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Prime Video Ads Now Turn Remote Clicks Into Action
Consumer Behaviour

Amazon Ads Adds Interactive and Pause Ads to Prime Video India

Amazon Ads has launched interactive video and pause ads on Prime Video India. Viewers can now Add to Cart from the remote.…

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The Dal Test: Jio's AI Everywhere, Explained by Mummy's Recipe
Consumer Behaviour

The Dal Test: Jio’s AI Everywhere Starts in the Kitchen

The quiet test of Jio's AI Everywhere may be a kitchen request: mummy asking for a dal recipe that arrives without friction,…

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Khata to Cloud: The Kirana Shop's Quiet Rewiring
Consumer Behaviour

Khata to Cloud: The Kirana Shop’s Quiet Rewiring

A look at how Jio's connected tools are rewiring the kirana: memory becomes searchable, but trust stays local.

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The data saver, the binger, Dadi and the kirana
Consumer Behaviour

Jio’s Human Story: Data Saver, Binger, Kirana, Dadi

A consumer-behaviour reading of Jio's decade through the data saver, the midnight binger, the kirana owner and Dadi's first video call.

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Hyatt's loyalty play now runs through races, wellness and culture
Consumer Behaviour

Hyatt Bets Hotel Loyalty on Sport, Wellness and Culture

Hyatt is moving loyalty beyond points—into race-cations, wellness and culture. Here's why identity beats transaction, and what brands can copy.

3 min read
India's microdrama market is already a $600M business
Consumer Behaviour

India’s microdrama market is already a $600M business

Microdramas grew from a novelty into a $600M market in India. Here's what the watch-time, subscription and branded-content shifts mean for marketers.

3 min read
Ray-Ban Sells Identity, Not Eyewear
Branding

Why Ray-Ban Chose Ranveer Singh for Its First India Push

The eyewear giant names its first India ambassador, using Ranveer Singh’s expressive persona to make AI glasses feel like self-expression rather than…

2 min read
Bapu's symbols became brand shorthand
Branding

Gandhi Jayanti Posts Show Cultural Symbols Beat Greeting Cards

From a french-fry Gandhi to HDFC Bank's lock-built portrait, brands used Bapu's familiar symbols as brand shorthand this Gandhi Jayanti.

3 min read
Taj Mahal Tea: Wah Taj!
Throwback

Wah Taj: The Psychology Behind India’s Famous Tea Exclamation

Why a 20-second tea film put a word in India's mouth, and what it teaches marketers about selling the reaction instead of…

3 min read
PhonePe makes 70 crore users feel human
Branding

PhonePe Turns 70 Crore Users Into a Human Brand Story

PhonePe's 10-year film tries to name all 70 crore users, turning a huge number into a 980-day thought experiment and a branding…

2 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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India's TV screen didn't change. The source did.
Consumer Behaviour

Why Connected TV Is Growing in India and What It Means

India's connected TV audience jumped 60% in a year as smart TVs got cheaper and smaller towns logged on. Here's what that…

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