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Tag: <span>social proof</span>

WorkSafe Victoria: Back to Work and Back to Life
Viral Ads

How WorkSafe Victoria framed recovery as identity

A behaviour-change campaign reframes workplace injury recovery as shared identity work, using real stories and three simple verbs.

3 min read
The shared screen ritual that makes pop culture stick
Consumer Behaviour

The Shared Screen Ritual That Makes Pop Culture Stick

Why the one-phone huddle, from cricket nights to wedding reels, is a consumer behaviour brands should build for, not just remember.

2 min read
Why Overpricing Backfires in a Weak Market
Pricing Psychology

Why Overpricing Backfires: The Psychology of Listing Prices

Savills' latest research shows why sellers overprice in weak markets, how stale listings change buyer perception, and why pricing is psychology first.

3 min read
Why one shared screen became India's pop-culture ritual
Consumer Behaviour

Jio and the Psychology of the Shared Pop-Culture Screen

Cricket nights, finale pauses and wedding reels turned one connection into a shared stage. Here's the behavioural science behind the ritual.

3 min read
TAFE Queensland's Make Your Great Happen
Viral Ads

TAFE Queensland bets on real stories to sell skills

TAFE Queensland's new brand platform uses 125+ real staff and students across 11 study areas to make practical training feel personal.

3 min read
3M views made fried fish cool again
Consumer Behaviour

3M organic views give Long John Silver’s a real lift

An Instagram mukbang joke is giving Long John Silver's a real lift. Here's the consumer psychology behind the organic views—and the risk…

2 min read
Lead India: The Times of India campaign
Throwback

Lead India: The Times of India ad that sold leadership

The psychology behind The Times of India's 2007 Lead India campaign and how The Tree used social proof and identity to move…

3 min read
La Trobe University’s You’ll Change campaign
Viral Ads

La Trobe’s You’ll Change Ad: Why Observers Sell the Degree

La Trobe’s new brand campaign leaves students out of frame and lets an 86-year-old matriarch, aunties and an ex describe how study…

2 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
ixigo's ad turns tourists into sheep to sell personalisation
Consumer Behaviour

ixigo’s sheep-headed ad exposes travel herd mentality

ixigo's latest film uses sheep-headed tourists to make social proof visible, positioning TARA as the way back to individual taste.

2 min read
How Stayfree normalises periods through boys
Marketing Psychology

Stayfree Hands Boys the Period Conversation

Stayfree's Daughter's Day film puts a boy at the centre of a period conversation. Here's the peer-influence psychology behind normalising a taboo…

2 min read
Why ixigo's sheep ad makes herd behaviour visible
Consumer Behaviour

ixigo’s TARA ad turns holiday crowd-following into sheep

ixigo's new TARA film uses sheep-headed tourists to show how heavily travellers lean on popular choices—and nudges marketers toward preference-led discovery.

3 min read