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Why Ideas Die Inside Agencies

Coming up with ideas is one thing. Breathing life into them them is another.

Jun 17, 2024

Why Ideas Die Inside Agencies

Jun 17, 2024

Probably the Simplest Advertising Trendspotting Trick

Remember how Martin Scorsese controversially said that Marvel movies are more like ‘Theme parks’ and ‘aren’t cinema’?

May 6, 2024

Probably the Simplest Advertising Trendspotting Trick

May 6, 2024

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Ridiculed First, Trending Later

Here’s a quick trendspotting tip: Anything that’s ridiculed or causes friction shows signs of becoming a trend.

Mar 25, 2024

Ridiculed First, Trending Later

Mar 25, 2024

Insights, in Flesh

I’ve seen enough conversations about insights but not enough examples. So, I am attempting some.

Jan 8, 2024

Insights, in Flesh

Jan 8, 2024

Some Ads That Stood Out with Unique Execution

You can stand out in two ways: either say something different or say the same thing differently.

Sep 7, 2023

Some Ads That Stood Out with Unique Execution

Sep 7, 2023

On Haiku and Creative Briefs

I dabbled with writing Haiku a few years ago. Wrote some and gave up. But I stumbled upon this interesting article that explains the…

Apr 18, 2022

On Haiku and Creative Briefs

Apr 18, 2022

Why I Wrote a Hundred Blog Posts

What you’re reading right now is the completion of a 100-day blogging streak that I had started last year.

Mar 8, 2021

Why I Wrote a Hundred Blog Posts

Mar 8, 2021

To-Do: What Can You Do Before 2021 Begins?

Time to end the last week of 2020 on a good note

Dec 28, 2020

To-Do: What Can You Do Before 2021 Begins?

Dec 28, 2020

Life’s not a refrigerator.

It mustn’t show the same vegetables and milk equivalent stuff every time you look at it. It’s supposed to change.

Dec 25, 2020

Dec 25, 2020

Idea Bankruptcy: How to Create More and Ship Ideas Fast

… for times when you feel blank.

Sep 16, 2020

Idea Bankruptcy: How to Create More and Ship Ideas Fast

Sep 16, 2020

How I Earned My First Dollar Online (Through Writing)

Note: I earned my first $250 during my first year of college for a WordPress research project. But this post is more about how I earned my…

Aug 21, 2020

How I Earned My First Dollar Online (Through Writing)

Aug 21, 2020

Honestly, Ignore the Algorithms and Cheat Sheets

Don’t let your effort fall prey to fads.

Jun 8, 2020

Honestly, Ignore the Algorithms and Cheat Sheets

Jun 8, 2020

What’s a Creative Brief, Really?

How strategists can convey interesting ideas and inspire creatives.

Mar 3, 2020

What’s a Creative Brief, Really?

Mar 3, 2020

Every Damn Advertising Resource

I have a word file called ‘advertising scribbles’ in which I dump all the useful stuff I find.

Oct 10, 2019

Every Damn Advertising Resource

Oct 10, 2019

Imperfection Inspires Better Than Greatness

“The pursuit for greatness is demanding and forceful — but imperfection is liberating. It frees us to be who we are.”

Oct 7, 2019

Imperfection Inspires Better Than Greatness

Oct 7, 2019

Brevity: On Writing Precisely

Take a 2-ton boulder and drop it on that paragraph. Compress it. Turn that untidy rambling into a concise, compact piece. Then slice it…

Sep 11, 2019

Brevity: Brief Writing Tip

Sep 11, 2019

A Reading List for Advertising Folks

Separating the chaff from the grain

Aug 9, 2019

A Reading List for Advertising Folks

Aug 9, 2019

The $250 Advice for New Bloggers

Here’s everything I wish I knew back then, 4 years ago

Aug 7, 2019

The $250 Advice for New Bloggers

Aug 7, 2019

In Praise of Simple Language

“Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon. Never use jargon words like reconceptualize…

Aug 6, 2019

In Praise of Simple Language

Aug 6, 2019

It’s Time We Get Over Second-hand Creativity

There’s a thin line between seeking inspiration and ripping off stuff.

Aug 5, 2019

It’s Time We Get Over Second-hand Creativity

Aug 5, 2019

Vishal Ostwal

Vishal Ostwal

Unconventional perspective. Honest words.

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