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Why familiar designs suddenly feel new
Consumer Behaviour

How Familiar Fashion Trends Turn Into Buying Behaviour

Stripes are old, but their styling feels new. Yugeena S.'s retail observation shows how familiar visuals become demand signals and reframe brand…

2 min read
SRK's celebrity brand value hits $177.9M
Branding

SRK hits $177.9M brand value: why marketers return

Kroll now values Shah Rukh Khan's celebrity brand at $177.9 million. Here's why decades of trust still make him India's most valuable…

2 min read
Fastrack AFTERHOURS: Never Same. Never Sane.
Viral Ads

Fastrack AFTERHOURS: the psychology of 3 obsessions

Fastrack's AFTERHOURS turns three youth obsessions—Spooky, Overdrive and Groove—into one brand world. The psychology behind the chaos.

3 min read
GPay is now India's shorthand for UPI
Branding

How Google Pay became India’s shorthand for UPI

Karan Johar's 'Only GPay' anecdote shows how Google Pay became conversational shorthand for UPI itself - the ultimate branding coup, with a…

3 min read
iD Fresh and iD Ka Idea: Mom’s home-style food vote
New Ads

iD Fresh’s ad turns Mom’s approval into a convenience strategy

iD Fresh's latest ad transfers Mom's authority to a batter pack. A look at the behavioural levers behind the iD Ka Idea…

3 min read
FatakPay’s #FatakpayKarYaar with Vaani Kapoor
New Ads

The psychology of FatakPay’s Diwali ad with Vaani Kapoor

FatakPay’s new Diwali film turns the awkwardness of asking friends for money into a case for formal digital credit. Here’s the psychology.

3 min read
Star Sports' Mauka Mauka campaign
Throwback

Mauka Mauka: The Psychology That Made a Rivalry Ritual

How Star Sports' Mauka Mauka campaign used social identity, open loops and loss aversion to make one fan's wait feel personal.

3 min read
Fevicol: Dum Lagaake Haisha
Throwback

Fevicol’s Dum Lagaake Haisha: The Ad That Made Glue Cultural

How Fevicol's Dum Lagaake Haisha used effort, social proof, and an earworm to turn an adhesive into an Indian cultural truth.

3 min read
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2: the Broadway tablet ad
Ad Reviews

Lenovo’s Broadway bet for the Idea Tab Pro Gen 2

Lenovo's Broadway-inspired Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 film casts Abhay Varma as an everyday juggler. We judge whether the theatre lands or…

3 min read
Spotify’s Gullak Diwali ads turn chores into family fun
Viral Ads

Spotify’s Gullak Diwali ad turns chores into family fun

Spotify India's Diwali films with the Gullak cast use household chores and Bollywood classics to make music part of festive prep.

3 min read
Nuvoco Sauthi Khaas Garba: 12.5M Reach
Viral Ads

The Psychology Behind Nuvoco’s 12.5 Million Garba Reach

Nuvoco's Gujarat Garba property crossed 12.5 million digital reach. Here's the behavioural science that made a cement brand culturally sticky.

2 min read
Helios Luxe sells the story behind the dial with John Abraham
Viral Ads

Helios Luxe’s new film sells the story behind the dial

John Abraham narrates Helios Luxe's campaign on the philosophies behind luxury watches, shifting focus from product features to brand stories.

3 min read