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Category: <span>Branding</span>

Interio by Godrej turns the kitchen into a social hub
Branding

Interio by Godrej turns the kitchen into a social hub

Interio by Godrej's new steel kitchen film uses a busy Indian household to turn durability into an everyday social story, not a…

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How Parachute Advansed Jasmine made shine a confidence cue
Branding

How Parachute Advansed Jasmine made shine a confidence cue

Marico's new Parachute Advansed Jasmine film uses a stage-performance moment to turn hair shine into a cue for confidence, not just nourishment.

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MTR Foods turns sweets into a shared brand language
Branding

MTR Foods turns sweets into a language

MTR Foods’ festive campaign treats sweets as a language of affection, using an illustrated book and film to own cultural rituals rather…

3 min read
Why OnePlus Made Tradition the Hero This Diwali
Branding

OnePlus India Uses Diwali to Close the Generation Gap

The brand's third #MakeItSpecial film pairs Gen Z creators, Smriti Mandhana and an elderly couple to make tradition feel like participation.

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MTR turns mithai into a love language
Branding

MTR Turns Festive Sweets Into a Language of Affection

MTR Foods' new festive campaign documents how mithai works as an unspoken emotional code and connects it to a bigger sweets portfolio…

2 min read
Campaigns don't build brands. People do.
Branding

How Washington Mutual’s Brochures Beat Its Ads

A Washington Mutual story from the early 2000s shows why unglamorous collateral, not award-winning campaigns, moved customer deposits and built the brand.

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Gandhi: The strongest brand of recall without a single ad
Branding

Gandhi: India’s Strongest Brand Recall

An analysis of why Gandhi became an unmatched brand without a campaign, and what marketers can learn from living values instead of…

2 min read
People follow people, not platforms
Branding

What’s Trending turned a host into a seven-figure creator media brand

A lean team, a recognizable host and a point of view built What's Trending into a seven-figure creator media brand. Here's what…

3 min read
Familiar but not noticed: Cremica's shelf gambit
Branding

Cremica’s Retail Pivot: From Restaurant Sachets to Shelf Choice

Cremica Foods built two decades of familiarity through restaurant sachets. Now it wants that unnoticed equity to become active retail choice.

3 min read
The Advertising Club's lesson: change with continuity
Branding

The Advertising Club’s re-election is a masterclass in continuity

Re-elected for a second term, Dheeraj Sinha is doubling down on change with continuity at The Advertising Club. Here's the branding lesson.

2 min read
OpenAI’s new AI agents look like a kids show - on purpose
Branding

Why OpenAI Gave Its AI Agents a Cast of Friendly Mascots

OpenAI's dots agents debut with kid-show mascots. The friendly characters are a calculated move to lower fear of autonomous AI.

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Kajol: Fame Can't Fake Authenticity
Branding

Kajol: Authenticity Is the Best Celebrity Brand Strategy

Kajol's ETRetail interview reframes celebrity branding: trust is earned by vetting products and telling truthful stories, not by fame alone.

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