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Tag: <span>Behavioural Science</span>

Vicks India's Touch of Care
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Vicks India Touch of Care: The Psychology of the Ad

How Vicks India's 2017 Touch of Care used one real story, shared identity and narrative transportation to make a cold remedy feel…

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Dunkin’ x Marvel: MUNCHKIN Incursion
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Dunkin’s first Marvel ad: the psychology of Gambit and Munchkins

Dunkin’s first Marvel Studios partnership uses Gambit, H.E.R.B.I.E. and doomsday to sell donuts. Here’s the behavioural science.

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Kalyan Jewellers turns a wedding blessing into brand property
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Kalyan Jewellers makes its name the wedding blessing

Kalyan Jewellers' Kalyan Bhava turns a wedding blessing into brand property, using Bachchan's authority and future-self framing—but product proof stays thin.

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Uber Japan and Reichi's Switch Up
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Uber Japan Turns App Switching Into a Reichi Hip-Hop Track

Uber Japan and Special turn the Eats-to-Taxi toggle into a Reichi track, using an existing habit to beat app fatigue.

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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.

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Asda BOOM energy: value becomes the Christmas main event
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Asda’s BOOM energy skips sentiment for festive value

Inside Asda's 2026 Christmas films: how BOOM energy, value framing and pattern interrupts make value feel like the main event.

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Argos: Tales of Argos Past
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Argos Christmas ad turns catalogue nostalgia into premium gifts

Richard Ayoade plays a catalogue-Scrooge in Argos's Christmas ad, as brand ghosts Connie and Trevor reframe it as a premium gift destination.

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Tesco’s The Wrong Address: a delivery mix-up becomes Christmas magic
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Tesco’s The Wrong Address turns a delivery mix-up into magic

How Tesco’s 2026 Christmas film uses a mistaken delivery, an old friendship and a familiar song to sell connection, not just groceries.

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Truce Halloween 5 celebrates five years
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Truce Halloween 5: The Thank-You Ad That Built a Ritual

Truce Halloween 5 turns a thank-you into a 250-ghoul ritual. Here's the psychology behind why the annual event keeps earning shares.

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Coleman's Count on Coleman finds confidence in camping chaos
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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.

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Asian Paints Diwali 2026: Taiyyari Shuru, Tyohaar Shuru
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Asian Paints turns Diwali prep into the celebration

Asian Paints' 2026 Diwali film turns cleaning and painting into the first act of celebration—and the brand into part of the ritual.

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John Lewis: No Ordinary Grandma
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John Lewis bets on a glamorous grandma to reclaim Christmas

John Lewis's 20th Christmas ad casts Kristin Scott Thomas as a glamorous grandma to reframe gifting as thoughtful, not perfect.

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