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Tag: <span>consumer psychology</span>

Hero Honda: Fill It. Shut It. Forget It.
Throwback

The psychology of Hero Honda’s Fill It. Shut It. Forget It.

The behavioural science behind Hero Honda's campaign that turned a mileage claim into a national ritual of pride and memory.

2 min read
ChatGPT: For Your Kind Attention, Please
Viral Ads

The psychology of ChatGPT’s first ad campaign

ChatGPT's first ad campaign turns the chat window into a media channel. Here are the behavioural levers behind the launch and what…

3 min read
Customers Don’t Buy the Future; They Buy a Better Today
Marketing Psychology

The Psychology Behind Why Customers Don’t Buy the Future

A dazzling launch can win attention, but adoption needs a use case people already recognise. What Google Glass, Tata Nano and UPI…

3 min read
What Overstimulated Cities Teach Marketers About Attention
Marketing Psychology

What Overstimulated Cities Teach Marketers About Attention

Attention is a finite resource, and overstimulated cities spend it before brands get a chance. Here's what marketers can do about it.

2 min read
MAC India's festive gold drop is a basket-building masterclass
Branding

MAC India’s festive gold drop taps occasion psychology

M·A·C Cosmetics India launches 'Party in M·A·C' with seven gold-packaged products and five kits. Here's why the occasion-led structure matters.

2 min read
Lifebuoy's Help a Child Reach 5
Throwback

How Lifebuoy turned handwashing into a survival ritual

The behavioural science behind Lifebuoy's Help a Child Reach 5 campaign: story, social proof and ritual that made handwashing feel personal.

2 min read
CORE: The New Wave
Viral Ads

The Psychology of CORE’s The New Wave

Why CORE’s The New Wave uses independence, accountability and AI restraint to make the indie agency model feel like the safer choice.

3 min read
Fastrack Move On: Selling freedom through the breakup
Throwback

Fastrack Move On: The ad that sold moving on

How Fastrack's Move On film used the fresh start effect, action bias, and identity signalling to turn a break-up into a purchase…

3 min read
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Voice and the Grandma Effect
Viral Ads

The Psychology Behind OpenAI’s Grandma-Powered ChatGPT Voice Ad

OpenAI puts ChatGPT Voice in the hands of grandmothers baking, gardening and checking bank charges. Here's why that feels so easy to…

3 min read
AI Made Speed the Baseline. Judgement Is the Moat
Marketing Psychology

AI Killed the Old Performance Playbook. Judgement Is Next

AI compresses days of performance work into minutes, but volume is the baseline. The real edge is judgement, hypothesis-led testing and cultural…

3 min read
Delhi Drinkers Choose Indian Brands by Nearly 20x
Consumer Behaviour

Delhi Drinkers Pick Indian Liquor by a 20x Margin

Delhi's two-year liquor data shows Indian brands outsell imports nearly 20 to 1, with beer peaking in summer and festival-driven spirit spikes.…

2 min read
Tata Salt’s Desh Ka Namak: Selling belonging
Throwback

Throwback: The Psychology of Tata Salt’s Desh Ka Namak

Tata Salt turned a kitchen commodity into a badge of national trust. Here’s how identity, pride and behavioural science made the purchase…

3 min read