Category: Brand Marketing

Global Ads Spotlight: How Verizon and Beyonce’s Super Bowl ad broke the internet and the network

Verizon saw a 35% increase in sign-ups, proving once again that combining star power with a clever message can yield significant returns.

From “Beyoncé of the United States” to saxophone albums and space performances, Verizon’s star-studded campaign made history—and numbers. Read and watch in our Global Ads Spotlight column.

Creative control or creative caution? What’s really driving content choices on Indian OTTs

The platforms that once promised to democratize storytelling and liberate Indian creators from the box office, are now boxed in by the very commercial priorities they claimed to transcend.(Representative Image: Bastian Riccardi via Unsplash)

There is a broader unease brewing among Indian creators: has the OTT revolution become too risk-averse, too data-led and too scared to trust artistic instinct?

Apoorva Mukhija aka ‘The Rebel Kid’ erases Instagram posts after India’s Got Latent controversy

As the drama unfolded, Mukhija, who was also accused of making an inappropriate remark during the episode, found herself at the center of a media storm.

Social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija, known as The Rebel Kid, stuns her 3 million followers by deleting all content from her Instagram after a major fallout from the India’s Got Latent controversy.

‘Fevicol is a people’s brand’, says Pidilite’s new CMO Sandeep Tanwani

The campaign was inspired by the traditional practice of applying a 'kaala tika' or black dot on children to ward off evil.

In a groundbreaking initiative, Fevicol introduced the ‘Kaala Teeka’ campaign at Maha Kumbh 2025, using cultural insights and technology to reunite lost children with their families amidst the massive congregation.

Global Ads Spotlight: Gatorade turned city streets into sports playgrounds with bold ‘Turf Finder’ campaign

The campaign not only took home a Gold Lion at Cannes Lions this year but also introduced a future-forward way to think about urban space.

Gatorade’s innovative ‘Turf Finder’ campaign took over busy streets, and made space for play and winning big at Cannes Lions. Read and watch in our Global Ads Spotlight column.