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Godawan's 15,000-hour craft film shows purpose is a slow signal
Branding

Godawan’s 15,000-hour craft film shows purpose is a slow signal

Why Godawan's 8-month, 15,000-hour stop-motion film on the Great Indian Bustard is a costly signal of brand purpose—and what marketers can learn.

3 min read
John Lewis and a small truth about giving
Marketing Psychology

John Lewis’s Long Wait and the Psychology of Giving

John Lewis's 2011 Christmas film flips a child's impatience into the joy of giving—and shows how brands can sell feeling, not products.

3 min read
63 acres of unfinished story
Storytelling

Krisala turns 63 acres into an unfinished story

Krisala Developers' Zameen Se Rishta uses poetry and Piyush Mishra to sell 63 acres as an open story, not an investment. Here's…

3 min read
Mercury: Little to Big
New Ads

Mercury’s Little to Big ad turns patient stories into brand proof

Mercury's Little to Big campaign follows former Starship patients into adulthood, using real survival stories, a 25-year milestone and a matching ask.

3 min read
Guinness Surfer and the science of the wait
Throwback

Guinness Surfer: The Psychology of the Wait

Inside the 1999 Guinness Surfer film: the behavioural psychology that turned anticipation into desire and a pint into an earned reward.

3 min read
Beat channel chaos with story sequencing
Storytelling

What media orchestration really means for brand storytelling

CMI Media Group's Ad Astra says ads work best as chapters in one story. Here's how sequence-based media planning makes fragmented channels…

3 min read
What MoMA’s data design show teaches brands about identity
Branding

What MoMA’s New Exhibit Teaches Brands About Data Storytelling

MoMA’s Full Disclosure shows why people share data visualisations. The lesson for brands: infographics are identity signals, not just facts.

3 min read
Reliance Foundation Makes Access the Hero of Asian Games 2026
Storytelling

Reliance Foundation Makes Access the Hero of Asian Games 2026

Reliance Foundation and TBWA\Lintas put first coaches, first grounds and first believers—not medals—at the centre of Asian Games 2026. Here's the strategy.

2 min read
Slower is the new premium
Branding

Pride of Cows uses Athiya Shetty to sell calm, not endorsements

Pride of Cows casts Athiya Shetty as an invitation to calm, not a product endorser. Here's the brand psychology behind the slower,…

3 min read
Clinic Plus flips the mother-daughter script for Daughters’ Day
Storytelling

Clinic Plus flips the mother-daughter script for Daughters’ Day

Clinic Plus flips the Daughters’ Day script: the daughter becomes the mother’s strength in a HUL film tied to 1.3 crore single…

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Clinic Plus Flips Its Mother-Daughter Brand Story
Branding

Clinic Plus Flips Its Mother-Daughter Story for Daughters’ Day

Clinic Plus's Daughters' Day film reverses its long-running #MeriBetiStrong platform: the daughter becomes the mother's anchor. Here's why the shift works.

3 min read
Festive ads can feel bigger without bigger budgets
Storytelling

How Festive Ads Can Feel Bigger Without Bigger Budgets

Festive advertising can think bigger by blending live action with AI-led production—without losing cultural context or emotional craft.

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