Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

Anuj Tandon moves on from KRAFTON Inc to join JetSynthesys as CEO Gaming

JetSynthesys new CEO of Gaming, Anuj Tandon says, "We are on the cusp of the most transformative period for the gaming industry in India and have a once in a generation opportunity to build quality video gaming organizations from India."

Anuj Tandon will work with JetSynthesys’s founder Rajan Navani to strengthen the gaming business.

Does a country need to rebrand to stay relevant in modern times?

The idea behind branding has far surpassed its traditional uses and is now being used for everything. Even cities, regions and countries. Places such as countries typically have the same characteristics as any regular product or service. However, rebranding a country is a much more difficult thing to do as there are many limitations and restrictions that hinder the path. The big goal behind rebranding a country is to create awareness and curiosity about that country for investors, potential tourists, migrated workers and residents.(Representative image via Unsplash)

Rebranding of countries happens for many reasons. Culture, politics and emotional sentiments stand as the major factors.

Simply Speaking: Brand Gestalt – going beyond positioning

In many ways, a brand is an illusion. It exists in our unconscious and in our feelings. But that - by itself - is powerful. These connections in the mind add real value to the products and to our lives. Wearing a fake Rolex will give us less pleasure than wearing the real thing. Take the Nike swoosh off a sneaker and it loses its magic. Why? Because value gets created in the mind. It must have emotional value to you. In this way, brands can add real value, beyond their physical product attributes. It is not water, it is Evian! (Representational image via Unsplash)

Gestalt refers to how the brain prefers to seek out the whole of something, rather than the individual parts. Brand Gestalt represents the whole of the brand – it’s the complete picture.

Bookstrapping: ‘A Case Of Indian Marvels’, edited by David Davidar

‘A Case Of Indian Marvels’, an anthology of short stories that meet one simple criterion - “I read a line and I liked it enough to read the next.” Perhaps a very simple yardstick but effective nonetheless

Literature is about facilitating a broader understanding of the world around us – and while non-fiction may claim hegemony over this – fiction such as this, is truly special. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars.

Interbrand global CEO Interview: We are entering India’s decade of possibilities, says Gonzalo Brujó

"One of the things that I like about the Indian community is their ethics and beliefs such that they are much more connected to nature than the other markets which I think is good for the kind of the businesses they do," says Interbrand's global CEO Gonzalo Brujó

Gonzalo Brujó talks about the importance of Indian brands at a global scale and why acts of leadership by companies will impact their relevance.

Equal Pay in Cricket: Indian men and women cricketers to get equal match fee, announces BCCI’s Jay Shah

BCCI Honorary Secretary Jay Shah tweeted, “I’m pleased to announce BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing pay equity policy for our contracted BCCI Women cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be the same as we move into a new era of gender equality in cricket.” (Image source: BCCI)

BCCI announced equal pay for men and women cricketers in a major step to end pay disparity.

Coca-Cola products may look a tad different in 2023

With ongoing sale in smaller containers and multi-packs with fewer cans, the company introduced a value collection in the third quarter that offered the customers their products in multiple sizes (Representative image via Unsplash)

Package innovation takes a bigger role and the company will approaching 2023 with a broad innovation agenda but with some slight weighting to packaging, CEO James Quincey has said