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Year: <span>2026</span>

SPECS names Robert Downey Jr. Chief Customer Experience Officer
Viral Ads

Robert Downey Jr. is SPECS’ new CCEO after a 40-second demo

Robert Downey Jr. joins SPECS as honorary CCEO, and the launch film shows why a 40-second product trial is the brand's smartest…

3 min read
What Mummy's dal question reveals about 5G, cloud and AI
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: A Dal Recipe, a 5G Connection and an AI Answer

A familiar kitchen question shows what 5G, cloud and AI Everywhere actually mean—without jargon, for marketers and brand builders.

3 min read
Royal Enfield Icons Never Retire: the psychology of legacy
Viral Ads

Royal Enfield Icons Never Retire: the psychology of legacy

Royal Enfield's Icons Never Retire uses nostalgia, status and legacy cues to sell the Bullet 350. Here's the behavioural science behind the…

3 min read
What changes when a kirana's khata moves to the cloud
Consumer Behaviour

Kirana to Cloud: The Shop’s Second Memory Goes Digital

When the khata moves to the cloud, the kirana's memory becomes a service. Here's the psychology behind the quiet digital shift at…

2 min read
Beauty's next $2B market is the Ozempic face
Consumer Behaviour

Beauty’s next $2B market is the Ozempic face

Galderma, Natura and L'Oreal are testing products for facial sagging as GLP-1 drugs boom. Here's why the $2B Ozempic face market matters.

2 min read
A normal Indian day now runs on data that quietly disappears
Consumer Behaviour

Jio’s Real Job Is Disappearing Into a Normal Day

From a chai-stall UPI tap to a study-group video call and a family road-trip map, everyday data has become quiet utility. Here's…

3 min read
ORRA's 'Truly Hers' sells self-expression, not just jewellery
Viral Ads

ORRA’s ‘Truly Hers’ uses one woman to sell six festive collections

ORRA's 'Truly Hers' works by making jewellery an identity cue. Self-signalling, social modelling and occasion-based recall fuel the film.

3 min read
Maybelline's 5 mithai shades and the power of local cues
Branding

Maybelline’s 5 Mithai Shades Are a Festive Branding Lesson

Maybelline turned five mithai into lipstick shades. Here's why familiar food names work harder than abstract ones for festive India.

2 min read
Five human habits that made data ordinary
Consumer Behaviour

Jio’s Human Arc: Five Habits That Made Data Ordinary

From the midnight binger to Dadi's first video call, the Jio arc reads as five small habits—and a shift from data cost…

2 min read
PNG Jewellers' Unstoppable Legacy campaign
New Ads

PNG Jewellers uses playful misdirection to sell Unstoppable Legacy

PNG Jewellers pairs Madhuri Dixit and Ranbir Kapoor in a 2026 festive film that uses misdirection to make legacy feel chosen, not…

2 min read
Give Buyers a Story to Follow, Not Just Features
Storytelling

Give Buyers a Story to Follow, Not Just Features

Brands that give people a story to follow—not just a feature list—hold attention longer. Here's the research and a four-week pilot to…

3 min read
Why first video calls became shared memories and brand capital
Consumer Behaviour

First Video Calls, Collective Nostalgia and the Brand Afterlife

Personal nostalgia is private; collective memory is social proof. Here's why the first video call home still carries brand weight years later.

3 min read