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Thums Up: Taste the Thunder
Throwback

Thums Up’s Taste the Thunder: Psychology of a Daring Cola

How Thums Up turned a cola into self-expression with Taste the Thunder, and the behavioural levers that made it a badge of…

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Coca-Cola's 'Share a Coke'
Throwback

The psychology of the ad: Share a Coke

How replacing the front-of-pack logo with first names turned a mass-produced drink into a personal ritual and lifted Coca-Cola's relevance.

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
Snickers: You’re Not You When You’re Hungry
Throwback

Snickers Made Hunger a Personality Flaw

How Snickers and BBDO turned a bodily state into an identity crisis—and why the 2010 Super Bowl campaign still explains modern snack…

3 min read
Messi's on-field runs become a downloadable font
Branding

Rexona turns Messi’s movement into a font

Rexona Argentina's free GOAT Font converts Lionel Messi's dribbles into usable letters and shows how brands turn fame into assets.

2 min read
Shaya Uses Shreya Ghoshal’s Voice to Rewrite Silver’s Story
Branding

Shaya Signs Shreya Ghoshal to Make Silver an Everyday Story

The CaratLane silver label picks a singer, not a film star, to reposition the metal from heirloom to everyday self-expression.

3 min read
Surf Excel, Daag Achhe Hain
Throwback

Surf Excel’s Daag Achhe Hain: The Psychology of a Stain

How a 2005 Surf Excel puddle film reframed dirt as proof of childhood, turned detergent into an emotional choice and entered Indian…

2 min read
US sentiment hits four-month low as inflation expectations jump
Consumer Behaviour

US sentiment hits four-month low as inflation fears grow

University of Michigan's final September sentiment index fell to 48.1 as one-year inflation expectations jumped to 4.6%. What cautious buyers mean for…

3 min read
India's Next Café Wave Is About Community, Not Coffee
Consumer Behaviour

India’s Next Café Wave Is About Community, Not Coffee

India's café brands are chasing Tier 2 and 3 cities. The winners won't just open outlets—they'll design local relevance and community.

2 min read
Lava swaps specs for story in new Virat Curve ad
Storytelling

Lava’s Virat Curve campaign bets on story over specs

Lava's Virat Curve 5G campaign casts Rohit Saraf and Pratibha Ranta in a music-video romance, signalling a shift from feature-led ads to…

2 min read
Britannia and Havmor turn a viral trend into a co-branded drop
Branding

Britannia and Havmor turn a viral trend into a co-branded drop

The limited-period Croissant Blockbuster turns a social media food pairing into a co-branding play across parlours and quick commerce.

2 min read
Pride of Cows Sells Slowness, Not Celebrity
Branding

Pride of Cows uses Athiya Shetty to sell slowness, not celebrity

Pride of Cows' new campaign with Athiya Shetty reframes celebrity as an invitation, not an endorsement, for single-origin dairy's wellness story.

3 min read