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Marketing & branding, updated.

Rebrands, campaigns, platform changes and the thinking behind them, from the MAM newsroom.

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Jio Story: The Welcome Offer’s Real Marketing Reset
Marketing26 Oct

Jio Story: The Welcome Offer’s Real Marketing Reset

The 2016 Welcome Offer reset data from a metered cost to an always-on habit. Here's the marketing brief it left for India's brand leaders.

Country Delight puts 140+ quality checks behind Rishab Shetty
Advertising26 Oct

Country Delight puts 140+ quality checks behind Rishab Shetty

Country Delight has named Rishab Shetty as the face of its cow and buffalo milk range, using his pan-India appeal to sell verifiable dairy quality.

Jio Story: The Day the Data Meter Stopped Mattering
Marketing26 Oct

Jio Story: The Day the Data Meter Stopped Mattering

From rationed internet to an unmetered pocket, the real Jio shift is in daily habits, not data speed. Here is what brand leaders should notice.

Bosch and Ting’s Kitchen Up sells a life stage, not an appliance
Advertising26 Oct

Bosch and Ting’s Kitchen Up sells a life stage, not an appliance

Bosch and Ting's Kitchen Up film with Vikrant Massey leads with a personal journey, not product specs, to sell built-in kitchens in India.

Jio Story: Local Voices, Shared Screens and Festival Feeds
Marketing26 Oct

Jio Story: Local Voices, Shared Screens and Festival Feeds

How village-to-city video calls, hostel Wi-Fi culture, regional creators and festival moments became one local-voice story for brand leaders.

Cordelia scales premium cabins from 8.5% to 60% of fleet
Marketing26 Oct

Cordelia scales premium cabins from 8.5% to 60% of fleet

Cordelia Cruises is Indianising food, entertainment and weddings for young first-time cruisers while premium suites jump from 8.5% to 60% of its fleet.

Which One Are You: Data Saver, Binger, Hotspot Hero, Reel Royalty
Marketing25 Oct

Which One Are You: Data Saver, Binger, Hotspot Hero, Reel Royalty

The Data Saver, Midnight Binger, Hotspot Hero and Reel Royalty are not just habits. They are the four data selves shaping India's brand conversations.

The Shared Screen Economy: Cricket, Finales and Wedding Reels
Marketing25 Oct

The Shared Screen Economy: Cricket, Finales and Wedding Reels

Cricket huddles, finale watch parties and wedding reels reveal how India's pop culture gathers around one shared connection.

A Dal Recipe Shows How 5G, Cloud and AI Come Home
Marketing25 Oct

A Dal Recipe Shows How 5G, Cloud and AI Come Home

A kitchen query about dal becomes a plain-language lens on Jio's 5G, cloud and AI push and what that means for Indian marketers.

From Khata to Cloud: The Shop’s New Memory
Strategy25 Oct

From Khata to Cloud: The Shop’s New Memory

India’s small retailers are moving customer memory from paper ledgers to cloud systems. Here’s what changes for the shop, the customer and brand marketers.

Westlife digital sales cross 75% as Q2 revenue hits ₹747 crore
Marketing25 Oct

Westlife digital sales cross 75% as Q2 revenue hits ₹747 crore

Westlife Foodworld's Q2 FY27 revenue rose 16% to ₹747 crore as digital sales crossed 75% and same-store sales grew 10.1%.

Jio Story: Utility Lives in Small Moments
Strategy25 Oct

Jio Story: Utility Lives in Small Moments

From a chai stall UPI to a study-group video call and a family road map, everyday data utility has become India's quietest marketing layer.

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