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HP's Lights of Change: six heroes, one thin brand thread
Ad Reviews

HP’s Diwali Film Earns Admiration, Not Brand Recall

HP's Lights of Change spotlights six Indian innovations. The elevation lands, but the brand's role stays abstract. A behavioural critique.

3 min read
Hyundai tests 2.5-minute microdramas to lift recall
Storytelling

Hyundai tests 2.5-minute microdramas to lift recall

Hyundai teams with Terribly Tiny Tales on six Diwali microdramas, then judges 15 days of recall, brand lift and sales impact among…

2 min read
Embedded finance sells, but brand recall suffers
Branding

Embedded finance sells the product but hides the brand

Embedded finance makes buying cover frictionless, but customers rarely recall the insurer. Brands must build recall when another platform owns the sale.

3 min read
Saif’s ghee moment became lasting brand recall
Marketing Psychology

Saif Ali Khan’s Ghee Prize Is Now a Brand Memory

How an unscripted KBC reaction over a two-year ghee supply became a meme, followed Saif Ali Khan to Instagram and resurfaced on…

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
Coca-Cola India's Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola
Throwback

Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola: The Psychology of Owning a Word

How a 2002 Coca-Cola India campaign used a familiar Hindi word, a film star, and cognitive fluency to make a global cola…

3 min read
Gandhi: The strongest brand of recall without a single ad
Branding

Gandhi: India’s Strongest Brand Recall

An analysis of why Gandhi became an unmatched brand without a campaign, and what marketers can learn from living values instead of…

2 min read
Tata Sky: Isko Laga Dala To Life Jhingalala
Throwback

The Psychology Behind Tata Sky’s Jhingalala Jingle

A mid-2000s DTH launch turned installation into a cultural catchphrase. Here are the behavioural levers that made Jhingalala impossible to forget.

3 min read
Rungta Steel parodies TMT ads, not films, with three stars
Branding

Rungta Steel’s SRK-Alia-Ranbir ad parodies TMT category

Rungta Steel's new TVC with SRK, Alia and Ranbir parodies TMT advertising conventions instead of films to make strength claims memorable.

3 min read
Asian Paints: Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai
Throwback

The Psychology of the Ad: Asian Paints’ Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai

How Asian Paints turned a paint ad into an emotional story about home and belonging—and why Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai still…

3 min read
Why Blockbuster Ads Are Losing Recall Today
Consumer Behaviour

Why Gen Z Can’t Recall Ads: The Psychology Behind the Shift

TV's share of ad spends fell from 39.2% to about 21%, digital rose to 44%+. What the shift means for brand recall,…

2 min read
Can Someone Draw Your Brand On A Napkin?
Branding

The Napkin Test: When Packaging Becomes a Brand Asset

Good packaging wins the shelf. Great packaging escapes it. A designer's four-bucket framework — and the napkin test that separates assets from…

3 min read