a lesson in sticking to brand language

People walking with stools stuck to their bottoms is only possible in cartoons – and Fevicol ads.

Federal Bank wants you to look forward to bank visits, new campaign moves away from apps

The tagline Rishta Aap Se Hai, Sirf App Se Nahi, is in line with the bank’s brand philosophy.

Candid, Instagram-worthy, real—Lenskart Karan Johar ads show how to feature celebrities right

Simply having celebrities endorse a product isn’t enough; there has to be a personal touch. Just see what Vimal Pan Masala, Dream 11, CRED, and Manyavar ads have done.

Mira Kapoor’s Schwarzkopf ad campaign is a confused mix of ideas and poor execution

You end up unconvinced to visit a store and pick Schwarzkopf.

Manforce AIDS campaign is confused about what to market—awareness or social responsibility

In 2020, Manforce campaign asked Indians to use condoms without thinking about the brand, a clever way to build goodwill. This time it has fallen short.

New LIC ads are making the insurance agent jobs look cool. Not focusing on fear alone

The company has taken a humorous approach to selling what is possibly the most boring product that can land into a salesperson’s lap.

Internet is finding the BigBasket kid ‘irritating’ but the fault lies somewhere else

Kids have long been featured in commercials for products they have nothing to do with, so BigBasket can’t be blamed for choosing a kid as a protagonist.

With Akshay Kumar making chhole, Catch masala ad on track to make kitchen more masculine, equal

The best thing about the Catch masala ad, which also stars Bhumi Pednekar, is that it makes no ‘statement’. It just normalises a man in a kitchen.

Aamir Khan’s AU Bank ad shouldn’t hurt Hindu sentiments. But it should offend advertisers

In the ad, Aamir Khan plays a husband who chooses to stay at his wife's house. It led to online outrage, hate, trends.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?