Simply Speaking: Emotion as a marketing lever – you can’t wish it to happen!

It is fundamentally important that we aim at emotional responses geared to build habit rather than love. (Representational image: Nihal Demirci Erenay via Unsplash)

Whether the Barcelona football club, Elvis Presley or Laphroaig single malt, brands can provoke emotions up to the levels of frenzy, devotion or ecstasy.

CWG 2022: Brands must look beyond colour and number of medals

The question we should be asking is what do the medals mean for our athletes beyond just a great sense of achievement and national pride? It means many things. But very importantly, it triggers a potential acceleration in their financial earnings which they truly deserve. (Representational image: Steven Lelham via Unsplash)

All our medal winners must find similar opportunities with brands once they come back home. The younger brands are far more open for such engagements today.

Chat with IPG’s Arun Kumar and Plum’s Shankar Prasad and actor Ananya Pandey

Storyboard18’s Ankita Saxena with Plum's Shankar Prasad and actor Ananya Pandey

Catch two insight-packed conversations on this week’s show. Arun Kumar, chief data & technology officer, IPG, talks about data, privacy and how global advertisers view India. Plus, catch up with actor Ananya Pandey and Shankar Prasad, CEO and founder of Plum.

Mast & Meh: Cadbury’s lost connection; Thumbs up for WhatsApp, Dezerv & Thums Up

Thums Up's new campaign commemorating 75 years of India’s independence is an ode to inspirational people who’ve helped build India. (A still taken from latest Thums' Up ad)

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. Read on.