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Agency pitches are becoming final validation, not a first step
Agencies

Publicis CEO sparks debate: the agency pitch is evolving, not dying

Publicis' AI-led CEO talks reignite debate: are agency pitches dying or evolving? Indian leaders say relationships open doors, capability closes.

19 Oct · 3 min
How village calls, hostel Wi-Fi and festival feeds became one daily habit
Features

Jio Story: One Call Travels From Village to Hostel

A single connection now carries village check-ins, hostel watch parties, regional creators and festival feeds. Here's what the habit shift means for marketers.

19 Oct · 3 min
Prestige's Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyaar
Throwback

Prestige’s Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyaar: The Jingle That Sold Love

The Prestige pressure-cooker jingle turned a kitchen appliance into a husband's love test—and became one of India's most durable ad jingles.

19 Oct · 3 min
Quick commerce drives 60-70% of WPP Media's e-commerce
Agencies

Quick commerce now drives 60-70% of WPP Media’s e-commerce

Shekhar Banerjee on WPP Media's talent, data and AI reset, and why quick commerce now drives 60-70% of its e-commerce volume.

19 Oct · 3 min
Saver, Binger, Hotspot, Reel Royalty: Jio's Data Decade
Features

Saver, Binger, Hotspot, Reel Royalty: Jio’s Data Decade

After 2016, India's data habits split into four types: Saver, Binger, Hotspot Hero and Reel Royalty. Each changes the creative brief.

19 Oct · 3 min
Colgate's Amazon TNF ads lift purchase rate 8x
Media

Amazon TNF ads convert non-sellers and Colgate sees 8x lift

Amazon's Thursday Night Football is working as a two-sided ad pitch: a DSP gateway for non-sellers and an 8x-lift full-funnel case for Colgate.

19 Oct · 3 min
How one Jio connection became a shared pop-culture screen
Features

The One-Phone Watch Party: Cricket, Finales, Wedding Reels

Cricket nights, web-series finales and wedding-season reels turned one Jio connection into a shared pop-culture screen. A look at the habit behind the data.

19 Oct · 3 min
Havas grows 2.5%; second-tier holdcos still blur
Agencies

Havas grows 2.5%; second-tier holdcos still blur

Second-tier holdcos are pitching scale with agility, but consultants say only a few have a clear enough story to survive the Red Ocean.

19 Oct · 2 min
5G, cloud and AI, explained at the kitchen counter
Features

A Dal Recipe, 5G and the Everyday AI Future

Networks, cloud and AI come alive at the kitchen counter, where a recipe is the simplest everyday demo of the future.

19 Oct · 3 min
Fuller: The New Wave
New Ads

Fuller steps into The New Wave with a 30-year indie pitch

Campaign Brief’s The New Wave Q&A profiles Fuller, an independent brand and creative agency making the case for longevity, agility and craft.

19 Oct · 3 min
Star Sports India's Mauka Mauka campaign
Throwback

How Star Sports’ Mauka Mauka turned rivalry into ritual

The 2015 World Cup campaign turned India-Pakistan match anticipation into a fan ritual that marketers still reference every tournament.

18 Oct · 3 min
Kirana shops are moving from paper ledgers to cloud tools
Features

Kirana to Cloud: The Ledger That Learns Its Customers

As kirana shops move from paper khata to cloud tools, the counter stops being a place of memory and becomes a place of recognition.

18 Oct · 3 min

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