Mast & Meh: what3words, Fuse, Fastrack, Shyam Steel, Ferns N Petals, MSD pharma show us acts and ads

Vijay Raaz nails the part of a customer giving directions to a delivery person, in location-based tech app what3words' first commercial in India.

Find out who made the cut and who got cut in this week’s Mast & Meh, Storyboard18’s weekly picks of the best and boring ads.

The Great Skill Reset: How are companies hiring for marketing and brand roles these days?

Companies are also looking to hire candidates who would take ownership of products or services they work on. (Representational image via Unsplash)

Marketing has become more customer-centric, the skill sets in demand today include ‘analytics’, ‘data’, ‘statistics and ‘systems thinking’.

Are Indian marketers prepared for a cookie-less world?

In a world without third-party cookies, 36 percent of marketing professionals surveyed said they expect customer purchase history will become their most valuable source of data, 32 percent see social media profiles as key, and 31 percent plan to rely on website registrations. (Representational image: Alexander Sinn via Unsplash)

Top Indian marketers highlight their reliance on first-party data to prepare for the cookie apocalypse. But what’s the workaround? Storyboard18 finds out.

Stacks & Strategies | Martech trends that will dominate India market in 2022 and beyond

Using machine learning and deep learning algorithms, marketers can seamlessly gather, analyze, and integrate key data into their strategies and craft personalised messages to customers at every stage of the marketing funnel. (Representational image via Unsplash)

From AI-based marketing and voice-based tech to hyper-personalisation, experts decode trends that will dominate the martech space in 2022.