Madhukar Sabnavis

All stories by Madhukar Sabnavis

Meet the new-age Indian consumer
Rediff.com4 Mar 2011

First, a new version of two Indias will emerge. If the past two decades saw the...

Idea: Whose baby is it anyway?
Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

The Social Network questions are getting raised over and over again in recent times....

Growth of the digital media spurs conversations
Rediff.com3 Dec 2010

There exists an opportunity for brands to leverage the new mindset.

New techniques of brand building
Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

A brand can move from creating affinity to inspiring awe and respect

How much of business is truly customer-centric?
Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

Customer centricity is about understanding the ecosystem in which a product is...

The best way to influence consumers
Rediff.com5 Mar 2010

For many big brands, investment in advertising is as big as the amounts spent in...

The secret behind successful marketing
Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

Stories that are able to multiply effect through word of mouth have a better chance to...

Building brands Indian-style
Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

Consistency in spirit is more important than consistency in symbols.

The magic of the Zoozoos
Rediff.com5 Jun 2009

Madhukar Sabnavis discusses the making of iconic advertising that gets talked about.

'Brands are ultimately about emotions'
Rediff.com1 May 2009

Marketers need to recognise that while Indians as consumers are value-conscious, as...

Indians are less rational than marketers think
Rediff.com1 May 2009

So talking to the heart makes as much, or more, sense as trying to attack the mind....

The need for culture-sensitive marketing
Rediff.com6 Mar 2009

Marketing gurus from the west have built their theories based on the belief that...

Of brands and advertising 2008
Rediff.com2 Jan 2009

Celebrity craze has been a part of advertising-dom for years, but 2008 saw brands...

Want to sell? Appeal to the heart
Rediff.com5 Sep 2008

Be first in the category, own an attribute or the category, leverage heritage or how...

Will marketers in India remain buoyant?
Rediff.com4 Jul 2008

The test is round the corner.

IPL - The new marketing cocktail
Rediff.com2 May 2008

Will India find the taste acceptable?

The grey shades in India's ad world
Rediff.com4 Apr 2008

Indian ad world is reworking its sensibilities. From depicting mere black & white...

What common to Himesh, Harry Potter, the Taj?
Rediff.com4 Aug 2007

There is something to learn from the 'non-product' brands around us.

Towards an 'idea' economy
Rediff.com1 Jun 2007

The future will be driven by companies with most ideas.

Companies, consumers and citizens
Rediff.com6 Oct 2006