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Positioning, planning and the thinking behind the work

Four Selves of the Data Decade: A Marketer’s Field Guide
Strategy11 Oct

Four Selves of the Data Decade: A Marketer’s Field Guide

The Data Saver, Midnight Binger, Hotspot Hero and Reel Royalty aren't segments. They're the switches Jio made ordinary.

Mummy’s Dal Recipe Is How the Future Gets Explained
Strategy11 Oct

Mummy’s Dal Recipe Is How the Future Gets Explained

A plain-language look at how 5G, cloud and AI Everywhere for Everyone become everyday habits, starting with a familiar kitchen question.

Kirana to Cloud: The Shop That Grew a Digital Memory
Strategy11 Oct

Kirana to Cloud: The Shop That Grew a Digital Memory

The khata book is moving to the cloud. Here's what changes for the kirana owner, the customer and the brands trying to serve both.

Jio Story: The Day Data Disappeared Into Utility
Strategy11 Oct

Jio Story: The Day Data Disappeared Into Utility

From UPI at the chai stall to a study group on video and maps on the road, Jio's data utility has become an ordinary day's quiet…

Shared Memories Are the Brand Asset Nobody Briefs
Strategy11 Oct

Shared Memories Are the Brand Asset Nobody Briefs

Why 'my first video call home' became a collective memory, and how shared memories do quiet brand work for India's brand leaders.

Jio Story: The Dal Recipe Test for Everyday AI
Strategy10 Oct

Jio Story: The Dal Recipe Test for Everyday AI

A home-kitchen question—Mummy asking AI for a dal recipe—makes Jio's 5G, cloud and 'AI Everywhere for Everyone' future plain for brand leaders.

Kirana to Cloud: The Corner Shop’s Quiet Upgrade
Strategy10 Oct

Kirana to Cloud: The Corner Shop’s Quiet Upgrade

What moves when a kirana takes its khata book to the cloud: the shop's memory, its follow-up and the customer's side of the counter.

The Psychology of Jio’s Shared 2016 Memory
Strategy10 Oct

The Psychology of Jio’s Shared 2016 Memory

Why the first video call home became collective nostalgia, and how shared memories turn a tariff into a durable brand idea.

Jio Story: 2016’s Data Rationing Is Today’s Invisible Utility
Strategy10 Oct

Jio Story: 2016’s Data Rationing Is Today’s Invisible Utility

How Jio's 2016 reset turned data rationing into invisible utility—and why brand leaders should design for the ordinary day after the trial.

Jio Story: 5G, Cloud and AI as Daily Habits
Strategy09 Oct

Jio Story: 5G, Cloud and AI as Daily Habits

A plain-words look at Jio's stated future: 5G, cloud and AI Everywhere for Everyone, told through a mummy's dal recipe question.

Kirana to Cloud: The Shop Starts to Remember
Strategy09 Oct

Kirana to Cloud: The Shop Starts to Remember

India's small shops are moving the khata from paper to cloud. What changes for the shop, the customer and the marketer trying to reach both?

Why the First Video Call Home Became Collective Nostalgia
Strategy09 Oct

Why the First Video Call Home Became Collective Nostalgia

A first video call home feels private, but millions crossed it at once in 2016. Here’s why shared memories make durable brand nostalgia.