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Digital & Marketing Advisor • Founder/Chief Thinker @ AI 3.60 Impact Solutions • Brand doctor • Been there, done that for 30 years • I can help your brands grow

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Joined March 2009
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@ashoklalla
Ashok Lalla
6 months
*Are you a brand owner or business leader? *Is your brand experiencing "niggles" in its growth? *Have your marketing efforts fallen short of your expectations? Don't wait for the niggle to become a major ailment that requires surgery. Speak to an advisor (brand doctor), today!
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@ashoklalla
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What did we expect, divine immunity.
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The Taj Mumbai... Standing tall through storms and cyclones and more for over a century.
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5 years
How to enjoy the sound of crackers, yet have a smoke-free #Diwali . Taj Bengal shows the way.
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What an interesting shot of Taj Mumbai.
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@ashoklalla
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3 years
And the tweet of the day award goes to...
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The biggest danger to #RishabhPant 's rise to cricketing greatness will be the weight of expectations and the constant and close scrutiny of every performance of his. The best way to let him bloom is to let him be and do his thing.
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That's deep.
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@ashoklalla
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4 years
Finally Mumbai does a New York. Covid testing on-demand, no need for a prescription. Well done.
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6 months
Is MD the new VP? 92 MDs in Goldman Sachs India! Do titles have no sanctity any longer? What next, MD Social media? MD Insta Reels? MD Coffee machine services?
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@anandmahindra And here's what you can expect when you take him to an art gallery! 😊
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@ashoklalla
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5 years
The Hitman says it as it is. Yuvraj did indeed deserve a better send-off. But that's sport and that's life too.
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You don’t know what you got till its gone. Love you brotherman You deserved a better send off. @YUVSTRONG12
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Such a stunner this. (Via WA)
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3 years
Recognise yourself here?
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5 years
One more reason to think before you tweet. Big brother is watching. (This from the US visa application form, via @gsiskind )
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1 year
This Prabhas in #RadheShyam looks so much like Dhoni, doesn't he?
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3 years
Imagine how pissed off Rahul Dravid will be if people now refer to him as "Indiranagar ka goonda" instead of as "The Wall". A reputation built over 25 years flipped in just 15 seconds.
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@ashoklalla
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4 years
In case you or anyone you know, needs a doctor in these times, Nightingales is offering free consultation...over the phone. Spread the word too please. #StayHomeStaySafe
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3 years
C'mon #KKR win this for SRK.
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3 years
SodaBottleOpenerWala has a message for its customers.
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7 years
@bhogleharsha Like this one!
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3 years
Hey Licious, if you have tens of lakhs of cash to burn on full page ads, at least spend a few thousand getting a well shot and designed ad. That way you won't use gross looking, unappetizing visuals like you have.
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7 years
Well done, Times of India.
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5 years
Honestly, whether a 5 star hotel charges ₹442 for a platter of 2 bananas or ₹1700 to serve boiled eggs in its coffee shop is its perogative. You dear customer can choose whether to stay & eat there or not. The charges are for more intangible things than the physical 🍌 or 🥚
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4 years
Wowwww! The CEO of the world's largest hotel company stands up to deliver the grimmest message in its 92 year history. Tough times, tough talk, and he's virtually moved to tears.
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A message to Marriott International associates from President and CEO Arne Sorenson.
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2 years
How to offend a billion people in less than 5 minutes with a single ad. Now waiting for the outrage against @mrsfunnybones for her humourous exposé of what seems like India's new found favourite pastime, offence & outrage.
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5 years
So Dennis Lillee and @bhogleharsha share the same birthday. One a master of the craft of pace bowling. The other a masterful voice of cricket.
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4 years
Vintage Air-India advertising. From a time when the Maharaja epitomized the finest air travel experience in the world.
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5 years
@idillionaire What comes, let it. What goes, let it. What stays, let it. And be grateful for it all.
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4 years
This day in 2000, I started my digital life as a one person Internet Marketing department at @TajHotels . It's been 20 memorable years of doing, learning, doing... TWENTY years. Who knew back then!
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A golden oldie: How to lose weight.
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3 years
What a gai.
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2 years
An uncommon shot of the Taj Mumbai that popped into my stream.
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5 years
India on your plate. Food from all 29 states in one thali.
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3 years
Timeless R. K. Laxman.
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4 years
Nicely done by SRK. Facts and guidance presented in an interesting manner. Time for more of our *millionaire* follower count celebs to step up too & for a concerted outreach of such messages. Integrated with messages by healthcare personnel. Spread facts, not hearsay. Stay safe.
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I've seen the Rahul Dravid ad. I've seen a gazallion posts talking about it. I'm still not even considering using the brand whose ad it was. Same as after all its earlier ads and their resultant chatter. Maybe I'm not their TG. Or they haven't figured how to influence me.
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3 years
The times we live in.
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2 years
#VikramVedha was very entertaining and eminently watchable. That tickets cost just ₹120 for Dress Circle (in a single screen theatre) was the cherry on the cake.
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@hvgoenka The day an American-born person moves to India and represents India will be the day to be really proud, don't you think? I feel Indian borns leaving India for better opportunities elsewhere isn't really something to celebrate.
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4 years
Regulatory hurdles? Hahahaha.
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1 year
@ianbremmer Come to any city in India. You'll find 10x++ living in a similar street!
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5 years
This tweet has been 20 years in the making! #OnThisDay in 2000, I started my digital life. As a one person Internet Marketing department at @TajHotels . Back then twitter was what birds did. I'm so grateful to everyone who has helped make this an exciting & fulfilling 20 years.
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3 years
It's a bird, it's two birds. Nope! It's a flower, the Magnolia Liliflora.
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3 years
A brilliant virtual tour of Auschwitz. #NeverForget #NeverAgain
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5 years
Sorry, Starbucks, you don't come close.
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@anaggh Or a few hundred followers on social media as "influence".
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5 years
The Amul girl strikes #SareeTwitter gold.
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1 year
@SejalSud This! Darshini filter kaapi. Hot, strong, delicious.
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4 years
All it takes is a hashtag.
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3 years
In case you're griping about having to #WorkFromHome .
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1 year
@GabbbarSingh Chicken manchurian - created in the mid 70s by Nelson Wang at CCI, Mumbai. Pav bhaji - created for foodie, well heeled stock traders around Dalal Street Gudbad - sundae created by Udupi restaurants Kathi rolls - a meal in a wrap. Not sure when it was created or where? Kolkata?
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3 years
Tweet of the day.
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3 years
A story straight out of the movies...
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Radhika Gupta
3 years
SRK danced to the song “Chand Taare” in Yes Boss, in front of this house - Villa Vienna. A few years later, he bought it, renaming it Mannat. He lived these lyrics. Dreams do come true, if you dream big enough. A story I shared in our townhall today!
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Maybe it's just me, but this Aamir Khan look reminded me of the Onida devil from the 80s. @hvgoenka
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Ashok Lalla
5 years
And if there was a #NobelPrize for topical advertising, Amul would have won it years ago.
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3 years
@BDUTT Indeed it does. Here's something that I came across. Stay strong Barkha and keep doing the inspiring good things you do.
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4 years
Be this person.
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Wow! 500k+ Likes, 16k Comments, 150k Shares of this story with a sad ending for a hero on four legs. #Diesel
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Ashok Lalla
5 years
How a brand should NOT respond to a customer on social media - free lesson from @easyJet . In case you guys want to know the right way to respond, I'll be happy to show your teams how it's done!
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3 years
Another stunner of my favouritest hotel that I came across.
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3 years
From 1960, by Air India.
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5 years
As I start my 5th year as an independent digital business advisor, I'm grateful to every one of my clients for choosing to work with me. And giving me the opportunity to do, learn & grow. 40+ clients from over 15 industries in 4 years. I could never have imagined!
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3 years
When the masks slip down a little... #KumbhMela
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@anandmahindra @BBCWorld Actually, it's probably some social media intern managing the account who thought s/he was being *kewl*.
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4 years
#WearAMask , dammit. Just. Wear. A. Mask.
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2 years
Guests for tea?
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@GabbbarSingh They still live here or is it now a luxury heritage hotel?
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3 years
From 2003. (via @nikitaa729 ).
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3 years
A telling picture. Is it also the story of your life?
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4 years
What a wide range of chocolates. Amul's sure come a long way from its "A gift for someone you love" days. Of course, chocolates remain a gift for someone you love, and that person can well be yourself too!
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@mjavinod Why the comparison? She's great at what she does, let her shine doing what she does. A woman doesn't have to be as good as a man to prove her worth or value, no?
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4 years
CEAT appoints a CFO, Chief Fitness Officer Good move @hvgoenka , after all health is wealth, so a CFO makes a lot of sense.
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Ashok Lalla
4 years
Revenge that's better than a ban or boycott! @virsanghvi , I think you'll like this one.
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5 years
Rajat Gupta on corporate rehab path after jail term. Paytm VP accused of extortion bid rejoins company after jail term. Looks like jail terms are the new exec career development tools. Wait for Harvard/ISB to include stays in Guantanamo Bay / Tihar in its exec programs next.
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Be afraid, be careful.
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Virat not playing under Rohit. Rohit not playing under Virat. The day's of India's on-field dominance of world cricket seem numbered as other teams will play an Indian team without its best players playing together. Megastar egos will be the death of the golden cricket goose.
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8 years
Life lesson from the #WT20Final : Never give up. You might be just 4 strokes away from glory.
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6 years
What a beautiful setting for an event. Classy and understated. Delighted to be invited to speak at #GLF2017 .
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My first time, listening to @SriSri in person. Such a calm, fireside chat manner of speaking. #GLF2017
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5 years
There's brilliant advertising and then there's this, by Nike.
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4 years
The Grande Dame of Indian hospitality turns... 116 years old today.
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1 year
@iRadhikaGupta This is one of the perks of being CEO! Lesser minions may often not have such an option and often struggle to balance home and work. And it's usually the woman who bears the brunt of this.
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4 years
Ah, this is how cashbacks work!
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4 years
There's attitude, there's Calypso attitude and then there's Viv Richards swag. Be like Viv. #sundayvibes
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7 years
Perhaps the sweetest #Diwali gift of the season.
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5 years
All those shedding big Twitter tears about the imminent shutdown of Regal cinema, when was the last time you went for a movie to Regal? If only tweet nostalgia could keep businesses in business, Strand bookstore & Rhythm House would also have been open & humming along today.
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5 years
As #Rohit scored on the field, Harsh Goenka scored on Twitter. Well played, both.
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In his first Test as an opener, #RohitSharma : 1. Created world record for most sixes in a Test 2. First to score century in both innings What an innings! A good carpenter who appreciates his tools. #CEAT
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@bhogleharsha @HPIndia If it wasn't you Harsha with your millions in reach and influence, I wonder if they would resolved it with a similar tweet rant! HP clearly needs to take a hard relook at their service ethos and delivery.
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5 years
Full page ad. With the copy almost unreadable. Why do brands with deep pockets to splurge on advertising not spend a little on creating readable ads, I wonder.
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2 years
Why gurus should stick to being gurus and avoid making economic projections.
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3 years
My newest hobby, learning some basic Kannada! (Thanks to this "starter pack" that came in today's paper)
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4 years
@hvgoenka Ceat and MRF?
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@Amul_Coop Not on the ball, he put cream on his finger. Putting cream on the ball would have resulted in a stronger penalty
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3 years
8 symptoms to watch out for if you've just been jabbed with the Covid vaccine.
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My school principal, now 88, is in the ICU of a hospital in Poona. With old boys' going back to 1975 visiting the hospital to check on his health. He must have done something right. So unlike today's largely money driven educationists.
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It's 3 years as an independent digital business consultant for me today. I'm so grateful for the faith reposed in me by so many diverse clients, and for the opportunities to do, learn and grow. Looking forward to the next 3!
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5 years
From dada of Indian cricket to dada of the BCCI. Well played, #SouravGanguly
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3 years
Zinger!
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4 years
For those who love running in the wild.
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3 years
Good life lesson.
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