Category Archives: Blast from the Past

Read, watch and review legendary and not-so-legendary ads from the past.

Days of 1+1 and beyond

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Harsh

Do you remember the good old 80s and 90s when every brand such as Rin, Surf or Babool used to give us those salivating buying offers where we bought one and got one free, and almost every customer while buying … Continue reading →

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Encounters of an In-different Kind

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Harsh

It’s a curious job to be a marketer or to be positioned as a marketing consultant/expert. For some you become the ultimate fraud who earn for what they preach, or a demi-god whose final word is a divine proclamation of … Continue reading →

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The Funny, Cynical Mad Ad World – I

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Harsh

Surf – Sells itself by glorifying Dirt – Daaag Achche hai! Daam Nahi! Liril – All Liril girls love waterfalls. No wonder the sales have fallen. C’mon! how many girls get a waterfall to use liril. Only if they could … Continue reading →

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Figments from the Past: Reliving the Glory Days of Print Ads

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Harsh

It is true what they say, the actual value of a creative masterpiece is only understood when its glory days are done and over with and it lies in between dreams somewhere. Ravaged by time and the plethora of new … Continue reading →

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The Friday Review: Amul rewriting History

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Harsh

Like a movie scripted to contain the most incredible moments and passion that hits the silver screens across the world, Amul the most elemental Indian brands comes out with a strikingly original advertisement on every intersection across the roads of … Continue reading →

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