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Year: <span>2026</span>

Diet Coke sells at ₹70 while the can still says ₹50
Pricing Psychology

Diet Coke at ₹70: the MRP still says ₹50

Diet Coke's 330 ml can now sells at ₹70 in select stores while its MRP still reads ₹50. The price split is…

3 min read
A 642% citation jump is rewriting digital PR
Marketing Psychology

A 642% Citation Jump Is Rewriting Digital PR

HubSpot's AEO data shows a 642% jump in comparison-article citations and 58% more mentions. AI visibility is becoming earned media's real scoreboard.

2 min read
Local voices became India's default story with Jio
Consumer Behaviour

How Local Voices Became India’s Default Story

The psychology behind village-to-city video calls, hostel hotspots, regional creators and festival streams that made local presence feel routine.

3 min read
Four data archetypes that map India's Jio decade
Consumer Behaviour

Four Data Archetypes That Explain India’s Jio Decade

The Data Saver, Midnight Binger, Hotspot Hero and Reel Royalty are more than habits—they are identity scripts written after 2016.

3 min read
Vicco Turmeric: Selling trust by refusing to be a cosmetic
Throwback

Vicco Turmeric: How the Anti-Cosmetic Jingle Built Trust

The jingle framed an Ayurvedic cream as the opposite of cosmetics and became a trust mark. Here's the behavioural science behind it.

3 min read
The shared screen ritual that makes pop culture stick
Consumer Behaviour

The Shared Screen Ritual That Makes Pop Culture Stick

Why the one-phone huddle, from cricket nights to wedding reels, is a consumer behaviour brands should build for, not just remember.

2 min read
Jio's Dal Recipe Test for Everyday AI
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: The Dal Recipe Test for Everyday AI

Jio's 5G, cloud and AI story is really about ordinary habits. The future looks like Mummy asking for a dal recipe and…

3 min read
Apple trims iPhone 18 Pro orders 20% as premium demand softens
Pricing Psychology

Apple cuts iPhone 18 Pro orders by 20% as premium demand softens

Apple cut iPhone 18 Pro component orders by up to 20% after price hikes and costlier memory chips cooled demand. A pricing…

2 min read
What changes when the khata book learns to remember in the cloud
Consumer Behaviour

The Kirana’s Memory Moves to the Cloud

When a kirana moves from paper khata to cloud ledger, the shop keeps its warmth but the trust becomes visible, searchable and…

3 min read
Smith & Jones and Rasika Dugal make paste quality visible
New Ads

Smith & Jones makes ginger garlic paste quality visible

Tata Consumer Products uses Rasika Dugal to teach Indian kitchens how to spot thick, consistent ginger garlic paste over diluted options.

3 min read
ASICS: 53% of adults are moving too little
Branding

53% of adults are moving too little, ASICS finds

ASICS' Human Nature documentary reframes inactivity with a conservation-style metric—and positions 15 minutes of movement as the mental health fix.

2 min read
The data day India stopped noticing
Marketing Psychology

The Everyday Data Behind Jio’s Invisible Utility

A chai stall UPI ping, a study group video call, a road trip map. The psychology behind data that became everyday utility.

3 min read