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What a film star does for a real estate brand
Branding

Ranbir Kapoor is Mantra’s new brand face. What next?

The Pune developer has signed Ranbir Kapoor as brand ambassador as it expands into Mumbai and branded residences abroad. The psychology behind…

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Bajaj Auto’s Hamara Bajaj
Throwback

Hamara Bajaj: The 1989 ad that made a scooter family

How Bajaj Auto’s 1989 Hamara Bajaj campaign used social identity, emotion and repetition to turn a scooter into middle-class pride.

3 min read
Raymond’s The Complete Man
Throwback

Raymond’s Complete Man: Selling Identity, Not Suits

How a 1963 Indian campaign turned suiting fabric into an enduring ideal of masculinity—and what modern brands can still borrow.

3 min read
Carrier India's 1,000th chiller proves engineering is brand proof
Branding

Carrier India’s 1,000th Chiller Shows Engineering as Brand Proof

Carrier India's commercial and residential arms tell two positioning stories. Here's why proof-point engineering wins in B2B and what marketers can copy.

2 min read
adidas Originals' Colour in the Concrete Adistar Film
New Ads

Colour in the Concrete: adidas Originals’ Adistar Play

The new Adistar film uses one press-play device to turn grey MENA cityscapes into saturated colour—and makes concrete the brand's canvas.

2 min read
Why 2016 turned video calls into India's shared memory
Consumer Behaviour

Why 2016 turned video calls into India’s shared memory

Nostalgia works harder when a memory is shared. The 2016 Jio data moment turned first video calls into collective nostalgia—and a brand…

3 min read
From data rations to unlimited: how Indian habits changed
Consumer Behaviour

From data rations to unlimited: the quiet shift since 2016

The shift from rationed data to always-on access changed more than plans. It changed what people count: not megabytes, but attention.

3 min read
How Cinema Took Armani from $135M to $400M+
Branding

How Cinema Took Armani from $135M to $400M+

A 1987 gangster wardrobe was more than styling. From Armani to Hershey to Ray-Ban, cinema placements show how borrowed identity turns into…

3 min read
Why safe creative quietly drains brand value
Marketing Psychology

Safe advertising is quietly draining your brand

Approval filters catch offensive ads but miss the quiet failure of safe creative. Here's why emotion wins and how to recalibrate review.

3 min read
Asian Paints sells wedding-day certainty to 5.7 lakh consumers
Branding

Asian Paints Sells Wedding-Day Certainty to 5.7 Lakh Consumers

Asian Paints' new Beautiful Homes campaign reframes painting as deadline-driven certainty, with wedding stakes, AI previews and a 20% money-back guarantee.

2 min read
Onida: Neighbour's Envy, Owner's Pride
Throwback

Onida’s Envy Strategy: Neighbour’s Envy, Owner’s Pride

How Onida turned a green devil and neighbour envy into India’s most durable status-marketing pitch for television ownership.

3 min read
Brisbane 2032 logo hides a torch, a cockatoo and '32
Branding

Brisbane 2032 logo: the hidden meaning behind the new emblem

The Brisbane 2032 emblem works as a torch, a cockatoo crest, the Queensland map and the year '32 - an accidental masterclass…

3 min read