Protected: Reading Into 2024

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What The Davos Summit Missed in 2024

The start of a new year usually means the world’s global elite gather at Davos-Klosters in Switzerland for their annual summit. And this year was no different. After three years when these were disrupted due to Covid-19 pandemic and had to be held virtually, they are back in person for the second consecutive year now.… Continue reading What The Davos Summit Missed in 2024

When The Political Right Steals Ideas and Policies from The Left

We have to admit we live in pretty strange times. Not only is there not much to choose between the political left and the right these days, it’s also because there is so little that differentiates them. There used to be a time, when they were so clearly defined by their ideologies, that it would… Continue reading When The Political Right Steals Ideas and Policies from The Left

Four New Blog Videos to Start 2024

Hello readers. In the New Year of 2024 that has just begun, I have four new blog videos to share with you. Videos that I made on the various dimensions of my blog that has just gone into its sixth year! These are the nuanced analysis that goes beyond news, nuanced and well-considered viewpoints on… Continue reading Four New Blog Videos to Start 2024

How Much Tourism and Airbnb is Too Much for the Economy?

Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic waned and economies started to slowly get back to business, tourists were the first to take off! Travel and tourism which were the worst-hit sectors of the economy during the pandemic-induced recession, surged back to life and how! But, tourism, often touted as an important part of an economy, can… Continue reading How Much Tourism and Airbnb is Too Much for the Economy?

Protected: Turning the Page for The New Year

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When Fashion Goes Retail and Retail Goes Fashion

In India, organized retail is a fairly new phenomenon and it coexists with the traditional corner-shop or kirana store as it’s called here. Despite fears of the former destroying small mom and pop shops, the two have happily coexisted for a couple of decades now. That’s also because the Indian government didn’t allow large foreign… Continue reading When Fashion Goes Retail and Retail Goes Fashion

What Cultural Hibernation Can Feel Like

Years ago, I had written a blog post on how being out of work for so many years in the advertising industry in India felt like being in exile. In exile with my own thoughts and ideas on brands, besides all the other subjects I write about on my blog. From the Indian and global… Continue reading What Cultural Hibernation Can Feel Like

Advertising and Media in The New World

Recently, I wrote a piece here on my blog examining how much had really changed in the way consumers make their brand purchase decisions in today’s world. And I concluded that while plenty had changed in the technology dimension of advertising and marketing, consumers still make their brand choice decisions the way they always have.… Continue reading Advertising and Media in The New World

Protected: Winding-Down-2023 Reading

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