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Year: <span>2026</span>

Nike's Bengaluru Campus by FY28: A Long-Term India Bet
Branding

Nike’s Bengaluru Campus by FY28 Is a Long-Term India Bet

Nike plans a Bengaluru campus by FY28, turning India into a structural brand commitment. Here's what physical presence says to buyers.

3 min read
Meta makes smart glasses a Bollywood storyline
Branding

Meta Banks on Ranveer Singh to Make Smart Glasses Mainstream

Meta appoints Ranveer Singh as first India ambassador for Ray-Ban and Ray-Ban Meta. The brand play: sell identity first, specs later.

2 min read
Tier-2 Retail Added 5.9M Sq Ft, Metros 1.9M
Consumer Behaviour

Tier-2 Retail Adds 5.9M Sq Ft, Metros 1.9M

Tier-2 cities added 5.9M sq ft of Grade A retail space against 1.9M in metros since 2020. Here is what the shift…

3 min read
TV Isn't Dying. It's Learning to Follow Viewers
Consumer Behaviour

TV Isn’t Dying. It’s Learning to Follow Viewers

Ipsos sees TV evolving into a connected hub around three shifts: content that follows you, context-aware screens and deeper immersion. Here's how…

2 min read
Navratna Oil and the Thanda Thanda Cool Cool jingle
Throwback

The psychology of Navratna Oil’s Thanda Thanda Cool Cool

How a repetitive jingle and exaggerated relief scenes turned a hair-oil cooling benefit into one of India's most durable brand properties.

3 min read
Colgate and the Salt Toothpaste Question
Throwback

The Psychology of Colgate’s Namak Toothpaste Ad

How a simple question about salt in toothpaste turned a household ingredient into a reason to switch—and a masterclass in consumer psychology.

3 min read
Tata Tea's Jaago Re
Throwback

How Tata Tea’s Jaago Re Made Waking Up a Duty

How a tea brand turned a daily habit into an identity badge by tapping civic guilt, identity signalling and a simple command.

3 min read
Ray-Ban Sells Identity, Not Eyewear
Branding

Why Ray-Ban Chose Ranveer Singh for Its First India Push

The eyewear giant names its first India ambassador, using Ranveer Singh’s expressive persona to make AI glasses feel like self-expression rather than…

2 min read
Traya's 7-Foot Cube Makes Hair Fall Visible
Branding

Traya Makes Hair Fall Visible With 109,500-Strand Cube

Traya Health's Bandra Bandstand cube turns 300 strands a day into a visible 109,500 a year—and shows how to market an invisible…

3 min read
Bournvita: Tan Ki Shakti, Man Ki Shakti
Throwback

The psychology of Bournvita’s Tan Ki Shakti, Man Ki Shakti

The psychology behind Bournvita's 'Tan Ki Shakti, Man Ki Shakti' ad: how a malt drink became an exam-time confidence ritual.

3 min read
How super.money made 'split' impossible to forget
Branding

super.money turns Tiger Shroff’s famous splits into a payment hack

super.money's splitStore campaign uses Tiger Shroff's iconic splits to make three-part payments stick. Here's the creative mnemonic behind it.

2 min read
Bisleri’s ‘Har Paani Ki Bottel Bisleri Nahin’
Throwback

Bisleri’s classic ad: how the brand defended its own name

The psychology behind Bisleri’s classic ad: how it protected a brand name from becoming generic and made checking the label a smart…

3 min read