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Why Akasa Elevate bets on status before points redemption
Consumer Behaviour

Akasa Elevate and the Psychology of Airline Loyalty

How Akasa Elevate uses status, flexibility and first-party data to shape Indian flyer loyalty before points redemption goes live.

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Retail media's brand-building gap
Marketing Psychology

Why Retail Media Networks Still Struggle as Brand-Building Channels

Retail media networks now promise full-funnel reach, but attribution models and budget silos keep pulling spend toward performance. Here's why.

3 min read
Liberty built 10+ sub-brands to own distinct mental slots
Branding

Liberty’s Multi-Brand Bet: A House of Brands in Footwear

Liberty built 10+ sub-brands to match India’s occasion-driven footwear market. Here’s the psychology and trade-off behind a house of brands.

3 min read
91% of India's Next Gen pay more attention to funny brands
Consumer Behaviour

India’s Next Gen: 91% pay more attention to funny brands

Snapchat and Omnicom's six-country study shows 91% of India's Next Gen pay more attention to funny brands—but forced humour backfires.

3 min read
The viewership dip isn’t a demand collapse
Consumer Behaviour

What F1’s Apple TV Dip Teaches Brands About Demand Signals

F1’s U.S. viewership fell sharply after moving to Apple TV, but attendance and engagement rose. Here’s how to read the demand behind…

3 min read
Private-Label Power Has a Price Problem
Branding

Decathlon India’s Private-Label Stress Test

Decathlon India out-earns global sportswear rivals, yet FY25 shows how fast a private-label price promise can crack when costs rise. Here’s the…

2 min read
Why Streaming Price Hikes Are a Pricing Psychology Lesson
Pricing Psychology

What Streaming Price Hikes Teach Us About Pricing Psychology

Streamers have raised prices repeatedly since 2019. Digiday maps the shifts: why small hikes, anchors and bundles keep consumers paying.

2 min read
Why enterprise email programs stall—and the psychology to fix them
Marketing Psychology

Email Marketing at Scale: Why Good Tactics Fail

Enterprise email teams often master basics yet still see deliverability and engagement unravel. Here's why governance, data, and measurement gaps compound.

3 min read
Firefox Bikes: Experience-Led Premiumisation and Demand Correction
Branding

Firefox Bikes and the Limits of Experience-Led Premiumization

Firefox Bikes used experience centres, not mass ads, to build a premium cycling brand. Post-Covid correction shows where retail theatre breaks.

3 min read
The Paywall That Asks When Buyers Are Ready
Pricing Psychology

What Reuters’ Dynamic Paywall Teaches About When People Pay

Reuters adjusts its paywall in real time to news-cycle demand and user behaviour. Here’s why that boosts subscriptions without killing ad revenue.

3 min read
Why Mouthfeel Is Becoming a Purchase Driver
Consumer Behaviour

Why Mouthfeel Is Becoming Marketing’s Quiet Superpower

The food industry is learning that texture can drive purchase as much as taste. Here’s how crunch, chew and creaminess shape buying…

3 min read
Apple's Foldable Is a Lesson in Brand Innovation
Branding

What Apple’s iPhone Duo Teaches About Brand Innovation

Apple's $1,999 foldable iPhone Duo is more than a pricing story. Innovation without marketing is a secret—here are seven rules for brand…

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