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Year: <span>2026</span>

How Hyundai turned 26.8M Indians from pity into a system
Branding

Hyundai’s Samarth: from sympathy to systems for 26.8M

Hyundai's Samarth initiative moved 26.8 million Indians with disabilities from sympathy to systems — and built long-term brand equity along the way.

2 min read
Five everyday habits that outgrew the data meter
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: Five Habits That Outgrew the Data Meter

The saver, the binger, the kirana owner, the creator and Dadi map a decade where data stopped being counted and started being…

3 min read
Pepsi: Yeh Dil Maange More
Throwback

The Psychology Behind Pepsi’s Yeh Dil Maange More

The campaign didn't sell cola—it sold the feeling of wanting more. What Pepsi's Yeh Dil Maange More still teaches marketers about Indian…

3 min read
Why 2016's first video call home became shared nostalgia
Marketing Psychology

When a First Video Call Home Becomes Shared Nostalgia

Collective nostalgia turns a private milestone into a shared reference. The first video call home shows how brands get embedded without being…

3 min read
The 2016 Welcome Offer reset what India expected from data
Marketing Psychology

Jio Story: 170 Days That Taught Marketers a New Rule

In 2016, Jio's Welcome Offer didn't just cut prices. It reset India's data expectations and gave marketers a new rule for behaviour…

3 min read
The cyber cafe queue became a phone in every pocket.
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: From Cyber Cafe Queue to Pocket Habit

How the end of rationed data turned a scarce utility into an invisible everyday habit, from cyber cafe queues to the phone…

3 min read
Microseries playbook: $200K a season, no sure ROI
Branding

Microseries budgets settle around $200K a season

Brands are splitting between joining hit microseries and building their own. A $200K average season buys distribution or control, but not guaranteed…

3 min read
Maaza bets on a 7-episode festive micro-drama
Storytelling

Maaza’s first digital micro-drama is a 7-episode Diwali story

Maaza’s first digital micro-drama, Don’t Go Na, turns a festive meeting into seven episodes on Instagram and YouTube, with the drink as…

3 min read
9x lead growth with zero extra headcount
Marketing Psychology

A 9x Lead Jump in Japan—With Zero New Headcount

How HubSpot rebuilt Japan's email automation in two months, split technical and cultural work, and grew qualified leads 9x without new hires.

3 min read
7 quality checks, one message: trust the protein
Branding

Flipkart’s Own turns 7 quality checks into its pitch

Flipkart launches Revant Himatsingka's Own protein with a classroom ad that turns seven quality checks into the brand's core trust message.

2 min read
Festive marketing's ROI test: 40% creator-led sales at Theater
Marketing Psychology

Festive marketing’s ROI test: 40% creator-led sales at Theater

Festive marketing is moving from reach to measurable sales, as brands lean on creators, WhatsApp and quick commerce to close the attention-to-purchase…

3 min read
Parachute Advansed sells softness as everyday affection
Branding

Parachute Advansed is selling softness as romance

Marico's new Parachute Advansed Body Lotion campaign turns softness from a functional claim into a cue for touch and everyday affection.

3 min read