Tag: marketing
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Indian Brand Value: Insights from Kantar’s 2025 Report

In a discussion on India’s brand growth, Soumya Mohanty highlights a significant slowdown in brand value, dropping from 19% to 6%. Key factors include ineffective brand differentiation and consumer relevance. Successful brands like Zomato exemplify resilience through innovation and emotional engagement, while marketers are urged to prioritize value creation over mere valuations.
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Finding Whitespace Growth with AI

Jasravee Kaur Chandra discusses the concept of whitespace thinking in growth strategies, urging brands to avoid direct competition. By focusing on light buyers and identifying barriers, brands can uncover unique opportunities for growth. AI is presented as a crucial tool for accelerating this process, enabling quicker diagnosis and innovative expansion.
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Essential Branding Tips for Every Business

Ambi Parameswaran asserts that branding is crucial for all entrepreneurs, not just large corporations. He emphasizes managing existing brand identities, leveraging packaging, and focusing on top products. Success stories highlight strategic local marketing and dual approaches in sales. Lastly, marketers should embrace AI and innovative strategies to elevate branding efforts effectively.
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Why Human Insight Beats AI in Emotional Marketing

The discussion emphasizes the distinction between data-driven insights and human emotional truths in marketing. While AI excels at data analysis, it lacks the ability to understand deeper emotional tensions. Authentic insights, derived from real human experiences, fuel impactful campaigns and resonate culturally, ultimately driving creativity and brand connection.
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The Future of Brands: Insights from Santosh Desai

This masterclass by Santosh Desai explores the intricate relationships between branding, culture, technology, and change. It delves into the future, specifically within the Indian context. It offers insights into navigating the evolving landscape and understanding the forces shaping India’s future We’re living in wild times. Technology’s flipping everything we know upside down, and brands? They’re…
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Michael Jordan’s 2008 Ad: A Lesson in Motivation

The 2008 “Maybe It’s My Fault” commercial featuring Michael Jordan by Wieden+Kennedy New York transcends sports marketing, delivering a powerful message about earning success through hard work. Utilizing pathos and ethos, it inspires viewers, especially young athletes, to adopt a growth mindset and reject excuses, reinforcing the values of perseverance and self-belief.
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Lessons from the Tylenol Crisis: Leadership Insights

In today’s age of instant information, managing a corporate crisis is more crucial than ever. Yet, one of the most instructive examples of leadership during a crisis happened long before the era of social media. In 1982, Johnson & Johnson faced the tragic deaths of several consumers due to cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules. The parent company…







