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How to increase sales for a sweets shop

Asked by Anonymous, Manager, Small / Medium Company, Food & Beverage

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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Emotional vs functional messaging

Asked by Anahita Kuruvilla, SVP Marketing, Startup, Financial Services

Emotional vs functional messaging is the most misunderstood area in branding, Anahita so no wonder that you are confused. Somewhere along the way,......
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Using customer insights for brand positioning

Asked by Rakhee Bala, VP Marketing, Large Company, Startup, Retail & Lifestyle

You are facing a very common branding problem, Rakhee. The delta between customer insights and brand positioning is the most difficult one to bridg......
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Choosing a branding agency

Asked by Vaishali Kiran Kumar, Manager-Marketing, Startup, Healthcare

Vaishali, the right branding agency for you depends entirely on where you are as a client.  There is no single answer. In my experience, large age......
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Branding agency costs

Asked by Reena Taraporevala, Sr Manager Marketing, Large Company, Financial Services

Reena, typically agency costs are calculated on a cost-per-day basis for all the different skill-sets needed for a project.  The truth, howeve......
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So many ecommerce ads! Why do ecommerce companies advertise on TV?

Asked by Curious Digital Marketing Guy, Small / Medium Company, Advertising, Digital marketing

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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Lower designation at startup ok?

Asked by Neil, Key Account Manager, Large Company, Retail & Lifestyle

Hey Neil,

There is not a simple ‘yes’or ‘no’ answer because there are so many variables. There must be some strong ......
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Advising startups vs big companies

Asked by Derek Trellburg, Self-employed, Consulting

I can’t explain the intricacies of the Indian market in a short answer, so I’ll focus on the major differences I have experienced as ......
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Choosing startups to advise

Asked by Samir Mazumdar, CEO, Startup, Technology

That’s a lot of questions, so one by one

1.  My biggest filter while choosing startups to advise is the team. Consulting with startup......
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How can IT marketing be different

Asked by Anonymous, CMO, Small / Medium Company, Technology

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.  It continues ......
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Meeta Malhotra

Meeta Malhotra

Currently I am founder at The Hard Copy, an online publication focused on design, content, growth and innovation in India. It covers original content that you won’t find anywhere else, including case studies, interviews and industry analyses. Sign up here for our popular weekly newsletter, often written by me.

I have always work at the intersection of brand, design and technology.

A closet geek, I started my career with Infosys when they were just starting up. I was one of two partners at Ray+Keshavan, the country’s leading brand and design consultancy, before its acquisition by WPP-owned Brand Union.  I’ve had the privilege of creating brands like Airtel, Kotak Bank, Mother Dairy, Titan, Arvind, Fortis, Max, Aditya Birla Capital, Vistara Airlines and many more.  Because I’ve always wanted to develop a product, I co-founded KineticGlue, a social enterprise platform that was acquired by BMC Software in 2013. I was then part of the founding team at Varana, a luxury fashion brand that aims to take Indian craft and design techniques to a global market (www.varanaworld.com) I am also an active angel investor and advisor with Kstart, Kalaari Capital’s seed stage fund.

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