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BGMI's Cartoon Waala Game campaign
Viral Ads

BGMI’s Cartoon Waala Game ad turns player slang into rivalry

BGMI's 'Cartoon Waala Game' campaign shows how a brand can use community slang to roast a rival and spark organic sharing among…

3 min read
Tanishq: A Wedding to Remember
Throwback

Tanishq’s 2013 remarriage ad: the psychology that made it work

How Tanishq turned a woman's second marriage into lasting brand love by using narrative transportation, identity signalling and emotional contagion.

3 min read
What $11.6B of campaign ads really bought
Marketing Psychology

What $11.6B of Campaign Ads Really Bought

Record $11.6B political ad spend produced viral stunts, not persuasion. Here's what brand marketers can learn about attention and trust.

2 min read
Thums Up and the toofani dare
Throwback

Thums Up: the behavioural science of Aaj Kuch Toofani Karte Hain

Thums Up's long-running campaign didn't sell cola; it sold a decision. Here's how arousal transfer, social proof and self-talk made it work.

3 min read
SharkNinja turns celebrity chaos into an ad people watch
Branding

SharkNinja Turns Celebrity Chaos into Entertainment-First Ads

SharkNinja's holiday campaign uses leaked security clips and celebrity denials to make an ad people choose to watch. Here's the strategy behind…

3 min read
Coleman's Count on Coleman finds confidence in camping chaos
Viral Ads

Coleman sells certainty, not tents, in Count on Coleman

Coleman Australia's first national brand campaign in years trades product specs for relatable camping chaos and family confidence.

2 min read
iD Fresh and iD Ka Idea: Mom’s home-style food vote
New Ads

iD Fresh’s ad turns Mom’s approval into a convenience strategy

iD Fresh's latest ad transfers Mom's authority to a batter pack. A look at the behavioural levers behind the iD Ka Idea…

3 min read
Canva’s What Will You Canva Today? launch
New Ads

Canva’s Erase Your Ex Makes Undo the Whole Brand Promise

Canva’s new film uses a bitter photo edit to sell creative control. Here’s the psychology behind the Undo button and the brand’s…

3 min read
Star Sports' Mauka Mauka campaign
Throwback

Mauka Mauka: The Psychology That Made a Rivalry Ritual

How Star Sports' Mauka Mauka campaign used social identity, open loops and loss aversion to make one fan's wait feel personal.

3 min read
A two-year-old production house just swept the awards
Storytelling

Two years old, 19 wins: The Unicorn Films’ craft-first run

A two-year-old production house turned a familiar wedding ritual into an award-winning film, taking 19 LOA wins. Here is what marketers can…

3 min read
Cadbury Dairy Milk: Pappu Pass Ho Gaya
Throwback

The psychology behind Cadbury Dairy Milk’s Pappu Pass Ho Gaya

How Cadbury Dairy Milk's Pappu Pass Ho Gaya used occasion-based mental availability, social proof and reward substitution to become India's small-win ritual.

3 min read
Fevicol: Dum Lagaake Haisha
Throwback

Fevicol’s Dum Lagaake Haisha: The Ad That Made Glue Cultural

How Fevicol's Dum Lagaake Haisha used effort, social proof, and an earworm to turn an adhesive into an Indian cultural truth.

3 min read