Wow! for a full 6 days, i can get internet free!! (My excitement was very short lived when as read the fine print “BSNL Net One dial-up internet connection on your landline is now free till December 2008.”) You think Deepika would look happy surfing the net on a dial-up connection? I really doubt it. [...]
December 24th, 2008 | Posted in Print Media | Comments Off
At a first glimpse it looks like a normal advertisement featuring Deepika Padukone who is the brand ambassador for Tissot and is wearing the T-Touch, the touch screen watch. But if you look very closely at the watch on her wrist you will realize that it is a cut paste job. I have been working [...]
December 21st, 2008 | Posted in Print Media | 1 Comment
Two benefits you get after using the Surf Excel gentle wash. 1. Removes stains from woollens and not colours. 2. Makes your woollens stretch enough to fit 2 at a time. Double the savings.
December 9th, 2008 | Posted in Print Media | Comments Off
Yes, you read it right…. it’s Loosership and not Leadership I have been seeing this advertising about the leadership summit on HT since a couple weeks now and I really don’t understand if it is of any good. My confusion starts with the name itself. Aditya Birla Group Presents in partnership with CNN IBN, the [...]
November 8th, 2008 | Posted in Print Media | 5 Comments
You know, i do get the advertisement… i know what they are trying to say, just that how they are saying it is a bit off… Although you can but you really don’t want to gulp a laddu or else you will choke long before you will hear any fire cracker go up. Just to [...]
October 27th, 2008 | Posted in Print Media | Comments Off
If your mood changes by the minute, then you have bigger problems than just rearranging you furniture!
October 25th, 2008 | Posted in Print Media | Comments Off
I was wondering why HT photographers only shoot girls when there is an article on DU… Not that i am complaining
July 7th, 2008 | Posted in Print Media | 1 Comment
This Cribb was sent by a concerned citizen. Though Freedom of expression to media remains an important aspect for a democratic society, it must balance against fair reporting and right to privacy. However, present day media overlooks all codes of conduct to sensationalize news stories to attract audience. As we all know, crime stories are [...]
May 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin, Print Media, TV Shows | 1 Comment
For sure, with the wide availability of the internet things are getting easy. With a click of a mouse you can now pay taxes online and even book a classified ad on you favorite newspaper. I happened to look at print advertising for HT Classified and thought they just stressed the concept longer than a [...]
March 9th, 2008 | Posted in Advertising, Cribbin, Print Media | Comments Off
Hands down this is the worst commercial concept yet for IDEA Cellular. First they hired Abhishek again, and then the stupid concept. The only thing that goes well with the concept is Abhishek though, he actually look like a character who i could imagine as a guide in Agra, makes me wonder that he could [...]
February 13th, 2008 | Posted in Advertising, Cribbin, Print Media | 1 Comment