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Ayurveda and Chai Marketing
by Dylan Senthilan
The human body doesn’t come with an instruction manual, so humans decided to create systems and processes to study and understand how the human bod...
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Why is Chai often marketed like this?
by Dylan Senthilan
When to comes to marketing Chai in Australia, there are two key demographics Chai companies generally target:
1. Yoga-loving, health-conscious, ...
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The “Best” Chai
by Dylan Senthilan
According to whom?
This is what crosses my mind when I see ads pop up from my fellow Chai companies touting their Masala Chai blends as being “the...
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"Instant" or Powdered Chai is awful
by Dylan Senthilan
And I’m not just talking about the old school heavily processed sugary milk-based powder that dissolves to make "Chai". Some people love that stuff...
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Chai Concentrates are awful
by Dylan Senthilan
To understand why I think Chai Concentrates, which seem to be all the rage these days, are awful, we need to first understand the science behind fl...
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Real, Traditional, Authentic Chai Tea
by Dylan Senthilan
That title represents everything we decry in the marketing of Chai.
If you've been here before, you would have noticed that the words "authentic" a...
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Sticky Chai Packaging, Greenwashing and Kittens
by Dylan Senthilan
On average, over 5 million tonnes of packaging is discarded in Australia every year.
Do we realise how much this is? Let's put that into perspectiv...
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Coconut Flower Nectar
by Dylan Senthilan
It seems like all of a sudden, there are a hundred different plant-based cane sugar-alternative sweeteners on the market (in the western world, I m...
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Sticky & Sweet (or less sweet, in this case)
by Dylan Senthilan
There is a perception that Chai is drunk by health fanatics for those mystical healing properties of spice. If you are one of these health fanatics...
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Marketing Chai and Cultural Appropriation
by Dylan Senthilan
Eastern spirituality, life force, enlightenment...
If you’re buying into Chai marketing that exploits these concepts, it’s time to take a look at g...
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Modern Day Slavery and Chai
by Dylan Senthilan
Tea production in India is rife with human rights violations. If you thought slavery was dead, you are in for a rude shock.
Tea is Big Business
As...
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The Violent History of Chai
by Dylan Senthilan
Once upon a time, tea was grown exclusively in China. As we know, the Brits are mad for tea. They couldn’t get enough of that stuff, but China did...
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