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Tag: <span>Indian Advertising</span>

Bingo! and the Tedha Hai Par Mera Hai campaign
Throwback

Bingo! Tedha Hai Par Mera Hai: The Ad That Sold Imperfection

Bingo! turned odd-shaped chips into a badge of ownership with Tedha Hai Par Mera Hai, a lesson in endowment and identity in…

3 min read
Tanishq: A Wedding to Remember
Throwback

Tanishq’s 2013 remarriage ad: the psychology that made it work

How Tanishq turned a woman's second marriage into lasting brand love by using narrative transportation, identity signalling and emotional contagion.

3 min read
Closeup: Kya Aap Close Up Karte Hain?
Throwback

How Closeup Made Fresh Breath a Romantic Signal

The Indian ad that turned fresh breath into a cue for romantic confidence—and what it still teaches about selling social outcomes.

3 min read
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…

3 min read
Kalyan Jewellers turns a wedding blessing into brand property
Ad Reviews

Kalyan Jewellers makes its name the wedding blessing

Kalyan Jewellers' Kalyan Bhava turns a wedding blessing into brand property, using Bachchan's authority and future-self framing—but product proof stays thin.

3 min read
What effectiveness awards reveal about Indian advertising
Marketing Psychology

What Effectiveness Awards Teach Indian Marketers

The strongest Indian campaigns start with a business problem, not a brief. Here is what effectiveness awards reveal about insight, media and…

3 min read
A Diwali film asks who gets welcomed home
Branding

Sabhyata’s Diwali Film Questions Who Gets a Home

Sabhyata's Ghar Aayi Lakshmi uses Diwali ritual to challenge the 'families only' rental rule. Here's the brand strategy behind it.

3 min read
Cadbury Dairy Milk: Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye
Throwback

Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye: When Chocolate Became a Ritual

A throwback look at how Cadbury Dairy Milk's Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye turned an old Indian phrase into a mental shortcut for…

3 min read
Surf Excel and Daag Achhe Hain
Throwback

Surf Excel’s Daag Achhe Hain: the ad that reframed dirt

In 2005, Surf Excel turned a muddy uniform into a badge of growth. Here's the psychology behind the ad that made stains…

3 min read
Doms' festive campaign: children's own dreams
New Ads

Doms’ festive ad gives children their own dreams

Doms' new festive film from Havas Creative India shows a family gift a girl ready-made career paths—until one gift hands the choice…

3 min read
Bajaj: Hamara Bajaj and the psychology of belonging
Throwback

Hamara Bajaj: The psychology of an ad that sold belonging

The psychology behind Hamara Bajaj: how Bajaj turned a scooter into middle-class India's badge of arrival, using ownership, identity and pride.

2 min read
Rajnigandha’s community-first Diwali ad
Viral Ads

The psychology of Rajnigandha’s community Diwali ad

How Rajnigandha’s Diwali film uses shared rituals, social proof and rosy retrospection to sell belonging over product features.

2 min read