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Showing posts with label Copy. Show all posts

Monday, 11 April 2016

Titan Raga TVC- Pottery with Katrina Kaif




"Come into my Bubble" Song AV


Starring: Katrina Kaif
Title: Pottery (released October 15, 2012)
Brand/Client: Titan Raga
Agency: Ogilvy (Bangalore)
Executive Creative Director: Joono Simon
Creative Director: Arkadyuti Basu
Copywriters: Arkadyuti Basu, Swarupa Sridharan

Director: Jonathan Lennard
Produced by Bang Bang Films 
Music Director: Amar 
Singer: Anushka Manchanda

Online : ( all figures for the first 2 weeks after release)

  • 1800 views on afaqs 
  • Over 1200 page views, 660 likes, 300 comments on facebook 
  • 307,312video views on youtube


Wednesday, 2 September 2015

We can able to expect brilliance from you.

We can able to expect brilliance from you.

For the madness in every copywriter's world.

Brilliance is an attitude, brilliance is shoe shine.

Wear some on your sleeve even as the snot and slur get you going to sharpen your tools, take a harder stance, and cry the howl of hunger to your competition, cry the river of blood and pick up your sword from never tiring of fight, the good fight is tipped in gold and black, back to the navel gazer’s eye-think. In Ink, for a moment, you gaze at that navel, glow and emerge as a light-filled belly full of amber- the call to red- the fiery red of action, midnight oil burning in silence. Breathe for a moment that air, of gentle hands typing away gently, on a lone plank of wood, hands at a canvas calling out to the muse, feel the seeker- immersed in the world's most subservient position, and they're the ones who've exquisites to choose from. Are you not one of them?

You will plant the sack of rice you hope to devour, you will paint the garden of no thorns, you will write the story of the sale, you will make it to the Big Idea, you will shine one on. Its in you- an investment made in you, a promise you will make, a demand you will stake, a favour you will ask, a journey you will take. 

Trust the smoke and your toxins, the air full of mischief theiving in your body like free radicals, disappearing, now, into thin air. Not you. Not you, the soul’s keeper, not you the watcher of the rye, not you- listener, the listener of the pitter- patter of raindrops as they fall fervently on the paper, as if they were spilling tears, straight from heaven, no less. Call the flow, of the muse and her artist- anew, for those who look upon it as if it were mere- too busy for this shit, we have a customer.

Feel the hours, the time that is relative. Not an absolute of this and that. Observe. At this moment our brood has gone for a fight to win, to the now, the new now , no less. And at this moment, a wife waist deep in wait, patient for her husband to come home, in another window. Then, a mother who cares for her toddler in the park. Birds are flying. At this moment, clouds are hovering above the city over small hoods, panting, heaving as they deliver drops of respite here and there, over people awaiting its happy messages- writ by a poet up there, revived by a lone typewriter typing fervently, at this point, here in time, here in space. A point, not measured by latitudes and longitudes, but by intimacy between heart and mind, belonging together in a world so ebullient, so fresh and anew, like the world’s finest coffee- from Coorg. All out of a cubicle. 

The real is not nearly enough, the imaginal is what we want. Words. A new take. Songs. A new rhythm. Art. A new view. 

"Think man, we expect no less than brilliance from you." you hear it from across the table. 

Sure, that's easy. 

To be brilliant, you shine through coal and soot and blur
Through and through 'late-into-the-night' days and your last good sleep
Through heaven and hell.
Beyond the veil, across the distance and beyond the silence…
While some look stunned in awe, you do not claim that as a sign of brilliance
You know through and through
That making life easy by defining easier parameters has never worked, not even for the few
Reach for the stars so you can land on the moon
When the going gets tough -the tough get going
Clean up your act, writers and philosophers,  
Your need is to grow and walk the way forward to glow.
Brilliance us a attitude,
Brilliance is a glow
A moment of pure spur, onto achieving great things, day by day.
Parameters are for measurements.
Brilliance is for thinkers, doers and achievers.
Shine on
Brilliance is a state of mind
You make brilliance come alive.
Glow, every day.

U are the most important part of OUR enterprise.

So yes, we can able to expect brilliance from you. 

Friday, 10 October 2014

KISS, don’t kill your target audience!

4 STEPS TO DRIVE MORE TRAFFIC TO YOUR SITE 

 

Have you ever gone onto a website looking for something and found that you could not even understand what they were talking about? Or worse, that you could not get enough information to help you make a decision?

Sadly this happens quite often. The fault lies with content managers thinking that “complicated” is “better”. Sometimes, they do not know how to showcase their service or product in a way that helps the user make an informed decision.

Here’s a comparison of two leading mobile phone websites. By glancing at them and in less than three seconds, you will have probably decided which one makes for a better browsing experience.

Apple on its iPhone.1



And now, Samsung on its Galaxy Note 5101a


 

The above examples are both here to demonstrate web marketing content and design tactics used by competitors in the same sector- mobile phones. The first is a snapshot of Apple’s iPhone and the second is one of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 510. Both these screen shots are of the features page of the respective websites. Now let’s compare them.



You may have already observed, at first glance, that in the Apple example, the copy is well laid out. The Samsung page has more white space and looks a bit blank.
Apple’s page outlines its features boldly in keyword-rich prose. The Samsung page shows you a list.
The product shots in Apple’s page are more contrived with importance given to the look and feel of the page. The Samsung page is plain and we find that additional product shots are small icons which a user can browse through, if so inclined.
Which one do you think is more persuasive? Which do you find the more engaging to you?
On the whole, when Google search identifies its top results based on user experience and the time they’ve taken to browse a website, it will make a difference to one of these two websites. And no prizes for guessing which one shows up on the top.


This is why it is really important to develop content and design, to go with it in such a way that it attracts users and engages them on a page. This content needs to be rich in keywords and be optimised for search engines, while also being appealing to end users who will be the ultimate judges.

Let’s explore SEO.



SO, WHAT IS SEO?

 

It’s Simpler Than You Think!Search Engine Optimisation or SEO is the simple activity of ensuring a website can be found in search engines for words and phrases relevant to what the site is offering. In many respects it’s like quality control for websites. Having said that if there was ever an industry that was little understood by people, it is SEO.

The true definition of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can also be stated as a highly compartmentalized and specialized process of building a successful web site.

But ask some SEO companies about SEO and they’ll try and blind you with science and confuse you into thinking it’s a black art. Say to some companies ‘what is SEO’ and two hours later you’ll be none the wiser.


HOW DOES IT WORK?

 

Google (or any other search engine) displays sites it believes are authoritative and relevant. They measure relevance by analysing page content, the words you and I read, and they measure authority (mostly) based on the number and quality of other pages linking to the pages they show. Links are like votes and votes get you elected to number 1 in search results.

Search engine optimization does not demand narrow and obscure search terms that no one can think of. It does not ask for keyword density that makes the whole page a repetitive exercise. This is because users search for information or services in very simple terms and they cannot understand the jargon.



THE KISS PRINCIPLE

 

The antidote to difficult SEO? You may have heard the popularly abbreviated ‘KEEP IT SIMPLE, SILLY.’ (KISS). It really does work wonders.  Simple language woos your audience more than all the complicated vocabulary in the world can.
Reasons why simple language works best:

  • It is estimated that 79% of users scan rather than read web content.3
  • Users have shorter attention spans from scanning a lot of web content.
  • They expect to find what they are looking for in simple, everyday terms.
  • It also makes them trust you more readily, more willing to absorb your message and interact with you if you talk plain English ( or any other language in plain terms).
Haris Krijestorac, a successful hubspot blogger writes on SEO language: ‘Online content doesn’t need to appeal to a mass audience to be successful. If you’re trying to reach a niche audience, you don’t need to dumb down your language or your content. Cater to your audience, and focus on doing that really well.’ We may also agree that SEO keywords need not be complicated to the point of needing a dictionary to understand what it all means. The important thing is to convey a message and communicate that in the tidiest possible way.  This writer also adds, ‘Is simple language still the best? Absolutely. But, as Albert Einstein said, “make things as simple as possible, but not simpler”.


4 STEPS TO MAKE SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION EASY


  • Strive for short words, sentences, and paragraphs.
  • Ideally, the lead keyword or key phrase should be featured in the first 25 words of page copy, which should be a minimum of 250 words.5
  • Do not over- simplify by kicking out key terms that your audience is searching for. But do not create clutter around it either.
  • Always build websites for users, i.e, your target audience and NOT for search engines.
NOW GO FORTH AND MULTIPLY! 


Used well, SEO can seriously improve your site’s performance in search rankings, and subsequently multiply your site traffic (and sales!) to great effect, many times over. A great many websites teach us about SEO and associated tricks to achieve such traffic and you will find some of them in the links below.


References:
1 Apple1a Samsung
2 What is SEO?

4 Blogs Use More Complex Language Than Old Media by Haris Krijestorac
5 Plain Simple SEO

Useful links:

Google Certification Program
Tips for Magnetic Content They Can’t Resist
SEO Training courses

Tuesday, 5 August 2014

RMZ Homes

RMZ Homes Referral Invitations




RMZ Homes Galleria e-DM




RMZ Ecoworld Banner ads


Agency: Ogilvy 
Group Creative Director: Deepak Joshi 
Copywriter: Swarupa Sridharan
Account Servicing: Tithi Ghosh

Thursday, 1 May 2014

Elle Fashionwear India













Elle Fashionwear on Facebook 

Average hits: 600 per post

www.ellefashionwear.in 

Agency: Ogilvy
Account Team: Aruja Krishnan, Sneha Shetty, Abeni, Yamini, Sonia. 
Copywriter: Swarupa Sridharan 
Group Creative Director: Deepak Joshi





Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Madurai- my charming little temple town!

It isn't often that we get to go to our birthplaces, unless you live where you were born!

I recently went back to Madurai after a couple of decades. It was something of an experience- the nostalgia, grappling with history in terms of the place we come from. Situated within peninsular India, this little town is bustling with temples, the most famous of them being the Meenakshi Temple. Madurai is really steeped in the Southern Indian culture and remains hooked to its roots in idli- vada-dosai (rice pancakes and doughnuts) and kaapi (coffee).


This journey for me, was about coming full circle in more ways than one. My friends overseas in Australia and the United States often ask me about places to see in India, apart from the usual ones that Lonely Planet offers. Madurai- this is something to savour. So it was quite charming to see a lot of people from the west   in Madurai, visiting its temples, admiring the gopuram-styled architecture and taking away something that is quite unique to this part of India.


If you don't mind walking barefoot through throngs of people and trying to understand the significance of all the rituals then it can be a very gratifying experience. I had my Eat Pray Love moment with the temple Elephant at one of the temples here!

Madurai also shares a little chunk history with the Medici in Florence, who were patrons of art and architecture. The Pandya king of Madurai during the 17th century was similarly interested to build things of beauty for his people and invited architects from Italy to share their ideas.


The result is the Naicker hall, with its beautiful and ornate carvings supported by pillars. This place is open to visit every evening and hosts a light and sound show.

Madurai is home to many stories including that of the wedding of Meenakshi with Sundareshwar- who are incarnations of Parvati and Shiva.

It is also home to the popular lore of Ponni and Selvan - a story retold by Kalki and many of its temples have been featured as sets in many films based on these stories as well.

My trip to Madurai ended on many high notes, including the sighting of rare birds and driving through leopard territory on the way back to Bangalore. Hope you make time for some of these rare experiences in Madurai.

Also, if you've visited or you are planning to visit your birthplace after a long time, share what you find!



Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Five reasons why being single is fun.


  1. The ‘I -me-myself’ and... ‘me again’ advantage. This is at the heart of the truth about every human being- you get to be the center of attention, be pampered and you can have whims and fancies that never ever need to be disregarded for some one else's sake. This is more fun if you were one of many, as a child.
  2. Single people are fabulous go-to people for people in relationships with problems. They spend time genuinely solving problems and don't expect anything in return. That is, if they are ever back from their holiday. Ever.
  3. Bosses love singles. They're the hardest working people on the planet. You can call them on a Friday night and ask them to have your report for them on Sunday, and chances are they will do it . They may also 'do' your annual rotary budget, but what you don't know doesn't hurt you, right?
  4. Single girls know the best gay hair dressers in town and always get their highly sought appointments in one call.
  5. Ditto for fabulous house parties where they get to be fashionably late and do randomly weird things that nobody will ever hold them accountable for because everyone already knows that's a reason why they're single.

  1. Oh why stop at 5? We haven't even gone into the healthy savings bit...relationships are expensive. Single people only need to shop once in two months. Singles are thrifty and smart, always saving for a day when there will be a real excuse to spend it all.
  2. Singles often have a healthier sexual life which is varied and adventurous. Singles who are not sexually active are happier than couples who are not sexually active.
  3. Single tickets sell more easily if your plans change and you can't be bothered to attend the show.
  4. That's the other thing: you can afford to not be bothered, not give a damn and not care if that's what you feel like. Nobody's around to be bothered or to give a damn!
  5. Singles are often incredibly attractive, fun, generous, kind and smart. Because they're free individuals who have an inspiring relationship with themselves first. Agree?
Disclaimer- This information was packaged in a factory that also manufactures products that contain nuts.