Category Archive: Common Sense

Apr 02

What’s in a name?

Yesterday, a kid who joined my company just 2 weeks ago, quit her job with us, because she got a job with one of “the most wanted” creative agencies in the country. The bizarre thing is, she has no idea who she will report to, nor have any idea what clients she will work on! …

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May 01

It’s just Economics, stupid…

As part of a monthly review of Indian advertising and marketing which I do for a far-east publication, I have been watching Indian political advertising very closely for some time now. I specifically mentioned the review, because if it wasn’t for it, I would have simply missed/ignored the ads… which is what I think most …

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Mar 22

IPL Out, Politics In!

Okay, I see Breaking News on CNN that the organisers of IPL have decided to hold the tournament outside India. Simultaneously, I see Narendra Modi slamming the government on the security reasons that have led to this decision. Of course, Modi is not alone with his vulture-like behaviour, as I see the rest of the …

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Feb 17

Will SBI please stop wasting money?!

“Ouch!” That’s the first thought that struck me as I picked up the newspapers this morning. No I am not referring to the coverage of the FM’s interim budget, but to the full front page ad for State Bank of India in the leading and very-expensive-to-advertise-in newspapers. The full-frontal assault hurt for two big reasons: …

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Nov 08

Monkey Business – An old story revisted

In my search for an image for a monkey in my previous post, I discovered this story about monkeys and the stock market. Very relevant to what’s happening today. So thought I’d share it with you “Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy …

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