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Year: <span>2026</span>

Premium variants lifted curd category growth to 25%
Consumer Behaviour

Premium variants lift curd category growth to 25%

Mother Dairy MD on why Indian consumers mix affordable staples with premium upgrades - and how to price for selective trade-offs.

3 min read
Tata Consumer's new growth bets surge 47%
Branding

Tata Consumer’s new growth bets surge 47% beyond tea and salt

Tata Consumer's diversification is now visible in the numbers: growth businesses hit 38% of India revenue, up from 32%, and the growth…

2 min read
McCain's 63% Ad Jump Bought Only 3% Growth
Branding

McCain India’s 63% Ad Jump Bought Only 3% Growth

A look at McCain India's long category-building playbook: localising snacks, chasing freezer space, and what a 63% ad rise for 3% growth…

3 min read
Bajaj Pulsar: Definitely Male
Throwback

What Pulsar’s Definitely Male Taught Marketers

In 2001, Bajaj Pulsar stopped selling engine specs and sold a male tribe. The campaign’s identity-led psychology still shapes Indian advertising.

3 min read
Ethnix chases its two-thirds sales window
Consumer Behaviour

Mandap on wheels: Ethnix chases its two-thirds sales window

A moving wedding mandap, a live band and an onboard ceremony: Ethnix by Raymond's Gurugram activation is a case study in driving…

3 min read
Quick Commerce Splits FMCG Demand
Consumer Behaviour

Quick Commerce Splits FMCG Demand Between New and Old Retail

ET FoodXP 2026 leaders say quick commerce is creating new categories and impulse occasions while shifting some kirana purchases online.

3 min read
Three hours a day is now a brand battlefield
Branding

Willow’s 3-hour pumping insight is now a brand strategy

Willow bought Swehl and Momtech after Elvie, signalling a shift from pump maker to maternal care brand. Here is the Jobs to…

3 min read
AI Makes Creative Cheap—Strategy Becomes the Edge
Branding

AI Makes Creative Cheap. Strategy Becomes the Edge

When every brand can generate dozens of assets in an afternoon, the advantage moves to sharp positioning and easy discoverability.

2 min read
Jio's 95-minute listing record becomes a trust promise
Branding

Jio IPO: a 95-minute record and a trust-first promise

Akash Ambani's listing speech turned a 95-minute record into a brand promise, mapping the next decade to AI, cloud and satellite.

3 min read
60 of 61 nutraceutical ads broke ASCI code
Marketing Psychology

ASCI: 60 of 61 nutraceutical ads broke code

ASCI reviewed 61 nutraceutical ads and found all 60 concluded cases violated its code. Here's the psychology and the compliance lesson for…

3 min read
What 98% local sourcing says about food brand relevance
Branding

What 98% Local Sourcing Says About Food Brand Relevance

At ET FoodXP 2026, leaders from IKEA, Wow! Momo, Nando's and Cremica argued consistency, localisation and trust outweigh constant innovation.

3 min read
AI is rewriting your product's moment of truth
Consumer Behaviour

Moment of Truth Moves to AI: Winning the Shopper You Never See

Ipsos's KEYS webinar reframes the path to purchase: brands must now win over AI assistants, shelf moments and real home usage at…

2 min read