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Surf Excel's Daag Acche Hain
Throwback

Surf Excel Daag Acche Hain: The Psychology of the Stain

Surf Excel's Daag Acche Hain reframed stains as proof of childhood. Here's the behavioural science behind the ad that changed detergent marketing.

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Melbourne Star’s Rise Above campaign
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The psychology behind Melbourne Star’s Rise Above ad

How Melbourne Star’s ‘Rise Above’ brand film uses reframing and awe to turn a troubled attraction into a city comeback.

2 min read
Mountain Dew India: Dar Ke Aage Jeet Hai
Throwback

Mountain Dew’s Dar Ke Aage Jeet Hai: The Fear Reframe

How Mountain Dew India's 2008 Dar Ke Aage Jeet Hai campaign made fear an asset—a case study in selling an emotional state,…

3 min read
Mentos Khao, Dimaag Ki Batti Jalao
Throwback

Mentos Khao Dimaag Ki Batti Jalao: The Psychology of the Ad

A throwback to Mentos India's 'Dimaag Ki Batti Jalao' ad: how pattern interrupt and cognitive reframing made a mint feel like insight.

3 min read
Scotts WEE-MERGENCY: how a dog wee patch became brand comedy
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Scotts WEE-MERGENCY: the psychology of a tiny lawn patch

Scotts and Beau Ryan turn dog-urine lawn patches into a mock emergency. Here's the behavioural science behind WEE-MERGENCY.

3 min read
Selleys Undo Glue: The ad that sells easy removal
Viral Ads

Selleys Undo Glue: The Psychology of a Reversible Bond

Selleys Undo Glue flips the permanent-bond promise into a demo of clean removal—and a behavioural lesson in loss aversion and fresh starts.

2 min read
Maggi's Mein aur Meri Maggi and the psychology of memory
Throwback

The Psychology of the Ad: Maggi’s Mein aur Meri Maggi

How Maggi's 2010 campaign turned instant noodles into a shared emotional ritual in India using memory, social proof and co-creation.

3 min read
Pepsi India's Yeh Dil Maange More: Selling Want, Not Cola
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Pepsi India’s Yeh Dil Maange More: Selling Want, Not Cola

The psychology behind Pepsi India's 'Yeh Dil Maange More'—how a tagline branded youthful desire and turned wanting more into a cultural rallying…

3 min read
True Balance Fatafat Loan: The Psychology Behind the Ad
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True Balance Fatafat Loan: The Psychology Behind 100M Views

True Balance's new Fatafat Loan film turns an eye-clinic surprise into a quick-credit story. Here's the psychology behind its 100-million-view campaign.

3 min read
Woolmark Return to Real: Nature as Original Tech
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Why Woolmark’s Return to Real Makes an Old Fibre Feel New

Woolmark's Return to Real uses naturalness bias, costly craft and anti-optimisation fatigue to make wool the original wearable tech. Here's why it…

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Nirma Washing Powder: the psychology of the jingle
Throwback

Nirma’s Jingle: How a Budget Detergent Became Aspirational

How Nirma turned a low-cost detergent into a trusted, aspirational brand with a jingle, fluency, familiarity and price-value framing.

3 min read
Himalaya BabyCare turns first-bath anxiety into trust
Marketing Psychology

Himalaya BabyCare Sells First-Bath Trust in 8 Languages

How Himalaya BabyCare's first-bath film uses a nurse's authority and eight languages to turn new-parent anxiety into trust—and what brands can borrow.

2 min read