Category: <span>Consumer Behaviour</span>

Consumers Forgive Average Ads, Not Poor Products
HUL's Rajneet Kohli says consumers forgive average ads but not poor products. Here are the shifts reshaping India's food and beverage market.

CMOs Are Losing the CEO Path. Here’s How to Fix It
McKinsey data reveals a dangerous gap: 70% of CEOs measure marketing on revenue and margin, but only 35% of CMOs do. Time…

India’s Cat Shift Is a Masterclass in Consumer Behaviour
Cats have jumped from under 10% to 40% of India's pet population. Here's what that reveals about trust, first-time pet parents and…

Cheesecake Scarcity Is Fueling a 36-Outlet India Expansion
The Gourmet Cafe plans 36+ India outlets in five years and a multi-brand play. The real story is how scarcity and anticipation…

What France’s Anxious Shoppers Reveal About Consumer Psychology
French shoppers are splitting steaks, skipping wine and watching prices. Here's what that anxiety reveals about consumer psychology.

India’s D2C Growth Goes Under the Lens at e4m Summit 5.0
The e4m D2C Summit 5.0 gathers India's direct-to-consumer leaders to decode consumer behaviour, digital-first strategy and what actually drives durable growth.

India’s Gen Z Now Drives 43% of Consumption Spending
India's 377 million Gen Zs already steer $860 billion of spending, and most of it isn't their own money. What that means…

When Legacy Brands Outsource D2C, Who Owns the Consumer?
Colgate-Palmolive handed Palmolive's D2C business to Bombay Shaving Company. The real question for brands: how much of the consumer relationship can you…

Digiday Tech Awards Finalists Signal a Shift in How We Discover
ShopMy, Google and WordPress VIP made the Digiday Technology Awards shortlist. The real story: discovery, trust and attention are being rewired.

Digiday Tech Awards: Trust Is Now Infrastructure
ShopMy, Google and WordPress made the Digiday Technology Awards shortlist. The pattern behind the finalists says a lot about how people now…

India’s QSR Boom: Why Reference Points Now Set the Menu
India's QSR market is heading to USD 30-38 billion, but the real shift is psychological: diners now judge local food against global…

When Half Your Traffic Isn’t Human, Retargeting Breaks
Bots and AI agents now drive over half of web requests. Here's why that poisons retargeting, inflates performance data and forces marketers…