The last time I was so interested in a new product – juice, to be specific – was for Galla. Here is that post! – Welcome to the market, Galla and LMN. Galla soon died a natural death and was revived by Cafe Coffee Day. I wrote about the revival too – here! And then, Galla vanished into the oblivion… Read more →
So, HCL Technologies has responded. (My earlier take on this issue – HCL Technologies – from ‘employees first’ to ‘communicate first’) I came to know about it via a story in Bangalore Mirror. The story quotes Prithvi Shergill (who is also the face in the response) as saying, “We have taken the social network route to tell our side of… Read more →
I was forced to take a fairly confrontational stand on Twitter, today. Courtesy Disney India’s #DisneyQ quizzes. The idea seems fairly solid – get reasonably influential (based on follower count, I’m assuming) Twitter users to act as quiz masters and let them ask questions, curate answers and announce winners. Disney awards the winners to close the loop. I quite like… Read more →
I recall first reading about HCL Technologies problems with regard to offer letters on March 6th, in Business Standard. Then, a story in The Times of India, on March 7th. Then, a bylined (by M Saraswathy & Shivani Shinde) story in Business Standard about the industry situation that is causing this mayhem, on March 8th. Early this week, things went… Read more →
If you haven’t seen the 2002 film, ‘Equilibrium‘, by Kurt Wimmer, I strongly urge you to see it. Yes, the film’s poster makes it look like a B-grade take on Matrix, but it is not. It is hugely under-rated, one of the reasons why you haven’t seen it yet – if you haven’t. The plot is interesting… and simple. From… Read more →
No, not Vidyut Jamwal of Force and Commando fame. Abhishek Jamwal. You ask – who is Abhishek Jamwal? This. Dettol took TV ads with this direct attack on Vim, with no attempt to hide the other brand’s name. (Read my earlier take on the launch of this new product from Dettol). The oddest part is that it has been uploaded… Read more →
Update – February 20, 2013: This is from the front-page of Times of India, today. Original post: On 13th February, I picked on a front-page news from The Times of India and posed a question. This. Which brand of kitchen cleaner is behind this TOI Pg.1 ‘news’? Keep a watch on new, big budget kitchen cleaner ads ow.ly/i/1vXTH — Karthik… Read more →