The 2025 Wrap: The biggest brand blunders and backlashes of the year

Standout moments from a year when the internet’s patience wore thin, and its ...

When death becomes the messenger

India’s new labour codes: An invitation to build?

Pinterest predicts the biggest Gen Z trends of 2026

Spikes Asia unveils 2026 jury lineup

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The 2025 Wrap: The biggest brand blunders and backlashes of the year

Standout moments from a year when the internet’s patience wore thin, and its pitchforks stayed sharp

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When death becomes the messenger

How Chupps and Into Creative are leaning on sombre storytelling to sell sustainability.

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India’s new labour codes: An invitation to build?

If the ad industry treats these reforms as a catalyst for transparency and legal soundness, the codes could be pivotal to reshaping the talent ecosystem.

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Pinterest predicts the biggest Gen Z trends of 2026

The Pinterest Predicts 2026 report shows Gen Z using the platform to trade viral chaos for slower, highly curated lives. This means that making pen pals, maximalist brooches, and outdoorsy, explorer-coded fashion is back in again.

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Spikes Asia unveils 2026 jury lineup

11 Indians are on the list, including 2 jury presidents

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Marketing’s data dilemma: Why relevance, not reach, defines attention

Rohit Dadwal, CEO of MMA Global Asia Pacific, explains why marketers must stop chasing dashboards and start designing for relevance in a world that scrolls fast, but still remembers what matters.

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Gutenberg’s AI pivot sets up a new agency model as ...

It has partnered with CambrianEdge.ai, advancing its two-year shift into an AI-powered, pod-based agency model.

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ICC Women’s World Cup win, Kumbh Mela make it to ...

Google’s annual anthem film caps off a slate of new creative recently released from the tech giant to promote its search and Veo 3 content generation tools.

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AI ads and the uncanny valley problem

For the creative industry, this is no longer a conversation about technology adoption. It’s a conversation about craft.

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Publicis turns 100: history, family, warrior spirit ...

Campaign reports from centenary bash for French agency group.

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Omnicom warns staff in-office requirement will ...

The in-office policy was updated in November, when Omnicom acquired Interpublic Group.

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IPL’s ecosystem value dropped 20% in 2025: Brand ...

Despite this, the IPL set a groundbreaking online broadcasting record, with over 384.6 billion minutes of watch time.

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Reimagining creative work through the new labour codes

The codes do not limit creativity. Rather, it helps unlock it–consistently, ethically, and at scale.

Dec 09, 2025

Paramount launches hostile $104 billion cash bid to ...

Totalling $25 billion higher than Netflix’s bid, analysts say whichever company ultimately secures WBD will gain a decisive advantage in the streaming wars.

Dec 09, 2025

Advertisers are watching Australia’s teen social ...

Under-16 digital behaviour in Australia is about to change, and ripple effects for brands will be everywhere.

The Work

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NutriChoice taps Aamir Khan to sell the power of small shifts

Britannia’s new campaign links tiny everyday decisions to bigger behaviour change, using the actor and mindful snacking as the creative bridge.

Dec 10, 2025

ChatGPT goes desi: Aspiration, accents and AI ambition

OpenAI’s first India push makes AI sound local, accessible and aspirational, but creative choices reveal gaps between cultural intent and execution.

Dec 09, 2025

Mirror, EMIs and the postponed dream of retirement

Kotak Life’s latest ad reframes retirement as reinvention, using a mirror monologue to tackle India’s chronic tendency to postpone long-term planning.

Dec 06, 2025

Spotify Wrapped taps fan banter to fuel its campaign

Emraan Hashmi and Raghav Juyal anchor the annual campaign as India’s data-led, creator-heavy listening habits take centre stage.

Dec 05, 2025

The sweet cry that can’t wait

Johnson’s Baby new campaign spotlights India’s neonatal crisis and the power of trained intervention in the first 60 seconds of life.

Dec 04, 2025

Apple’s campus film redefines ‘normal’ with style

A vibrant campus musical shows disabled students using Apple tools as just that — tools, not trophies.

Dec 03, 2025

Natural diamonds get a manifestation-themed reboot

De Beers’ ‘Love From Universe’ recasts natural diamonds as intention-driven symbols for a generation leaning into self-expression, slow ambition and personal meaning.

Focus

Why the future belongs to digitally-native, ...

Agencies that see marketing as one coherent journey rather than a sequence of disconnected tasks will win the game.

Reimagining creative work through the new labour codes

The codes do not limit creativity. Rather, it helps unlock it–consistently, ethically, and at scale.

The PR partnership paradox

When PR grows, but client demands remain the same, partnerships feel misaligned. The outcome: fragmented messaging, poor performance, and lost opportunities.

The feed is full, but we’re all starving

Why brands must stop performing for algorithms and start speaking to humans again

Events

Nov 13, 2025
Mumbai

Campaign India Digital Crest Awards (CIDCA) 2025

Celebrating India’s most creative, effective, and tech-led digital marketing work.

Jul 03, 2025
Bombay Cocktail Bar, Andheri (W), Mumbai

Campaign India Film Crest Awards 2025: Winners ...

These awards recognised and rewarded ad films based on craft that are created, aired, or released between January 1, 2024 and February 28, 2025.

Jun 30, 2025
The Tata Theatre, NCPA Mumbai

Cannes Homecoming 2025: Join the grand welcome for ...

Connect with India’s Cannes Lions winners; uncover their creative strategies and forge new connections at the Cannes Homecoming 2025 celebration.

Feb 19, 2025
India

PR Awards India 2025

Exciting news! The winners announcement for PR Awards India 2025 is scheduled for 19 February 2025.

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