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Year: <span>2026</span>

Nerolac remixes its 1990 jingle for young buyers
Branding

Nerolac remixes its 1990 jingle for young buyers

Kansai Nerolac refreshed its 1990 jingle with Yashraj Mukhate for Diwali. Here is what the remix says about sonic branding and young…

3 min read
Three everyday utilities explain India's data decade arc
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: Three Everyday Utilities Explain India’s Data Decade

Three ordinary moments—UPI at the chai stall, a study video call, maps on a road trip—show how data became India's quiet utility…

3 min read
Reels are the new storefront for Indian e-commerce
Consumer Behaviour

Video commerce could add $25 bn to India’s GMV by 2030

Creator-led video is turning reels into storefronts in India. Inside the live commerce and shoppable-clip push from Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra and Meesho.

3 min read
Five routines reveal India's data habit shift
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: The Moment Data Stopped Being the Story

The saver, binger, kirana owner, creator and Dadi reveal the real shift: India stopped asking what data costs and started living in…

3 min read
Festive Quick Commerce Is a Stocking Test—One Brand Is 80% Ready
Consumer Behaviour

Festive Quick Commerce Is a Stocking Test—One Brand Is 80% Ready

Quick commerce is becoming a festive gifting channel, but brands differ on stock readiness. Here's why dark-store availability is the new conversion…

3 min read
Lenovo’s Broadway-style ad for Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
New Ads

Lenovo turns a tablet launch into Broadway theatre

Lenovo India's #DamnTheOdds turns the Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 into a Broadway musical. Here's the psychology behind the theatre-tech pitch.

3 min read
Godrej Tests Microdramas as a Brand-Building Route
Branding

Godrej Tests Microdramas as 1 in 2 Watch Daily

Godrej Enterprises Group is running an eight-episode Instagram microdrama to see if serialised stories can lift brand consideration, not just views.

2 min read
Jio Story: the psychology of a shared memory
Branding

Collective Nostalgia: The Real Legacy of India’s 2016 Data Moment

The 2016 data moment lives on as a shared memory, not a tariff. Here's why 'my first video call home' became collective…

3 min read
Why 40% of Indian shoppers are looking past logos
Consumer Behaviour

Why 40% of Indian shoppers are looking past logos

Indian premium buyers are moving past logos to fabric, fit and repeat value. Here is what quiet premium means for brand strategy.

2 min read
The Welcome Offer reset India's data reference point
Marketing Psychology

Jio Story: The Welcome Offer Reset India’s Reference Point

Jio's 2016 Welcome Offer did more than give away data. It reset India's mental benchmark for what data should feel like—and left…

3 min read
Only 9% of shoppers buy where AI search begins
Consumer Behaviour

Only 9% of shoppers buy where AI search begins

New survey data shows AI is winning discovery but not purchase: 16% start product search on ChatGPT while only 9% buy there.…

3 min read
From rationed data to an always-on reflex
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: The Data Anxiety That Quietly Disappeared

How India moved from rationing megabytes to living inside always-on data, and what that reveals about habits, defaults and shared moments.

2 min read