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Category: <span>Branding</span>

Why Cakes Body is trading rented reach for owned media
Branding

Cakes Body turns TikTok virality into an owned media arm

Cakes Body built $100 million in sales on TikTok virality. Now it has launched Cakes Media to own its audience, not rent…

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MAC India's festive gold drop is a basket-building masterclass
Branding

MAC India’s festive gold drop taps occasion psychology

M·A·C Cosmetics India launches 'Party in M·A·C' with seven gold-packaged products and five kits. Here's why the occasion-led structure matters.

2 min read
FSSAI forces a rebrand race for energy drinks
Branding

FSSAI energy-label ban forces beverage brands to rebrand fast

Red Bull is in court, Reliance has rebranded Campa Xtra and PepsiCo is pulling Sting stock as India's 'energy' label ban reshapes…

3 min read
GOPIZZA becomes GTGO to sell more than pizza
Branding

Why GOPIZZA became GTGO: a masterbrand play

The Korean pizza chain is renaming its parent to make room for street food, desserts and B2B food tech. Here's the brand…

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How Turion Space rebuilt its brand to sell proof and vision
Branding

What Turion Space’s rebrand teaches about proof and vision

Turion Space outgrew its debris-removal identity and built a brand that carries both current proof and a hundred-year vision.

3 min read
How Hoka owns the NYC marathon run-up
Branding

Hoka’s NYC Marathon Run-Up Is a Masterclass in Momentum

Hoka is turning the NYC Marathon training window into a community scoreboard. Here’s what brand marketers can steal from its run-up strategy.

3 min read
Decathlon's KIPRUN Move: Winning Serious Runners Without Losing Value
Branding

Decathlon’s KIPRUN Bet on Serious Runners

Decathlon Sports India is launching KIPRUN to move beyond beginners and keep runners as they train harder—without breaking its value positioning.

3 min read
Culture is the new spec sheet
Branding

Why realme is betting on culture over specs

Gen Z buyers now weigh brand personality and cultural identity as smartphone specs converge. Inside realme's Harry Potter strategy.

3 min read
Brand A.I. Has a Trust Deficit—Here’s How to Fix It
Branding

Brand A.I. Has a Trust Deficit—and It’s a Branding Problem

Only 8% of US consumers would trust Meta with their passwords. When promises outpace proof, Brand A.I. faces a classic branding crisis.

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Standard Chartered Races F1 Precision Into Its Brand Story
Branding

Standard Chartered Borrows F1 Precision for Move Ahead Push

Standard Chartered's new Move Ahead campaign links Formula 1 preparation to wealth and international banking. Here's what it means for brand strategy.

3 min read
What India's D2C brands teach us about loyalty and scale
Branding

India’s D2C revolution: what actually builds brand loyalty

An eight-part Forbes India-DTDC podcast series shows why repeat orders, omnichannel access and logistics now define India's next consumer brands.

2 min read
Flux Theory turns Ranbir's film roles into five shower identities
Branding

Ranbir Kapoor’s Flux Theory sells identity, not shower gel

Ranbir Kapoor's Flux Theory turns five film roles into five shower gels, selling identity shifts as much as fragrance. Here's the branding…

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