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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the amazing Ambi Parameswaran, a man who wears too many hats. Ambi is a veteran ad man, an author, a podcaster, Founder of Brand-Building.com. He is also a brand strategist and brand coach, and is the co-host of the podcast 'The Last Brand Standing'. Cyrus talks to Ambi about why dandiya is not allowed even this year, the logic around COVID rules, swimming pools not being open yet either, Ambi having to teach over Zoom and why it's just not the same as in-person teaching, and lots more. They also talk about The Last Brand Standing podcast, what was the initial thought behind it, brands that have battled on the shores, co-hosting it with Anupam Gupta (Host of Paisa Vaisa podcast), some of the episodes they have covered on their podcast like - Jet Airways vs Indigo, TATA vs Maruti, Manyavar vs Raymond, and more. Ambi also talks about this age of social media, why brands get so scared of pushback and trolling on Twitter and other social media, Byju's cancelling it's ad campaign with Shahrukh Khan because of the ongoing Aryan Khan controversy, what the right way to handle this kind of hate could be for brands, and tons more.

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Winning and losing isn’t everything, sometimes long-term survival means a combination of both over a period of time.

Welcome to Bank of Baroda presents, The Last Brand Standing!

What if you could relive some of the biggest rivalries in the history of the Indian marketplace? Peer back through the window of time to see which brands stood on top, which ones battled for dominance, and which ones fell by the wayside to be forever lost to the annals of history.

Find out the moves these brands made and the strategies they applied to get ahead in the super competitive and often cluttered Indian market.
Each week, hosts Anupam Gupta and Ambi Parameswaran, talk about two brands vying for the top, and what it took to get there.

Sit back, relax and tune in as Anupam and Ambi take you through some of the biggest and most public feuds in brand history, to tell you who finished as The Last Brand Standing, a show presented by Bank of Baroda.

Tune in to new episodes every Tuesday.

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