Shreyas Kulkarni

Shreyas Kulkarni

I write about India's advertising and marketing worlds.

Stories by 'Shreyas Kulkarni'

Advertising

Gajraj Rao wants a job

The ubiquitous actor wants to direct ad films again but with the next generation of India’s advertising folks. A LinkedIn post announced his intention.
Marketing

Healthy bias towards deploying marketing capital in media where targeting & segmentation is sharper: Plum founder

Shankar Prasad dishes out the details on festive ad spends, geo segmentation taking a backseat and more.
Brands

Consumer healthcare brands walk the most at Pandharpur Wari; spends range from Rs 3-30 lakh

Despite being a terrific opportunity for rural outreach, young brands were missing at the Wari.
Brands

Why have PepsiCo’s Sting and KTM become emblems of the ‘chapri’ label?

A casteist slur and slang in pop culture, do the two successful brands correct their online imagery or let it be?
Media

Rockstar, Lakshya, Swades; can old hits lure advertisers to theatres during a supply crunch of new movies?

Barring Kalki 2989 AD, most people and brands are unaware about the new movies running at theatres.
Advertising

More ‘brand love’ work is going to indies say tgthr co-founders fresh off a Glass Lion win

Aalap Desai and Rahul Vengalil reveal how Harpic’s 'Loocator' came to be, and how the win affects the 11-month-old agency.
Advertising

Britannia CMO explains rationale behind making Ravi Shastri face of 50-50

The former cricketer has been appearing in the brand’s ads for the past two years, the last being during the T20 World Cup.
Advertising

T20WC: Premium brands may feel FOMO, but is indulging in moment marketing in their best interests?

When they rub shoulders with the hoi polloi of the brand world, they could end up lessening their sophistication and allure.
Advertising

Oslo downplays its tourist appeal in a new film, and it is brilliant

The ad’s anti-tourism theme shatters most tourist ad tropes.
Brands

Diljit Dosanjh & Air Jordans, SRK & Diptyque and Dunhill... The curious case of Bollywood’s unintentional endorsers

They’re not paid for it, yet these folks spread the brands’ appeal.