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Tag: <span>Behavioural Science</span>

Royal Enfield Icons Never Retire: the psychology of legacy
Viral Ads

Royal Enfield Icons Never Retire: the psychology of legacy

Royal Enfield's Icons Never Retire uses nostalgia, status and legacy cues to sell the Bullet 350. Here's the behavioural science behind the…

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Give Buyers a Story to Follow, Not Just Features
Storytelling

Give Buyers a Story to Follow, Not Just Features

Brands that give people a story to follow—not just a feature list—hold attention longer. Here's the research and a four-week pilot to…

3 min read
Axis Bank and Visa's Bigger Festive Wishes
New Ads

Axis Bank’s magical dollhouse ad makes festive wishes bigger

Axis Bank and Visa use a magical dollhouse, Shahid Kapoor, and Amit Trivedi's score to make festive card rewards feel emotionally tangible.

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Jio Story: The everyday shift from data rationing to ambient use
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: The Habits That Outlasted the Data Meter

From cyber cafe queues to an always-on pocket, the real shift was mental: data stopped being a cost to ration and became…

2 min read
Indeed's STAY GOLD sells a good future through a punk surprise
Ad Reviews

Indeed Stay Gold: a punk surprise sells a good future

Indeed Japan's STAY GOLD turns a punk surprise into an emotional reward for job search. A behavioural read on peak-end, nostalgia and…

3 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
India's ordinary day runs on quiet data
Consumer Behaviour

The Day Data Stopped Being the Point

UPI at the chai stall, a study group on a video call, maps on a road trip: how ordinary data became the…

2 min read
Five small habits that reveal a post-scarcity data mindset
Consumer Behaviour

Five Small Habits That Reveal India’s Post-Scarcity Data Mindset

The data saver, midnight binger, kirana owner, first-generation creator and Dadi's first video call reveal how India's question moved from data cost…

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Why a first video call home feels like everyone's memory
Marketing Psychology

First Video Call Home: How Shared Memory Forms

A private first became a shared timestamp. Why India's 2016 data moment works as collective nostalgia—and what marketers can reuse.

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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.

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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
Savlon Healthy Hands Chalk Sticks: Chalk That Turns to Soap
Throwback

Savlon’s Chalk Sticks: When Handwashing Became a Classroom Ritual

How Savlon and Ogilvy turned chalk dust into soap in Indian classrooms, making handwashing a habit through design instead of fear.

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