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Year: <span>2026</span>

The four data selves of India's shared decade
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: Which Data Persona Did the Decade Make You?

Four data selves—Saver, Binger, Hotspot Hero, Reel Royalty—show how India moved from rationed data to shared ritual. A consumer behaviour read.

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Heer by GIVA: Heer Se Shuru Diwali
Ad Reviews

Heer by GIVA makes Diwali a self-gifting occasion

Heer by GIVA's Diwali campaign turns festive gifting inward. A behavioural read of the self-gifting pitch and the two new collections.

3 min read
SBI Life's Anokhe Heere
Viral Ads

SBI Life’s Anokhe Heere turns para-athletes into diamonds

SBI Life's Anokhe Heere follows a boy who hunts for diamonds in junk and finds value in Indian para-athletes. Here is the…

3 min read
Sirona's Unpause Menopause turns silence into a 10-minute test
Branding

Sirona’s Unpause Menopause Turns a Taboo Into a 10-Minute Test

Sirona's Unpause Menopause campaign turns a stigmatised life stage into conversation and product. Here's what marketers can learn from the strategy.

2 min read
Why shared screens turn pop culture into memory
Consumer Behaviour

The Shared-Screen Psychology of India’s Pop-Culture Moments

Why a cricket huddle, a finale night and a wedding reel reveal the shared-attention layer behind India's data habit.

3 min read
APAC confidence dips to 49% while wallets stay stable
Consumer Behaviour

APAC Economic Confidence Dips to 49% Despite Stable Finances

APAC consumers can pay their bills but are cutting spending as economic confidence slides, finds Dentsu's Q3 2026 Consumer Navigator.

3 min read
When Mummy asks AI for a dal recipe, the future stops being abstract
Consumer Behaviour

The Future Made Simple: Mummy, AI and the Cloud

Jio's 5G, cloud and AI future makes sense once it enters the kitchen. A mother asking AI for a dal recipe shows…

2 min read
OPPO Find X10: True to the Moment
New Ads

OPPO Find X10 Sells Unplanned Moments, Not Camera Specs

OPPO India's Find X10 launch film builds its pitch around candid joy and quiet tears. Here's the psychology behind why that works.

3 min read
Heer by GIVA puts self-gifting on the Diwali list
Consumer Behaviour

Heer by GIVA puts self-gifting at the heart of Diwali

Heer by GIVA's 'Heer Se Shuru Diwali' reframes festive jewellery as a gift for yourself, not just others. Here's the psychology.

2 min read
From Khata Book to Cloud: What Changes for the Shop and Its Customers
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: What Changes When the Kirana Goes Cloud-First

Kirana ledgers move from paper to cloud, changing how shops remember customers and how customers expect to be known. A consumer psychology…

3 min read
Luxury Lost 70 Million Buyers. True Rarity Is the Fix
Branding

Luxury Lost 70 Million Buyers. True Rarity Is the Fix

Luxury's artificial scarcity is backfiring. The sector lost 70 million consumers since 2022. Here's why true rarity and made-on-demand may restart growth.

2 min read
A normal day now runs on quiet data
Marketing Psychology

When Data Stopped Being the Story

The 2016 Welcome Offer reset pricing, but the deeper shift was behavioural: data became a quiet daily utility, from chai-stall UPI to…

2 min read