Sakshi Jain

Emoticons are beautiful, they make conversations interesting and they prevent the talks from truing boring. But, they also limit the words and make communication ineffective. As a person who has been writing continuously for months now I just had to write about this. This is my dilemma, something that I truly believe in and have been trying to justify for a long time now. So in this blog, I will do just that, I will talk about how emoji or emoticons are making communication ineffective. We all talk on social media platforms, constant messages and quick conversations, and how many of us use emoticons in our messages? I am sure the answer would be almost all. Communication is all about giving words to our thoughts and opinions. It is a way of sending across our messages to make the person understand our intent and the meaning behind it. Any piece of communication fails when it communicates unintended meaning. Miscommunication leads to misunderstanding. Emoticons are like a

This is a classic case study on how a crisis can strike from the most unexpected situations. One fine day Dave Carroll and his band were travelling to Nebraska with United Airlines for a music concert. The flight landed on O’Hara, Chicago which was the connecting station. While in Chicago, Dave heard a passenger behind him say, ‘My God, they're throwing guitars out there’. He realised that the guitars might be his and he alerted a few employees who were very indifferent towards him. Upon landing in Nebraska his fears were confirmed when he saw his Taylor guitar broken. The incident made him very angry and rightfully so. This kind of service and indifferent attitude from a reputated airlines was completely unacceptable. He registered many complaints but received no positive response from the airlines. After this bad customer experience and their indifferent attitude towards David and his guitar, United Airlines continued as they were without any regrets. And they were

On September 26, 2017, Saudi Arabia lifted its ban allowing women to drive which meant that women will be allowed to drive from June 2018. This reform was a historic move for women empowerment in the country. While many of the women in different parts of the world have been driving for ages, we might fail to understand the impact the decision had on the women in Saudi Arabia. Because of the strict laws and restriction on women this legal reform somehow liberated the women in some form. The decision was met with various reactions and the acceptance by the society was a little difficult. The women and their families experienced the earlier hesitation to be driving for the first time. The women majorly nervous and their families a little sceptical of if they would be able to do it. Jokes like ‘the decision will cause more accidents’ were floating around which impacted the already wavering confidence of women. Women needed that first push from their families to take their first step t

This campaign was specifically designed for the crisis management of KFC. The brand is well known for its chicken worldwide. KFC chicken is its identity. In the UK KFC ran out of chicken and it turned into a huge crisis which blew out of proportion especially on social media. The brand had recently changed its delivery partner who tried to run the whole delivery operation through one channel. The strategy did not work and as a result, they were unable to deliver in all 900 KFC stores across the UK. Because of the unavailability of chicken they had to shut 600 of their stores and the remaining took chicken out of their menu for the time being. Now, this may seem like a small issue but, with the reputation of the brand and chicken being the core of its identity, this led to a huge crisis which created a buzz on social media called ‘KFC Chicken Crisis’. In this blog, we will explore how KFC handled the situation beautifully through their crisis communication and how they tu

Fast fashion is the inexpensive clothing produced by mass-market retailers on the basis of the latest trends. As the name suggests it makes the fashion industry fast-paced. The consumer buying behaviour has changed drastically over the years especially with the increasing digital usage and emerging e-commerce market. This makes shopping experience convenient and more appealing. Now, the consumers invest fewer resources such as time, energy, and with the help of fast fashion the prices are also very cheap. Traditionally in the clothes industry, there are four major seasons on the basis of which the clothes are produced. Luxury high-end brands follow this structure to launch clothing lines for different seasons. The investment in terms of resources, time, and money is very high for these luxury brands. Immediately after the launch, fast fashion brands such as H&M, Zara make knockoffs of the trending products and sell them at very cheap prices. The idea behind fast fash

Beauty, the word holds a different meaning for different eyes but our societal norms have forced us to standardise the definition of it into an almost unattainable projection. To break this beauty stereotype Dove launched a campaign called Real Beauty in 2004 with Edelman as their consulting firm. A research conducted by the brand showed that only 2% of women consider themselves beautiful.  The lack of confidence and the fear of judgement that women go through makes them think of themselves as average. Dove decided to design a campaign taking this as an insight to challenge the idealized depictions of beauty. The brand came up with a campaign that depicts the real beauty of women. This is a huge breakthrough. Amongst brands which chose celebrity actress with unattainable beauty standard, Dove came up with a new thought. This is a long duration campaign with an idea that became the part of the brand’s identity. Starting in 2004, the campaign thought has been carried by

#LikeAGirl is a campaign breaking stereotyped and demeaning connotation the slang ‘like a girl’ has. The campaign was done by menstrual hygiene products brand, Always produced by Procter & Gamble with MS&L as their consultancy. ‘Like a girl’ is a slang most commonly used to insult a person. Always took this insight and created a campaign out of it. Research conducted by the brand shows that during the age of puberty around 12 to 14, 50% of the girls feel paralysed by the fear of failure. This decreases their level of confidence and makes them feel incompetent to do certain things such as sports activities because they fear to do it ‘like a girl.’7 out of 10 girls feel they are not good at sports. This has less to do with their physical capability but rather is a result of societal expectations and emotional turmoil. Their self-confidence takes a big hit and half of them end of quitting sports. Always used these insights and decided to change people’s perception o

Millennials is a term commonly used to define a certain demographic of the population. Also known as Generation Y, millennials denote a set of people based on their demographic. The term has been derived from the demographic cohort of the population as a whole. Each and every category has been placed in buckets namely, Generation X (1965-1980), Generation Y or Millennials (1981-1996) and Generation Z (1997-Present). The age range of the Millenials has been reported differently at various platforms but The American Psychological Association described it as people born between 1981 to 1996 which is a widely accepted categorisation. Instead of representing the generation, the term has become a stereotype for people belonging to certain demographics representing their behaviours, habits, and beliefs. The term carries a negative connotation now because of its overuse and references. Millennials are also referred to as ‘echo boomers.’ In an article published in 2013, Times Mag

Sundays are the best part of my week. The perfect end and the much-needed relief before another beginning. I have always enjoyed my Sunday, sometimes just chilling at home or maybe meeting friends and family or those brunches that everybody loves. While this was my kind of enjoyment, SCoRe made me realise that Sundays can be productive and amazing at the same time. Joseph Addison once said, “Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.” To me, this meant that we can rest on Sundays and be ready for the week to come, but, with SCoRe I have learned a new meaning. Now Sunday to me means doing something different from the mundane work, being productive, giving back to the society and feeling good about myself. SCoRe includes 100 hours of community service in its unique curriculum. This requires the students to spend a few hours on Sundays volunteering for different causes such as environment and clean-up, animal Rights, child rights and education, and helping people with disab

Homosexuality is not very well accepted everywhere, there are still countries where either kaw or the society is hostile towards the subject. People from the LGBTQ community face continuous bullying and discrimination from society. Homosexual expressions like ‘ Sward swallower’, ‘pillow biter’, ‘he plays for the other team’, etc may seem like innocent jokes but they have a demeaning and insulting connotation behind them. Brazil had its own homosexual expression called ‘essa coca é Fanta’ it means ‘that coke is a Fanta.’ People in Brazil from the LGBTQ community were subjected to this slang on a regular basis as a joke. Coca Cola picked up on this demeaning expression and decided to do something extraordinary which has now changed the perception of the expression. Now people say it with pride and acceptance. In 2017, Coca Cola launched a limited edition can with an amazing twist. This Coke literally had Fanta inside! It was launched on International LGBT Pride Day. The cam

Winters are the most comforting. It is always better than scalding summers or unstoppable rains. The feel of the warm mug filled with hot chocolate in the cold winter nights is the most satisfying. Unfortunately, winter also means less experiment with clothes with the fear of freezing to death. But, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can look fab and protect yourself from the cold. Following are some of the styling tips for all the ladies to shine out there in winters. 1. Layering: Never underestimate the power of layering. It may seem a little too experimental but, it is the most practical style for cold weather. Layer your clothes as much as you want to protect yourself from the weather as well as to look put together and amazing. Layering if done correctly make the outfit look more warm and comfortable. Play with prints, textures, and colours to find out what suits you the best. 2. Style your scarves: One can never go wrong with this. Scarves are always in fa