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by shantyarow
Thu May 08, 2014 10:49 am
Forum: Today's headlines and Discussions
Topic: People I need your help
Replies: 11
Views: 3282

Re: People I need your help

I think EK's list pretty much covers it all. Though, I don't really know how one can have KPIs or KRAs or whatever the hell that it for the craft of copywriting! Eventually, I guess a copywriter's real function in writing is to write persuasive copy that sells a product, nothing more, nothing less.
by shantyarow
Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:20 pm
Forum: I did it!
Topic: DC Design
Replies: 17
Views: 8833

Re: DC Design

Great quality 'fake' work, yes.
Good quality 'real' work, no.
Heck, every desert, including Dubai needs a mirage!
by shantyarow
Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:08 pm
Forum: Today's headlines and Discussions
Topic: A copywriter's rant on Brand Association
Replies: 15
Views: 5290

Re: A copywriter's rant on Brand Association

A brand is intangible.
Creating a brand story is intangible.
Understanding its impact on consumers is intangible.

And in this intangibility, lies the beauty of what we do.
No chaos, no cosmos.

The consumer's not a moron, she's your wife, still rings true.
by shantyarow
Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:01 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Regrets of an advertising person
Replies: 31
Views: 9016

Re: Regrets of an advertising person

The verdant grass always lies on the opposite bank. True, advertising gets to you. The people. The idiocy. The greed. The conveyor belt of deadlines. The vaccuousness of winning awards. Lots of things, too many to list down. On the more positive side, every career comes with its perils and detritus ...
by shantyarow
Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:46 pm
Forum: I did it!
Topic: A poster for Mac lovers by us
Replies: 17
Views: 8584

Re: A poster for Mac lovers by us

All in good spirit, mate. Like Voltaire quoted, "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." It's always a good quality to defend your work. But it is equally important to take criticism – however strident or unfair it may seem – with a sen...
by shantyarow
Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:38 pm
Forum: I did it!
Topic: DC Design
Replies: 17
Views: 8833

Re: DC Design

Depends on whether you're asking about the weather here or the work here. The former is usually hot through the year, the latter blows cold mostly.
by shantyarow
Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:48 am
Forum: I did it!
Topic: A poster for Mac lovers by us
Replies: 17
Views: 8584

Re: A poster for Mac lovers by us

I may not agree with all that you say. But I am not disagreeable. Piqued in an uneasy way? Yeah, fair dinkum mate. One criticizes a poster that didn't make sense to me, and one is called immature for that. You give as fair as you get, buddy. Anyway, am not here in this forum to hear long-winded phil...
by shantyarow
Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:32 pm
Forum: I did it!
Topic: A poster for Mac lovers by us
Replies: 17
Views: 8584

Re: A poster for Mac lovers by us

Thank you for the quick lesson in maturity, Canis major. I am in no hurry to prove either my juvenile delinquency, nor am I here to dish out constructive criticism, when I don't feel like it. I will put across my point, as I wish on a creative, the way the creative appealed to me. At least, I believ...
by shantyarow
Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:02 pm
Forum: I did it!
Topic: Detox
Replies: 16
Views: 8352

Re: Detox

Well, the model's quite a reason to be 'Ananda' in my case!
by shantyarow
Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:01 pm
Forum: I did it!
Topic: Dumb Charades
Replies: 10
Views: 5401

Re: Dumb Charades

Ok Ek Kanya, I believe you!
by shantyarow
Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:00 pm
Forum: I did it!
Topic: Livon
Replies: 16
Views: 7918

Re: Livon

Minimal copy always speaks volumes. Nice work. Soft, emotional, gets the brand going.
by shantyarow
Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:59 pm
Forum: I did it!
Topic: DC Design
Replies: 17
Views: 8833

Re: DC Design

Love the shots. Love the layout.
Only peeve (and since I have been working too long in Dubai), I hate the phrase 'Bespoke Luxury'. It's been used and abused to death in Dubai (though, not your fault, it works in this campaign!)
by shantyarow
Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:57 pm
Forum: I did it!
Topic: A poster for Mac lovers by us
Replies: 17
Views: 8584

Re: A poster for Mac lovers by us

MA-ssa-C-red
by shantyarow
Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:56 pm
Forum: I did it!
Topic: For Sachin's Farewell
Replies: 16
Views: 8136

Re: For Sachin's Farewell

There is def a thought in 'Crycket'. And yes, I am a Tendlya fan. Execution could be improved.
by shantyarow
Wed Aug 22, 2012 4:46 pm
Forum: Television Spots
Topic: True to his fans: the late Rajesh Khanna
Replies: 6
Views: 2616

Re: True to his fans: the late Rajesh Khanna

Shikhar, leaving whether Rajesh Khanna's endorsement helped sell more Havell's fans or not, I was personally put off with the somewhat vulture mentality of using a fading star in obviously ill-health, looking like a wan cardboard cut-out and then using his fanatic following as a metaphor for fans of...