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Tissot turns its founding year into a festive brand story
Storytelling

Tissot makes 1853 feel like a gift

Tissot's festive film turns its 1853 founding into a train journey through product firsts. Here's what it teaches about heritage storytelling.

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The utility layer inside India's normal day
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: The Utility Layer Inside a Normal Day

Why UPI at the chai stall, a study video call and maps on a road trip feel effortless—and what that teaches brands…

3 min read
Miraggio's Off The Clock campaign
Viral Ads

Miraggio’s Off The Clock sells the festive mindset

Miraggio’s Off The Clock campaign targets the pre-holiday mental checkout, using LinkedIn sign-offs and a film to sell a mindset, not a…

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Snitch and Bismil 2.0: fashion as self-expression
New Ads

Snitch’s Bismil 2.0 turns fashion into identity language

Snitch reunites with Sufi singer Bismil for a sequel film that frames fashion, music and creativity as identity signals.

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44% of Indian fans seek emotional healing at live shows
Consumer Behaviour

44% of Indian live-event fans seek emotional healing at shows

BookMyShow Live's study of 1,700 fans across 75 Indian cities finds 44% attend live shows hoping for emotional healing—and only 4% for…

2 min read
Why a first video call became a shared Indian memory
Marketing Psychology

Jio Story: The Collective Memory Behind a First Video Call

Why does 'my first video call home' feel like a shared Indian memory? The psychology of collective nostalgia, and how brands build…

3 min read
MILKRUN’s ‘Can’t Leave? MILKRUN It’ with Purple Wiggle John Pearce
Viral Ads

MILKRUN’s Purple Wiggle Ad: The Psychology of a Fan Frenzy

Why MILKRUN paired a grocery delivery promise with Purple Wiggle John Pearce and what the fan-frenzy spot reveals about buying behaviour.

3 min read
Pidilite lifts ad spend to 5.4% of net sales to build categories
Marketing Psychology

Pidilite lifts ad spend to 5.4% of sales to build categories

Pidilite is spending more on marketing. The real shift is where the money goes—into building categories before brands, from construction chemicals to…

4 min read
The Welcome Offer reset India's mental price for data
Marketing Psychology

The Welcome Offer’s 170-Day Lesson in Resetting Data

In 2016, Jio's Welcome Offer reset the internal price consumers used to judge mobile data, and marketers got a lesson in changing…

3 min read
Ambuja's 109 MTPA brand play
Branding

Ambuja at 109 MTPA: Strength, Sustainability and Brand

Ambuja Cement is half UltraTech's scale, so it is betting on inherited strength, third-party sustainability proof and premium mix. Here is the…

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RACV’s As It Should Be Campaign
Viral Ads

The Psychology Behind RACV’s As It Should Be

RACV and Special use potholes, blocked toilets and one locked-off shot to make insurance feel human. Here's the psychology behind it.

3 min read
McDonald's exits FIFA after 32 years as ROI disappoints
Branding

McDonald’s exits FIFA after 32 years as ROI disappoints

McDonald's ends its 32-year FIFA World Cup sponsorship after its biggest-ever campaign underperformed, signalling a shift to owned brand properties.

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