CoBB | Conversations on the Business of Brands

By Sudeep Chawla & Sharavana Raghavan

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Episodes: 148

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On the show, the hosts, Sudeep Chawla & Sharavana Raghavan, leverage their collective industry experience of over 30 years to deconstruct and simplify aspects of brand and marketing strategies to enable emerging businesses to build and serve remarkable brands. In each episode, the hosts take turns interviewing each other, on a specific topic of their choice. Listeners will see their passion for brands, brand strategies and marketing fill the conversations in the form of candour, debates and even disagreements at times.

Episode Date
141) Beyond Healthy: Discussing India’s Most Contrarian Report on Snacking
Aug 07, 2025
140) The Different Pains of Being a Good Marketer
Jul 24, 2025
139) Bullied by Q-Com? It’s Completely Your Fault.
Jul 10, 2025
138) What The Duck! - What Marketers Have in Common With Ducks
Jun 26, 2025
137) Bharat on Wheels: Cracking Rural Distribution (Part 2)
Jun 12, 2025
136) Micro Marketing: How B2B2C Brands Train The Best Marketers
May 29, 2025
135) Bharat on Wheels: Cracking Rural Distribution (Part 1)
May 15, 2025
134) Advertising in the Era of Scroll, Skip & Swipe
May 01, 2025
133) Brand First, Creativity Second: How to Evaluate Advertising Effectively
Apr 17, 2025
132) To Get Better At Marketing: Dive Deep into Sales
Apr 03, 2025
131) From Hype to Business: Can Influencers Build Real Brands?
Mar 20, 2025
130) Cart Before the Horse: When Trend-Driven Marketing Goes Wrong
Mar 06, 2025
129) The Long Chew: Why Regional FMCG Brands Are Slowing Down & What They Must Do to Survive
Feb 20, 2025
128) Copy Cats Will Fail: The Risks of Mimicking Trends and Competitors
Feb 13, 2025
127) Is There Any Hope Left For Non-FMCG Marketers?
Feb 06, 2025
126) Why a Great Product Alone Won’t Build a Great Brand
Jan 30, 2025
125) AI Led Marketing Personalization: Balancing Connection & Engagement
Jan 23, 2025
124) The Missing Marketing in the Middle
Jan 16, 2025
123) Crafting Creative Masterpieces: Balancing Convex and Concave Lenses in Marketing
Jan 08, 2025
122) Vanity Metrics & Misguided Marketing
Jan 02, 2025
121) AI in Advertising: Enhancing Creativity or Undermining Emotions?
Dec 26, 2024
120) Positioning vs Proposition: Building the Foundation for Brand Success
Dec 19, 2024
119) JAGUAR - When Insight is Out of Sight
Dec 12, 2024
118) From Campaigns to Culture: Living the IMC
Dec 05, 2024
117) Brand Extension Done Right: Strategies for Sustainable Growth
Nov 28, 2024
116) Making Smart Media Choices: Head Vs Heart
Nov 21, 2024
115) Beyond Clicks: Why Brands Need more than Traffic in Content Marketing
Nov 14, 2024
114) Integrated Marketing Campaigns - In a Digital World
Nov 07, 2024
113) Fight or Flight – Managing Brands Through Market Declines
Oct 31, 2024
112) Gaming the Long Chew – How to Accelerate Brand Growth Post PMF.
Oct 24, 2024
111) Demystifying Product Market Fit
Oct 17, 2024
In Conversation With The Co-Founder of ‘The Baker’s Dozen’ - Sneh Jain (Full Episode)
Oct 13, 2024
110) In Conversation with the CoFounder of 'The Baker's Dozen' - Sneh Jain (Part-2)
Oct 10, 2024
109) In Conversation with the CoFounder of 'The Baker's Dozen' - Sneh Jain (Part-1)
Oct 03, 2024
108) Want... Fear... Marketing
Sep 26, 2024
107) Brand Marketing Vs Performance Marketing
Sep 19, 2024
106) GAMeS D2C Brands Must Play
Sep 12, 2024
105) In Conversation With The Practical Marketer - Saurabh Bajaj (Part-II)
Sep 05, 2024
104) In Conversation With The Practical Marketer - Saurabh Bajaj (Part-I)
Aug 29, 2024
103) Brand Building From Scratch - Part 4 - Humans of Business
Aug 22, 2024
102) Brand Building From Scratch - Part 3 - Scaling Distribution
Aug 15, 2024
101) Brand Building From Scratch - Part 2 - The Road Ahead
Aug 08, 2024
100) Brand Building From Scratch - Part 1 - Insights from the Frontline
Aug 01, 2024
99) T-Zone Specialisation: Deep Expertise For Wide Impact
Jul 25, 2024
98) Metrics & Measurements: Making Sense of the Numbers
Jul 17, 2024
97) Navigating the Fine Line: Misleading Advertising
Jul 10, 2024
96) Brand Loyalty: A Marketing Reality Check
Jul 04, 2024
95) 3 Fs of an Effective Marketer
Jun 26, 2024
94) Demystifying Unit P&L
Jun 19, 2024
93) The Art of Insight: Priya Lobo on Shaping Market Trends
Jun 12, 2024
92) Navigating a Career in Market Research: Insights from Priya Lobo, CEO - Ormax Compass
Jun 04, 2024
91) Decoding Market Research For Start-ups with Priya Lobo - CEO Ormax Compass
May 30, 2024
90) When Culture Impacts Brands
May 22, 2024
89) Don’t Put All Your Eggs in the Q-Com Basket
May 15, 2024
88) What Politicians can learn from Marketers
May 08, 2024
87) Brands Are Neither Assets Nor Investments
May 01, 2024
86) Avoiding Marketing (B)loopers
Apr 24, 2024
85) Decoding Marketing Jargon - A Fun Quiz
Apr 17, 2024
84) Marketing Frameworks Vs Creativity
Apr 10, 2024
83) 5 Red Flags for an FMCG Entrepreneur
Apr 03, 2024
82) To be or Not To Be on IPL
Mar 27, 2024
81) Why Innovations Fail
Mar 20, 2024
80) Marketing Effectiveness Vs Efficiency
Mar 13, 2024
79) Building Offline Distribution
Mar 06, 2024
78) Triggering Brand Growth with ALICE
Feb 28, 2024
77) 5 Cs Of Sales Transformation
Feb 22, 2024
76) Marketers Need To Lose Control To Gain Control
Feb 14, 2024
75) How Premium Can Brands Drive Penetration
Feb 07, 2024
74) How To Get Better At Marketing
Jan 31, 2024
73) 7 Reasons Why Regional Brands Don’t Scale Nationally
Jan 24, 2024
72) Future Proofing Marketing Careers
Jan 17, 2024
71) Marketing Side of Sales (Part -3) - Merchandising
Jan 10, 2024
70) Marketing Side of Sales (Part -2) - Shopper Marketing
Jan 04, 2024
69) Marketing Side of Sales (Part -1) - Retail Classification
Dec 27, 2023
68) Impact of the AI on Marketers
Dec 20, 2023
67) Get Started on Your Distribution Journey
Dec 13, 2023
66) How To Craft a Brand Story
Dec 06, 2023
65) Sales Tales: The Ethical Dilemma of Action Vs Impact
Nov 29, 2023
64) #PoliceWaliPublic - Interview with Sunchika Pandey
Nov 22, 2023
63) Nurturing Your Marketing Career
Nov 15, 2023
62) Shoestring Marketing
Nov 08, 2023
61) Marketing To Influencers
Nov 01, 2023
60) How To Be A Lazy Marketer
Oct 26, 2023
59) 5 Mistakes of My Marketing Career
Oct 18, 2023
58) Build Your Own Super Brand - BYOSB
Oct 11, 2023
57) Is it True or just Marketing?
Oct 04, 2023
56) A Brand Whisperer’s Handbook For Designers - Interview with Jos Harrison
Sep 27, 2023
55) VC Vs Marketer’s Model of Brand Building (free ROI Template)
Sep 20, 2023
54) Outsourcing Vs Insourcing Marketing
Sep 13, 2023
53) Magic of the first P
Sep 06, 2023
52) Under the D2C Rainbow
Aug 30, 2023
51) Chronicles of a Marketing Marathoner - Interview with Anil Viswanathan (Part -2)
Aug 23, 2023
50) Chronicles of a Marketing Marathoner - Interview with Anil Viswanathan (Part -1)
Aug 16, 2023
49) Kyunki Fortune 500 Bhi Kabhi Start-up Thi
Aug 09, 2023
48) A Marketer’s Survival Guide to Bozocity
Aug 02, 2023
47) Communicate Like A TED Speaker
Jul 26, 2023
46) 5 Things Large Cos can learn from Small Cos
Jul 19, 2023
45) The Dumbs & Smarts of a Marketer
Jul 12, 2023
44) The Elusive Art of Brand Extensions
Jul 05, 2023
43) Adventures of a Product Maverick (Video)
Jul 05, 2023
43) Adventures of a Product Maverick
Jun 28, 2023
42) How To Fire Your Agency
Jun 21, 2023
41) Why Do Brands Advertise?
Jun 14, 2023
40) Inspiring Creative Agency Magic
Jun 07, 2023
39) Taming TAM, SAM, SOM
May 31, 2023
38) Critiquing Creatives
May 24, 2023
37) What Exactly is Strategy?
May 17, 2023
36) How to Write a Brand Concept
May 10, 2023
35) Tayyari PR Ki
May 03, 2023
34) A CMO's Guide To The Marketing Galaxy | Interview with Mr. Narayan Sundararaman - CMO, Bajaj Auto (Video)
Apr 26, 2023
34) A CMO's Guide To The Marketing Galaxy | Interview with Mr. Narayan Sundararaman - CMO, Bajaj Auto (Audio Only)
Apr 26, 2023
33) Inciting Insights
Apr 19, 2023
32) DIY Market Research
Apr 12, 2023
31) Fancy Marketing Career Goals - Becoming better Marketers
Apr 06, 2023
30) Integrated Mindful Campaigns
Mar 29, 2023
29) By the Power of Superstars!
Mar 22, 2023
28) Going To Market on the Brand Wagon
Mar 15, 2023
27) Q&A on the CoBB
Mar 08, 2023
26) Of Marketing, Marketers & Start-up Brand Building - A chat with Bharath Sastry (Video)
Mar 06, 2023
26) Of Marketing, Marketers & Start-up Brand Building - A chat with Bharath Sastry (Audio Only)
Mar 01, 2023
25) Price Tag Positioning
Feb 22, 2023
24) The Silent Salesmen
Feb 15, 2023
23) Spilling The Beans on Brand Workshops
Feb 08, 2023
22) Case Study 04: A Toy Story for All Ages
Feb 01, 2023
21) Case Study 03: Harpiqued by Reality
Jan 25, 2023
20) 5 Qualities of a Great Marketer
Jan 18, 2023
19) Is Your Brand Ready To Scale?
Jan 11, 2023
18) 7 Ways To Scare A Marketer
Jan 04, 2023
17) 6 Terms We (Hopefully) Won’t Miss in 2023
Dec 28, 2022
16) What & How to Measure Pre & Post Ad Campaigns
Dec 21, 2022
15) 7 Reasons Why Brands Fail & How to Avoid Them
Dec 14, 2022
14) Sales Vs Marketing - Can the eternal frenemies combine forces?
Dec 08, 2022
13) Case Study 02 - Tangled Up in Orange
Nov 30, 2022
12) How to Write a Marketing Brief
Nov 23, 2022
11) Death by Differentiation
Nov 16, 2022
10) Creating a Brand Proposition
Nov 09, 2022
09) Marketing & The Mystery of the Vanishing Briefs
Nov 02, 2022
Introducing Sharavana Raghavan aka Sharan
Oct 31, 2022
08) Before the Digital Dive...
Oct 26, 2022
07) Case Study 01 - The Rebranding of Dairy Milk Eclairs
Oct 19, 2022
An Introduction to Sudeep Chawla
Oct 17, 2022
06) Brand Purpose - What's the point?
Oct 13, 2022
05) How to frame your Brand's Personality
Oct 06, 2022
04) Measure Whatever You Treasure
Sep 29, 2022
03) The Millennial Myth
Sep 22, 2022
02) Branding Without Marketing
Sep 15, 2022
01) Brand As A Growth Lever
Sep 08, 2022
Trailer
Sep 07, 2022