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What $11.6B of campaign ads really bought
Marketing Psychology

What $11.6B of Campaign Ads Really Bought

Record $11.6B political ad spend produced viral stunts, not persuasion. Here's what brand marketers can learn about attention and trust.

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Why gold loan renewals catch first-time borrowers
Consumer Behaviour

Why gold loan renewals catch first-time borrowers by surprise

Renewal sounds like a formality, but lenders often treat it as a fresh credit decision with new checks, charges and revised terms.

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Vicks India's Touch of Care
Throwback

Vicks India Touch of Care: The Psychology of the Ad

How Vicks India's 2017 Touch of Care used one real story, shared identity and narrative transportation to make a cold remedy feel…

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Uber Japan and Reichi's Switch Up
Viral Ads

Uber Japan Turns App Switching Into a Reichi Hip-Hop Track

Uber Japan and Special turn the Eats-to-Taxi toggle into a Reichi track, using an existing habit to beat app fatigue.

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Marketing’s dopamine hit is crowding out real brand building
Branding

Marketing’s dopamine hit is crowding out real brand building

Joseph George argues marketing's fast rewards are outpacing the slow work of making. Here's how brand leaders can rebalance the loop.

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Argos: Tales of Argos Past
Viral Ads

Argos Christmas ad turns catalogue nostalgia into premium gifts

Richard Ayoade plays a catalogue-Scrooge in Argos's Christmas ad, as brand ghosts Connie and Trevor reframe it as a premium gift destination.

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Tesco’s The Wrong Address: a delivery mix-up becomes Christmas magic
New Ads

Tesco’s The Wrong Address turns a delivery mix-up into magic

How Tesco’s 2026 Christmas film uses a mistaken delivery, an old friendship and a familiar song to sell connection, not just groceries.

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How Dotty helped Tesco reach 15.4% market share
Branding

How Dotty Helped Tesco Reach 15.4% Market Share

Tesco's Dotty ads turned an unreasonable shopper into proof of Every Little Helps—and helped the retailer climb to 15.4% market share by…

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Truce Halloween 5 celebrates five years
Viral Ads

Truce Halloween 5: The Thank-You Ad That Built a Ritual

Truce Halloween 5 turns a thank-you into a 250-ghoul ritual. Here's the psychology behind why the annual event keeps earning shares.

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Coleman's Count on Coleman finds confidence in camping chaos
Viral Ads

Coleman sells certainty, not tents, in Count on Coleman

Coleman Australia's first national brand campaign in years trades product specs for relatable camping chaos and family confidence.

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Burger King serves Avengers: Doomsday hype, starting Rs 99
Branding

Burger King India rides Avengers: Doomsday hype with Rs 99 menu

Burger King India has launched a limited-edition Avengers: Doomsday menu with themed burgers, merch and a Rs 99 entry point. What fandom…

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Domino's takes its snack-slice test national with Dominoid
Consumer Behaviour

Domino’s takes its snack-slice test national with Dominoid

Domino's turned a Kolkata snack test into a national launch with Dominoid. Here's the consumer psychology behind the QSR menu makeover.

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