Aurora Magazine

Promoting excellence in advertising

Taimur Tajik

The Good, the Bad. The Agency.

The Good, the Bad. The Agency.

Taimur Tajik on why a pressure cooker culture is driving creatives away from ad agencies. Updated
Go Green or Go Home

Go Green or Go Home

What should brands be doing to counter climate change? Published
The Artificial Versus the Real

The Artificial Versus the Real

AI can certainly help us do some stuff better, but it cannot do anything without us having done it before, writes Taimur Tajik. Published
The Power of Purpose

The Power of Purpose

Now more than ever before, brands will have to base their reason to buy on their purpose, argues Taimur Tajik. Updated
Eyes on the Wrong Prize

Eyes on the Wrong Prize

Awards are an important part of any agency’s profile, but only when they address a genuine brief, writes Taimur Tajik. Published
I Think, Therefore I Brand

I Think, Therefore I Brand

In a woke world, brands need to use their minds to win their audiences’ hearts. Updated
No Money. No Honey.

No Money. No Honey.

Advertising agencies must come to terms and adapt to a penny-pinching post-pandemic world, argues Taimur Tajik. Published
Left to Rot

Left to Rot

From 'The Cutting Room Floor' – a new online series which discusses great ideas that were rejected. Published
Keep It Simple, Stupid

Keep It Simple, Stupid

Taimur Tajik, Creative Head, Interwood, on the dangers of over complications. Published
Couldn’t Hack It

Couldn’t Hack It

From 'The Cutting Room Floor' – a new online series which discusses great ideas that were rejected. Updated
Down the Drain

Down the Drain

From 'The Cutting Room Floor' – a new online series which discusses great ideas that were rejected. Published
Top 5ives 2020

Top 5ives 2020

Ten marketing/media professionals list down the top five of everything in 2020. Updated
Into the Unknown

Into the Unknown

Taimur Tajik, Creative Head, Interwood, on what brands must do to stay ahead in 2021. Published
Now That’s an Idea!

Now That’s an Idea!

From 'The Candy Jar: Good Ideas to Chew On' – a new online series. Updated