Behind the Brands: The Marketing Podcast

Behind the brands is a business podcast that focuses on advertising, marketing and brand building. It aims at giving people a brief but insightful look at what goes into the making of some iconic brands and their advertising campaigns

The Amul utterly butterly delicious campaign

In this episode I take a look at what goes in to the making of the Amul butter ad campaign

04-03
12:21

Rajasthan Tourism Campaign - Storytelling, experiential and digital marketing

In this episode we take a look at the Rajasthan tourism campaign from 1993 till date. We discuss the Padharo Mhare Des and Jane Kya Dinh Jayne campaigns and other marketing initiatives by the State

03-13
14:23

The Kumbh Mela: India’s Mega Outdoor Marketing Opportunity

For brands focused on small town and rural India, the Kumbh Mela offers the opportunity to engage with consumers directly. In this episode we take a look at what it takes for brands to tick at the Kumbh. What are the important questions that brands should ask. What should be their focus. Sales or Brand Building? Let’s consider these questions and some great examples.

02-08
12:12

Tata Steel advertising campaign: Steel and Social Impact

In this episode we take a look at innovative, people centric advertising by Tata Steel

01-15
10:08

Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Campaigns: A Review

Madhya Pradesh State Tourism campaigns have captured the interest and attention of audiences for about 15 years now. The MP Ajab hai, MP Mein did hua Bacchae as, Sau Tarth me rang hai and more have positioned MP as a travel destination that offers myriad experiences. In this episode we’ll take a look at all this and more.

08-31
13:14

God’s Own Country- Kerala State Tourism Marketing and advertising campaigns

In this episode we take a look at Kerala, God’s Own Country and its marketing and advertising initiatives. The state of Kerala has been a pioneer in marketing and has left no stone unturned to position itself as a preferred tourist destination in India. It has used social media to its advantage and is all ready with its post covid promotional endeavours.

06-26
21:57

Brand Bites : What Brands can learn from Red Bull

Red Bull gives you wings is an iconic tag line which is at the heart of Red Bull’s brand philosophy. in this episode we take a look at how this top selling energy drink carved its own niche to create high quality content for its target audience and grabbed eyeballs through the sponsorship of mega scale events.

07-12
09:30

Marketing Myopia: Lessons from Nokia’s failure

Nokia a market leader in the mobile phone market plummeted to rock bottom. In this episode we understand the reasons for Nokia’s failure

06-27
08:59

Marketing Myopia: What brands can learn from Kodak’s failure

Kodak was a market leader in the photography industry. Let’s take a look at how short sightedness led them to become extinct.

06-14
12:04

Marketing Nuggets: PETA advertising- a blend of colour, controversy and celebrity endorsements

PETA is known for its colorful, graphic imagery and controversial advertising. Join me as I take a look at this campaign and share my key takeaways

06-05
14:18

Marketing Nuggets : HappyDent India

Marketing nuggets is a series of short focused insights into brand building initiatives. Marketing mantras and wisdom from iconic brands in less than 10 minutes. In this episode I take a look at HappyDent’s marketing and advertising initiatives in India

06-30
10:57

Marketing Nuggets: Iconic Indian Mascots Fido Dido

PepsiCo’s 7 UP mascot, was not limited to its marketing endeavours in India. However, Fido dido is the original cool guy, known to all 90’s kids. He made a brief comeback in 2018. Here’s a look at his journey

04-30
07:23

Marketing Nuggets: Iconic Indian Mascots- Asian Paints Gattu

Gattu, the boy with the paint brush, ragged in his appearance and full of impish charm was the mascot for Asian Paints from 1954 to 2002. Let’s take a look at his journey in this special episode on iconic Indian mascots.

04-27
10:25

Marketing Nuggets: iconic Indian mascots- The Amul Moppet

In this episode we continue to take a look at some iconic Indian mascots. The Amul Moppet is an endearing mascot for Amul and features in many executions for Amul butter on a weekly basis.

04-14
06:07

Marketing Nuggets: Indian mascots special series- The Maharajah of Air India

Air India’s Marajah is one of India’s most recognised and endearing mascots. The Maharajah turns 75 this year. Let’s take a look at his journey as a pillar of Air India’s advertising strategies and marketing campaigns.

04-05
10:12

Marketing Nuggets: Mysore Sandal Soap

Mysore sandal soap is a 105 year old heritage, beauty soap brand that enjoys immense brand loyalty in southern India. In this episode we take a look at its journey, its marketing, brand communication and brand building initiatives.

03-30
11:21

Marketing Nuggets: The Tanishq Ekatvam Ad campaign

Tanishq is a market leader in the Indian branded jewellery market. It has always challenged stereotypes in its advertising campaigns. The Ekatvam campaign became a controversial topic and was withdrawn. In this episode we take a look at what brands can learn and do better when weaving brand conversations

03-24
08:48

Marketing Nuggets: Dove Stop the Beauty Test campaign

Dove has been redefining beauty and challenging stereotypes. The most recent #stopthebeautytest campaign is another endeavour by Dove to build a conversation around stories of judgement and rejection faced by women during the matchmaking process. Dove has not stopped at talking about the issue but is walking the talk to engineer social change.

03-14
10:18

Marketing Nuggets: Brand story MTR

MTR is perhaps the most well recognised brand in the ready to cook instant breakfast foods in the traditional Indian foods segment. In this episode we take a look at its brand building initiatives.

03-03
10:06

Marketing Nuggets: The Boroline campaign

Boroline is a multipurpose cream that has been holding its own in the skin care segment in India. Consistent in its packaging, design and quality, steering clear from adding too many variants, it has successfully engineered its transition from a regional brand to a national brand. In this episode we take a short, focused look at its marketing strategies

02-16
11:53

Kumar Shrijan

Very informing

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