Snapchat leads the way in digital advertising in India in Jan-March 2023: TAM

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which leads development of the technical standards and guidelines to ensure that the web remains open, accessible, and interoperable, officially launched as a public interest non-profit ogranisation as of January 1, 2023. (Image via Unsplash) via Unsplash)

The TAM report shows how digital advertising in India is growing rapidly, with mobile display and programmatic being the most popular methods.

If I wanted to lead like a woman earlier, now I want to do it like an Indian: Ogilvy’s Devika Bulchandani

Bulchandani talks about making sure that the creative reputation of Ogilvy is intact.(Image sourced from Forbes India)

The Indian-origin global CEO of Ogilvy believes winning, be it a client or at Cannes, fixes everything. She says the industry loves complication, but in the end, it is creative thinking that solves a business problem. She talked to Storyboard18’s Delshad Irani at Cannes Lions 2023.

Explained: What is fastvertising?

Fastvertising is a type of advertising that is swiftly developed and disseminated in response to present day occurrences or popular trends. (Representative Image: Kelly Sikkema via Unsplash)

Fastvertising is a type of advertising that thrives on the principles of speed, creativity and personal branding.

Hasan Minhaj pays a hilarious tribute to Adobe’s PDF

In the second spot, Hasan Minhaj is seen talking to people about the importance of Acrobat and liberating them from the hassle of using paper and switching to the software. (Still from the ad)

Two ad spots were released by the software giant to celebrate PDF’s 30th anniversary.

Why is Viswanathan Anand sweating buckets in Subway’s new commercial?

The ad sees the ever-present dilemma of awkward social interactions and not being able to decide what and how to order at Subway. Vishy Anand is seen sweating copiously, unable to speak a word while thinking of what to order. He gives up and runs for the door, only to hit the glass door and fall.

Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand promotes Subway’s new ready-made range of sandwiches, Hotsellers.

WPP’s Rob Reilly on creativity, humour in advertising, future of AI and more

Reilly spoke very highly of India and how it has made progress in leaps and bounds in creativity and technology and marrying the two effortlessly.

Rob Reilly, global chief creative officer, WPP talks about his first experience of winning a Lion, being jury president, humour in advertising, AI, young creatives and more.

Food influencer Foodpharmer calls out PepsiCo for taking down video on Sting energy drink

Himatsingka highlights that while a Red Bull 250 ml can has almost 7 teaspoons of sugar, a Sting 250 ml bottle has 4 teaspoons of sugar content. He goes on to add that while Sting has less sugar content, it does use multiple artificial sweeteners (Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium).

Apparently, LinkedIn is the only platform where the Sting energy video is still available in India. It has been taken down from YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram.