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Brain

If you want your brain to stay sharp, you have to work it. "I write complex code every day of the week. That's all the brain exercise I need." you say. But you're wrong. If you want to keep your brain alive, you have to do things your brain doesn't expect. The ...

01.09.05 03:09 PM - Comment(s)

Reallife

I could not believe it. All of us have heard of Linux  as an open source software but here is the world's first open source ad agency!

Here's an agency that is paying $ 50 for every approved submission of branded content in video.  An agency that believes in reality and not fantasy! Real l...

30.07.05 12:38 PM - Comment(s)

Hypertags

Why use dumb posters and outdoor signages, when your customers can now interact with the message on them?  Yes, you can transform the experience with Hypertag now.

A Hypertag is a new way of allowing you to access info and content on your mobile phone directly from objects like outdoor advertism...

29.07.05 02:42 PM - Comment(s)

Interaction

It's official now. "Engaging" with customers is becoming a more important metric than the much used concept of  "frequency" which has been used by media planners for years now. This is expected to complement the other traditional media measures.

Yesterday, the Association of&...

22.07.05 01:20 PM - Comment(s)

Creativity_2

Reading this article in BBC,  the need to set the context of creativity in a new framework became quite evident in my mind.

  1. Creativity is fast changing from an individual's domain to a platform of sharing, amongst a group of passionate individuals.
  2. Accepting the rules of collaboration is a reali...
19.07.05 10:49 AM - Comment(s)

Virgin

I just came across a brilliant viral marketing campaign by Virgin Express.  This is a really smart way of engaging customers and building a huge word-of-mouth for the brand.It's a great idea because it combines mobile marketing, internet, offline promotions, advertising, sponsorships etc.

It is ...

16.07.05 09:25 AM - Comment(s)

I was reading a very interesting article by John Battelle in adage on Are you becoming irrelevant to  your consumer? and here's my thinking on this issue.

Contextual Creativity should become the focus area for agencies and marketeers in an era of increasing media disintermediation. What does th...

14.07.05 12:42 AM - Comment(s)

I have always in my discussions with many marketing and agency professionals in India, seen a bit of cynicism with the Indian online numbers. 

It's common to hear things like

- " It is too small to pay attention to this medium right now. "

- " Internet is not  my medium when i...

10.07.05 07:59 PM - Comment(s)

Traditional advertising campaigns for brands are changing - encouraging customers to  participate seems to be the way forward. P&G's campaign for Crest seeks customers to vote for the best flavour of toothpaste and new digitial mediums are making it easy for brands to interact with their cu...

03.07.05 01:36 PM - Comment(s)

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