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Year: <span>2026</span>

How data became invisible in India's daily routine
Consumer Behaviour

Jio’s Real Product Is a Normal Day

UPI at the chai stall, a study call, maps on a road trip: the quiet psychology of data fading into India's daily…

3 min read
GAIL's Wah Kya Energy Hai Season 2
New Ads

GAIL revives Wah Kya Energy Hai with four films and an anthem

GAIL's second season of Wah Kya Energy Hai uses the Mishra family, humour and a new anthem to make cleaner fuels feel…

3 min read
AI edges social 65-64 in festive shortlists
Consumer Behaviour

AI edges social 65-64 in festive shortlists

BCG finds LLM search influences final brand choice in 65% of Indian journeys where it appears, just ahead of social's 64%. The…

3 min read
How Ordinary Habits Made Data Invisible
Consumer Behaviour

How Ordinary Habits Made Data Invisible

From rationed megabytes to Dadi's video call, the data saver, kirana owner and late-night streamer show how access became an invisible daily…

4 min read
Star Sports and the Mauka Mauka campaign
Throwback

Mauka Mauka: How Star Sports Turned Rivalry Into Ritual

Star Sports' 2015 Mauka Mauka campaign didn't sell cricket; it sold the social identity of rivalry. The behavioural levers behind the chant.

3 min read
2.2 seconds, 8% more awareness
Marketing Psychology

Heineken sees 8% awareness lift from just 2.2 seconds of attention

Heineken paired brand-lift surveys with attention time and found 2.2 seconds of attention lifted unaided awareness 8%. Here's why that matters for…

2 min read
Why a First Video Call Home Became Shared Nostalgia
Branding

Jio and the Shared Memory of a First Video Call

Why a first video call home became shared brand memory: the psychology of collective nostalgia and ritual-driven brand building.

3 min read
Fujifilm India names Rashmika Mandanna its imaging ambassador
Branding

Fujifilm India Names Rashmika Mandanna Its Imaging Ambassador

Fujifilm India named Rashmika Mandanna the face of its imaging business. Here's the psychology behind the youth-focused pairing and why it can…

2 min read
Why Jio's 2016 free data felt like a category change
Marketing Psychology

Jio’s Welcome Offer: Free Data as an Expectation Reset

In 2016, Jio's Welcome Offer changed the question from what data costs to what data can do. Here's the psychology marketers still…

3 min read
Why Revlon is using its 87-year history as a launchpad
Branding

Revlon’s comeback play: 87 years of history as a launchpad

Revlon is rebuilding by treating 87 years of history as a launchpad. Here is what its Advertising Week 2026 update teaches brand…

2 min read
From cyber cafe countdowns to unlimited data in every pocket
Consumer Behaviour

2016 to Now: How India Stopped Counting Data

From cyber cafe countdowns to pocket-sized streaming, India's data shift was psychological: people stopped rationing access and started expecting it.

3 min read
Adidas turns Messi's farewell into a masterclass in not selling
Storytelling

Adidas turns Messi’s farewell into a masterclass in not selling

Adidas skips stats and trophies to let Lionel Messi narrate his own farewell. Here's why restraint can be the strongest brand strategy…

2 min read