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SPECS names Robert Downey Jr. Chief Customer Experience Officer
Viral Ads

Robert Downey Jr. is SPECS’ new CCEO after a 40-second demo

Robert Downey Jr. joins SPECS as honorary CCEO, and the launch film shows why a 40-second product trial is the brand's smartest…

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What Mummy's dal question reveals about 5G, cloud and AI
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: A Dal Recipe, a 5G Connection and an AI Answer

A familiar kitchen question shows what 5G, cloud and AI Everywhere actually mean—without jargon, for marketers and brand builders.

3 min read
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…

3 min read
Five human habits that made data ordinary
Consumer Behaviour

Jio’s Human Arc: Five Habits That Made Data Ordinary

From the midnight binger to Dadi's first video call, the Jio arc reads as five small habits—and a shift from data cost…

2 min read
PNG Jewellers' Unstoppable Legacy campaign
New Ads

PNG Jewellers uses playful misdirection to sell Unstoppable Legacy

PNG Jewellers pairs Madhuri Dixit and Ranbir Kapoor in a 2026 festive film that uses misdirection to make legacy feel chosen, not…

2 min read
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.

3 min read
The Welcome Offer taught marketers to sell possibility, not megabytes
Pricing Psychology

Jio Story: The Welcome Offer Reframed India’s Data Question

The 2016 Welcome Offer was less a discount than a reference-price reset. Here's what it taught marketers about selling possibility instead of…

2 min read
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
Kalshi’s King Blocker campaign with Dillon Brooks
Viral Ads

Kalshi’s King Blocker Ad Turns an NBA Feud Into Product

Kalshi’s new film gives Dillon Brooks a King Blocker that mutes LeBron James—and a physical giveaway that turns a feud into brand…

3 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
The psychology of the one-connection watch party
Consumer Behaviour

Cricket Night, Finales and the One-Connection Huddle

How cricket nights, web-series finales and wedding-season reels turned one connection into a shared cultural ritual.

2 min read