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AJIO bets on a new-generation face
Branding

AJIO Bets on a New-Generation Face for Festive Fashion

AJIO names Ahaan Panday as its new brand ambassador and launches Festival Is Festivalling to capture India's long festive fashion season.

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Price hikes can't cool festive appliance demand
Pricing Psychology

Why 5-8% price hikes won’t cool festive appliance demand

Appliance prices are up 5-8% ahead of the festive season, yet brands still expect double-digit growth. Premiumisation, EMI and replacement demand explain…

3 min read
Ajio's festive face is an identity play
Branding

Ajio’s festive brand face is an identity play

Ajio named Ahaan Panday as its 2026 festive campaign face. The move shows celebrity endorsements work best when a face carries identity,…

2 min read
MTR Foods turns sweets into a shared brand language
Branding

MTR Foods turns sweets into a language

MTR Foods’ festive campaign treats sweets as a language of affection, using an illustrated book and film to own cultural rituals rather…

3 min read
Why OnePlus Made Tradition the Hero This Diwali
Branding

OnePlus India Uses Diwali to Close the Generation Gap

The brand's third #MakeItSpecial film pairs Gen Z creators, Smriti Mandhana and an elderly couple to make tradition feel like participation.

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MTR turns mithai into a love language
Branding

MTR Turns Festive Sweets Into a Language of Affection

MTR Foods' new festive campaign documents how mithai works as an unspoken emotional code and connects it to a bigger sweets portfolio…

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.

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Consumers now out-create brands during festive season
Consumer Behaviour

Festive Marketing Now Runs on Consumer Creators

Last Diwali, 200 million #Diwali Reels drowned brand films. Research shows faces beat logos—brands win by becoming sets, props and forwards.

3 min read
The Psychology of Ganeshotsav 2026's Festive Ads
Marketing Psychology

Ganeshotsav 2026 Ads: The Psychology of Festive Relevance

How the best Ganeshotsav 2026 campaigns used ritual, local context and real needs to turn festive advertising into participation.

2 min read
Festive smartphones: discounts out, financing in
Pricing Psychology

India’s Smartphone Festive Sale Loses Its Discount Weapon

Rising memory costs are forcing brands to replace deep festive discounts with EMI and exchange offers. Here's the pricing psychology behind the…

2 min read
A 60% price surge did not stop gold buyers—it changed them
Consumer Behaviour

Gold Sales Fell 15% During Ganesh Chaturthi—Here’s Why

A 60% gold price surge pushed Ganesh Chaturthi volume down 15%. Yet wedding and self-purchase demand stayed resilient—what this reveals.

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