Anant Rangaswami

Articles by Anant Rangaswami

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Ready To Melt | Episode 15

Why the advertising film campaign for PhonePe works. And why it doesn't.

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Ranjan Kapur: A Supremely Secure Man

1942 - 2018

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Piyush Pandey: “Lack Of Patience Is Detrimental To Good Business”

"If every interaction is transnational, then it's not a relationship. Then it's 'dhandha'."

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Dettol SiTi Shield’s Shitty Social Media Use

The Dettol SiTi Shield tweet crosses the line – and comes across as bad taste.

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Zee Turns 25, Gets Future Proof

"I’m pretty confident that this company is now ready for a level of growth to take us from a ~$8bn to ~$50bn company."

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There’s An Acute Shortage Of TV Inventory, Not A Glut

How valuable is your inventory? Anant Rangaswami answers.

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I’m Woke Now, But It’s Complicated

Woke (adj): "Aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)"

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Learning From The Negatives

"Negative spaces tell great stories, like the arrow hidden in the negative space of the FedEx logo"

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I’m 56, And Age Is On My Side

What does age give to you that youth cannot? All this knowledge can be turned into a sustainable advantage in the market you operate in.

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Zee Celebrates With The Competition

Zee brings in its 25th anniversary with a print ad that thanks its competitors for their contribution in "releasing the extraordinary".