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Tag: <span>Indian Advertising</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
ASCI's AI ad labelling rules: what marketers must disclose
Consumer Behaviour

ASCI’s AI ad labelling rules: what marketers must disclose

India's ad watchdog has set a materiality test for AI-generated ads. Here's when synthetic content must carry a label and what stays…

3 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
LIC: Zindagi ke saath bhi, Zindagi ke baad bhi
Throwback

LIC’s ad reframed death as an ongoing promise of care

How LIC’s Zindagi ke saath bhi, Zindagi ke baad bhi campaign used mortality salience, framing and emotional accounting to sell care, not…

2 min read
Tanishq's Remarriage Campaign
Throwback

The Psychology of Tanishq’s Remarriage Ad

In 2013, Tanishq made a second wedding the centre of a jewellery ad. The psychology behind it: social proof, identity and emotion.

3 min read
Tata Sky: Isko Laga Dala To Life Jhingalala
Throwback

The Psychology Behind Tata Sky’s Jhingalala Jingle

A mid-2000s DTH launch turned installation into a cultural catchphrase. Here are the behavioural levers that made Jhingalala impossible to forget.

3 min read
Frooti's 'Fresh and Juicy' Mango Campaign
Throwback

The 1985 Frooti Ad That Made Mango a Mental Shortcut

In 1985, Frooti used a sticky jingle and bright mango imagery to turn 'fresh and juicy' into a mental shortcut for the…

2 min read
Thums Up: Taste the Thunder
Throwback

Thums Up’s Taste the Thunder: Psychology of a Daring Cola

How Thums Up turned a cola into self-expression with Taste the Thunder, and the behavioural levers that made it a badge of…

3 min read
Bingo: Tedha Hai Par Mera Hai
Throwback

Bingo Tedha Hai Par Mera Hai: The Psychology of the Ad

A 2007 Bingo ad made oddly shaped chips a badge of nonconformity. Here are the behavioural levers that made imperfection a reason…

2 min read
Reliance Foundation Makes Access the Hero of Asian Games 2026
Storytelling

Reliance Foundation Makes Access the Hero of Asian Games 2026

Reliance Foundation and TBWA\Lintas put first coaches, first grounds and first believers—not medals—at the centre of Asian Games 2026. Here's the strategy.

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Asian Paints: Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai
Throwback

The Psychology of the Ad: Asian Paints’ Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai

How Asian Paints turned a paint ad into an emotional story about home and belonging—and why Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai still…

3 min read
KreditBee turns practical into an ambitious move
Branding

KreditBee Reframes Ambition as Practical to Sell Bigger Loans

KreditBee's Bee Practical campaign reframes practicality as planning ambition, using three films to introduce bigger lending products.

2 min read