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When product quality kills the repurchase trigger
Consumer Behaviour

Bombay Shaving Company’s trimmer is so good it’s killing repurchase

A LinkedIn 'complaint' about a trimmer battery that refuses to die exposes a paradox: extreme durability builds trust but removes the next…

3 min read
Why cash discounts beat official gold prices
Pricing Psychology

The Psychology Behind India’s Cash Gold Boom

When official prices rise, an off-the-books discount feels like smart saving. India's cash gold market shows how reference prices and trust shape…

3 min read
Why the background feed became the main event
Consumer Behaviour

The two clocks reshaping media: why short-form became premium

Ambient scrolling is no longer filler. Fast Company links the rise of short-form to an 1865 coal paradox, and shows how media…

2 min read
Parle-G's G Maane Genius: The Statue Ad
Throwback

Parle-G’s G Maane Genius: The Ad That Made a Letter Mean More

The psychology behind Parle-G's G Maane Genius film—how one letter and a street-performer gag turned a biscuit into a symbol of everyday…

3 min read
Consumers buy aspirations, not categories
Consumer Behaviour

Consumers are aspiration-led, not category-led: Super.money

Super.money CTO Kaushik Mukherjee on why consumers buy around aspirations and brand affinity, and what that means for segmentation and loyalty.

3 min read
India's TV screen didn't change. The source did.
Consumer Behaviour

Why Connected TV Is Growing in India and What It Means

India's connected TV audience jumped 60% in a year as smart TVs got cheaper and smaller towns logged on. Here's what that…

3 min read
Why India's gold buyers are going off the books
Consumer Behaviour

India’s Gold Shadow Trade Returns as Taxes Bite

High gold prices and a 15% import duty are pushing Indian buyers into cash-only, no-invoice gold purchases as wedding season approaches.

3 min read
Mass market is a value, not a price point
Consumer Behaviour

Why Maruti Suzuki Says Mass Market Isn’t a Price Point

Maruti Suzuki's Partho Banerjee on why the mass market should be defined by value, not price—and how Nexa, Arena and SUV plans…

3 min read
The psychology that makes every price end in 9
Pricing Psychology

The Psychology That Makes Every Price End in 9

Left-digit bias and charm pricing explain why £3.99 outsells £4.00. Research shows when 9 works, and when a precise price wins trust.

2 min read
Authenticity outlasts algorithms and AI
Storytelling

Authenticity outlasts algorithms and AI: Prasoon Joshi

Prasoon Joshi on why authenticity, not cleverness, is what survives algorithms and AI—and what that means for brand storytelling.

2 min read
Scarcity Is the Product: Why $40 Vinyl Sells Out
Consumer Behaviour

Scarcity Is the Product: Why $40 Vinyl Sells Out

Blood Records turns limited vinyl into a scarcity machine, with drops selling out in 10 minutes. Inside the psychology of ownership and…

3 min read
Tweens are back as a serious retail force
Consumer Behaviour

Tweens Are Back as a $100 Billion Retail Force

Retailers from Walmart to Claire's are rebuilding the tween market. The lesson for marketers: curation, identity and parent trust drive the comeback.

2 min read