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The Symphony of Content & UI to create an experience

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  In a blink-and-scroll world where attention span resembles fireflies flitting through the night – here, one moment, gone the next, the battle for engagement has reached its peak. The digital age – where the currency of success is not gold or silver but those precious seconds/minutes a user chooses to spend on your content. In this cursory dance of glances, two unsung heroes emerge from the shadows, donning capes woven from pixels and words – Content & UI. Let’s take an example into consideration for both UI and content. UI – the dance of pixels UI acts as your charming host, the one responsible for creating that indelible first impression. Here, the design of your digital abode matters more than ever. A sleek, intuitive UI is the key to seducing the fleeting attention of your audience. Think of it as the well-choreographed opening act of a show – it sets the stage, attracts the audience, and leaves them yearning for more. Navigating your site should be seamless like a waltz, ...

Is it fair for OTT platforms to show ads even after paying for a subscription?

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  Fair is quite a misunderstood word. Fair and unfair are quite subjective to the context and the respective people who are a part of the process. In a day and age where avenues of advertising are continuously increasing and technology is taking center stage to show us new and innovative ways to take a brand or a product to more and more people, it’s important to be omnipresent. The question is, is your TG acknowledging your omnipresence? Or rather, are they okay with the fact that you are literally everywhere? Answering these questions, as an advertising professional, will reflect some biases, but one thing we can all agree on is that too much of anything induces a redundancy-provoked irritation. Ads are everywhere. On each screen, in newspapers, on billboards, in cinemas, in flights, on buses, in trains, etc. It’s almost impossible to not be advertised to. Ironically, if you can’t see, there are ads you can hear, and that too repetitively. To overcome this, we get subscriptions. ...