Ruchi Roy
In Conversation: Michael Wilkins on Co-existence of AI and Sustainability in Marketing
AI in the Industry AI is turbocharging digital marketing—but at what environmental cost? As brands race to adopt the latest tools, few are stopping to ask what it’s doing to the planet. We spoke with Michael Wilkins, co-founder of sustainable marketing agency Akepa, to explore the tension between innovation and impact—and where AI fits in…
Culture Over Carbonation: Unpacking Liquid Death’s Demise in the UK
For many months, marketing experts and pundits have covered Liquid Death’s failure in the UK and explored its reasons. Liquid Death’s journey is quite an interesting case study for brands that may see the UK as a potential market for themselves. Liquid Death saw an uptick in its sales and popularity simultaneously in the US…
Meta Advertising Takes a Dangerous Slope with Principal-Based Buying in Recession
Meta advertising has been evolving in the dynamic marketing and ad-buying space ecosystem. Currently, Meta is moving with principal-based trading in the digital landscape. Understanding the complex situation, its reverberations around the advertising process, and the consequences on media planning is significant. Principal-based trading is a controversial topic, and when a giant like Meta, which…
Over-Optimized Customer Journey Maps: A New CX Risk?
Customer journey map is a technical term, but when customers experience the journey and find it not worth the energy, brands fail. I was trying to buy a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, and the entire process made me understand the meaning of the customer journey. I had to juggle between two apps for more…
Marketing Funnels are Not Linear Anymore, Continuity has Entered
The time has come for marketing funnels. Well, they are not dying. But you cannot ignore the presence of elements impacting them and bending the linear path of the customer journey. Marketers worship AIDA (Awareness, Interest, Desire, Action), the foundation of the marketing funnel. It is clean, predictable, and comfortingly neat. However, digital enlightenment has…
April Marketing Rundown — 7 Bite-Sized Stories to Know
From antitrust clashes to space-bound stunts gone sideways, April delivered a whirlwind of moments that marketers can’t afford to miss. As Q2 kicks off, the marketing world is juggling both big wins and strange misfires. Yes, someone actually tried to send Katy Perry to space for a 10-minute promotional flash—and no, the internet wasn’t impressed.…
Stretching the Limits: Is Short form Video Still… Short?
Stretching Short Form: Did you know the first short form video had a time limit of just six seconds? The platform was Vine—a viral, vertical video app that exploded in popularity among early creators. But Vine met its end in 2016, and one of the many reasons was precisely that rigid time limit. Around the same…
How the Power of Words Can Make or Break Your Ad Copy
The power of words is invincible. I was watching a soul-crushing movie where the protagonist, on the verge of death, struggles to communicate with his beloved wife. He musters only four words in a frail, broken voice: “I will find you.” Those four words made my eyes well up with tears. Why? Are they a haunting…
The Rise of Intent Based Marketing in a Hyper-Personalized B2B World
Guesswork is no longer a strategy. In today’s B2B ecosystem, intent based marketing is emerging as the key to identifying, understanding, and converting high-value prospects, faster and smarter. It doesn’t reinvent the funnel, it turbocharges it. Cold email blasts and CRM contact forms are not disappearing but are metamorphosing into new shapes. And what’s making…
European Accessibility Act: A New Era for Inclusive and Ethical Business
Starting June 2025, the European Accessibility Act (EAA) will become enforceable across the EU, redefining how brands design, market, and serve. The EAA is designed to break barriers for the nearly 87 million people with disabilities across Europe—roughly 1 in 5 Europeans, according to Eurostat. The EAA marks the start of a new era for…
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