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The 4 PM slump is the new QSR growth engine
Consumer Behaviour

The 4 PM Slump Is the New Growth Engine for QSRs

Indian QSRs are chasing snacks, drinks and desserts as hybrid work loosens fixed meal hours. The real trick: telling an upsell from…

3 min read
Cadbury Dairy Milk: Pappu Pass Ho Gaya
Throwback

The psychology behind Cadbury Dairy Milk’s Pappu Pass Ho Gaya

How Cadbury Dairy Milk's Pappu Pass Ho Gaya used occasion-based mental availability, social proof and reward substitution to become India's small-win ritual.

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
Karwa Chauth D2C sales climb 64% beyond the North
Consumer Behaviour

Karwa Chauth D2C Sales Rise 64% as Demand Spreads Beyond North

GoKwik network data shows Karwa Chauth D2C sales up 64% in six days, with festival-labelled demand spreading beyond the North and buyers…

2 min read
More Than Half of Brand Choice Is Shaped by Context
Consumer Behaviour

More Than Half of Brand Choice Is Shaped by Context

Ipsos finds more than half of brand choice is shaped by context, not category. Here is how occasion-based tracking can reveal hidden…

2 min read
Premium footwear is no longer just for weddings and festivals
Consumer Behaviour

Premium Footwear in India Shifts From Occasions to Everyday

Sahil Malik of Da Milano and Rosso Brunello sees India's premium footwear demand shifting from festive splurges to everyday luxury purchases.

3 min read
Heer by GIVA puts self-gifting on the Diwali list
Consumer Behaviour

Heer by GIVA puts self-gifting at the heart of Diwali

Heer by GIVA's 'Heer Se Shuru Diwali' reframes festive jewellery as a gift for yourself, not just others. Here's the psychology.

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
SKINN Turns Everyday Moments into the Occasion
Consumer Behaviour

SKINN Makes Everyday Moments the Fragrance Occasion

SKINN signs Ayushmann Khurrana and Sobhita Dhulipala to make fine fragrance a daily ritual rather than a saved-for-special treat.

3 min read
Magnum wants to make Diwali an ice cream occasion
Consumer Behaviour

Why Magnum Is Turning Diwali Into an Ice Cream Occasion

Magnum is cutting prices, reformulating and trying to create a Diwali ice cream ritual in India. Here's what that teaches about occasion…

3 min read