Anant Rangaswami

Articles by Anant Rangaswami

Advertising:

The Humble Tram And The Impact On Advertising

Why trams, trains and buses are gifts to anyone in advertising.

Advertising:

The Tanishq Controversy Has Nothing To Do With Advertising

This is not about an ad and about an inter-faith marriage. This is about the feeling of insecurity that has overtaken our society.

Advertising:

Tanishq Needs To Be Helped By AAAI, Ad Club, ISA And ASCI

Shall we disband ASCI and let the rule of the jungle take over? Can the mob be the arbiter of what ad is acceptable and what is not?

Advertising:

It’s A Sad Day For Tanishq, For Titan Watches And For Tata

In the present instance, Tanishq has buckled to the pressure from the weakest enemy – the noise on social media, says Anant Rangaswami.

Media:

There Is More To Life Than A Quantitatively Efficient Media Plan

The responsibilities of the media plan.

Advertising:

Ads On IPL: What A Useless Idea, Sirjee

Anant Rangaswami argues that the majority of the ads running on the Dream 11 IPL are terrible. A few are okay. None is brilliant.

Advertising:

Horlicks Grows Up In New Communication

The commercial is about ‘growth’. Not physical growth or mental growth, but ‘growth’ of the protagonist.

Media:

Forget the IPL till you can bring back the noise

Anant Rangaswami (Editor, Melt) on why empty stadiums – and silent stadiums – do not make for great viewing.

Advertising:

To Mask Or Not To Mask? That Is The Question

“As we get back to work, should our advertising show people with masks, social distancing, etc.?"

Research:

The new, improved post-coronavirus home

It’s time to make my predictions. For what they’re worth.