Anant Rangaswami

Articles by Anant Rangaswami

Media:

Time Is On The Side Of Newspapers

Print has the TIME to check and cross-check and fact-check, something the pressure that news TV and digital do not have in the high-octane breaking news world that they live in.

Marketing:

In a woke world, should companies stay silent on big issues?

Should brands and companies speak up on current issues?

Marketing:

One Indian’s cool is another Indian’s science fiction

The complexity of creating communication today for the many Indias that co-exist.

Advertising:

Shakespeare, Fogg and Trivago: In the same league

It's important to remember that you create for your audiences and not for critics

Opinion:

Five Reasons Why The New Fevicol Commercial Sucks

Creators ignore all conventional wisdom.

Opinion:

Zomato’s ‘Taking A Knee’ Moment

When the tweet first appeared, Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal noticed it – and reacted instantly.

Opinion:

VG Siddhartha: the man who made a made-in-India brand

A made-in-India youth brand that’s lasted 23 years. There are few Indian youth brands that can claim the same.

Advertising:

An act or woke-washing? A thin line decides

The challenge in advertising is, and has always been, to make believable claims. If it’s believable, it’s a brave act. If it’s not believable, it’s an attempt at woke-washing.

Advertising:

Lessons from Webchutney@Cannes

Four lessons for all agencies, digital or otherwise.

Advertising:

Of Uber India, Mills & Boon and unbelievable fantasy

Global brands are never quite global; that's why extra care is required in all communication