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Year: <span>2026</span>

97% natural: Himalaya answers first-winter doubts
Branding

Himalaya BabyCare banks on 97% natural to answer winter doubts

The winter campaign turns first-time parents' skincare questions into a positioning hook, from allergy fears to layering over oil.

2 min read
Cadbury Dairy Milk: Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye
Throwback

Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye: When Chocolate Became a Ritual

A throwback look at how Cadbury Dairy Milk's Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye turned an old Indian phrase into a mental shortcut for…

3 min read
Spotify's Gullak Diwali ads turn chores into memories
Marketing Psychology

Spotify uses Gullak cast to reframe Diwali chores

Spotify's new Diwali ads with the Gullak cast show how a familiar song can turn festive chores into shared family rituals.

2 min read
The retention battle behind Instagram's 90-minute test
Marketing Psychology

Instagram’s 90-minute video bet is really about retention

Instagram's reported 90-minute video test isn't just a YouTube play. It's a reminder that discovery is cheap and continuity builds brands.

3 min read
Helios Luxe turns watchmaking into a story-led campaign
Storytelling

Helios Luxe signs John Abraham to sell watch stories

Helios Luxe signs John Abraham to narrate a phased campaign on luxury watch craftsmanship. Here is why storytelling earns the premium.

2 min read
App deals, Peri-Peri push lift Burger King India sales 14%
Consumer Behaviour

App deals, Peri-Peri push lift Burger King India sales 14%

How app-only value deals, a Peri-Peri flavour drop and a first-ever profit reveal the behavioural playbook behind Burger King India's 14% same-store…

2 min read
Mschf's Creative Chief Leaves to Build With His Hands
Branding

Mschf’s creative chief leaves to build with his hands

Lukas Bentel, Mschf's cofounder and creative chief, is leaving after nearly eight years. His exit shows how high art and satire become…

2 min read
Cheesecake Factory Wins a Political Food Fight by Staying Silent
Branding

Cheesecake Factory Wins a Political Food Fight by Staying Silent

A political jab turned Cheesecake Factory into a symbol—and its silence became free advertising. Here's the branding lesson.

2 min read
Why the NYC Marathon’s 50th Is a Brand Magnet
Branding

At 50, the NYC Marathon Is a Brand Magnet

The 50th NYC Marathon is drawing energy drinks, beauty, mattresses and athleisure into weekend-long community activations, not just race-day logos.

3 min read
A store is not a website with four walls
Consumer Behaviour

Store Design Is Psychology: Kamakshi Mantri on D2C Offline Moves

Kamakshi Mantri on why store design is psychology, festive retail's concentrated window, and how cafés became co-working spaces inside Indian malls.

3 min read
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2: the Broadway tablet ad
Ad Reviews

Lenovo’s Broadway bet for the Idea Tab Pro Gen 2

Lenovo's Broadway-inspired Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 film casts Abhay Varma as an everyday juggler. We judge whether the theatre lands or…

3 min read
Surf Excel and Daag Achhe Hain
Throwback

Surf Excel’s Daag Achhe Hain: the ad that reframed dirt

In 2005, Surf Excel turned a muddy uniform into a badge of growth. Here's the psychology behind the ad that made stains…

3 min read