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Category: <span>Branding</span>

The 80/20 brand model: lead globally, manage locally
Branding

The 80/20 Brand Model: Lead Globally, Manage Locally

Global brand teams fail when they try to manage local execution. A shared-responsibility 80/20 model keeps brands consistent and locally relevant.

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SKF sells a 20% fix with AI Garbo and 1919 financing
Branding

SKF turns a 20% energy loss into a 1919 sales story

SKF is using AI to resurrect Greta Garbo and reviving a 1919 pay-from-savings model to sell magnetic bearings. The psychology behind the…

3 min read
MorningStar Farms bets its 52-year heritage against fake meat's slide
Branding

MorningStar Farms sells 52 years of heritage as fake meat stalls

MorningStar Farms' retro rebrand leans on 52 years of heritage while fake meat turns political and rivals slide. Here's why longevity works.

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AJIO bets on a new-generation face
Branding

AJIO Bets on a New-Generation Face for Festive Fashion

AJIO names Ahaan Panday as its new brand ambassador and launches Festival Is Festivalling to capture India's long festive fashion season.

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SRK, Alia and Ranbir spoof steel ads for Rungta TMT
Branding

Rungta TMT’s 5th celebrity ad turns stars into pitch parody

Rungta TMT's fifth celebrity film has SRK, Alia and Ranbir playing themselves, pitching filmi ad ideas while spoofing steel ad clichés.

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An eight-decade-old soap chases Gen Z glow
Branding

How an Eight-Decade-Old Soap Brand Is Wooing Gen Z

Chandrika's new Keerthy Suresh ad uses a Kerala wedding to modernise an eight-decade Ayurvedic soap for younger skincare buyers.

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Mamaearth's 187 ASCI flags are a scaling lesson
Branding

What Mamaearth’s 187 ASCI Flags Teach D2C Marketers

Mamaearth's rise to a ₹1,920 crore house of brands came with 187 ASCI-flagged ads in FY24. Here's why influencer-led growth turns compliance…

3 min read
A 10-Year Licence and a Two-Name Brand System
Branding

A 10-Year Licence and a Two-Name Brand System

Signify India kept Philips on products while building a separate corporate name. What the dual-brand play teaches marketers about licensed trust and…

3 min read
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.

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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.

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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…

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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…

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