Month: October 2022

Ecommerce is at a nascent stage and I welcome new players entering the sector: Amazon’s Manish Tiwary

"As we move towards this goal of the $5 trillion economy, I think we have a few things which make me personally very optimistic. One is the age profile, the income profile and, more importantly, the spirit of entrepreneurship and the resilience which all of us, as consumers and as professionals, have," says Amazon’s Manish Tiwary

The global ecommerce juggernaut’s VP and country manager for India, Manish Tiwary, on how Amazon plans to unlock growth.

Brain Matters: The one psychology principle every marketing strategist needs to know

Marketers forget the basics. And the most basic of those truths is that everything is what we think it is, and what we have propped up against it, to let our consumer compare it to. (Representational image via Unsplash)

Every business is fundamentally in the business of changing behaviour. Understanding behavioural truths of consumers is the first step to success.

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies at age 78

From Formula One to space jumps, Red Bull does sports marketing like no other brand in the world. Much of the credit for the brand's events and sports ventures lies with its co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz who passed away last week. (Images: Unsplash)

Austrian billionaire and owner of the Red Bull energy drink empire Dietrich Mateschitz passed away at age 78.

From GenZ kids to millennial moms: Why everybody loves AiyyoShraddha

Shraddha Jain manages to stand out amongst content creators with her clean and witty content which transcends demographic and platform boundaries. Her content travels across the world. AiyyoShraddha has over 2,80,000 subscribers on YouTube, almost 6,00,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 60,000 followers on Twitter. And lest we forget, WhatsApp. A good test of virality is when a video lands in group chats as a forward from maa.

Shraddha Jain aka aiyyoshraddha is an internet sensation who seems to appeal to all, a rarity in India’s booming creator universe.

The culture of creativity is under threat: Amer Jaleel

Everyone must understand the simmering discontent that is widespread over ideas being pulled out of one agency’s remit and handed over to another, writes Jaleel. (Representational image via Unsplash)

The chairman of MullenLowe Lintas Group, Amer Jaleel, speaks out on the issue of ownership and against ideas being replicated.

Simply Speaking: BBC at 100 – A hundred years with lessons for all

The BBC remains the world’s largest public service broadcaster with a total staff count of over 22,000, operating in over 70 countries. Its mission, laid down by Royal Charter, is to “act in the public interest,” champion impartiality, and “inform, educate and entertain.” (Image via Unsplash)

The BBC’s global spread, cultural impact and soft-power are undeniable. But the century-old media brand is up against a new world.