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Year: <span>2026</span>

A founder's service sign becomes a brand strategy
Branding

McLaren Unifies Racing and Automotive Under One Brand

McLaren's refreshed identity keeps Speedmark and papaya while adding a founder-inspired wordmark to expand ownership, personalisation and fandom.

3 min read
Instacart: Drop Online Markups, Grow Faster
Pricing Psychology

Instacart’s Case for Banishing Online Grocery Markups

Instacart says retailers that don’t mark up online grow about 10 points faster. Here’s the pricing psychology behind its markup-cutting push.

2 min read
Clean-label claims drive 60% surge in health food sales
Consumer Behaviour

Clean-label claims drive 60% surge in health food sales

Indian shoppers are paying premium prices for foods with transparent ingredient claims; sales up 50-60% in two months before labels become law.

3 min read
Marketing's identity crisis
Marketing Psychology

Marketing’s Identity Crisis: AI Still Can’t Find the Buyer

AMA's 2026 study: 64% of marketers using identity resolution say they reach buyers effectively, versus 31% without. The fix: start with the…

3 min read
YES BANK's Team India push and the art of borrowed equity
Branding

YES BANK’s Team India push and the art of borrowed equity

YES BANK extends its IOA partnership to four 2026 events and launches a seven-language, 25-plus-channel Team India campaign. Here's the brand logic.

3 min read
The Psychology of Ganeshotsav 2026's Festive Ads
Marketing Psychology

Ganeshotsav 2026 Ads: The Psychology of Festive Relevance

How the best Ganeshotsav 2026 campaigns used ritual, local context and real needs to turn festive advertising into participation.

2 min read
The psychology behind multi-star Indian ads
Branding

Why Indian Ads Are Stacking Celebrity Casts

Why Indian brands are swapping solo celebrities for ensemble casts—and how Rungta Steel, Flipkart and Myntra keep the crowd from becoming the…

3 min read
Why the back of a billboard is now a creative surface
Marketing Psychology

Why Brands Now Use the Back of a Billboard as Creative Media

Star Health and Safi turned billboard backs into brand ideas. What makes it attention or wasted reach? A framework from OOH leaders.

3 min read
Why a keychain pet may sell AI
Marketing Psychology

Meta’s Muse Charm Uses Cute to Sell Trust in AI

At Meta Connect, the Muse Charm reframes AI as a nameable pet. Why cuteness may be the trust shortcut high-anxiety tech has…

2 min read
Only 39% link weather to their wallet
Consumer Behaviour

Why Americans Ignore Weather When They Spend

Only 39% of Americans say extreme weather affects their finances, even as spending tightens. Younger shoppers feel the link more clearly.

3 min read
Blissclub's Off The Clock: selling identity, not performance
Branding

Blissclub’s Off The Clock trades performance for identity

Blissclub introduces BareButter with Off The Clock, a menswear campaign that reframes men beyond work and performance. Why identity-led positioning works.

2 min read
Worry data is demand data
Consumer Behaviour

Worry Data Is Demand Data: Fast-Moving Consumer Fears

Ipsos's September tracker shows sharp monthly jumps in healthcare, unemployment, immigration and crime. For brands, public worry is a demand signal.

3 min read