Author: Aashrey Baliga

Bookstrapping: The Man Who Bent Light by Narinder Singh Kapany

Narinder Singh Kapany (1927-2020) wrote about successfully transmitting high-quality images through a bundle of optical fibres in a 1960 edition of 'Scientific American'. (Representational image: Compare Fibre via Unsplash)

The fusion of ‘science as a universal need’ and ‘religion as a universal truth but private practice’ emerges beautifully from this book. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars

Shashank Mehta on why The Whole Truth is on an Instagram break

Shashank Mehta, founder, The Whole Truth Foods

At a time when every brand wants to be on the top of their Instagram game, The Whole Truth decided to log off and take a break. What led to this decision? Mehta and his team weren’t thrilled with the content they were putting out. “Dancing to trending music and pointing to corners of the screen with cluttered text boxes didn’t seem right,” he says. In a freewheeling chat with Storyboard18, Mehta opens about why his brand decided to go on an Instagram break; the risks involved with this, lessons from Unilever; featuring in his own brand’s commercials and more.

Why some sporting bodies need to look beyond tactical brand partnerships

Roy will succeed Selman Careaga, who began a new role June 1 as president of the company’s ASEAN & South Pacific operating unit. Roy will begin his new duties Sept. 1, reporting to Manolo Arroyo, executive vice president and global chief marketing officer.

“Many sporting bodies (not all) still see brands and companies as cash sources, and thus most of the partnerships are short-term tactical ones.” – Arnab Roy, vice president and head-marketing, Coca-Cola India and Southwest Asia.

Simply Speaking: Wisdom of crowds leading to a ‘reputation’ for a brand, institution or individual

Rational man is guided not by 'information ', but by 'reputation’ which is pre-filtered, pre-evaluated and already commented upon by others. (Representational image: Susan Q Yin via Unsplash)

Reputation is the main output of collective intelligence. But who builds the reputation of the reputation builders? Learn how brands gain a reputation and how that is more important than ever before in today’s information dense world.

The Great Skills Reset: Are you a ‘da Vinci marketer’?

The Leonardo da Vinci kind of people are those who can use their analytical left brain and creative right brain equally well. (representational image: Mika Baumeister via Unsplash)

“When you find those rare Leonardo da Vinci marketers, over-promote them, over-reward them, keep them in the company at whatever cost,” says Mastercard’s global CMO Raja Rajamannar