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Bajaj Pulsar: Definitely Male
Throwback

What Pulsar’s Definitely Male Taught Marketers

In 2001, Bajaj Pulsar stopped selling engine specs and sold a male tribe. The campaign’s identity-led psychology still shapes Indian advertising.

3 min read
60 of 61 nutraceutical ads broke ASCI code
Marketing Psychology

ASCI: 60 of 61 nutraceutical ads broke code

ASCI reviewed 61 nutraceutical ads and found all 60 concluded cases violated its code. Here's the psychology and the compliance lesson for…

3 min read
Saver, binger, hotspot hero or reel royalty: which Jio data self?
Consumer Behaviour

Saver, Binger, Hotspot Hero, Reel Royalty: India’s Data Selves

India's unmetered decade didn't just change data plans. It created four data selves: saver, binger, hotspot hero and reel royalty.

3 min read
Pop culture's best seat is the shared screen
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: Pop Culture’s Best Seat Is Shared

The cricket night, the finale, the wedding reel. India's pop culture now gathers around one screen. Here's why shared viewing became the…

3 min read
Bla Bli Blu’s #SayNoToGifts ad makes generic gifts the joke
Viral Ads

Bla Bli Blu’s #SayNoToGifts ad makes generic gifts the joke

Inside Bla Bli Blu’s Diwali film: soan papdi as punchline, a fake gifting ban, and the psychology that makes generic gifts feel…

3 min read
5G, Cloud and AI Become a Kitchen Question
Marketing Psychology

Jio Story: 5G, Cloud and the Dal Question at Home

5G, cloud and AI stop feeling distant when Mummy asks for a dal recipe. The psychology of making future tech feel like…

2 min read
Eatopia Honey Jams: Farah Khan's no sugarcoating ad
Viral Ads

Eatopia Honey Jams: Farah Khan sells no sugarcoating

Farah Khan brings her plain-spoken style to Eatopia Honey Jams, making clean-label claims feel like an everyday choice.

3 min read
Titan Watches, Chosen Family
Viral Ads

Titan’s Chosen Family ad redefines Diwali gifting

Titan Watches’ Diwali campaign builds family from friendship and kitchen camaraderie, using a watch as the gift that marks chosen bonds.

2 min read
Five human faces of India's unmetered data decade
Consumer Behaviour

Jio Story: The Five Faces of India’s Unmetered Decade

Five recurring characters reveal how India's relationship with data changed from rationed supply to identity, trust, care and a daily creation.

3 min read
MRF's invisible trust engine scores 87.7
Branding

MRF’s 87.7 Brand Strength Is Built on Racing, Cricket and Muscle

MRF's 87.7 Brand Strength Index is a trust score. Inside the layers—mascot, cricket, motorsport—that make invisible quality feel real.

3 min read
Westpac NZ launches Collective Thought
New Ads

Westpac NZ gives Kiwis’ money worries a voice

Westpac NZ's Collective Thought turns unspoken money anxiety into a visible, shared presence. Here's the psychology behind the cloud-thought idea.

3 min read
Creators move $350B. Can finfluencers keep trust?
Marketing Psychology

Finfluencers, trust and a $350B buying question

SEBI's finfluencer warning collides with a $350 billion creator economy. Inside the debate on whether credibility can be monetised without being spent.

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