Building leadership team in advertising industry
Hey Kuber, first of all congratulations on building a stable Creative Communications business.
In my experience, there is only one way to bu......
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Appropriate photos for social media accounts
Great question Anirban and very often overlooked. This is what I recommend:
Company accounts
All company accounts â€......
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How to increase sales for a sweets shop
There are many things you can do to increase sales of your sweets and it’s hard to say exactly which one will work, unless you are clea......
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Should digital marketing teams report to CMO?
This is a hotly debated question Srikant, with no easy answer, at least in the short-term. Long-term, the answer is unequivocal. Your digital marke......
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Quick metrics for marketing effectiveness
I sympathize with your dilemma Hitesh. The truth is that investment in brand does require a long-term view and not too many metrics will reflect ch......
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Startup marketing: Advertising vs PR
Hello Rohan,
Advertising is primarily to target end-customers while PR is more effective for investors. Here’s what I would recommend:......
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So many ecommerce ads! Why do ecommerce companies advertise on TV?
Hello Curious Guy,
I get asked that question a lot by sceptics. The biggest benefit of advertising on TV for ecommerce companies is an immed......
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How can IT marketing be different
IT marketing is admittedly a really scary area. I have followed the industry for a decade and a half now and so little has changed. Â It continues ......
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Relevance of B2B branding
Let me split my answer into two parts:
How does brand-building apply to you?
Do you have customers, employees and investors?......
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B2B marketing strategies
Really glad to hear that you recognize the importance of B2B branding and I hear your frustration at not being able to explain to your colleagues a......
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Meeta Malhotra
I work at the intersection of design, brand and technology. Over the last few years, I have added mindfulness to the mix in an attempt to understand how we can be the best version of ourselves.
A closet geek, I started my career with Infosys when they were just starting up. I was one of two partners at Ray+Keshavan, a brand and design consultancy, before its acquisition by WPP-owned Brand Union in 2006. I co-founded KineticGlue, a social enterprise platform that was acquired by BMC Software in 2013. I am currently co-founder at startup No 3, which will bring two unique brands from India to global markets. Varana, an East-meets-West fashion and lifestyle brand (www.varanaworld.com) and Almora, a personal care brand based on Contemporary Ayurveda (www.almorabotanica.com). I am also an active angel investor and advisor with Kstart, Kalaari Capital’s seed stage fund.
What we need right now are less ivory-tower discussions and more voices from the trenches. This site is an attempt to share whatever knowledge I have gained. Be it branding or mindfulness and meditation, the caveat is that it must be something I have actually practiced and not mere theory.  If you have a question, send it in and I’ll do my best to answer it.