Simply Speaking: Emotion as a marketing lever – you can’t wish it to happen!

It is fundamentally important that we aim at emotional responses geared to build habit rather than love. (Representational image: Nihal Demirci Erenay via Unsplash)

Whether the Barcelona football club, Elvis Presley or Laphroaig single malt, brands can provoke emotions up to the levels of frenzy, devotion or ecstasy.

EVolve 2022: Industry needs to focus on measures to make reliable products: Ather’s Nilay Chandra

Rather than pointing fingers at how things are blown up in the EV category which might be true, the industry needs to focus on measures to make reliable products. Once consumers see evident action being taken by all players then half of the problem will be solved and then we could do myth busting exercises, says Nilay Chandra

Exclusive: Nilay Chandra, VP – Scooter Business, Ather Energy, on evolving EV marketing strategies

Chat with IPG’s Arun Kumar and Plum’s Shankar Prasad and actor Ananya Pandey

Storyboard18’s Ankita Saxena with Plum's Shankar Prasad and actor Ananya Pandey

Catch two insight-packed conversations on this week’s show. Arun Kumar, chief data & technology officer, IPG, talks about data, privacy and how global advertisers view India. Plus, catch up with actor Ananya Pandey and Shankar Prasad, CEO and founder of Plum.

Mast & Meh: Cadbury’s lost connection; Thumbs up for WhatsApp, Dezerv & Thums Up

Thums Up's new campaign commemorating 75 years of India’s independence is an ode to inspirational people who’ve helped build India. (A still taken from latest Thums' Up ad)

Find out who made the cut and who got cut in this week’s Mast & Meh, Storyboard18’s weekly picks of the best and boring ads. Read on.