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Give Buyers a Story to Follow, Not Just Features
Storytelling

Give Buyers a Story to Follow, Not Just Features

Brands that give people a story to follow—not just a feature list—hold attention longer. Here's the research and a four-week pilot to…

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Axis Bank and Visa's Bigger Festive Wishes
New Ads

Axis Bank’s magical dollhouse ad makes festive wishes bigger

Axis Bank and Visa use a magical dollhouse, Shahid Kapoor, and Amit Trivedi's score to make festive card rewards feel emotionally tangible.

3 min read
EGO Power+ Lawn Envy
Viral Ads

EGO Power+ sells lawn envy, not lawn mowers

EGO Power+’s first ANZ campaign sells the neighbour’s glance, not torque. A look at the psychology behind lawn envy and status.

3 min read
Jio Story: The everyday shift from data rationing to ambient use
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: The Habits That Outlasted the Data Meter

From cyber cafe queues to an always-on pocket, the real shift was mental: data stopped being a cost to ration and became…

2 min read
The psychology of the one-connection watch party
Consumer Behaviour

Cricket Night, Finales and the One-Connection Huddle

How cricket nights, web-series finales and wedding-season reels turned one connection into a shared cultural ritual.

2 min read
India's ordinary day runs on quiet data
Consumer Behaviour

The Day Data Stopped Being the Point

UPI at the chai stall, a study group on a video call, maps on a road trip: how ordinary data became the…

2 min read
Why a first video call home feels like everyone's memory
Marketing Psychology

First Video Call Home: How Shared Memory Forms

A private first became a shared timestamp. Why India's 2016 data moment works as collective nostalgia—and what marketers can reuse.

3 min read
Why free changed data expectations longer than any tariff cut
Pricing Psychology

Jio Story: When Free Reset the Data Reference Point

The 2016 Jio launch didn't just cut data prices; it reset India's reference point. A look at the zero-price playbook and what…

3 min read
Selleys Undo Glue: The ad that sells easy removal
Viral Ads

Selleys Undo Glue: The Psychology of a Reversible Bond

Selleys Undo Glue flips the permanent-bond promise into a demo of clean removal—and a behavioural lesson in loss aversion and fresh starts.

2 min read
Savlon Healthy Hands Chalk Sticks: Chalk That Turns to Soap
Throwback

Savlon’s Chalk Sticks: When Handwashing Became a Classroom Ritual

How Savlon and Ogilvy turned chalk dust into soap in Indian classrooms, making handwashing a habit through design instead of fear.

3 min read
Cadbury Celebrations: This Nok-Jhok Is Sweet
Ad Reviews

Cadbury Celebrations Turns Neighbourly Nok-Jhok Into Gifting

Cadbury Celebrations’ Diwali film turns everyday neighbourly friction into a gifting behaviour. We unpack the psychology: fresh starts, reciprocity and premium cues.

3 min read
Aretto bets on childhood curiosity in U/A: Free the Child
Viral Ads

Aretto’s U/A: Free the Child uses rating-card psychology

Aretto’s U/A: Free the Child uses a film-rating frame to sell childhood curiosity, backed by the new Leaps Pro V and Leaps…

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