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Year: <span>2026</span>

How village calls, hostel Wi-Fi and regional creators built attention
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: From Village Call to Local Voice Loop

How village-to-city video calls, hostel Wi-Fi culture and regional creators turned local attention into a daily behaviour for Indian audiences.

3 min read
Cadbury Celebrations: This Nok-Jhok Is Sweet
Ad Reviews

Cadbury Celebrations Turns Neighbourly Nok-Jhok Into Gifting

Cadbury Celebrations’ Diwali film turns everyday neighbourly friction into a gifting behaviour. We unpack the psychology: fresh starts, reciprocity and premium cues.

3 min read
Apple India: 10% share without a cheaper iPhone
Branding

Apple India: 10% Share Without a Cheaper iPhone

How Apple went from 4% to a projected 10% India smartphone share without a cheaper iPhone—by building factories, stores and financing first.

4 min read
The Four Selves of India's Data Decade
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: Are You Data Saver, Binger, Hero or Reel Royalty?

The Data Saver, Midnight Binger, Hotspot Hero and Reel Royalty reveal four behavioural scripts behind India's data decade—and how to market to…

3 min read
Reliance Digital festive sale: 50% off a second product
Pricing Psychology

Reliance Digital’s festive sale bets on 50% second-product discounts

Reliance Digital's Festival of Electronics uses a 50% second-product discount and exchange bonuses up to Rs20,000 to build bigger festive baskets. Here's…

3 min read
The shared-screen ritual: cricket, finales, wedding reels
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: One Phone, Fourteen People, Three Rituals

Why a cricket night, a web-series finale and wedding reels turn one connection into a shared ritual—and what that teaches marketers.

3 min read
Aretto bets on childhood curiosity in U/A: Free the Child
Viral Ads

Aretto’s U/A: Free the Child uses rating-card psychology

Aretto’s U/A: Free the Child uses a film-rating frame to sell childhood curiosity, backed by the new Leaps Pro V and Leaps…

3 min read
K-beauty demand up 200% year-on-year on Myntra
Consumer Behaviour

K-beauty up 200%, men’s skincare 78%: Myntra’s Gen Z shift

Myntra's Gen Z report shows K-beauty demand up 200%, men's skincare orders up 78%, and a prevention-first shift in how India buys…

3 min read
How a dal question makes invisible tech feel familiar
Marketing Psychology

Jio Story: AI Everywhere Feels Possible at the Kitchen Counter

The future stops feeling foreign when it speaks your kitchen’s language. How everyday cues turn 5G, cloud and AI into something ordinary.

3 min read
BGMI Collector: gaming status in 80s Bollywood
New Ads

BGMI’s Collector films turn a game rank into family pride

How BGMI and Dentsu Creative Isobar use 80s Bollywood nostalgia and social proof to turn a Collection Level into a status symbol.

3 min read
Why one in five homes is shrinking the grocery shelf
Consumer Behaviour

Why One in Five Homes Is Rewriting Grocery Packaging

NielsenIQ sees mini cans, personal packs and portion-sized formats shaping the 2035 shelf as households shrink and GLP-1 use rises.

2 min read
Kirana to cloud: what changes for the shop and its customers
Consumer Behaviour

Kirana to Cloud: The Regular Becomes a Record

The move from khata to cloud changes the shop's memory of customers. Here's what shifts for the kirana and its buyers.

3 min read