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TV Isn't Dying. It's Learning to Follow Viewers
Consumer Behaviour

TV Isn’t Dying. It’s Learning to Follow Viewers

Ipsos sees TV evolving into a connected hub around three shifts: content that follows you, context-aware screens and deeper immersion. Here's how…

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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
Attention is marketing's most depreciating asset
Marketing Psychology

Attention Is Marketing’s Most Depreciating Asset

ETBrandEquity and Samsung Ads are convening an invitation-only townhall on October 9 to help CMOs convert attention into boardroom trust and enterprise…

3 min read
Campaigns don't build brands. People do.
Branding

How Washington Mutual’s Brochures Beat Its Ads

A Washington Mutual story from the early 2000s shows why unglamorous collateral, not award-winning campaigns, moved customer deposits and built the brand.

2 min read
What Overstimulated Cities Teach Marketers About Attention
Marketing Psychology

What Overstimulated Cities Teach Marketers About Attention

Attention is a finite resource, and overstimulated cities spend it before brands get a chance. Here's what marketers can do about it.

2 min read
Why AI Search Chasing Fails Marketers
Marketing Psychology

Why Chasing AI Search Citations Is a Losing Strategy

Reddit's share of ChatGPT citations fell 86% in a month. The lesson for marketers: stop chasing unstable AI search and lead with…

2 min read
Culture is the new spec sheet
Branding

Why realme is betting on culture over specs

Gen Z buyers now weigh brand personality and cultural identity as smartphone specs converge. Inside realme's Harry Potter strategy.

3 min read
Standard Chartered’s Move Ahead
Viral Ads

The Psychology Behind Standard Chartered’s Move Ahead

Standard Chartered borrows Formula 1’s precision and preparation to reframe banking. Here’s the behavioural science behind the Move Ahead film.

3 min read
Ipsos: Hope has become personal; brands must sell agency
Consumer Behaviour

Ipsos: Hope Is Now Personal, Not Institutional

Ipsos Global Trends finds only 25% are optimistic about the world, while 55% are optimistic about themselves. Hope has become personal—and a…

3 min read
What MoMA’s data design show teaches brands about identity
Branding

What MoMA’s New Exhibit Teaches Brands About Data Storytelling

MoMA’s Full Disclosure shows why people share data visualisations. The lesson for brands: infographics are identity signals, not just facts.

3 min read
Why Life Insurance Marketing Is a Trust Game
Marketing Psychology

Why Life Insurance Marketing Is a Trust Game, Not a Volume Game

Nitin Mehta, Bharti AXA Life's marketing and distribution head, explains why being understood matters more than being heard in trust-led categories.

3 min read
Social Panga gives 12 rejected ideas a second life
Marketing Psychology

Social Panga turns 12 rejected ideas into a second-chance marketplace

Social Panga's 12th anniversary platform gives shelved ideas a second life—and reframes creative rejection for marketers.

2 min read