Abid Hussain Barlaskar

Abid Hussain Barlaskar

Stories by 'Abid Hussain Barlaskar'

Points of View

To what extent should edtech brand Byju's influence coaching class Aakash's brand identity?

While Aakash's equity in the offline test-prep space was built over three decades, its new owner Byju’s is championing the online learning category in India.
Marketing

Will ITC’s All Rounder take the crunch out of Pran’s Potata?

Potata, the wafer thin potato cracker from Bangladeshi food company Pran has got netizens curious. But it has serious competition now.
Advertising

Why is Truecaller tracing its connection with seat belts and pacemakers?

The caller ID platform’s ongoing OOH campaign ‘Hello India’ highlights its common Swedish origin with major inventions like pacemakers and mobile handsets.
Marketing

Could OnePlus' integration with Oppo erode its brand value?

OnePlus founder Pete Lau announced the brand's partial integration with Oppo earlier this month. A look at the impact on its brand value.
Marketing

A coconut with a plastic pout; Country Delight's non dairy adventure

The product package is a real coconut and the brand promises that each fruit will have a minimum of 270 ml of water.
Marketing

How a timely switch to game streaming put Rooter on the right track

The former sports content and fan engagement platform currently holds the top spot in the sports section of Play Store.
Design Digest

“We spent over five months to redesign the kit for easy home use”: Mylab’s MD on CoviSelf antigen test kit

CoviSelf grabbed attention with a full page ad few days ago. A chat with Mylab’s Hasmukh Rawal about its category first brand campaign.
Design Digest

Nilon’s light bulb bottle for fizzy drink Cheers has a Mentos connection

Dipak Sanghavi, MD, Nilon's, elaborates on how the company came up with the unusual packaging for its newbie beverage brand Cheers.
Marketing

PUBG’s return from exile; will it be the same?

This buzz around Battlegrounds Mobile India has triggered new interest in various pockets of the gaming industry, which had flourished alongside PUBG’s.
Advertising

Ready-to-cook foods brand McCain eyes ‘new snack time slots’ in the home-bound consumer’s day

The Snack-O-Clock campaign targets new snacking occasions like between zoom meetings, while binging web series and in between online classes.