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Year: <span>2026</span>

Fear that brings consumers closer
Storytelling

Candyman turns Halloween fear into Desi togetherness

Candyman's 'A Desi Halloween' flips a tired horror trope - fear as a reason to connect - and turns a global ritual…

3 min read
The khata book learned to live in the cloud
Consumer Behaviour

The Kirana’s Ledger Learns to Live in the Cloud

When a kirana moves its khata from muscle memory to cloud memory, the shop doesn't just digitise records—it changes how it reads…

3 min read
How Lush Quit Paid Social and Still Hit £736.2M
Branding

How Lush Quit Social Ads and Still Hit £736.2M Revenue

Lush quit paid social in 2021 and still grew to £736.2M in 2025. The psychology: owning customer relationships beats renting reach.

3 min read
A chai stall, a study call, a road map: data disappears into the day
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: The Day Data Became the Room

The chai stall, the study call and the road trip reveal the quiet summit of India's data decade: data as an assumed…

3 min read
Titan Watches, Chosen Family
Viral Ads

Titan’s Chosen Family ad redefines Diwali gifting

Titan Watches’ Diwali campaign builds family from friendship and kitchen camaraderie, using a watch as the gift that marks chosen bonds.

2 min read
Skoda Slavia Says It All by Saying Less
Marketing Psychology

Skoda Slavia Says It All by saying less

Škoda and BBH India's Slavia campaign hides the car's details and gives away an OOH site. Here's why saying less can do…

3 min read
Five human faces of India's unmetered data decade
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: The Five Faces of India’s Unmetered Decade

Five recurring characters reveal how India's relationship with data changed from rationed supply to identity, trust, care and a daily creation.

3 min read
Redmi's Crimes Against Phones
Viral Ads

Redmi turns phone mishaps into crimes with Anup Soni

Redmi's four-part Note 17 Pro campaign casts Anup Soni as a Crime Patrol-style host who flips phone mishaps into playful offences.

3 min read
Rural Gen Z buys across 19.1 product categories a month
Consumer Behaviour

Rural Gen Z buys 19.1 categories monthly, outpaces older India

WPP-Kantar's Rural Barometer 2026 shows rural Gen Z buys 19.1 categories monthly, leads AI adoption at 60.4%, and women close the online…

3 min read
Why a first video call feels like everyone's memory
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: Why a First Video Call Feels Like Everyone’s Memory

Why a private first video call home became collective memory, and what that teaches brands about shared nostalgia and belonging.

2 min read
MRF's invisible trust engine scores 87.7
Branding

MRF’s 87.7 Brand Strength Is Built on Racing, Cricket and Muscle

MRF's 87.7 Brand Strength Index is a trust score. Inside the layers—mascot, cricket, motorsport—that make invisible quality feel real.

3 min read
How the 2016 Welcome Offer reset India's data expectations
Pricing Psychology

Jio Story: The Zero-Price Cue That Reset Data

In 2016, the Welcome Offer did more than give free 4G: it moved India's reference point from metered cost to unlocked data.

2 min read