BuzzInContent.com brings to you the first-ever weekly series titled ‘Content and Culture' that will analyse the content initiatives by brands through the Semiotic Lens. Presenting this week an analysis done by the rare Semiotic professionals at Leapfrog Strategy Consulting led by Hamsini Shivakumar for Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk's song ‘Sang Rahiyo'

Musician Armaan Malik, YouTuber Prajakta Koli and globetrotters Vidit Taneja and Savi Munjal (Bruised Passports), will be seen sharing ideas curated and voiced by them for Valentine's Day as part of the campaign

TTT is also sharing snackable stories around the show's theme, which will be published on their Facebook, Instagram and Twitter across the three weeks

Since 2020, he has been leading creative for brands like Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk, Cadbury Bournville and Marico's Set Wet

The brands that made it to BuzzInContent's seven favourite branded content campaigns' list are Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk, Tinder, Facebook, Amul, Wakefit.co, OnePlus and Stayfree

It also announced the India findings of Global Consumer Short-Form Video survey by Factworks, commissioned by Meta, which show that Reels can spark action, and that after watching Reels, people are more likely to follow, message, or even buy from a brand

Hamsini Shivakumar and Prabhjot Singh Gambhir of Leapfrog Strategy Consulting, write that brands cannot inject energy and momentum into a cultural product, when there isn't any real cultural momentum or energy behind Valentine's Day. Hence, creating content around the occasion is likely to drop off from many brands' activity checklists

In a free-wheeling chat with BuzzInContent.com, Gosalia, Founder and CEO at Terribly Tiny Tales, talks about the platform's journey, resurgence of long-from branded content, way forward for influencer marketing and more

Hamsini Shivakumar and Prabhjot Singh Gambhir of Leapfrog Strategy Consulting write about how brands can partner with stand-up comedians to create more innovative and original branded content as well as user generated content

Due to the high demand for branded content during the festive period, the number of pitches and inbound queries at agencies and content platforms also increase resulting in additional revenue for them

Hamsini Shivakumar, Founder, Leapfrog Strategy Consulting, writes that the younger generation today, especially those located in urban areas, see themselves as global citizens. As much as they're rooted in their own local culture, they also enjoy interacting with content from overseas. Jalebi Baby-Zomato video fulfils an aspirational need to participate in a globalised world's culture

While many branded opted for regular ads, a few took the content route to win the hearts of consumers. A look at some charming and heart-warming content-driven campaigns to celebrate love in 2021

In this week's Content & Culture article, Hamsini Shivakumar, Founder, Leapfrog Strategy Consultancy, reinstates the importance of cultural relevance to make any branded content piece successful, by analysing the beer brand's music video ‘Always Summer' featuring the popular musician Prateek Kuhad

Amid the scarcity of fresh content and a dire need to integrate the brand with the content on TV and digital, brands and agencies ought to be a tad smarter with the integration. BuzzInContent.com figures out how the branded content space is evolving amid the pandemic

BuzzInContent.com caught up with Yadav, Associate Director, Marketing (Chocolates) and Karthik Nagarajan, Chief Content Officer, Wavemaker India to understand the brand's content strategy for the promotion of Cadbury's limited-edition Dairy Milk Silk ‘I missed you' Heart Pop bar

Brands by now have accepted web series the best bet for greater engagement. But despite being a high-impact property that helps build higher recall, web series isn't always cost-effective. BuzzInContent.com finds out what could be the right time to invest in web series and how one can reap greater ROI

The 24-episode web series returns to capture the ‘firsts' in the virtual love story of two characters, who stay far but get close while stuck in the Covid-19 lockdown

The short-form video channel of Pocket Aces clocked 923 million views and 2.62k uploads in 2019 on Instagram