Valentine's Day.
Roses. Teddies. Chocolates. Bracelets. Dates.
This is the usual ritual which most of us, me included ( once upon a time ) follow.
And enjoy. And feel good.
And why not? It's all available in stores. Or at a drop of a hat. Or a tap of a key.
The world has changed. We all have.
But then again- isn't love all about how we feel?
Isn't it the strongest of all emotions?
Isn't V-Day that oneday when we have the permission to express our innermost deepermost feelings?
Yet we share roses with a tag written "with love" by a half literate florist's shaky hand.
A card written by a commercial writer in one corner of the world.
A teddy packed in China. Or wherever.
Are we compromising on the art of writing?
Or on the power of words?
When was it when we wrote a long letter to our loved ones?
When was the last time we bought and wrote a personal message on a card.
For those of us in marketing and communications, the one word we keep repeating all the time is "personalization".
We keep pushing for brands to be more personalized, more human.
Isn't it time we brought in some personalization into our lives as well?
Happy Valentine's Day everyone.
Roses. Teddies. Chocolates. Bracelets. Dates.
This is the usual ritual which most of us, me included ( once upon a time ) follow.
And enjoy. And feel good.
And why not? It's all available in stores. Or at a drop of a hat. Or a tap of a key.
The world has changed. We all have.
But then again- isn't love all about how we feel?
Isn't it the strongest of all emotions?
Isn't V-Day that oneday when we have the permission to express our innermost deepermost feelings?
Yet we share roses with a tag written "with love" by a half literate florist's shaky hand.
A card written by a commercial writer in one corner of the world.
A teddy packed in China. Or wherever.
Are we compromising on the art of writing?
Or on the power of words?
When was it when we wrote a long letter to our loved ones?
When was the last time we bought and wrote a personal message on a card.
For those of us in marketing and communications, the one word we keep repeating all the time is "personalization".
We keep pushing for brands to be more personalized, more human.
Isn't it time we brought in some personalization into our lives as well?
Happy Valentine's Day everyone.
I personally would differ on one count-'Love is the strongest of all emotions'. I think that there is another emotion which is more powerful. It is called 'HATE'.
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