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Category: <span>Branding</span>

Star Health turns claims speed into a 20-year brand promise
Branding

Star Health turns a claim every 8 seconds into brand trust

Star Health's new campaign centres on one claim settled every eight seconds, turning claims support into a national trust message for India.

2 min read
What Defender Journeys Teaches About Premium Experience Design
Branding

What Defender Journeys Teaches About Premium Experience Design

Defender Journeys' fourth edition shows how premium brands use effort, contrast and small groups to turn a self-drive route into a brand…

2 min read
Clinic Plus Flips Its Mother-Daughter Brand Story
Branding

Clinic Plus Flips Its Mother-Daughter Story for Daughters’ Day

Clinic Plus's Daughters' Day film reverses its long-running #MeriBetiStrong platform: the daughter becomes the mother's anchor. Here's why the shift works.

3 min read
Why Paramount-WBD Rebrand Churn Is a Brand Warning
Branding

What Paramount-WBD Rebrand Churn Teaches Brands

Frequent logo overhauls at Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery reveal how brand identity becomes shorthand for strategic instability.

3 min read
Cashfree Uses the Soan Papdi Joke to Question Default Choices
Branding

Cashfree Uses Soan Papdi to Challenge Default Payment Gateways

Cashfree’s festive campaign uses the familiar soan papdi joke to challenge default payment gateway choices and introduce its new AI-native identity.

2 min read
India Is the Pressure Test for Global Beauty Success
Branding

India Is L’Oréal’s Pressure Test for Global Beauty

L’Oréal SAPMENA president Vismay Sharma says India’s demanding consumers are its global beauty lab—where science, accessibility and authenticity win.

3 min read
Why Feeling Outperforms Product in Cadbury and Fevicol Ads
Branding

When Ads Say More Without Words: Cadbury and Fevicol

Why Cadbury’s 2007 Gorilla and Fevicol’s Bus film worked without product demos—and what brand leaders can learn about feeling-led advertising.

3 min read
Reddit Is the AI Recommendation Engine Brands Keep Getting Wrong
Branding

Reddit Is the AI Recommendation Engine Brands Keep Getting Wrong

Brands are chasing Reddit as AI recommendations cite it most. But promotional tactics get them banned. The answer is contribution, not selling.

4 min read
The Blind Spot That Let Converse's Ad Slip Through
Branding

The Psychology Behind Converse’s Ad Backlash

A single Instagram image triggered a brand crisis for Converse. Here's the cognitive blind spot that lets offensive imagery sail through review.

3 min read
Why ColorPlus Is Selling Stillness in a Hustle Market
Branding

Why ColorPlus Is Selling Stillness in a Hustle Market

ColorPlus's AW26 campaign with Abhay Deol turns slowing down into a brand position. Here's the psychology and the strategy lesson behind it.

2 min read
Why Beauty Brands See No Ceiling in Sports Marketing
Branding

Why Beauty Brands See No Ceiling in Sports Marketing

Beauty is moving from wellness's shadow in sports, with athletes becoming collaborators and fans hungry for off-court identity. Here is the psychology.

2 min read
Louis Philippe’s Premium Brand Stretch Test
Branding

Louis Philippe’s Premium Push Is a Brand-Stretch Test

Louis Philippe is stretching a formalwear Crest into casual, denim and small-town retail. Here’s how to tell premium expansion from brand dilution.

3 min read